Diablo 4 Necromancer

Diablo 4 Necromancer

The Necromancer is a minion summoning and spell casting damage dealer that can utilize the book of the dead. below we explain what effects the book of the dead will have on each minion that the necromancer can summon, and what bonuses you will receive from each of the main stats Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, and Dexterity.

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Necromancer Builds List

Necromancer Skills List

Necromancer Paragons List

Necromancer Aspects List

Necromancer Uniques List

Best Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead serves as the Necromancer's exclusive class mechanic, providing exceptional command and personalization options for your undead legion on the battlefield. Utilizing the Book of the Dead, you can summon three distinct types of undead allies: Skeletal Warriors, Skeletal Mages, and the Golem. Each of these summoned entities can be adapted and optimized according to one of three specific specializations.

How To Unlock Book of the Dead?

When Necromancers reach level 5, they automatically learn Raise Skeleton and gain access to the book of the dead.

Skirmishers

- Unlock at level: ?
Sword-wielding skeletal minions that deal 30% increased damage but have 15% reduced life.

Upgrade 1

You can raise one additional Skirmisher warrior

Upgrade 2

Each time you critically strike, your Skirmishers Warriors' next attack Critically Strikes and deals 50% bonus Critical Strike damage. Can only happen every 3 seconds.

Sacrifice

Your Critical Strike Chance increased by 5%, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors

Defenders

- Unlock at level: ?
Durable Shield-bearers with 15% increased Life.

Upgrade 1

Every 8 seconds your Skeletal Defenders negate the next instance of direct damage they would take

Upgrade 2

Increase the amount of Thorns that Defender Warriors inherit from you from 40% to 50%

Sacrifice

You gain 15% Physical Resistance , but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors

Reapers

- Unlock at level: ?
Wields a powerful scythe that has a special wind-up attack, dealing heavy damage every 10 seconds.

Upgrade 1

Reaper attacks against enemies who are Immobilized, Slowed, Stunned or Vulnerable reduce the cooldown of their powerful wind-up attack by 2 seconds.

Upgrade 2

Reapers have a 15% chance to carve the flesh off enemies, forming a Corpse.

Sacrifice

You deal 10% increased Shadow Damage, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors

Shadow

- Unlock at level: 15
Shadow Mages wield power from the beyond dealing moderate Shadow Damage.

Upgrade 1

Shadow Mage attacks have a 10% chance to Stun for 2 seconds. This cannot happen on the same enemy more than once every 5 seconds.

Upgrade 2

Shadow Mages fire an additional Shadow Bolt every 4th attack.

Sacrifice

Your Maximum Essence is increased by 15% , but you can no longer raise Skeletal Mages.

Cold

- Unlock at level: 18
Cold Mages attacks will chill enemies eventually freezing them in their tracks.

Upgrade 1

Each time your Cold Mages damage enemies with their primary attack, you gain 2 Essence.

Upgrade 2

Enemies who are frozen by or damaged while Frozen by your Cold Mages' primary attack are made Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Sacrifice

Your deal 15% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Mages.

Bone

- Unlock at level: 22
Bone Mages use their own bodies as projectiles, dealing heavy damage at the cost of their own life.

Upgrade 1

Reduce the Life cost of your Bone Mages' attacks from 15% to 10%. After being alive for 5 seconds, Bone Mages deal 40% increases damage.

Upgrade 2

Each time a Bone Mage dies from its own attack, they leave behind a corpse and Fortify you for 20% of your base life.

Sacrifice

Your overpower damage is increased by 30%, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Mages.

Bone Golem

- Unlock at level: 25
A horrid protector that taunts enemies, forcing them to attack the Golem.

Upgrade 1

Each time your Bone Golem takes up to 21% of its Maximum Life as damage, The absorbs 15% of damage you would take, and recovers Life when attacking.

Upgrade 2

Your Bone Golem gains 10% Maximum Life and the amount of Thorns they inherit from you is increased from 30% to 50%

Sacrifice

You gain 10% increased Attack Speed, but you lose the ability to summon a Golem.

Blood Golem

- Unlock at level: 28
Drains Life from nearby enemies to heal and bolster itself.

Upgrade 1

You Blood Golem absorbs 15% of damage you would take.

Upgrade 2

While Healthy, your Blood Golem gains 25% Damage Reduction and x50 increased damage.

Sacrifice

Your Maximum Life is increased by 10%, but you lose the ability to summon a Golem.

Iron Golem

- Unlock at level: 32
An amalgamation of steel that slams the ground and stuns enemies

Upgrade 1

Every 4th Iron Golem attack causes a shockwave, dealing 16% damage to the primary enemy and to enemies behind them.

Upgrade 2

Your Iron Golem's slam attack also makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.

Sacrifice

You deal 30% increased Critical Strike Damage, but you lose the ability to summon a Golem.

Stats

Table of Primary Stats (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Willpower) and how they effect the Necromancer Class.


Stat	Effect
Strength	1 Strength = 1 Armor
Dexterity	1 Dexterity = 0.025% Chance to Dodge Attacks
Intelligence	1 Intelligence = 0.05% All Resistances
Willpower	1 Willpower = 0.25% Overpower Damage 1 Willpower = 0.1% Healing Received

Table of Necromancer Class Stats found on Weapons and Armor. These stats are exclusive to the Necromancer Class in D4.

List of Necromancer Affixes
Slot	Stat
Helm Stats	Maximum Essence Ranks of Decrepify Ranks of Iron Maiden
Chest Armor Stats	Maximum Minion Life Fortify Generation Damage for 4 Seconds After Picking Up a Blood Orb Physical Damage Shadow Damage Blood Skill Damage Bone Skill Damage Darkness Skill Damage Summoning Skill Damage Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Damage Reduction while Fortified
Gloves Stats	Critical Strike Damage with Bone Skills Shadow Damage Over Time Ranks of Blood Lance Ranks of Blood Surge Ranks of Blight Ranks of Bone Spear Ranks of Sever
Pants Stats	Ranks of Blood Mist Ranks of Corpse Explosion Ranks of Bone Prison Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Damage Reduction while Fortified
Boots Stats	Essence Cost Reduction Fortify Generation Ranks of Bone Spirit Ranks of Corpse Tendrils
Amulet Stats	Essence Cost Reduction Blood Skill Damage Bone Skill Damage Darkness Skill Damage Summoning Skill Damage Ranks of All Corpse Skills Ranks of All Curse Skills Ranks of the Amplify Damage Passive Ranks of the Coalesced Blood Passive Ranks of the Compound Fracture Passive Ranks of the Death's Reach Passive Ranks of the Evulsion Passive Ranks of the Fueled by Death Passive Ranks of the Gloom Passive Ranks of the Hellbent Commander Passive Ranks of the Imperfectly Balanced Passive Ranks of the Terror Passive Ranks of the Tides of Blood Passive Minion Attack Speed Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Damage Reduction while Fortified
Ring Stats	Maximum Minion Life Maximum Essence Fortify Generation Blood Orb Healing Critical Strike Damage with Bone Skills Damage for 4 Seconds After Picking Up a Blood Orb Physical Damage Shadow Damage Damage to Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Golems Inherit [X]% of Your Thorns Skeletal Mages Inherit [X]% of Your Thorns Skeletal Warriors Inherit [X]% of Your Thorns
Weapon Stats	Intelligence Critical Strike Damage with Bone Skills Damage to Affected by Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies
Offhand Stats	Maximum Minion Life Blood Orb Healing Essence Cost Reduction Fortify Generation Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Damage Reduction while Fortified
Shield Stats	Maximum Minion Life Blood Orb Healing Essence Cost Reduction Fortify Generation Damage for 4 Seconds After Picking Up a Blood Orb Damage Reduction from Affected By Shadow Damage Over Time Enemies Damage Reduction while Fortified Minion Attack Speed

Popular Aspects Used

The TOP 5 popular Aspects used in Necromancer Builds are

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Aspect of Disobedience (

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2.

Edgemaster's Aspect (

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3.

Aspect of Might (

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4.

Exploiter's Aspect (

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5.

Accelerating Aspect (

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Aspect of Disobedience

All • Defensive

You gain [0.25-0.50%] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to [25.00-50.00%] .

Edgemaster's Aspect

All • Offensive

Skills deal up to [10-20%] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource.

Aspect of Might

All • Defensive

Basic Skills grant 20% Damage Reduction for [2.0-6.0] seconds.

Exploiter's Aspect

All • Utility

You have 20% increased Crowd Control Duration. While enemies are Unstoppable, you deal [20-50%] increased damage to them.

Accelerating Aspect

All • Offensive

Critical Strikes with Core Skills increase your Attack Speed by [15-25%] for 3 seconds.

Best Necromancer Aspects

Popular Unique Items Used

The TOP 5 popular Unique Items used in Necromancer Builds are

1.

Raiment of the Infinite (Unique Chest Armor)

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2.

Penitent Greaves (Unique Boots)

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3.

Harlequin Crest (Unique Helm)

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Raiment of the Infinite

Sorceress • Unique Chest Armor

Intelligence
Damage to Close Enemies
Damage to Stunned Enemies
Ranks to Glass Cannon

After using Teleport, Close Enemies are Pulled to you and Stunned for [2 - 3] seconds, but Teleport's Cooldown is increased by 20%.

Penitent Greaves

All • Unique Boots

Dodge Chance While Evading

Movement Speed
Crowd Control Duration
Reduced Duration of Enemy Slow
Cold Resistance

You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. You deal [7 - 10%] more damage to Chilled enemies.

Harlequin Crest

All • Unique Helm

Maximum Life
Cooldown Reduction
Crafting Material Find

Gain [X%] Damage Reduction. In addition, gain +2 Ranks to all Skills.

Best Necromancer Unique Items

Popular Paragons Used

The TOP 3 popular Legendary Paragon Boards used in Necromancer Builds are

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Burning Instinct (

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2.

Enchantment Master (

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3.

Exploit Weakness (

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. The TOP 3 popular Rare Paragon Glyphs for the Necromancer are

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Combat (

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2.

Marshal (

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3.

Enchanter (

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Burning Instinct

Sorceress • Legendary Board

Your Burning damage is increased by 40% of your Critical Strike Damage, further increased by 5% for every 20 Intelligence you have.

Enchantment Master

Sorceress • Legendary Board

Your Enchantments are 20% stronger.

Exploit Weakness

Rogue • Legendary Board

Whenever you deal damage to a Vulnerable enemy, they take 1% increased damage from you for 6 seconds, up to 15%.

Rogue • Rare Glyph

Description:
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, all damage you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Critical Strike Damage.
Radius Bonus:
Skills that Critically Strike restore 12% of their Energy cost.
Radius Requirement:

25 Intelligence

Barbarian • Rare Glyph

Description:
Grants +25 - 125% (5% Per Level) bonus to all Magic nodes within range.
Radius Bonus:
After casting a Shout Skill, the active Cooldown of every other Shout Skill is reduced by 1.2 seconds.
Radius Requirement:

40 Strength

Sorceress • Rare Glyph

Description:
For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Non-Physical damage.
Radius Bonus:
For each Skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain 13.3% Resistance to that Skill's element.
Radius Requirement:

40 Intelligence

Best Necromancer Paragons

Popular Skills Used

The TOP 5 popular Skills used in Necromancer Builds are

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Frost Nova (

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2.

Teleport (

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3.

Fire Bolt (

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4.

Ice Armor (

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5.

Puncture (

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Defensive Active

Cooldown: {24.0 / 22.8 / 21.6 / 20.6 / 19.7}

Unleash a torrent of frost, Freezing enemies around you for 3 seconds.

Killing enemies Frozen by Frost Nova reduces its Cooldown by 1 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast.

Frost Nova makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds, increased to 6 seconds against Bosses.

Frost Nova generates Mana per enemy hit.

Enchantment Effect:

Lucky Hit: Your Conjuration Skills have up to a 30% chance to unleash a Frost Nova when hitting enemies.

Defensive Active

Lucky Hit Chance: 65%

Cooldown: {11.0 / 10.5 / 9.9 / 9.4 / 8.8}

Transform into lightning, becoming Unstoppable and surging to the target location, dealing {25% / 28% / 30% / 32% / 35%} damage around you upon arrival.

Teleport's Cooldown is decreased by 0.5 seconds per enemy hit, up to 3 seconds.

For 4 seconds after Teleporting, Crackling Energy hits 2 additional enemies.

After Teleporting, you gain 30% Damage Reduction for 3 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Evade is replaced with a short range Teleport on a {17.0 / 16.1 / 15.3 / 14.4 / 13.6} second Cooldown.

Lucky Hit Chance: 35%

Hurl a flaming bolt, dealing {18% / 19% / 20% / 21% / 22%} damage and Burning for {44% / 48% / 52% / 56% / 60%} damage over 8 seconds.

Fire Bolt pierces through Burning enemies.

Fire Bolt generates 2 Mana when hitting a Burning enemy.

Critical Strikes with Fire Bolt increase the Burning damage you deal to the enemy by 20% for 4 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Direct damage from Skills applies additional {23% / 26% / 28% / 30% / 33%} Burning damage over 8 seconds.

Defensive Active

A Barrier of ice forms around you for 6 seconds, absorbing {30% / 33% / 36% / 39% / 42%} of your Base Life in damage. While Ice Armor is active, 5% of your damage dealt is added to its Barrier.

While Ice Armor is active, your Mana Regeneration is increased by 25%.

Damage against Vulnerable enemies contributes 50% more to Ice Armor's Barrier.

Enemies that hit you while Ice Armor is active have a 15% chance to become Frozen for 3 seconds.

Enchantment Effect:

Upon getting hit, you have a 5% chance apply Ice Armor.

Lucky Hit Chance: 35%

Requires Dual Wielded Weapons.

Throw blades a short distance, dealing {21% / 23% / 25% / 27% / 29%} damage. Every 3rd cast Slows enemies by 20% for 2 seconds. Critical Strikes will always Slow.

Gain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy.

Punture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its Base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds.

Every 3rd cast of Puncture will also ricochet up to 2 times. Critical Strikes will always ricochet.

Best Necromancer Skills

Popular Passives Used

The TOP 5 popular Passives used in Necromancer Builds are

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Align the Elements (

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2.

Protection (

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3.

Exploit (

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4.

Malice (

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5.

Glass Cannon (

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Align the Elements

Conjuration Passive

You gain {3% / 6% / 9%} Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven't taken damage from one, up to 40%.

Conjuration Passive

Using a Cooldown grants {10% / 20% / 30%} of your Maximum Life as a Barrier for 3 seconds.

Subterfuge Passive

You deal x {6% / 12% / 18%} increased damage to Healthy and injured enemies.

Subterfuge Passive

You deal x {3% / 6% / 9%} increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

Defensive Passive

You deal x {6% / 12% / 18%} increased damage, but take x {3% / 6% / 9%} more damage.

Best Necromancer Passives

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