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Diablo 2 Necromancer Best Skills

Diablo 2 Necromancer Best Skills Tier List, ranking the strongest Skills. We detail each Necromancer Skill Synergy, Lvl Requirement and what they do in game for Curses, Necromancer Summoning Spells, Poison and Bone Spells.

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Diablo 2 Necromancer Skills Tier List

  • S TIER
    The Best Necromancer Skills you should always max (Level 20) depending on your class build in our Diablo 2 Tier List.
  • A TIER
    Very Strong Skills, but not the primary skill, usually used as a Secondary or for Synergy Bonus Damage in most builds.
  • B TIER
    Good choice and can be viable when used with the right Necromancer Build.
  • C TIER
    An Average choice, middle of the pack neither good nor bad. In most cases, only 1 Level is needed for these skills.
  • D TIER
    Below Average, slightly on the weaker side of an average pick. Typically only required to reach further within the skill tree of a class.
  • E TIER
    Weak choice and wouldn’t recommend unless you enjoy the playstyle.
  • F TIER
    Worst the lowest ranking options in this Diablo 2 Skills Tier List.
E TIER
Attract
F TIER
Unranked
These Skills rankings are still to be determined within this Tier List.
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Best Necromancer Skills in Diablo 2

List of Best Skills To use with Necromancer Class in Diablo 2. We explain Skills such as Teeth, Raise Skeleton, Amplify Damage and what synergy they share when leveling them up.

List of Curses for Necromancer

Skills Description
A Tier
Amplify Damage
Curses a group of enemies, increasing the non-magic damage they receive.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 1
A Tier
Dim Vision
Curses a group of monsters. Reducing their vision radius.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 6
B Tier
Decrepify
Curses a group of enemies to make them slow, weak and take amplified damage.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 24
B Tier
Iron Maiden
Curses a group of enemies, causing them to damage themselves when damaging others.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 12
B Tier
Lower Resist
Curses an enemy to take more damage from all magical attack lowers resistances of monsters lowers maximum resistances of hostile players.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 30
B Tier
Weaken
Curses a group of enemies. Reducing the amount of damage they inflict.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 6
C Tier
Life Tap
Curses a group of monsters so that damaging them gives the attacker life.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 18
C Tier
Terror
Curses a group of monsters, causing them to flee in terror.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 12
D Tier
Confuse
Curses a monster to force it to attack random targets.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 18
E Tier
Attract
Curses a monster to become the target of all nearby monsters this curse may not be overridden by another curse.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 24

List of Necromancer Summoning Spells for Necromancer

Skills Description
S Tier
Raise Skeletal Mage
Cast on the corpse of a slain monster. This raises a skeleton mage that fights for you.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 12
S Tier
Raise Skeleton
Cast on the corpse of a slain monster. This raises a skeleton warrior that fights for you.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 1
S Tier
Skeleton Mastery
Increases Life and Damage of Raised Skeletons and revived creatures.
Passive
Physical
Requires Lv. 1
B Tier
Blood Golem
Creates a Golem that shares with you the Life it steals and damage it receives.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 18
C Tier
Clay Golem
Creates a Golem from the earth to fight by your side.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 6
C Tier
Iron Golem
Transforms a metallic item into a Golem that gains the properties of the item.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 24
C Tier
Revive
Returns a monster to life to fight by your side.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 30
C Tier
Summon Resist
Increases the resistances of all summoned creatures.
Passive
Physical
Requires Lv. 24
D Tier
Fire Golem
Creates a golem that converts the damage it receives from fire into Life.
Active
Fire
Requires Lv. 30
D Tier
Golem Mastery
Enhances Speed and Life of all your Golems.
Passive
Physical
Requires Lv. 12
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List of Poison and Bone Spells for Necromancer

Skills Description
S Tier
Bone Armor
Creates an orbiting shield of bone that absorbs melee damage.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 1
S Tier
Bone Spear
Summons a deadly spike of bone to impale your enemies.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 18
S Tier
Bone Spirit
Releases a spirit of the restless undead that tracks its target or finds one of its own.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 30
A Tier
Bone Prison
Creates a barrier of fossilized bone around your target.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 24
A Tier
Bone Wall
Creates an impassable barrier of bone and debris.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 12
A Tier
Corpse Explosion
Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, it explodes, damaging nerby enemies.
Active
Physical
Requires Lv. 6
A Tier
Poison Explosion
Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, toxic gas is released that poisons nearby monsters.
Active
Poison
Requires Lv. 18
A Tier
Poison Nova
Emits an expanding ring of concentrated poison.
Active
Poison
Requires Lv. 30
B Tier
Poison Dagger
Adds poison to your dagger attacks.
Active / Passive
Poison
Requires Lv. 6
B Tier
Teeth
Fires a barrage of summoned barbed teeth.
Active
Magic
Requires Lv. 1
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Assassin
Barbarian
Druid
Paladin
Sorceress
Fire Arrow
Magic Arrow
Cold Arrow
Multiple Shot
Exploding Arrow
Ice Arrow
Guided Arrow
Strafe
Immolation Arrow
Freezing Arrow
Inner Sight
Critical Strike
Dodge
Slow Missiles
Avoid
Penetrate
Decoy
Evade
Valkyrie
Pierce
Jab
Power Strike
Poison Javelin
Impale
Lightning Bolt
Charged Strike
Plague Javelin
Fend
Lightning Strike
Lightning Fury
Tiger Strike
Dragon Talon
Fists Of Fire
Dragon Claw
Cobra Strike
Claws Of Thunder
Dragon Tail
Dragon Flight
Phoenix Strike
Fire Blast
Shock Web
Blade Sentinel
Charged Bolt Sentry
Wake Of Fire
Blade Fury
Lightning Sentry
Wake Of Inferno
Death Sentry
Blade Shield
Claw Mastery
Psychic Hammer
Burst Of Speed
Cloak Of Shadows
Weapon Block
Fade
Mind Blast
Venom
Shadow Master
Sword Mastery
Axe Mastery
Mace Mastery
Polearm Mastery
Throwing Mastery
Spear Mastery
Increased Stamina
Iron Skin
Increased Speed
Natural Resistance
Bash
Double Swing
Leap
Double Throw
Stun
Leap Attack
Concentrate
Frenzy
Whirlwind
Berserk
Howl
Find Potion
Shout
Taunt
Find Item
Battle Cry
Battle Orders
Grim Ward
War Cry
Battle Command
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Firestorm
Molten Boulder
Arctic Blast
Cyclone Armor
Fissure
Twister
Volcano
Tornado
Armageddon
Hurricane
Werewolf
Lycanthropy
Werebear
Maul
Feral Rage
Fire Claws
Rabies
Shock Wave
Hunger
Fury
Raven
Poison Creeper
Oak Sage
Summon Spirit Wolf
Carrion Vine
Heart Of Wolverine
Summon Dire Wolf
Solar Creeper
Spirit Of Barbs
Summon Grizzly
Amplify Damage
Dim Vision
Weaken
Iron Maiden
Terror
Confuse
Life Tap
Attract
Decrepify
Lower Resist
Teeth
Bone Armor
Poison Dagger
Corpse Explosion
Bone Wall
Poison Explosion
Bone Spear
Bone Prison
Poison Nova
Bone Spirit
Raise Skeleton
Skeleton Mastery
Clay Golem
Golem Mastery
Raise Skeletal Mage
Blood Golem
Summon Resist
Iron Golem
Fire Golem
Revive
Sacrifice
Holy Bolt
Zeal
Charge
Vengeance
Blessed Hammer
Conversion
Holy Shield
Fist Of The Heavens
Prayer
Resist Fire
Defiance
Resist Cold
Cleansing
Resist Lightning
Vigor
Meditation
Redemption
Salvation
Might
Holy Fire
Thorns
Blessed Aim
Holy Freeze
Concentration
Holy Shock
Sanctuary
Fanaticism
Conviction
Smite
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Ice Bolt
Frozen Armor
Ice Blast
Frost Nova
Shiver Armor
Glacial Spike
Blizzard
Chilling Armor
Cold Mastery
Frozen Orb
Fire Bolt
Warmth
Inferno
Fire Ball
Blaze
Fire Wall
Enchant
Meteor
Fire Mastery
Hydra
Charged Bolt
Telekinesis
Static Field
Lightning
Nova
Chain Lightning
Teleport
Thunder Storm
Energy Shield
Lightning Mastery