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. The skill tree covers a broad range of minion stat bonuses, but also bonuses specific to zombiesRaise ZombieSpell, Minion
Mana Cost: (10 to 38)
Cast Time: 0.85 secRaises a zombie minion from a corpse, which will follow you and attack enemies with a melee attack and an area of effect slam which cannot be evaded.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Minion Maximum Life
1% increased Minion Movement SpeedCan raise up to 3 Zombies at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., skeletonsSummon SkeletonSpell, Minion, Duration
Mana Cost: (4 to 12)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summons a slow moving skeletal minion that dies after a duration. Does not require a corpse to be consumed.Per 1% Quality:
Minions deal 1% increased DamageSummons 1 Skeleton Warrior
Can summon up to 5 Skeletons at a time
Base duration is 20 seconds
Minions gain 50% more Added DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and spectresRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Mana Cost: (21 to 42)
Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Minion Movement SpeedCan raise up to 1 Spectre at a time
Minions deal (-30-10)% more Damage
Minions have (20-0)% less Life
Minions have (20-0)% less Energy Shield
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Raises Spectres up to Level (32-100)
Minions have (142-824) additional Accuracy Rating
Minions have +30% to all Elemental ResistancesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.. While most of the tree is minion-centric, it also offers bonuses not directly related to minions, such as Mistress of Sacrifice which grants offering bonuses to themselves and damage from using corpse, and Commander of Darkness which benefits aura-based builds.

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

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
Invoker	Minions have 20% increased maximum Life Minions deal 20% increased Damage Minions Regenerate 2% of Life per second 50% increased Convocation Cooldown Recovery Speed		Minion Damage and Life
Flesh Binder	You and your Minions have 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction for each Zombie you own Your Zombies spread Caustic Cloud on Death, dealing 50% of their maximum Life as Chaos Damage per second Raised Zombies' Slam Attack has 100% increased Area of Effect Raised Zombies' Slam Attack has 100% increased Cooldown Recovery Speed +2 to maximum number of Zombies	Invoker	Minion Damage and Life
Bone Sculptor	Skeletons deal 40% increased Damage Summon 2 additional Skeleton Warriors with Summon Skeletons 100% increased Skeleton Movement Speed Summoned Skeletons' Hits can't be Evaded +2 to Maximum number of Skeletons	Invoker	Minion Damage, Cast Speed
Soul Weaver	Spectres have 100% increased maximum Life Spectres have 100% increased Damage	Invoker	Minion Damage and Life
Mistress of Sacrifice	20% increased Skill Effect Duration Your Offering Skills also affect you Your Offerings have 50% reduced Effect on You 40% increased Damage if you have consumed a Corpse Recently 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed for each corpse consumed recently		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, Skill Duration
Puppet Master	Minions have 20% increased Movement Speed 30% increased Minion Duration Minions have 12% increased Attack and Cast Speed if you or your Minions have Killed Recently 30% increased Minion Damage if you've used a Minion Skill Recently		Minion Damage, Skill Duration

Version history

Version	Changes
3.2.0	Removed Beacon of Corruption and Spirit Eater. Added Invoker and Puppet Master. Soul Weaver now requires Invoker instead of Flesh Binder. Flesh Binder now requires Invoker.