Necromancer

Necromancer is a mastery in Grim Dawn, added by the Ashes of Malmouth expansion. They make heavy use of vitality-damaging magic and summoning skeletal minions, but they also use ranged or sometimes even melee weapons in combat.

Lore

Although they primarily engage in the weaving of magic, necromancers are aptly equipped to enter the fray in close quarters, or to weave their death magic into ranged weaponry. Do not for a moment think that a cornered necromancer is easy prey.

Skill Tree

Reaping Strike 01/10 Can activate with all default weapon attacks. 12% Chance to be Used 110% Weapon Damage 17 Vitality Damage 15 Aether Damage 15% of Attack Damage Converted to Health 6 Energy Leech over 2 Seconds 10/10 25% Chance to be Used 136% Weapon Damage 76 Vitality Damage 65 Aether Damage 36% of Attack Damage Converted to Health 54 Energy Leech over 2 Seconds						Necrotic Edge 01/12 Can activate with all default weapon attacks. When used with a melee weapon, the attack strikes multiple nearby targets. 12% Chance to be Used 180 Degree Attack Arc 2 Target Maximum 110% Weapon Damage 17 Cold Damage 45 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds 30% Chance to Confuse target for 1.5 Seconds 12/12 26% Chance to be Used 5 Target Maximum 140% Weapon Damage 92 Cold Damage 411 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds 100% Chance to Confuse target for 1.5 Seconds				Siphon Souls 01/12 52 Energy Cost 6 Second Skill Recharge 3 Second Duration 4 Meter Radius 130 Vitality Damage 24% Attack Damage converted to Health Increases Health Regeneration by -30% 12/12 114 Energy Cost 7.5 Meter Radius 262 Vitality Damage Increases Health Regeneration by -70%		Sear Souls 01/01 +6 Second Duration Total Damage Modified by -10% 100% Vitality Damage converted to Aether Damage		Blood Boil 01/12 +3 Energy Cost 26 Bleeding Damage per Second 26 Vitality Decay per Second -30 Offensive Ability 12/12 +25 Energy Cost 146 Bleeding Damage per Second 146 Vitality Decay per Second -162 Offensive Ability
Drain Essence 01/16 12.5 Energy Cost per Second 0.3 Second Skill Recharge 3 Aether Damage 20 Vitality Decay over 2 Seconds 10% Attack Damage converted to Health 16/16 83.3 Energy Cost per Second 70 Aether Damage 198 Vitality Decay over 2 Seconds		Gravechill 01/01 Total Damage Modified by 25% 33% Slower target Movement for 2 Seconds 100% Aether Damage converted to Cold Damage		Hungering Reach 01/12 +4.2 Energy Cost per Second 12% Chance of Affecting up to 2 targets +10% Crit Damage 1% of Attack Damage converted to Health 12/12 +20.8 Energy Cost per Second 20% Chance of Affecting up to 3 targets +55% Crit Damage 5% of Attack Damage converted to Health				Decomposition 01/12 +4.2 Energy Cost per Second 10 Vitality Damage +10% Vitality Decay with +30% Increased Duration 25 Reduced target's Offensive Ability for 3 Seconds 12/12 +20.8 Energy Cost per Second 102 Vitality Damage +120% Vitality Decay with +100% Increased Duration 135 Reduced target's Offensive Ability for 3 Seconds								Harbinger of Souls 01/12 Exclusive Skill - only one Exclusive Skill can be active at any one time. 5 Vitality Damage 3% of Attack Damage converted to Health 30 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds +25% Vitality Damage +25% Aether Damage +25% Vitality Decay with +6% Increased Duration 15% Physical Damage converted to Vitality Damage +3% Attack Speed +3% Casting Speed 12/12 21 Vitality Damage 10% of Attack Damage converted to Health 129 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds +135% Vitality Damage +135% Aether Damage +135% Vitality Decay with +50% Increased Duration +14% Attack Speed +14% Casting Speed
				Harvester of Death 01/01 Requires a two-handed melee weapon. -3 Meter Range Total Damage Modified by 20% 100% Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage		Ravenous Earth 01/16 40 Energy Cost 3 Second Skill Recharge 4 Second Duration 1.8 Meter Radius 3-5 Fragments 9 Vitality Damage 10 Poison Damage per Second 16/16 127 Energy Cost 6-8 Fragments 109 Vitality Damage 125 Poison Damage per Second				Decay 01/12 +4 Energy Cost +10% Vitality Damage +10% Poison Damage 2% Reduced target's Damage for 1 Second 12/12 +26 Energy Cost +98% Vitality Damage +98% Poison Damage 20% Reduced target's Damage for 1 Second				Foul Eruption 01/12 100% Chance of Activating 2.5 Meter Radius 35 Vitality Damage 35 Aether Damage 10% Reduction to Enemy's Health 3 Reduced target's Resistances for 5 Seconds 12/12 3 Meter Radius 133 Vitality Damage 133 Aether Damage 28% Reduction to Enemy's Health 25 Reduced target's Resistances for 5 Seconds
		Bone Harvest 01/16 26 Energy Cost 3 Second Skill Recharge 7 Meter Range 115% Weapon Damage 10 Piercing Damage 18 Cold Damage 18 Vitality Damage 8% Slower target Movement for 3 Seconds 16/16 86 Energy Cost 270% Weapon Damage 115 Piercing Damage 204 Cold Damage 204 Vitality Damage 45% Slower target Movement for 3 Seconds						Dread 01/12 +3 Energy Cost +2 Meter Range 90 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds +8% Pierce Damage +8% Cold Damage +8% Vitality Damage 10% Chance of Terrify target for 2 Seconds 12/12 +8 Energy Cost 756 Vitality Decay over 3 Seconds +96% Pierce Damage +96% Cold Damage +96% Vitality Damage 35% Chance of Terrify target for 2 Seconds				Soul Harvest 01/12 This ability must be toggled to maintain its effect. 5 Second Duration 9 Cold Damage 14 Vitality Damage +10% Cold Damage +10% Vitality Damage +10% Vitality Decay Bonus to All Pets 6 Vitality Damage +10% to All Damage 12/12 64 Cold Damage 76 Vitality Damage +65% Cold Damage +65% Vitality Damage +65% Vitality Decay Bonus to All Pets 28 Vitality Damage +65% to All Damage				Reap Spirit 01/16 90 Energy Cost 3.5 Second Skill Recharge 100% Weapon Damage 100-154 Aether Damage Vitality Decay over 5 Seconds 1 Summon Limit Sundered Wraith Attributes: Lives for 18 Seconds 7448 Health 2737 Energy Sundered Wraith Abilities: Wraith’s Touch 44 Cold Damage 37-50 Vitality Damage 16/16 96 Energy Cost 110% Weapon Damage 123-184 Aether Damage 555 Vitality Decay over 5 Seconds 1 Summon Limit Sundered Wraith Attributes: 13034 Health 2737 Energy Sundered Wraith Abilities: +100% to All Damage +33% Crit Damage +75% Health Increases Energy Regeneration by 150% Wraith’s Touch 56 Cold Damage 46-64 Vitality Damage
Raise Skeletons 01/16 80 Energy Cost 18 Second Skill Recharge Summons 3 3 Summon Limit Skeletal Warrior Attributes: 4275 Health 2737 Energy Skeletal Warrior Abilities: Ancient Weapons 7-9 Physical Damage 4 Vitality Damage 16/16 200 Energy Cost Second Skill Recharge Summons 3 3 Summon Limit Skeletal Warrior Attributes: 7841 Health 2737 Energy Skeletal Warrior Abilities: +100% to All Damage +75% Health Increases Energy Regeneration by 10% Ancient Weapons 60-76 Physical Damage 20 Vitality Damage				Undead Legion 01/12 -2 Second Skill Recharge +1 Summon Limit -15% Skill Energy Cost 12/12 -6 Second Skill Recharge +5 Summon Limit -50% Skill Energy Cost				Will of the Crypt 01/12 4 Vitality Damage +8% Vitality Damage +10% Elemental Damage Increases Armor by 10% 10% Vitality Resistance 12/12 15 Vitality Damage +118% Vitality Damage +142% Elemental Damage Increases Armor by 98% 50% Vitality Resistance
				Ill Omen 01/10 35 Energy Cost 5 Second Skill Recharge 3 Second Duration 2 Meter Radius 5 Cold Damage 2 Vitality Decay per Second Confuse target for 2 Seconds 4% Reduced target's Damage for 1 Second -15% Movement Speed 10/10 75 Energy Cost 5 Second Duration 41 Cold Damage 61 Vitality Decay per Second 25% Reduced target's Damage for 1 Second -30% Movement Speed		Summon Blight Fiend 01/16 150 Energy Cost 18 Second Skill Recharge 1 Summon Limit Blight Beast Attributes: x Health x Energy Blight Beast Abilities: +0% to All Damage +0% Crit Damage +0% Health Increases Energy Regeneration by 0% Blighted Claws 23-33 Physical Damage 40 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds Virulent Death 5 Second Duration 3.2 Meter Radius 35 Acid Damage 90 Poison Damage over 55 Seconds 16/16 225 Energy Cost Blight Beast Attributes: x Health x Energy Blight Beast Abilities: +100% to All Damage +33% Crit Damage +75% Health Increases Energy Regeneration by 150% Blighted Claws 202-286 Physical Damage 750 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds Virulent Death 230 Acid Damage 114 Poison Damage over 55 Seconds		Unstable Anomaly 01/01 -10 Second Skill Recharge +2 Summon Limit Lives for 12 Seconds -60% Skill Energy Cost		Rotting Fumes 01/12 +2.5 Meter Radius 44 Poison Damage over 2 Seconds Generate Additional Threat 25 Reduced target's Defensive Ability for 2 Seconds 15% Chance for target to Fumble Attacks for 2 Seconds 15% Chance of Impaired Aim to target for 2 Seconds 12/12 +3.6 Meter Radius 360 Poison Damage over 2 Seconds 212 Reduced target's Defensive Ability for 2 Seconds				Blight Burst 01/12 +27 Energy Cost 10 Meter Radius 14% Basic Pet Attack Damage 114-132 Acid Damage 60 Vitality Damage 150 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds Generate Additional Threat Confuse target for 2 Seconds 12/12 +60 Energy Cost 36% Basic Pet Attack Damage 300-394 Acid Damage 168 Vitality Damage 625 Poison Damage over 5 Seconds		Master of Death 01/12 This ability must be toggled to maintain its efect. +8 Defensive Ability +1% Offensive Ability 2% Vitality Resistance Bonus to All Pets +6% to All Damage +5% Acid Damage +5% Vitality Damage +5% Poison Damage 25% Physical Damage converted to Vitality Damage +1% Offensive Ability 2% Vitality Resistance 12/12 +75 Defensive Ability +9% Offensive Ability 25% Vitality Resistance Bonus to All Pets +50% to All Damage +60% Acid Damage +60% Vitality Damage +60% Poison Damage 50% Physical Damage converted to Vitality Damage +12% Offensive Ability 25% Vitality Resistance
		Spectral Binding 01/12 This ability must be toggled to maintain its efect. 0.8 Active Energy Cost per Second 25 Energy Reserved 4 Aether Damage +8% Aether Damage +80 Health +10 Offensive Ability 12/12 1.4 Active Energy Cost per Second 80 Energy Reserved 37 Aether Damage +85% Aether Damage +1175 Health +88 Offensive Ability				Spectral Wrath 01/10 2.5 Second Skill Recharge 3 Second Duration 2 Meter Radius 5 Vitality Damage 5 Aether Damage -5% Attack Speed -3% Physical Resistance -3% Vitality Resistance -3% Aether Resistance 10/10 1.5 Second Skill Recharge 5 Second Duration 4 Meter Radius 44 Vitality Damage 60 Aether Damage -18% Attack Speed -25% Physical Resistance -25% Vitality Resistance -25% Aether Resistance						Call of the Grave 01/10 36 Energy Cost 24 Second Skill Recharge 10 Second Duration +3% Crit Damage +22% Acid Damage +22% Vitality Damage +22% Poison Damage +22% Vitality Decay Bonus to All Pets: +46% to All Damage +5% Crit Damage 10/10 72 Energy Cost +15% Crit Damage +115% Acid Damage +115% Vitality Damage +115% Poison Damage +115% Vitality Decay Bonus to All Pets: +190% to All Damage +25% Crit Damage		Mark of Torment 01/10 34 Energy Cost 20 Second Skill Recharge 3 Second Duration 25% Damage Absorption 200% Damage Absorbed Reflected 10/10 106 Energy Cost 5 Second Duration 50% Damage Absorption 300% Damage Absorbed Reflected
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Mastery Progression

Mastery of the cruel fate that awaits all living beings.

Each point invested in the Necromancer skill mastery gives the following stat bonuses:

• +4 Physique
• +4 Spirit
• +2 Cunning
• +19 Health
• +19 Energy

Class Combinations

Combining the Necromancer with another Mastery forms the following hybrid classes:

• Apostate (+ Inquisitor)
• Cabalist (+ Occultist)
• Death Knight (+ Soldier)
• Defiler (+ Demolitionist)
• Oppressor (+ Oathkeeper)
• Reaper (+ Nightblade)
• Ritualist (+ Shaman)
• Spellbinder (+ Arcanist)

• Masteries
• Items
• Creatures
• Factions
• Locations
• Constellations

• Soldier
• Demolitionist
• Occultist
• Nightblade
• Arcanist
• Shaman
• Inquisitor
• Necromancer
• Oathkeeper

Demolitionist Skills
Active Skills
Blackwater Cocktail (High Potency - Demon Fire - Agonizing Flames) • Canister Bomb (Concussive Bomb - Improved Casing) • Fire Strike (Explosive Strike - Searing Might - Searing Strike - Static Strike - Brimstone) • Flashbang (Searing Light) • Grenado (High Impact - Skyfire Grenado) - Shattering Blast • Mortar Trap (Heavy Ordnance - "The Big One") • Stun Jacks (Quick Jacks - Full Spread) • Thermite Mine (Hellfire Mine)
Passive Skills
Blast Shield • Ulzuin's Chosen
Toggle Skills
Flamed Touched (Temper) • Vindicative Flame (Ulzuin's Wrath)

Nightblade Skills
Active Skills
Amarasta's Blade Burst (Lethal Assault) • Blade Barrier • Blade Trap (Devouring Blades) • Phantasmal Blades (Frenetic Throw - Heart Seeker - Nether Edge) • Pneumatic Burst (Breath of Belgothian - Shadow Dance - Elemental Awakening) • Ring of Steel (Ring of Frost - Circle of Slaughter) • Shadow Strike (Nidalla's Justifiable Ends - Nightfall)
Passive Skills
Anatomy of Murder • Dual Blades (Belgothian's Shears - Hidden Hands - Amarasta's Quick Cut - Whirling Death - Execution) • Merciless Repertoire • Phantasmal Armor
Toggle Skills
Veil of Shadow (Night's Chill)
Summons
Blade Spirit

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