Skills and Builds for the D2R Necromancer
The Necromancer is a type of Sorcerer, who specializes in raising the dead and summoning creatures to do his bidding. Due to this, many people associate necromancy with evil, and believe that its use attracts the attention of demons. The only Mage Clan who deal in necromancy are the Priests of Rathma. Believed to be one of the oldest clans, they are also largely misunderstood.
The Priests of Rathma reside in a vast underground city beneath the Eastern Jungles, where they study and experiment with their magic. As a result, their years of research has given the Necromancers an understanding of the balance of all things, which they refer to as the Great Cycle of Being. By knowing their place in the world, the Necromancers do not fear death. They are also pragmatists, above temptation. This value of logic is most likely the reason why the Necromancers have not been corrupted by the use of this ‘dark’ magic. Additionally, the Necromancer is able to wield Prime Magic, which means he doesn’t just control the dead. He is also able to manipulate the energy of the living too.
It is their desire to maintain the harmony that has led the Necromancers to leave their remote and isolated home and to destroy the Prime Evils. Ultimately, the Necromancers detest all who would use humans as pawns. They are even willing to join forces with the likes of the Order and the Paladins to achieve their goal of ridding the world of non-mortal intervention.
The Necromancer can reanimate most corpses and control the recently killed. Furthermore, he has a great range of damage spells in his arsenal and is able to control a large number of minions at any one time. His skill trees are:
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Summoning Spells
Poison and Bone Spells
Curses
The Necromancer is the most versatile class in Diablo II. The most common Necromancer builds are: