Necromancer

Necromancer

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	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
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 secRaises a zombie minion from a corpse, which will follow you and attack enemies with a melee strike.Maximum (3-6) Raised Zombies
Minions have (0-38)% more Maximum Life

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) to Maximum Raised ZombiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., skeletonsSummon SkeletonsSpell, Minion, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 10Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.Maximum (5-7) Summoned Skeletons
Base duration is 20.00 seconds
Summons (2-3) Skeleton Warriors

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1) to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and spectresRaise SpectreSpell, Minion
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-28) Mana
Cast Time: 0.85 secRequires Level 28Raises a spectral version of a defeated foe as a minion to fight for you in battle.Maximum (1-2) Raised Spectres
Minions have +30% to all Elemental Resistances
55% more Minion Movement Speed
Minion Movement Speed is Capped
Minions have (105-776) additional Accuracy Rating
Raised Spectres are Level (28-70)

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Minions have +(1-20)% 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	Stats
Minion Damage and Life	Minions deal 10% increased Damage Minions have 10% increased maximum Life [1] [2]
Minion Damage, Aura Effect	Minions deal 10% increased Damage 5% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills [1]
Minion Damage, Cast Speed	Minions deal 10% increased Damage 4% increased Cast Speed [1] [2] Minions deal 10% increased Damage Minions have 10% increased maximum Life [2]
Minion Damage, Mana	Minions deal 10% increased Damage 8% increased maximum Mana [1]
Minion Damage, Skill Duration	Minions deal 10% increased Damage 10% increased Skill Effect Duration [1]

Notable skills

The class has the following notable passive skills:

InvokerFlesh BinderBone SculptorSoul Weaver

Mistress of Sacrifice

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

40% increased Skill Effect Duration
Your Offering Skills also affect you
Your Offerings have 50% reduced Effect on you [1]

Mistress of Sacrifice is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Necromancer that grants increased skill effect duration and causes bonuses granted from offering skills to apply to the user as well, at a reduced effect.

Ruthless mode

Mistress of Sacrifice (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Your Offering Skills also affect you
Your Offerings have 50% reduced Effect on you

Mistress of Sacrifice in Ruthless mode does not grant increased skill duration.

Version history

Skill	Modifiers	Prerequisite	Preceding Passive
	Minion Damage and Life
Invoker	Minion Damage and Life
Invoker	Minion Damage, Cast Speed
Invoker	Minion Damage and Life

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "40% increased Skill Effect Duration" in Ruthless.
3.13.0	Now grants 40% increased skill effect duration (from 30%) Removed 30% increased Minion Duration
3.12.0	Now causes your Offerings to have 50% reduced effect on you (from 25%).
3.8.0	Now causes your offerings to have 25% reduced effect on you (from 50%), and grants 30% increased Skill Duration (from 20%), and 30% increased Minion Duration. No longer grants 40% increased Damage if you have consumed a corpse recently, or 2% increased attack and cast speed for each corpse consumed recently.
3.2.0	Offering skills now have 50% reduced effect on you. Added 40% increased Damage if you have consumed a Corpse Recently and 2% increased Attack and Cast Speed for each corpse consumed recently.
2.2.0	Added to the game.

Minion Damage, Cast Speed

Commander of Darkness

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Auras from your Skills grant 3% increased Attack and Cast
Speed to you and Allies
You and nearby Allies have +30% to Elemental Resistances
You and nearby Allies deal 30% increased Damage [1]

Commander of Darkness is a Notable Ascendancy passive skill for the Necromancer that grants increased attack speed and cast speed to the user and nearby allies for each non-curse auras cast by user. It also grants increased damage and elemental resistance to you and your allies if they are being affected by your aura.

Mechanics

Each Aura from skill the player character has, also grants 3% Attack and Cast Speed per aura to the player character and his/her allies. Despite Commander of Darkness's description stating simply "Auras," only non-curse auras will work, as curse aura, such as from Blasphemy SupportBlasphemy SupportSupport, Hex, Aura
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 31Supports hex curse skills, turning them into auras that will apply their effect to all enemies in an area around you.Supported Curse Skills apply their Curses as Auras
Supported Curse Skills also count as Aura Skills
Using Supported Skills is Instant
25% less Effect of Supported Curses
(0-76)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse Skills

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Area of Effect of Supported Curse SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., is affecting enemies but not the player character.

The Elemental Resistance and Increased Damage granted by Commander of Darkness is applied only once, and is not classified as an aura (from active skill), so it cannot be further enhanced. The player character and allies did not have an status icon either, so it may be harder for allies to monitor they are buffed from Commander of Darkness or not, unless they keep Character screen open.

The speed effects of Commander of Darkness are classified like an aura and are added onto the effects of whatever non-curse auras the player has cast. Thus, the effects that are granted can be further enhanced by the Necromancer's own Aura Effect stat, with the resulting effect always being rounded down to the nearest integer. Generosity SupportGenerosity SupportSupport, Aura
Icon: G
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 31Supports aura skills that affect you and allies, increasing the aura's effect on allies, but preventing it from affecting you at all. Cannot support curse auras, or other auras that only affect enemies. Cannot support skills used by totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Supported Auras do not affect you
Non-Curse Auras from Supported Skills have (20-39)% increased Effect

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (2-40)% increased Aura Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will contribute its Increased Aura Effect to the total stat of any auras it supports. This is done on a per aura basis.

For example, a Necromancer with six auras active and 50% Increased Aura Effect will grant 4% Attack and Cast Speed per aura (not 4.5%), granting a total of 24% Increased Attack and Cast Speed. Note the speed is not 27%, as one might initially expect; this is the result of the rounding down per aura. The following table lists several breakpoints in increased Aura Effect for increased speed.

Increased Aura Effect	Increased Attack and Cast Speed
0%	3%
34%	4%
67%	5%
100%	6%
134%	7%

Ruthless mode

Commander of Darkness (Ruthless)

Ascendancy Notable Passive Skill

Auras from your Skills grant 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed to you and Allies
You and nearby Allies have +30% to Elemental Resistances

Commander of Darkness in Ruthless mode does not grant increased damage to you and nearby allies.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.22.0	[Ruthless-specific This patch note only applies to Ruthless mode and does not affect the main game mode.] No longer provides "You and nearby Allies deal 30% increased Damage" in Ruthless.
3.10.0	Now grants You and nearby allies +30% to all Elemental Resistances (from 20%).
3.9.0	Now grants the increased Attack and Cast Speed aura as a single combined aura rather than a separate aura for each other aura skill you had. This matters for effects that care how many buffs you have, such as Mantra of FlamesMantra of Flames Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Adds (3-5) to (8-12) Fire Attack Damage per Buff on you Adds (2-3) to (5-8) Fire Spell Damage per Buff on youThe strong grow stronger still.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..
3.4.0	Auras from your Skills grant 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed to you and Allies. Auras from other sources (like items) no longer contribute.
3.0.0	Skill now grants 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed to you and Allies per aura (down from 5%), and 30% increased Damage for you and Allies affected by your Auras (instead of 10% increased Damage for you and Allies per aura).
2.3.0	Increased damage from auras increased from 6% to 10%. Increased attack and cast speed from auras increased from 2% to 5%. Added You and Allies affected by your Auras have +20% to all Elemental Resistances.
2.2.0	Added to the game.

Minion Damage, Skill Duration Puppet Master 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.