Necromancer is back to Diablo 4, and according to pretty much everyone who tried out the beta, it is the most fun and also the most overpowered class of the five classes that Diablo 4 has to offer. Here, we are going to discuss everything you need to know about the Diablo 4 necromancer build, including how to spec while leveling, what gameplay style you should expect from the class, and what are the main skills.
Similar to the previous Diablo installments, as well as other games where necromancers are available, the class focuses more on summoning undead and overwhelming the foes with a massive army while keeping a safe distance.
Necromancer in Diablo 4 is the perfect class to go with if you want to fulfill that fantasy of summoning units to serve under your command and sacrifice themselves for your cause. You will be able to summon skeletal warriors, mages, and even a Golem that can pummel down hordes of enemies.
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Of course, summoning is not the only Diablo 4 necromancer gameplay because, after all, a Necromancer is also a master of blood, shadow, and bone magic. This means that you will also be able to utilize anything related to death against your enemies. The necromancer class can easily sustain itself in the fight by draining the life force out of their enemies and making their corpses explode upon death to deal massive damage to other foes and continuing the effect.
Whether you choose to play through Diablo 4 all by yourself, with a friend in couch co-op, or with a full party of four that Diablo 4 has to offer, the Necromancer is a fantastic choice, if not the best from all the Diablo 4 classes available.
In Diablo 4, the Necromancer has 19 different skills in six different categories. Some of the skills have enhancements, as well as upgrades to those enhancements that make the abilities even more powerful and fun to use. Here, we are going to go over the non-upgraded Diablo 4 Necromancer skills.
These are spammable skills that are generally used to regenerate Essence in order to use more powerful skills.
These skills have no cooldown, and their only drawback is that they require Essence to be used. You will often find yourself using these skills in any build.
The Necromancer can find both offensive and defensive use of the Macabre skills.
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All spells in the Curse Skill category are what can be referred to as dots (damage over time abilities).
With the skills from this category, the Necromancer can boost their damage by quite a bit.
While Ultimate Skills have a very long cooldown, they are some of the most powerful skills that a Necromancer has access to. It is important to note that you can choose only one at a time.
The Necromancer has a special Dismount Skill where they jump off their mount and create a cone of magic bones that damages enemies in the way. Be careful since if you take damage while mounted, you will be unmounted automatically, so you will not be able to take advantage of this skill.
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Leveling is one of the most fun parts of Diablo 4, as it can be approached in both a casual and a hardcore way. Because of that, there is no definitive way to build a Necromancer when it comes to leveling, as all builds are viable and very fun to play. However, from our experience, if you are looking for efficiency, there is one build that stands out, and it is one that revolves around Bone Spear and Corpse Explosion.
The build offers high damage from range, and it is very consistent, and you will easily pave your way to glory through the campaign of Diablo 4. You can even solo the Cathedral of Light Capstone dungeon with this Diablo 4 necromancer build.
Here is how to spend your Skill Tree Points:
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If you are looking for a quick summary of what you have to do with the Diablo 4 necromancer build we mentioned above, you have come to the right place for the best Diablo 4 Necromancer guide, TLDR style.
The build begins with Blood Surge as your main source of damage, and it is combined with Corpse Explosion and Bone Spear later on as you spend more points to strengthen it with Skill Tree Points.
When it comes to the Book of the Dead, which is the class-specific ability, it is best to go for Reapers for Melee Skeletons, Cold version of Mage Skeletons, and once you unlock the Golem, he is going to tank all the damage for you (you can use Bone Golem or Blood Golem, both are good).
The Legendary Aspect that is worth mentioning for the Bone Splinter build is the Splintering Aspect that you can unlock by completing the Guulrahn Slums during Act 2. This Aspect allows Supernatural Bone Spear to be changed into Paranormal Bone Spear that makes large groups of enemies more vulnerable to damage.
When it comes to gear choice and stat prio, you always want to use a weapon that is higher in item power, which is pretty much the case for Diablo 4 items for all classes. Even if you have a higher 1-handed weapon with a lower shield, it is still better than a 2-handed weapon which is lower in item power compared to the 1-handed weapon! Modifiers that you should look out for are increased damage to vulnerable and distant targets, critical strike damage, and lucky hit chance.
From gems, for your weapon, go for the Emerald for critical strike damage and vulnerable enemies. For armor, go for Ruby ones for maximum life, and for jewelry, go for diamond for all resistance. Elixirs and potions are nice to have as they increase your stats significantly, and you should use a specific type depending on your current need for resistances.
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