Diablo 3 Necromancer guide

Diablo 3: The Rise of the Necromancer resurrects the Necromancer class and includes many new skills, runes and items. There’s a lot to take in. Polygon’s guides will help you master the Necromancer and Diablo 3 Season 11, which begins July 20.

Getting started with the Necromancer

• Learning the Necromancer: 10 tips to help you master the Necromancer.

Necromancer items and set bonuses

• All legendary items: Rare drops worth equipping.
• Set bonuses: Look good or die trying with Bones of Rathma, Trag’Oul’s Avatar, Grace of Inarius, Pestilence Master’s Shroud and Jesseth Arms.

Necromancer skills

• Primary skills: Centered around generating your main resource, Essence.
• Secondary skills: Spending your Essence in large chunks to deal massive damage.
• Blood and Bone skills: Cool skills that don’t really fit anywhere else.
• Corpse skills: Manipulating corpses.
• Curse skills: Applying a variety of effects to your enemies.
• Passive skills: The glue that holds your build together.
• Reanimation skills: Controlling the armies of the dead.

Necromancer builds

• Blood build: For players who still want to do well without being at the height of competition.
• Bone Storm build: The best offense is a good defense.
• Minion build: An army of bones at your disposal.