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Necromancer Leveling Build
| LEVEL | SKILL POINT | STAT POINTS | NOTES |
| Level 2 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 3 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 4 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Teeth | Den of Evil | |
| Level 5 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 6 | Clay Golem | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 7 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 8 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 9 | Teeth | 5 Strength | |
| Level 10 | Teeth | 5 Strength | |
| Level 11 | Amplify Damage | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 12 | Iron Maiden | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 13 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 14 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 15 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Corpse Explosion | Radament | |
| Level 16 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 17 | Teeth | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 18 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 19 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 20 | Bone Spear | 5 Strength | |
| – | 5 Vitality | Lam Esen’s Tome | |
| Level 21 | Bone Spear | 5 Strength | |
| Level 22 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 23 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Teeth | Izual | |
| – | Teeth | Izual | |
| Level 24 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 25 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 26 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 27 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 28 | 11x Bone Spear | 30 to Strength | Respec |
| – | 5x Corpse Explosion | Rest to Vitality | Respec |
| – | 5x Bone Prison | Respec | |
| – | 8x Bone Wall | Respec | |
| Level 29 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 30 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 31 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Prison | Nightmare Den of Evil | |
| Level 32 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 33 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 34 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 35 | Bone Spear | ||
| Level 36 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Prison | Nightmare Radament | |
| Level 37 | Bone Spear | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 38 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| – | 5 Vitality | Nightmare Lam Esen’s Tome | |
| Level 39 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 40 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Prison | Nightmare Izual | |
| – | Bone Prison | Nightmare Izual | |
| Level 41 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 42 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 43 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 44 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 45 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 46 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 47 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 48 | Bone Prison | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 49 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 50 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 51 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 52 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 53 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 54 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 55 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Wall | Hell Den of Evil | |
| Level 56 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 57 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 58 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 59 | Bone Wall | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 60 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Spirit | Hell Radament | |
| Level 61 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 62 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 63 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| – | 5 Vitality | Hell Lam Esen’s Tome | |
| Level 64 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 65 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| – | Bone Spirit | Hell Izual | |
| – | Bone Spirit | Hell Izual | |
| Level 66 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 67 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 68 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 69 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 70 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 71 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 72 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 73 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 74 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality | |
| Level 75 | Bone Spirit | 5 Vitality |
Necromancer Items & Weapons Build
Bone Necromancer Build
| Gear | Info |
| Weapon | White Wand with skill bonuses to Bone Spear |
| Weapon Swap | Call to Arms and Spirit |
| Shield | 35% Increased Cast Rate Spirit Monarch Shield or Homunculus if going for max block |
| Body Armor | Enigma |
| Helm | Harlequin Crest or Rare circlet with +2 to Necromancer Skills and 20% Faster Cast Rate |
| Gloves | Trang-Oul’s Clawss or Magefist |
| Boots | Ethereal Sandstorm Treks |
| Belt | Arachnid Mesh |
| Ring 1 | The Stone of Jordan, Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band, or Rare ring with +10% Faster Cast Rate, Life, Resistances, and relevant stats |
| Ring 2 | The Stone of Jordan, Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band, or Rare ring with +10% Faster Cast Rate, Life, Resistances, and relevant stats |
| Amulet | Mara’s Kaleidoscope or Rare amulet with Necromancer skill bonuses and enough +% Faster Cast Rate to reach the 125% breakpoint |
| Charm 1 | Necromancer Hellfire Torch |
| Charm 2 | Annihilus |
| Charm 3 | 9x Skiller Grand Charms with Life or enough Faster Hit Recovery to hit 86% |
| Charm 4 | 10 Small Charms with Life, Resistances, Mana, or Faster Hit Recovery, depending on needs |
Bone Necromancer Mercenary:
- Weapon: Ethereal Insight or The Reaper’s Toll
- Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Andariel’s Visage socketed with a Ral Rune
Necromancer Skill Breakpoints
Hit Recovery Breakpoints
| Frames to perform action | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Faster Hit Recovery required to reach frame | 0 | 0,05 | 0,1 | 0,16 | 0,26 | 0,39 | 0,56 | 0,86 | 1,52 |
Faster Cast Rate Breakpoints
| Frames to perform action | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Faster Cast Rate required to reach frame | 0 | 0,09 | 0,18 | 0,3 | 0,48 | 0,75 | 1,25 |
Faster Block Rate Breakpoints
| Frames to perform action | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Faster Block Rate required to reach frame | 0 | 0,06 | 0,13 | 0,2 | 0,32 | 0,52 | 0,86 | 1,74 |
Necromancer Skills Build
Stat Points and Attributes:
| Strength | Dexterity | Vitality | Energy |
| Enough for gear; around 150 total | Enough for gear | Everything else | None |
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