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Summoning the Necromancer
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Necromancer

A commander of the dead, this dark priest can summon a fearsome army or call upon the powers of blood and bone to achieve victory.

ResourceEssence
Primary attributeIntelligence

Formidable opponents to even the most experienced warrior, Necromancers manipulate corpses, summon the dead, or curse their enemies to drain the life from them.

Focused and intense, Necromancers can use their minions to absorb attacks, or rely on spells and speed to obliterate their foes.

Necromancers naturally sense the Essence within each lifeform, and their magic draws from this source.

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Active skills 21

Army of the DeadCooldownSummons a massive army of death to pummel the targeted location.
  • Blighted Grasp
  • Frozen Army
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • Death Valley
  • Dead Storm
Blood RushSpenderShed your mortal flesh and reappear in another location.
  • Transfusion
  • Hemostasis
  • Metabolism
  • Potency
  • Molting
Bone ArmorCooldownRip bones from nearby enemies, dealing damage and creating armor that reduces damage taken per enemy hit.
  • Vengeful Armaments
  • Limited Immunity
  • Dislocation
  • Thy Flesh Sustained
  • Harvest of Anguish
Bone SpearSpenderSummon a piercing projectile that causes damage to all enemies it passes through.
  • Crystallization
  • Shatter
  • Blighted Marrow
  • Blood Spear
  • Teeth
Bone SpikesGeneratorSummon bone spikes from the ground to damage enemies.
  • Sudden Impact
  • Path of Bones
  • Bone Pillars
  • Frost Spikes
  • Blood Spikes
Command GolemCooldownActive: Command the Golem to the targeted location where it collapses into a pile of usable corpses.
Passive: Raise a Flesh Golem to fight for you.
  • Bone Golem
  • Blood Golem
  • Decay Golem
  • Flesh Golem
  • Ice Golem
Command SkeletonsSpenderActive: Command your skeletal minions to attack the target and increase their damage.
Passive: Periodically raise skeletons from the ground. Skeletal minions will attack your enemies.
  • Enforcer
  • Dark Mending
  • Freezing Grasp
  • Kill Command
  • Frenzy
Corpse ExplosionTarget an area exploding up to X corpses dealing damage to nearby enemies.
  • Shrapnel
  • Final Embrace
  • Close Quarters
  • Bloody Mess
  • Dead Cold
Corpse LanceTarget an enemy to summon projectiles from nearby corpses to damage the target.
  • Ricochet
  • Brittle Touch
  • Blood Lance
  • Visceral Impact
  • Shredding Splinters
Death NovaSpenderUnleash a Nova that damages all nearby enemies.
  • Tendril Nova
  • Bone Nova
  • Blood Nova
  • Blight
  • Unstable Compound
DecrepifySpenderA crippling curse that reduces the enemy units' movement speed and damage done.
  • Enfeeblement
  • Opportunist
  • Borrowed Time
  • Wither
  • Dizzying Curse
DevourConsume nearby corpses to restore Essence per corpse.
  • Cannibalize
  • Ruthless
  • Voracious
  • Devouring Aura
  • Satiated
FrailtySpenderA crippling curse that instantly kills enemies at low health.
  • Early Grave
  • Harvest Essence
  • Volatile Death
  • Scent of Blood
  • Aura of Frailty
Grim ScytheGeneratorSlash with a summoned Scythe in front of you damaging nearby enemies.
  • Blood Scythe
  • Execution
  • Frost Scythe
  • Dual Scythes
  • Cursed Scythe
Land of the DeadCooldownAll corpse skills can be used at will for the duration.
  • Invigoration
  • Frozen Lands
  • Plaguelands
  • Land of Plenty
  • Shallow Graves
LeechSpenderCurse the target area. Cursed enemies heal the attacker when they are struck.
  • Osmosis
  • Transmittable
  • Sanguine End
  • Cursed Ground
  • Blood Flask
ReviveTarget an area reviving fallen enemies to fight for you for a time.
  • Purgatory
  • Oblation
  • Personal Army
  • Recklessness
  • Horrific Return
SimulacrumSpenderCreate a Simulacrum made of blood that will duplicate your Secondary skills for the duration.
  • Reservoir
  • Cursed Form
  • Blood Debt
  • Blood and Bone
  • Self Sacrifice
Siphon BloodGeneratorSiphon the blood from the targeted enemy dealing damage and healing you.
  • Suppress
  • Purity of Essence
  • Drain Life
  • Power Shift
  • Blood Sucker
Skeletal ChargeSpenderCharge all enemies in your path and knock them back.
You gain a charge every X seconds and can have up to X charge stored at a time.
  • Battering Ram
  • Dreadnought
  • Cold Rush
  • Stamina
  • Merciless Assault
Skeletal MageSpenderRaise a skeleton from the ground to attack your foes.
  • Gift of Death
  • Singularity
  • Life Support
  • Contamination
  • Skeleton Archer

Passive skills 23

Aberrant AnimatorYour minions gain X% of your Thorns.What comes up from the grave must bring enemies down.Blood for BloodPicking up a health globe removes the health cost of the next Blood spell. This effect can stack up to X times.In life or death, blood holds considerable power.Blood is PowerAfter cumulatively losing X% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by X%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.
After cumulatively losing 100% of your maximum Life, all ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. This effect cannot reduce an ability's cooldown more than once for each time that ability is used.Bone PrisonBone Spear, Bone Spikes, and Bone Spirit have a X% chance to trap enemies in a Bone Prison for X seconds.What is flesh but a prison for bones?Commander of the Risen DeadThe Essence cost of Command Skeletons and the cooldown of Command Golem are reduced by X%.One does not become a Priest of Rathma to lead the living.Dark ReapingWhile using a scythe, gain X% Essence and Life per kill.All apprentices train to use scythes, though they may come to favor other weapons later.Draw LifeIncreases your Life regeneration by X% for each enemy within X yards.Our enemies must die, and we must stay alive. Altogether, we uphold the Balance.Eternal TormentYour curses cost X% less Essence and last forever.It is said that being cursed is the most painful way to die.Extended ServitudeIncrease the duration of your Skeletal Mage and Revive minions by 25%.A good minion should stay around for a while.Final ServiceWhen you take lethal damage, you are sustained preventing all damage for X seconds. In addition, you heal for X% of your Life per minion. This effect cannot occur more than once every X seconds.Our minions serve the Balance by serving us.Fueled by DeathConsuming a corpse increases your movement speed by X% for X seconds. This effect can stack up to X times.Consuming a corpse increases your movement speed by 3% for 5 seconds.Golem Melee AttackMelee AttackThis is your skill at close-range combat.Grisly TributeYou are healed for X% of your Life on Hit when one of your minions hits an enemy.Those who are fearful of the dead have not spent much time around them. I find them to be quite dependable.Life from DeathConsuming a corpse has a chance to spawn a health globe.Death finds a way.Overwhelming EssenceIncrease your maximum Essence by X.Essence is the spark that illuminates all living things.Rathma's ShieldYou cannot lose Life for X seconds after using Land of the Dead, Army of the Dead, or Simulacrum. This effect cannot occur more than once every X seconds.Let the wisdom of Rathma protect us from those that would do us harm.Rigor MortisPoison abilities also slow enemies by X% and reduce their attack speed by X% for X seconds.The point is not to perform the spell to meet expectations, but to defy them.SerrationBone Spikes, Bone Spear, and Bone Spirit deal X% increased damage for every 1.5 yards from you, up to a maximum of X%.Bones are sharp, but our wits are sharper.Skeleton Warrior Melee AttackMelee AttackThis is your skill at close-range combat.Spreading MaledictionReceive a X% damage bonus for each enemy afflicted by one of your curses.The more effective the curse, the better it is to share it.Stand AloneIncrease armor by X%, reduced by X% for each active minion.Solitude is the one constant for those who have chosen our path.Swift HarvestingIncrease the attack speed of Bone Spikes, Siphon Blood, and Grim Scythe by X%.I did not offer my life to this service in order to watch you fight enemies slowly.Zombie Dog Melee AttackMelee AttackThis is your skill at close-range combat.