Diablo Immortal Necromancer Guide: Best Builds and Class Review

The Necromancer in Diablo Immortal is a flexible, dark-arts caster who excels at summoning minions, controlling space, and surviving fights. I’ve played her a lot and I’ll be direct: you’ll either love managing an army or hate the micromanagement. Want quick wins in dungeons or careful plays in PvP? There are real choices here.

💀 How the Necromancer Works

Essence is the resource you watch. It regenerates over time and some gear or skills change the rate. That affects when you can spam big spells or must rely on minions (this doesn’t always work the same in every fight).

Minions act like disposable tanks and steady damage sources. Bone Armor, life leech and corpse mechanics help you stay alive while your army does the messy work. I’ve noticed fights tilt in your favor the longer they last—so the class scales with time and numbers.

Surprising bit: minion-heavy setups often beat pure burst builds in long PvE runs. Controversial? Maybe, but I’ve seen it on 12 December 2024 during an elder rift run.

Core strengths

• Crowd control and area damage
• Good survivability through sustain
• Multiple viable builds depending on what you want

🎯 Builds That Work (short and practical)

PvE: Summoner

This is the classic play: spawn skeletons and a golem, stay back, poke with Bone Spear or Corpse Lance when corpses appear. It’s safe and very effective for dungeon farming. Caveat: you need a few seconds to set up; rush fights can punish you.

Slot	Recommended	Alternate
Primary	Bone Spear	Soulfire
Skill 1	Command Skeletons	Skeletal Mage
Skill 2	Command Golem	Wraith Form
Skill 3	Corpse Lance	Bone Prison
Skill 4	Bone Armor / Dark Curse	swap as needed

PvP: Burst

Here you trade minions for mobility and instant damage. Use Bone Prison + Corpse Explosion combos and Wraith Form to survive after the play. Watch your timing—without minions you’ll be fragile. Who doesn’t love a risky play? (I do.)

⚔️ Skills and How to Use Them

Bone Spear is versatile: long range, pierces, good for poking. Soulfire trades range for AoE burn—use it when enemies clump. Positioning matters more than raw gear in many fights.

Minions:

• Skeletons: frontline meat, let them draw fire.
• Golem: heavy tank, but slow to resummon.
• Skeletal Mage: ranged damage—use them when targets fly or stay out of reach.

Practical tip: place minions between you and the biggest threat. They’ll block some damage—simple but effective.

🛡️ Gear Basics (keep it simple)

One-handed + off-hand gives flexibility and more legendary affixes. Two-handed gives raw numbers—great if you want one-shot plays in PvP. I prefer one-handed for PvE; it lets me tune survivability.

Weapon Setup	When to Pick
Scythe + Off-hand	Balanced play
Wand + Off-hand	Summoner focus
Two-handed	Burst / PvP

Sets like ones that boost damage when untouched are great—but they force careful play. Depends on your niche and how aggressive you are. There are exceptions.

💎 Gems & Enchants (practical priorities)

Berserker’s Eye increases damage but raises risk—use it when your minions can soak hits. Everlasting Torment helps DoT and crowd control. Put Ruby in weapons for raw damage; Emeralds in jewelry if you want crits.

1. Berserker’s Eye — power tradeoff (use if you can avoid direct hits)
2. Everlasting Torment — great with DoT builds
3. Blood-Soaked Jade — life steal if you need sustain

🏆 Combat Tips and Combos

Positioning is king. Kite, use terrain, and keep minions between you and trouble. Zone control with Bone Prison or Corpse Explosion changes fights—watch this: trap one target, explode corpses, the rest scatter.

// Quick PvP burst (example)
Cast Bone Armor
Wraith Form to close
Bone Prison to trap
Corpse Explosion for large damage
Bone Spear while backing up

Essence management separates good players from great ones. Don’t blow all your Essence early; save it for the finisher. Also, cooldown timing matters—track the big ones and engage when they’re up.

Oddly enough, I’ve seen players with top gear lose to careful, mid-tier summoners. Why? Playstyle and control beat raw numbers in many scenarios. An analogy: gear is the instrument, but timing is the musician.

One counterintuitive insight: more Essence regen can make you feel safer but push you into inefficient casting—balance matters. Honestly, you’ll relearn this the hard way.

To be fair, balance changes happened on 10 March 2025 and some legendary values shifted; patch notes moved a few power points around—so check them if you’re chasing meta setups.

Final note (yes, I’m repeating a bit): practice combos, protect your minions, and accept that some fights won’t go your way. There are exceptions and frustrating moments—welcome to playing a commander of the dead! 😊