Necromancer

Necromancer

Witch

Embrace the serene power that is undeath.

This page is about the Ascendancy class. For the monster type, see Necromancer (monster type). For the Ascendant passive skill, see Necromancer (Ascendant passive).

The Necromancer is an Ascendancy class for the Witch.

Overview

The Necromancer is a class that mainly focuses on summoned minions. She can buff their defenses, attacks, or her own auras to benefit her minions. Necromancers are not limited to summoning builds; for instance, Mistress of Sacrifice can be used to grant the character itself a big boost.

Passive skills

Minor skills

This class has the following minor passive skills:

Name	Bonuses
Minion Damage, Skill Duration	10% increased Skill Effect Duration Minions deal 15% increased Damage
Minion Damage, Cast Speed	4% increased Cast Speed Minions deal 15% increased Damage
Minion Damage and Life	Minions have 10% increased maximum Life Minions deal 15% increased Damage
Minion Damage, Chaos Resistance	+6% to Chaos Resistance Minions deal 15% increased Damage

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Mistress of Sacrifice	20% increased Skill Effect Duration Your Offering Skills also affect you		Minion Damage, Skill Duration
Spirit Eater	Minions deal 30% increased Damage 40% increased Damage if you have consumed a corpse recently 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed for each corpse consumed recently Desecrate creates 2 additional Corpses		Minion Damage, Cast Speed
Commander of Darkness	Auras you Cast grant 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed to you and Allies. You and Allies deal 30% increased Damage while affected by Auras you Cast. You and Allies affected by your Auras have +20% to all Elemental Resistances		Minion Damage, Cast Speed
Flesh Binder	You and your Minions have 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Zombie you own		Minion Damage and Life
Soul Weaver	Spectres have 100% increased maximum Life Spectres have 100% increased Damage	Flesh Binder	Minion Damage and Life
Beacon of Corruption	20% increased Chaos Damage +15% to Chaos Resistance Minions have +15% to Chaos Resistance Your Minions spread Caustic Cloud on Death, dealing 10% of their maximum Life as Chaos Damage per second		Minion Damage, Chaos Resistance