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Necromancer

You died once. You took notes. Now the dead answer when you call — and every wound you deal feeds you.

Arcanist
d6 hit die
INT
Essence
Prestige

PRESTIGE — rebirth a hero once. The grave keeps its own.

Overview

Role: Caster · Undead Summoner
Archetype: Arcanist (ranged basic attack)
Hit die: d6
Hit points: 18 at level 1, +12 per level (+3 per CON modifier point, every level)
Primary ability: Intelligence
Armour: Light
Weapons: Daggers, Staves, Wands, Maces, Swords
Resource: Essence: 100 + 6 per level, refills 8/s
Ability score improvements: Levels 4, 8, 12, 16, 19
Subclass: Level 3: Bonecaller or Bloodmage
Starting kit: Dagger, Apprentice Robe
Suggested scores: STR 8 · DEX 12 · CON 14 · INT 15 · WIS 12 · CHA 10

Class features

Lv 1
Death's Companion The grave has no more power over you.
- +25% Necrotic Resistance
- +15% Poison Resistance
Lv 1
Grim Harvest Essence seeps back faster when you work the dead.
- +10% Resource Regen
Lv 2
Undead Servitude Your minions' will feeds your own.
- +10% Resource Regen
Lv 5
Speak With Dead The dead point you toward the living's valuables.
- +8% Magic Find
Lv 6
Marrow Shield Bone plates knit under your skin.
- +3% Dodge
Lv 9
Grave Attunement Your necrotic arts bite deeper.
- +8% Skill Damage
Lv 10
Reaper's Toll You take a little life with every spell.
- +3 Life on Hit
Lv 11
Dark Ritual Your workings reach further, cost less.
- +5% Cooldown Reduction
Lv 13
Grave Ward The dead stand between you and the blade.
- +6% Damage Reduction
Lv 15
Soul Vault Your well of essence runs deep.
- +20 Max Resource
Lv 20
The Undying Death has claim on you no longer — one working each 10s costs nothing.

Level 1–20 progression

Everything a Necromancer gains each level, including both subclasses (chosen at level 3). Tap a skill to jump to its numbers.

Necromancer level 1 to 20 progression
Level	Prof.	Gains
1	+2	Death's Companion Grim Harvest Bone Spear
2	+2	Undead Servitude Raise Dead
3	+2	Subclass: Bonecaller or Bloodmage Ossuary Command Bonecaller Risen Champion Bonecaller Blood Memory Bloodmage Crimson Tithe Bloodmage
4	+2	Ability Score Improvement or feat
5	+3	Proficiency +3 Speak With Dead Siphon Life Bone Spear 2d8
6	+3	Marrow Shield
7	+3	Death Nova Bone Budget Bonecaller Thick Ichor Bloodmage Crimson Tithe 3d6 Bloodmage
8	+3	Ability Score Improvement or feat
9	+4	Proficiency +4 Grave Attunement Bone Prison Siphon Life 2d10
10	+4	Reaper's Toll
11	+4	Dark Ritual Grave Doctrine Bonecaller Crimson Sight Bloodmage Bone Spear 3d8 Death Nova 3d8
12	+4	Ability Score Improvement or feat
13	+5	Proficiency +5 Grave Ward Grave Legion Bone Prison 3d6 Crimson Tithe 4d6 Bloodmage
14	+5	Stronger dice and mastery cap
15	+5	Soul Vault Mass Awakening Bonecaller Second Heart Bloodmage Siphon Life 3d10
16	+5	Ability Score Improvement or feat
17	+6	Proficiency +6 Lichform Bone Spear 4d8 Death Nova 4d8
18	+6	Pale Crown Bonecaller Exsanguinated Soul Bloodmage
19	+6	Bone Prison 4d6 Ability Score Improvement or feat
20	+6	The Undying

Feature Skill Dice rank-up Subclass ASI or feat Proficiency · Subclass entries are tagged with the subclass name.

Skills & spells

Numbers at mastery rank 1. Damage adds your weapon hit or ability modifier; "save" skills deal half damage when the foe makes its save (DC = 8 + proficiency + INT modifier). Open Mastery for every rank, perk and the rank-10 bonus.

Necromancer skills

Bone Spear

Lv 1 Projectile necrotic

Hurl a shard of sharpened grave-bone that skewers everything in a line.

Type: Projectile
Cost: 6
Cooldown: 1.6s
Damage: 1d8 + INT mod necrotic
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Intelligence
Projectiles: 1
Range: 9 tiles
Pierces: Yes

Damage dice by level Lv 1 1d8Lv 5 2d8Lv 11 3d8Lv 17 4d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Bone Spear mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	6	1.6s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	6	1.6s	+13%	Damage +10%
3	Lv 2	6	1.6s	+16%	+1 spear (spread 20°) · 2 projectiles
4	Lv 4	6	1.6s	+19%
5	Lv 6	6	1.4s	+22%	Cooldown −10%
6	Lv 8	6	1.4s	+25%	Spears chill to the marrow: Slowed (30%) · Chilled 30% · 3s
7	Lv 10	6	1.3s	+38%	Damage +10%
8	Lv 12	6	1.3s	+41%
9	Lv 14	4	1.3s	+44%	Cost −25%
10	Lv 16	2	1.3s	+72%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · Chilled 50% · 3s

Rank 4: pick one

Ribcage Volley +1 spear (spread 20°); spears −25% damage.
Impaler Damage +30%, cooldown +10%.

Rank 8: pick one

Grave Rhythm Cooldown −20%.
Femur-Forged Damage +25%, cooldown +15%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Spear of the Ossuary: damage +10%, Slowed chance +20%.

Raise Dead

Lv 2 Summon slashing

Two skeletons claw free of the floor and fight at your side. Mastery deepens the grave.

Type: Summon
Cost: 30
Cooldown: 24s
Damage: 1d6 per summon hit slashing
Summons: 2
Lasts: 30s

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Raise Dead mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	30	24s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	30	23.8s	+3%	Skeletons +20% HP · summon HP +20%
3	Lv 2	29	23.5s	+6%	Skeleton damage +10%
4	Lv 4	29	23.3s	+9%
5	Lv 6	29	23s	+12%	Duration +20% · 36s
6	Lv 8	29	22.8s	+15%	Skeletons +20% HP · summon HP +40%
7	Lv 10	28	22.6s	+18%	+1 skeleton · 3 summons
8	Lv 12	28	22.3s	+21%
9	Lv 14	22	22.1s	+24%	Cost −20%
10	Lv 16	14	21.8s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · 4 summons

Rank 4: pick one

The Horde +1 skeleton; skeletons −20% HP.
Veterans of the Tomb Skeletons +30% HP and +15% damage.

Rank 8: pick one

Restless Dead Duration +40%.
Quick Grave Cooldown −20%, cost +15%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Grave-Lord: +1 skeleton; skeletons +15% damage.

Siphon Life

Lv 5 Projectile necrotic

A bolt of hungry essence: the target withers and you drink the difference.

Type: Projectile
Cost: 14
Cooldown: 5s
Damage: 1d10 + INT mod necrotic
Hit: CON save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Intelligence
Projectiles: 1
Range: 9 tiles
Leech: 55% of damage as HP

Damage dice by level Lv 5 1d10Lv 9 2d10Lv 15 3d10

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Siphon Life mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	14	5s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	14	5s	+13%	Damage +10%
3	Lv 2	14	4.4s	+16%	Cooldown −10%
4	Lv 4	14	4.4s	+19%
5	Lv 6	13	4.3s	+32%	Damage +10%
6	Lv 8	13	4.3s	+35%	Drain slows the dying: Chilled (25%) · Chilled 25% · 3s
7	Lv 10	10	4.2s	+38%	Cost −20%
8	Lv 12	10	4.1s	+41%
9	Lv 14	10	4.1s	+54%	Damage +10%
10	Lv 16	6	4.1s	+82%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · pierces

Rank 4: pick one

Glutton's Sip Damage +15%, cooldown +15% — the meal takes a moment longer.
Twin Draughts +1 bolt (spread 16°), bolts −30% damage.

Rank 8: pick one

Sustenance Cost −40%, damage −10% — sip little, sip often.
Hemorrhage Drain wounds that Bleed (35%) and last 50% longer.

Rank 10, Mastered: Transfusion: damage +10%; the bolt pierces a second foe.

Death Nova

Lv 7 Area necrotic

A burst of grave-cold from your chest that flays the living and sends the weak running.

Type: Area (around you)
Cost: 26
Cooldown: 13s
Damage: 2d8 + INT mod necrotic
Hit: CON save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Intelligence
Radius: 2.8 tiles
Applies: Feared 35% · 1.8s

Damage dice by level Lv 7 2d8Lv 11 3d8Lv 17 4d8

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Death Nova mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	26	13s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	26	12.9s	+3%	Radius +10% · radius 3.1
3	Lv 2	25	12.7s	+6%	Fear chance +15% · Feared 50% · 1.8s
4	Lv 4	25	12.6s	+9%
5	Lv 6	25	12.5s	+12% +1d	+1 damage die
6	Lv 8	25	12.4s	+15% +1d	Radius +10% · radius 3.4
7	Lv 10	24	10.9s	+18% +1d	Cooldown −10%
8	Lv 12	24	10.8s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 14	24	10.7s	+24% +1d	Fear lasts 40% longer · Feared 50% · 2.5s
10	Lv 16	17	10.5s	+42% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · radius 3.8 · Feared 70% · 2.5s

Rank 4: pick one

Tomb Blast Radius +40%, damage −10%.
Terror Wave Fear chance +40%, fear lasts 50% longer.

Rank 8: pick one

Numbing Harvest The grave's cold stills survivors: Chilled 45% instead of Frightened.
Corpse Bloom Damage +30%, cost +25% — the dead thing blooms.

Rank 10, Mastered: Reaper's Exhalation: radius +15% and fear chance +20%.

Bone Prison

Lv 9 Area necrotic

Bones erupt under a foe, snapping shut into a jagged cage.

Type: Area
Cost: 24
Cooldown: 14s
Damage: 2d6 + INT mod necrotic
Hit: DEX save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Intelligence
Radius: 1.7 tiles
Range: 7 tiles
Applies: Stunned 65% · 1.5s

Damage dice by level Lv 9 2d6Lv 13 3d6Lv 19 4d6

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Bone Prison mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	24	14s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	24	13.9s	+3%	Stun chance +10% · Stunned 75% · 1.5s
3	Lv 2	24	13.7s	+6%	Radius +15% · radius 2
4	Lv 4	23	13.6s	+9%
5	Lv 6	23	13.4s	+12%	Stun lasts 30% longer · Stunned 75% · 2s
6	Lv 8	23	13.3s	+15% +1d	+1 damage die
7	Lv 10	23	11.8s	+18% +1d	Cooldown −10%
8	Lv 12	22	11.6s	+21% +1d
9	Lv 14	22	11.5s	+24% +1d	Stun chance +10% · Stunned 85% · 2s
10	Lv 16	16	11.3s	+42% +1d	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · radius 2.2 · Stunned · 2s

Rank 4: pick one

Mass Interment Radius +50%; stun chance −20%.
Sharpened Bars Damage +30%; the cage gnaws — Bleeding instead of Stun (40%).

Rank 8: pick one

Snap Shut Cooldown −20%.
Deep Roots Stun lasts 60% longer.

Rank 10, Mastered: Ironbone Snare: stun chance +20% and radius +15%.

Grave Legion

Lv 13 Summon slashing

An honour guard of bone soldiers rises in a ring — your throne room moves with you.

Type: Summon
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 42s
Damage: 1d8 per summon hit slashing
Summons: 3
Lasts: 40s

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Grave Legion mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	50	42s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	50	41.6s	+3%	Legion +20% HP · summon HP +20%
3	Lv 2	49	41.2s	+6%	Legion damage +10%
4	Lv 4	49	40.7s	+9%
5	Lv 6	48	40.3s	+12%	Duration +25% · 50s
6	Lv 8	48	39.9s	+15%	+1 soldier · 4 summons
7	Lv 10	47	39.5s	+18%	Legion +20% HP · summon HP +40%
8	Lv 12	47	39.1s	+21%
9	Lv 14	36	38.6s	+24%	Cost −20%
10	Lv 16	23	38.2s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · 5 summons · summon HP +55%

Rank 4: pick one

Phalanx Soldiers +50% HP and +10% damage.
Overwhelming Ranks +1 soldier; soldiers −20% HP.

Rank 8: pick one

The Undying Legion Duration +50%.
Mass Grave Cost −30%, cooldown +10%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Bone Throne: +1 soldier; legion +15% HP.

Lichform

Lv 17 Buff

For a while you wear the shape you will die into: harder, colder, and far more dangerous.

Type: Buff
Cost: 40
Cooldown: 36s
Scales with: Intelligence
Duration: 16s
Grants you: +15% Damage, +10% Damage Reduction, +4 Life on Hit, +10% Cooldown Reduction

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Lichform mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	40	36s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	40	35.6s	+3%	Duration +15% · 18.4s
3	Lv 2	39	35.3s	+6%	Power +15% · +17.3% Damage, +11.5% Damage Reduction, +4.6 Life on Hit, +11.5% Cooldown Reduction
4	Lv 4	39	34.9s	+9%
5	Lv 6	38	31s	+12%	Cooldown −10%
6	Lv 8	38	30.6s	+15%	Duration +15% · 20.8s
7	Lv 10	38	30.2s	+18%	Power +15% · +19.5% Damage, +13% Damage Reduction, +5.2 Life on Hit, +13% Cooldown Reduction
8	Lv 12	37	29.9s	+21%
9	Lv 14	29	29.5s	+24%	Cost −20%
10	Lv 16	18	29.2s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · 24s · +22.5% Damage, +15% Damage Reduction, +6 Life on Hit, +15% Cooldown Reduction

Rank 4: pick one

Eternal Flesh Duration +50%.
Vicious Shell Power +40%, duration −25%.

Rank 8: pick one

Phylactery Heart Cooldown −20%.
Apex of Undeath Power +25%, cost +25%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Archlich: power +20% and duration +20%.

Bonecaller skills

Risen Champion

Lv 3 Summon necrotic Bonecaller

Awaken a towering horror of fused bone to lead your dead.

Type: Summon
Cost: 35
Cooldown: 30s
Damage: 2d6 per summon hit necrotic
Summons: 1
Lasts: 25s

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Risen Champion mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	35	30s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	35	29.7s	+3%	Champion +20% HP · summon HP +20%
3	Lv 2	34	29.4s	+6%	Duration +20% · 30s
4	Lv 4	34	29.1s	+9%
5	Lv 6	34	28.8s	+12%	Champion damage +15%
6	Lv 8	33	28.5s	+15%	Champion +20% HP · summon HP +40%
7	Lv 10	26	28.2s	+18%	Cost −20%
8	Lv 12	26	27.9s	+21%
9	Lv 14	25	24.6s	+24%	Cooldown −10%
10	Lv 16	16	24.3s	+42%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · summon HP +60%

Rank 4: pick one

Eternal Guardian Champion +60% HP.
Bone Reaper Champion +30% damage.

Rank 8: pick one

Twin Champions +1 champion (the horror splits: −20% HP each).
Unresting Duration +40%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Throne of Bone: champion +20% HP and +10% damage.

Bloodmage skills

Crimson Tithe

Lv 3 Area necrotic Bloodmage

Rip blood from every foe in an area — it flows back to you.

Type: Area
Cost: 20
Cooldown: 9s
Damage: 2d6 + INT mod necrotic
Hit: CON save vs your spell DC (half damage on a save)
Scales with: Intelligence
Radius: 2.2 tiles
Range: 7 tiles
Leech: 60% of damage as HP
Applies: Bleeding 40% · 3s

Damage dice by level Lv 3 2d6Lv 7 3d6Lv 13 4d6

Mastery: ranks 1–10, perks, mastered bonus

Each rank above 1: +3% damage, −1% cooldown, −1% cost. Ranks come from using the skill; your character level caps them (rank 10 needs level 16). Numbers below are without perks.

Crimson Tithe mastery ranks
Rank	Needs	Cost	Cooldown	Dmg	What changes
1	Lv 1	20	9s	—	Learned
2	Lv 1	20	8.9s	+13%	Damage +10%
3	Lv 2	20	8.8s	+16%	Radius +15% · radius 2.5
4	Lv 4	19	8.7s	+19%
5	Lv 6	19	8.6s	+22%	Bleed chance +20% · Bleeding 60% · 3s
6	Lv 8	19	8.5s	+35%	Damage +10%
7	Lv 10	15	8.5s	+38%	Cost −20%
8	Lv 12	15	8.4s	+41%
9	Lv 14	14	8.3s	+44%	Radius +15% · radius 2.9
10	Lv 16	9	8.2s	+72%	Mastered (+15% damage, −25% cost, plus its signature bonus) · Bleeding 80% · 3s

Rank 4: pick one

Gorge Damage +25%, cooldown +10%.
Blood Harvest Radius +40%, damage −10%.

Rank 8: pick one

Deep Draught Bleeds last 60% longer.
Fast Tithe Cooldown −20%, cost +15%.

Rank 10, Mastered: Exsanguinator: damage +10% and bleed chance +20%.

Subclasses

Chosen at level 3. Each adds its own skill and a feature every few levels.

Bonecaller

A lord of the ossuary — every grave is a barracks, every corpse a soldier waiting.

Skills

Risen Champion Lv 3

Features

Lv 3
Ossuary Command Your commands travel through every skeleton you raise.
- +5% Cooldown Reduction
Lv 7
Bone Budget You waste nothing the grave gives you.
- +15% Resource Regen
Lv 11
Grave Doctrine Your minions fight with a general's patience.
- +6% Skill Damage
Lv 15
Mass Awakening The ground answers faster.
- +8% Cooldown Reduction
Lv 18
Pale Crown You wear command of the dead lightly now.
- +25 Max Resource
- +6% Damage

Bloodmage

Flesh remembers what the bone forgot: blood is only essence that hasn't been drunk yet.

Skills

Crimson Tithe Lv 3

Features

Lv 3
Blood Memory Your wounds teach you efficiency.
- +2 Life on Hit
Lv 7
Thick Ichor What blood remains to you runs slow and stubborn.
- +4% Damage Reduction
Lv 11
Crimson Sight You see every vein in the room.
- +4% Crit Chance
Lv 15
Second Heart Your reserve beats a steadier rhythm.
- +20% Resource Regen
Lv 18
Exsanguinated Soul Damage flows into you like tribute.
- +8% Skill Damage
- +3 Life on Hit

Necromancer unique weapons

The Ossuary Key Starter

Wand · Weapon · drops from level 5

+8–24% Skill Damage
+2–6 Intelligence
+2–10 Necrotic Damage
+1 random affix

Homeward Bone. Bone Spear flies back to you after reaching its range, skewering everything again.

“It opens every tomb. It also opens whatever's standing between you and the tomb.”

Crook of the Hollow Flock

Quarterstaff · Weapon · drops from level 12

+12–36% Skill Damage
+2–6 Intelligence
+8–18% Lifesteal
+1 random affix

The Flock. You can keep 6 more of each kind of summon.

Shepherd's Call. Below 70% health, your nearest summon crumbles to heal you for 95–100% of max health. Once every 10s.

“A shepherd's crook for a flock that follows you home no matter how many times you bury it.”

Bloodquill

Bastard Sword · Weapon · drops from level 16

+8–24% Skill Damage
+2–6 Intelligence
+1–5% Lifesteal
+1 random affix

Ink of the Vein. Your skills cost health instead of Essence (0.4% of max health per point) and deal +45–52% damage.

Red Harvest. Each kill feeds the quill: +3% skill damage and +3% lifesteal for 8s (up to 10).

“A sword that writes its contracts in the signer's own ink.”

Necromancers are Arcanists: they can also wear the 8 Arcanist unique armour and off-hands, and any unique jewelry. Power values show the range they roll in.