Diablo 4 Necromancer Builds

Bone Splinters
Rank 1
Bone Spear
Rank 5
Corpse Explosion
Rank 5
Army of the Dead
Rank 1
Raise Skeleton
Rank 1
Golem
Rank 1
Blood Surge
Rank 5
Blood Lance
Rank 5
Blood Wave
Rank 1
Decrepify
Rank 5
Blood Mist
Rank 1
Hemorrhage
Rank 5
Sever
Rank 5
Corpse Explosion
Rank 5
Blight
Rank 1
Shadowblight
Rank 1
Blood Mist
Rank 1
Reap
Rank 1

Necromancer Leveling Full Build

Necromancer mainly uses Bone Spear as the Core Skill in this Build.

Book of the Dead – Summons

Skeletal Warriors
Skeletal Mages
Golems

Core Skills

Bone Splinters
Rank 1
Bone Spear
Rank 5
Corpse Tendrils
Rank 5
Army of the Dead
Rank 1
Raise Skeleton
Rank 1
Golem
Rank 1

Skill Progression

  • Bone Splinters
    Level 2 Bone Splinters
  • Bone Splinters
    Level 3 Enhanced Bone Splinters
  • Bone Spear
    Level 4 Bone Spear
  • Bone Spear
    Level 5 Enchanced Bone Spear
  • Bone Spear
    Level 6 Supernatural Bone Spear
  • Bone Splinters
    Level 7 Initiate's Bone Splinters
  • Corpse Explosion
    Level 8 Corpse Explosion
  • Corpse Explosion
    Level 9 Enhanced Corpse Explosion
  • Bone Spear
    Level 10 Bone Spear
  • Bone Spear
    Level 11 Bone Spear
  • Bone Spear
    Level 12 Bone Spear
  • Bone Spear
    Level 13 Bone Spear
  • Grim Harvest
    Level 14 Grim Harvest
  • Grim Harvest
    Level 15 Grim Harvest
  • Grim Harvest
    Level 16 Grim Harvest
  • Level 17 Blood Mist
  • Corpse Tendrils
    Level 18 Corpse Tendrils
  • Corpse Tendrils
    Level 19 Enhanced Corpse Tendrils
  • Corpse Tendrils
    Level 20 Plagued Corpse Tendrils
    Change Supernatural Bone Spear ➜ Paranormal Bone Spear
  • Skeletal Warrior Mastery
    Level 21 Skeletal Warrior Mastery
  • Skeletal Warrior Mastery
    Level 22 Skeletal Warrior Mastery
  • Skeletal Warrior Mastery
    Level 23 Skeletal Warrior Mastery
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    Level 24 Skeletal Mage Mastery
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    Level 25 Skeletal Mage Mastery
    Change Enhanced Corpse Explosion ➜ Skeletal Mage Mastery
    Change Corpse Explosion ➜ Army of the Dead
  • Army of the Dead
    Level 26 Prime Army of the Dead
  • Army of the Dead
    Level 27 Supreme Army of the Dead
  • Bonded in Essence
    Level 28 Bonded in Essence
  • deaths_defense
    Level 29 Death's Defense
  • Golem Mastery
    Level 30 Golem Mastery
  • Golem Mastery
    Level 31 Golem Mastery
  • Golem Mastery
    Level 32 Golem Mastery
  • Inspiring Leader
    Level 33 Inspiring Leader
  • Hellbent Commander
    Level 34 Hellbent Commander
  • Ossified Essence
    Level 35 Ossified Essence
  • Hellbent Commander
    Level 36 Hellbent Commander
  • Hellbent Commander
    Level 37 Hellbent Commander
  • Inspiring Leader
    Level 38 Inspiring Leader
  • Inspiring Leader
    Level 39 Inspiring Leader
  • Bonded in Essence
    Level 40 Bonded in Essence
  • Hewed Flesh
    Level 41 Hewed Flesh
  • Hewed Flesh
    Level 42 Hewed Flesh
  • Hewed Flesh
    Level 43 Hewed Flesh
  • Fueled by Death
    Level 44 Fueled by Death
  • Fueled by Death
    Level 45 Fueled by Death
  • Fueled by Death
    Level 46 Fueled by Death
  • Unliving Energy
    Level 47 Unliving Energy
  • Imperfectly Balanced
    Level 48 Imperfectly Balanced
  • Imperfectly Balanced
    Level 49 Imperfectly Balanced
  • Imperfectly Balanced
    R1 Imperfectly Balanced
  • Death's Embrace
    R2 Death's Embrace
  • Death's Embrace
    R3 Death's Embrace
  • Death's Embrace
    R4 Death's Embrace
  • Serration
    R5 Serration
  • Serration
    R6 Serration
  • Serration
    R7 Serration
  • Compound Fracture
    R8 Compound Fracture
  • Evulsion
    R9 Evulsion
  • Evulsion
    R10 Evulsion

Core Legendaries

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Splintering Aspect
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Unyielding Commander's Aspect
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Requiem Aspect
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Aspect of Torment

Guides

  1. Compare items in your inventory to what you’re wearing to determine upgrades, and enable advanced tooltips for more information.
  2. Gather Renown while exploring to gain long-term benefits for your account, including more Skill/Paragon points and Potion charges. Renown can be gained by activating Waypoints, finding Altars of Lilith, completing Side Quests/Dungeons, and rescuing Strongholds.
  3. Avoid imprinting your weapon with a Legendary Aspect, as weapons get replaced frequently while leveling up. Instead, put your best offensive Aspect on your Amulet, which can be used for a long time.
  4. Farm materials to upgrade your character’s potion, and collect all materials as you explore Sanctuary, especially Gallowvine, which is used in many recipes.

Necromancer Blood Build (Bloodmancer)

Necromancer mainly uses Blood Surge as the Core Skill in this Build.

Book of the Dead – Summons

Skeletal Warriors
Skeletal Mages
Golems

Uniques

Ring of Mendeln

Core Skills

Blood Surge
Blood Surge
Blood Lance
Blood Lance
Blood Wave
Blood Wave
Decrepify
Decrepify
Blood Mist
Blood Mist
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage

Skills Tree

Basic Skills

Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage
Rank 5
Hemorrhage
Enhanced Hemorrhage
Rank 1
Hemorrhage
Acolyte's Hemorrhage
Rank 1

Core Skills

Blood Surge
Blood Surge
Rank 5
Blood Surge
Enhanced Blood Surge
Rank 1
Blood Surge
Paranormal Blood Surge
Rank 1
Blood Lance
Blood Lance
Rank 5
Blood Lance
Enhanced Blood Lance
Rank 1
Blood Lance
Paranormal Blood Lance
Rank 1

Corpse & Macabre Skills

Blood Mist
Blood Mist
Rank 1
Blood Mist
Enhanced Blood Mist
Rank 1

Curse Skills

Decrepify
Decrepify
Rank 5
Decrepify
Enhanced Decrepify
Rank 1
Decrepify
Abhorrent Decrepify
Rank 1
Death’s Embrace
Death’s Embrace
Rank 3

Summoning Skills

Gruesome Mending
Gruesome Mending
Rank 3
Coalesced Blood
Coalesced Blood
Rank 3
Tides of Blood
Tides of Blood
Rank 3
Drain Vitality
Drain Vitality
Rank 3

Ultimate Skills

Blood Wave
Blood Wave
Rank 1
Blood Wave
Prime Blood Wave
Rank 1
Blood Wave
Supreme Blood Wave
Rank 1
Shadow Clone
Prime Shadow Clone
Rank 1
Shadow Clone
Supreme Shadow Clone
Rank 1
Adrenaline Rush
Adrenaline Rush
Rank 3

Key Passive Skills

Precision
Precision
Rank 1

Core Legendaries

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Accelerating Aspect
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Aspect of the Expectant
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Rapid Aspect
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Aspect of Repeating

Guides

  • The Blood Necromancer build is also known as the “Bloodmancer”
  • It provides a sturdy, resilient, and high damage dealing character for Diablo 4
  • The build relies on the massive amount of life and Fortify for damage dealt by Overpower on our skills to skyrocket
  • The bonus damage provided by Overpower is based on the sum of the current life and Fortify
  • The build is centered around Blood Surge to clear packs of enemies and Blood Lance for single-target damage
  • Defensive layers come in the form of Fortifying the massive life pool, stealing health from enemies, and having access to Blood Orbs
  • Blood Mist can help with harder endgame bosses, and Blood Wave can help with dicey situations
  • Enemies should be cursed by Decrepify to lower their damage dealt

Necromancer Sever Build

Necromancer mainly uses Sever as the Core Skill in this Build.

Book of the Dead – Summons

Skeletal Warriors
Skeletal Mages
Golems

Uniques

Ring of Mendeln

Core Skills

Sever
Sever
Corpse Explosion
Corpse Explosion
Blight
Blight
Shadowblight
Shadowblight
Blood Mist
Blood Mist
Reap
Reap

Skills Tree

Basic Skills

Reap
Reap
Rank 5
Reap
Enhanced Reap
Rank 1
Reap
Acolyte's Reap
Rank 1

Core Skills

Sever
Sever
Rank 5
Sever
Enhanced Sever
Rank 1
Sever
Paranormal Sever
Rank 1
Hewed Flesh
Hewed Flesh
Rank 3
Blight
Blight
Rank 1
Blight
Enhanced Blight
Rank 1
Blight
Supernatural Blight
Rank 1

Corpse & Macabre Skills

Corpse Explosion
Corpse Explosion
Rank 5
Corpse Explosion
Enhanced Corpse Explosion
Rank 1
Corpse Explosion
Blighted Corpse Explosion
Rank 1
Grim Harvest
Grim Harvest
Rank 3
Fueled by Death
Fueled by Death
Rank 3
Blood Mist
Blood Mist
Rank 1

Curse Skills

Decrepify
Decrepify
Rank 4
Decrepify
Enhanced Decrepify
Rank 1
Death’s Embrace
Death’s Embrace
Rank 3

Summoning Skills

Reaper’s Pursuit
Reaper’s Pursuit
Rank 1
Crippling Darkness
Crippling Darkness
Rank 3
Terror
Terror
Rank 3
Gloom
Gloom
Rank 3
Necrotic Carapace
Drain Vitality
Rank 3

Ultimate Skills

Stand Alone
Stand Alone
Rank 3
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
Rank 3

Key Passive Skills

Shadowblight
Shadowblight
Rank 1

Core Legendaries

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Blighted Aspect
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Aspect of Empowering Reaper
Frostblitz Aspect
Aspect of Disobedience
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Aspect of Ultimate Shadow

Guides

  • The Shadowmancer build is designed around Shadowblight
  • It uses Sever, Blight, and Blighted Corpse Explosion to deal consistent Shadow damage to enemies
  • The build ramps up big layers of defense and crowd control, resulting in an effective, high-damage dealing, and safe Necromancer build
  • The build is capable of dealing with the Capstone dungeon with ease
  • Shadowblight can ramp up in longer single-target boss fights, resulting in crazy damage output against world bosses or harder boss encounters
  • Endgame Legendary Aspects will further scale this mechanic
  • The build makes enemies Vulnerable and provides effective crowd control in the form of slowed and stunned enemies
  • The build is effective in both solo play and party play with friends