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Diablo 3’s latest (and first) paid content pack Rise of the Necromancer is finally out and with it comes the masters of bone, blood and the dark arts — The Necromancer. We put together a list down below of some of the best Necromancer builds for solo pushing greater rifts, group play, and general farming.
Bone Storm Necromancer
Currently the overall best Necromancer build. The Bone Storm Necromancer is the ideal build to push solo greater rifts.
Combine the Grace of Inarius set with Dayntee’s Binding belt, Krysbin’s Sentence ring and the Decripy skill to deal an incredible amount of damage while being virtually unkillable.
Primary: Grim Scythe — Cursed Scythe
Skill 1: Decrepify — Dizzying Curse
Skill 2: Bone Armor — Dislocation
Skill 3: Blood Rush — Potency
Skill 4: Land of the Dead — Frozen Lands
Skill 5: Corpse Lance — Brittle Touch
Passives
- Blood is Power
- Overwhelming Essence
- Spreading Malediction
- Stand Alone
Kanai’s Cube
- Aquila Cuirass
- Trag’Oul’s Corroded Fang
- Unity
Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
- Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver
- Pain Enhancer
Keep Bone Armor active at all times and round up as many enemies as you can sustain. The main objective of doing this is to de-buff as many enemies as possible so that the rest of your abilities can take advantage of your 6 piece set bonus. Make sure you maintain 100% up-time on Bone Armor, Decrepify, and Cursed Scythe to take full advantage of their defensive and offensive buffs.
Blood for Blood Necromancer
A great build for solo pushing greater rifts. The high single target damage and crowd control make it a viable build to use in groups as well.
Combine the Trag’Oul’s Avatar set with the Jesseth Arms set to deal an incredible amount of damage while freezing enemies in the process. The Circle of Nailuj’s Evol ring gives you even more minions.
Primary: Decrepify — Dizzying Curse
Skill 1: Skeletal Mage — Life Support
Skill 2: Bone Armor — Dislocation
Skill 3: Devour — Cannibalize
Skill 4: Siphon Blood — Blood Sucker
Skill 5: Command Skeletons — Freezing Grasp
Passives
- Blood for Blood
- Extended Servitude
- Life From Death
- Spreading Malediction
Kanai’s Cube
- Krysbin’s Sentence
- Scythe of the Cycle
- Tasker & Theo
Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
- Enforcer
- Esoteric Alteration
Maintain 100% up-time on Bone Armor and Decrepify as well as keep 10 Skeletal Mages active when possible. Activate Command Skeletons to burst down an enemy and use Devour on nearby corpses to regain health and resources.
Corpse Explosion Necromancer
This is not only the best Necromancer build for farming Torment 13 but one of the best for any class in Diablo 3.
Combine the Grace of Inarius set with The Johnstone and Trag’Oul’s Corroded Fang to blitz through rifts while cursing your enemies and corpse exploding them.
Primary: Corpse Explosion — Close Quarters
Skill 1: Frailty — Aura of Frailty
Skill 2: Blood Rush — Molting
Skill 3: Command Golem — Flesh Golem
Skill 4: Bone Armor — Harvest of Anguish
Skill 5: Land of the Dead — Frozen Lands
Passives
- Commander of the Risen Dead
- Final Service
- Spreading Malediction
- Stand Alone
Kanai’s Cube
- In-geom
- Grasps of Essence
- Wisdom of Kalan
Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
- Mirinae, Teardrop of the Starweaver
- Wreath of Lightning
Round up as many enemies as you can and activate Bone Armor. Do not maintain 100% up-time on Bone Armor or you will runt out of Essence. Your Frailty aura will curse all nearby enemies allowing you to unleash an incredible amount of damage with Corpse Explosion thanks to the 6 piece set bonus, Land of the Dead, and The Johnstone. Move on to the next pack of enemies and repeat.
