Necromancer

Difficulty 3/3Poison element iconPoisonArcane element iconArcane

Lord of the dead. Slain enemies rise and fight on his side.

Unlock the Necromancer with the achievement Reaper: Defeat 10,000 monsters in total.

Base stats

Health110
Armor2
Move speed5.04
Health regen / s0.3
Mana80
Mana regen / s3
Critical chance5%
Pickup range3
Damage multiplier×1

At a glance

  • 110 health, armor 2
  • +25% effect duration
  • Lots of mana
  • Weapon: Revenant (minions)
  • Ultimate: Army of the Dead

Starting weapon: Revenant

Ultimates

Pick one of the two before a run, on the class card.

Army of the Dead

A circle of minions rises around you, and for 3 s you drain life from nearby enemies.

Available from the start.

Soul Harvest iconSoul Harvest

A death scythe sweeps the whole screen: finishes off regular enemies below 30% health (elites below 15%) and damages the rest. Every soul returns and heals.

Unlock this ultimate with the achievement Necromancer: Second Ultimate: Survive 8 minutes as Necromancer on any map. Unlocks ultimate: Soul Harvest.

Class weapons and skills

Class passives

Evolutions for this class

WeaponPassiveEvolutionSuper-evolution
RevenantHourglass iconHourglassLegion of BoneBone King
Corpse Explosion iconCorpse ExplosionSoul Collector iconSoul CollectorField of the Dead–
Soul Drain iconSoul DrainVampirism iconVampirismSoul Devourer–
Bone Prison iconBone PrisonArmor iconArmorBone Crypt–
Plague iconPlagueHourglass iconHourglassGreat Plague–
Bone Spear iconBone SpearExecutioner iconExecutionerExecutioner's Spear–
Wraiths iconWraithsSoul Collector iconSoul CollectorSpectral Choir–
Corpse Golem iconCorpse GolemThorn Armor iconThorn ArmorFoul Colossus–

Talent tree

Talents are bought with points earned by playing the class. The trunk is open to every path; past the trunk you commit to one of the three paths.

Trunk

Open to every path.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Fortitude talent iconFortitude+5% health per level.31
1Practice talent iconPractice+4% damage per level.31

Legion path emblemLegion

A bigger army, and you hide behind it.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Larger Army talent iconLarger ArmyRevenant starts at level 2 right away, but you have −10% health. Revenant11
2Dark Will talent iconDark Will+10% area per level.21
3Bone Armor talent iconBone ArmorEvery 8 s bones shield you with a barrier worth 10% health.12
4General of the Dead talent iconGeneral of the DeadAfter the ultimate for 8 s: +40% damage, and each kill heals 1 health.13

Plague path emblemPlague

Venom that spreads through the horde on its own.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Pestilence talent iconPestilenceYou start with Poison. Poisons and burns last 10% longer. Poison Fumes11
2Virulence talent iconVirulence+10% poison, fire and explosion damage per level.21
3Exploding Corpses talent iconExploding CorpsesA poisoned monster bursts on death into a venom cloud that poisons its neighbors.12
4Plague Air talent iconPlague AirEvery 1.5 s you poison everything in a 4 radius around you.13

Blood Magic path emblemBlood Magic

Pay with health for power, recover it from enemies.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Blood Pact talent iconBlood Pact+50% mana regeneration (more frequent ultimate), but −15% health.11
2Leech talent iconLeech+3% chance per level that a kill heals you.21
3Blood Sacrifice talent iconBlood SacrificeAbove 80% health you deal 25% more damage.12
4Soul Reaper talent iconSoul ReaperEvery 25 kills: +2% health and +1% damage until the end of the run (up to 20 times).13