The Blood Surge Necromancer Endgame Build Guide is Live. We've also updated many of our other Necromancer Build Guides with new Variants including Ring of Mendeln Variants on Infinimist and Shadow Summoner Necromancer guides. We'll be continuing to work on new builds for each class as we progress through Season 1, check out the Necromancer updates below!
Blood Surge Necromancer
The Blood Surge Necromancer is an AoE focused Overpower build that manages to output great DPS and continuous healing. This walking bulwark is nearly unkillable and excels in all types of content. This build rewards the player for having a deep mechanical knowledge of the game, and a willingness to grind for the gear you need to make it shine.
If you're starting fresh try out our Blood Surge Necromancer Leveling Guide. This build is proving to be king of speed leveling and can blast its way through the first 50 levels with ease!
Blood Lance Necromancer Update
The Blood Lance Necromancer is incredibly nuanced and rewards players for learning as much as you can about Overpower mechanics and how to maximize total enemies Lanced at any given time. Its natural tankiness makes it a great option for Nightmare Dungeon pushing and Hardcore play throughs. This build has had notable updates recently, especially to the Nightamre Dungeon Pushing Variant.
- Updated the recommended Aspect placements on gear.
- Added Untimely Death Aspect to the Nightmare Dungeon Pushing Level 100 Build Variant.
- Updated Stat Priority options.
- Updated Speedfarming setup.
Infinimist Necromancer Update
The Infinimist Necromancer build combines the highest survivability rates, massive AoE Shadow Damage and even Critical Strike burst damage potential! The build excels at high Nightmare Dungeon pushing! Here's a summary of the changes:
- Added the Mendeln Summoner + Infinimist variant to the Level 100 Endgame Variants section:
- This variant seeks to prioritize the damage of Mendeln procs, and reallocate some of your survivability into minions.
- This adds a significant amount of single target and AoE clear speed, while focusing less on your AoE Shadow Damage.
- This variant easily clears high level Nightmare Dungeon content and can even kill Echo of Lilith with practice.
- Note that a Mendeln Variant has also been added to our Shadow Summoner Necromancer Guide!
- Updated gear stat priorities.
- Updated Paragon Boards and Glyph prioritization.
- Updated the Speedfarming setup to include Lidless Wall.
- Removed Black River from the Speedfarming setup.
Sever Necromancer Update
The Sever Necromancer sends a scythe wielding reaper screaming across the battle-field to eviscerate your enemies up to 4 times. Coupled with the amazing damage output and consistent Crowd Control (CC) of Darkness skills, this Shadow wielding power-house absolutely annihilates. Here's a quick summary of the changes:
- Added a 1-Hander setup that can incorporate Lidless Wall.
- Updated Stat Priorities on every Setup and Variant.
- Added additional info to the Reap FAQ dropdown.
- Added Greaves of the Empty Tomb to most Setups as Best in Slot.
- Updated Paragon Board and Glyph Leveling Priority.
- Updated Corpse Tendrils to Plagued Modifier.
- Updated Defense Scaling & Hardcore information.
- Updated recommended Aspects to include Ultimate Shadow over Blood-soaked.
Future Plans
More new build guides and updates are coming as we settle into Season 1. If you haven't already, head over to our Discord and select the D4 role in #roles to stay up to date with our content development. Sanctuary here we come!
Written by: Facefoot
Reviewed by: Dredscythe