The Bone Spear Necromancer is a top PvP pick in Diablo Immortal as of November 12, 2025. I play this build a lot, and I’ll tell you plainly: it wins by keeping enemies at range, forcing bad positioning, and finishing low-health targets fast. You won’t out-duel fast assassins unless you play smart, but from mid to long range this setup controls fights better than most alternatives.
💀 Quick Build Idea
Why this works: Bone Spear pierces. Your summons make space. Together they turn positioning into damage. I’ve noticed teams crumble when you land two spears through their line (honestly, it’s satisfying).
Short version: stay back, trap them, then punish. This doesn’t always work — depends on the enemy comp — but most of the time it does.
🎯 Skills and Enhancements
My usual lineup (what I use in ranked): Bone Spear (Enhanced), Command Skeletons (Rally), Bone Prison (Entrapment), Corpse Lance (Visceral), Army of the Dead (Dark Banner). Why these? Enhanced boosts raw spear damage. Rally gives the move speed you need to kite and escape. Entrapment turns a short stun into something you can actually play around.
| Skill | Enhancement | Use | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Spear | Enhanced | Main DPS / poke | None |
| Command Skeletons | Rally | Speed / zoning | 8s |
| Bone Prison | Entrapment | Setup / CC | 12s |
| Corpse Lance | Visceral | Heal / burst | 6s |
Tip: use skeletons to check brush. They block skillshots and give you breathing room — I tell my team this all the time.
💎 Gems — What to push
Priority: Berserker’s Eye, Freedom and Devotion, Ca’arsen’s Invigoration (or Everlasting Torment vs heavy armor). Why? Berserker’s Eye finishes low-health targets, which is what Bone Spear is built for. Freedom and Devotion gives crucial CC resistance and damage reduction when you get dove. Invigoration snowballs fights by giving speed and attack rate after kills.
- Berserker’s Eye (upgrade first)
- Freedom and Devotion
- Ca’arsen’s Invigoration / Everlasting Torment
- Power and Command (if you want stronger minions)
Controversial view: a lot of players overrate raw DPS gems. I think survivability gems often win more games — counterintuitive, I know!
🛡️ Gear and Stats
Focus on Intelligence for damage and Vitality for survivability. Add Armor Penetration when you face tanks. Crit chance and crit damage are great because Bone Spear can hit multiple targets at once.
| Role | Primary Stat | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | Intelligence | Armor Penetration |
| Survive | Vitality | All Resistance |
| Utility | Cooldown Reduction | Movement Speed |
Target distribution (end game): ~40% Intelligence, ~25% Vitality, ~15% Armor Penetration, remainder in utility. This balance lets you survive a burst and still delete a carry.
📊 Rotation and Fight Flow
Open with Command Skeletons for the Rally buff and use it to take better angles. Trap priority targets with Bone Prison; then spam Bone Spear through the group. Use Corpse Lance to lifesteal when you dive in or finish fights. Army of the Dead is for big moments — either to secure a multi-kill or to buy a reset.
Mid-fight: watch your cooldowns and position. Don’t tunnel on one target. Seriously — I’ve lost matches doing that. Use skeletons, use terrain, and keep moving.
// example hotkeys (personal)
Q = Bone Spear
W = Command Skeletons
E = Bone Prison
R = Corpse Lance
T = Army of the Dead
🏆 Advanced Tips & Positioning
Map control wins fights. I pick chokepoints where my spear pierces the whole team. That said, sometimes you should sit near an exit so you can flee — weird but effective. There are exceptions.
Targeting: focus squishy damage dealers first, but if a tank is baiting, punch through their line and punish rotations. Watch for assassins; if they’re fed you’ll need Freedom and Devotion timing or you’ll die fast.
Common mistakes I see: standing against walls (limits escapes), predictable perches, and ignoring minions for vision. Fix those and you’ll climb.
⚔️ Variations by Mode
Ancient Arena (3v3): swap Corpse Lance for Bone Spikes for better duels. Cycle of Strife: favor survivability — stack Freedom and Devotion and maybe Chip of Stone Flesh. Objective modes: pick skeleton enhancements that hold points longer (survivability over burst).
- Ancient Arena: single-target focus.
- Cycle of Strife: team survival first.
- Objective modes: sustain and area denial.
Odd but useful
Here’s the funny part: sometimes lowering raw damage for more cooldown reduction wins more fights because you get your CC back sooner and control space. Try it. Try it on December 1, 2025 and tell me I’m wrong! (I mean — tell me, but carefully.)
To be fair, skills change with patches. As of November 12, 2025 the meta favors range and control, so this build is strong. That could shift, of course. There are exceptions.
Final note — practice the sequences until muscle memory takes over. You’ll miscast, you’ll mess up timing, but keep going. Between us: the best plays come after the mistakes.
— A necromancer main who’s been playing since 2021 (yes, I’ve learned a few tricks).
😈 Quick reminder: people argue that Bone Spear is overrated in pro play. I disagree — but you’ll see both sides. Which camp are you in?
