No set Death Nova — Necromancer
Legacy gem build Death Nova for the Necromancer: tier S, Season 39, with gear, cube powers, gems and 3 variants.
At a glance
- Class
- Necromancer
- Tier
- S
- Season
- S39
- Main skill
- Siphon Blood
- Items
- 13
- Cube powers
- 4
- Updated
Equipment
- Helm Leoric's Crown
- Shoulders Mantle of Channeling
- Amulet Haunted Visions
- Chest Aquila Cuirass
- Gloves Stone Gauntlets
- Bracers Ancient Parthan Defenders
- Belt The Witching Hour
- Pants Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
- Boots Steuart's Greaves
- Ring 1 Krysbin's Sentence
- Ring 2 Unity
- Main Hand Funerary Pick
- Off Hand Iron Rose
Active Skills
Passive Skills
Kanai's Cube
Stat Priority
- Intelligence
- Critical Hit Chance
- Vitality
- Critical Hit Damage
- Area Damage
- Death Nova Damage
Legendary Gems
Regular Gems
Gameplay
The configuration
This setup is stored as a complete build — gear, skills, runes and all four cube slots work together and are not assembled from individual statistics.
- Set: no class set — Legacy gem build
- Rating: tier S across all classes
- Kanai's Cube: Bloodtide Blade, Dayntee's Binding, Convention of Elements, Scythe of the Cycle
- Skills: Siphon Blood (Purity of Essence), Death Nova (Blight), Bone Armor (Limited Immunity), Frailty (Early Grave), Blood Rush (Potency), Simulacrum (Blood Debt)
- Passives: Spreading Malediction, Stand Alone, Swift Harvesting, Final Service
- Variants available: GR push, Speed farming, Torment 16 / Nephalem rifts
How the variants differ
Measured against the push version. Anything not listed here stays the same:
- Speed farming: swaps in skills Devour (Cannibalize), Blood Rush (Molting); cube St. Archew's Gage, Squirt's Necklace, Reilena's Shadowhook; gems Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard.
- Torment 16 / Nephalem rifts: swaps in skills Bone Armor (Thy Flesh Sustained), Devour (Cannibalize), Blood Rush (Molting); cube Krelm's Buff Belt, Krysbin's Sentence; gems Boon of the Hoarder.
Sockets and gems
The 3 legendary gems (Bane of the Stricken, Bane of the Trapped, Legacy of Dreams) belong in the jewellery slots — that is the only place their rank counts, and the only place they keep growing when you upgrade after a Greater Rift.
The remaining 7 sockets are filled with Topaz: the multiplier already comes from the set and the legendary powers, so one more base stat does more there than another effect would.
On the season theme
Shades of the Nephalem spawns a shadow clone of your class at every shrine and pylon that fights along for one minute. Activate shrines inside the pull, not on the way there. The fourth cube slot is already filled in every variant above.
FAQ
Which class is the No set Death Nova — Necromancer build for?
The No set Death Nova — Necromancer build is a build for the Necromancer.
How strong is the No set Death Nova — Necromancer build?
The build is rated Tier S and optimized for Season 39.
Which skills does the No set Death Nova — Necromancer build use?
The key skills are: Siphon Blood, Death Nova, Bone Armor, Frailty, Blood Rush.
Which legendary gems does the No set Death Nova — Necromancer build need?
Recommended legendary gems: Bane of the Stricken, Bane of the Trapped, Legacy of Dreams.
Which stats matter for the No set Death Nova — Necromancer build?
Prioritize these stats: Intelligence, Critical Hit Chance, Vitality, Critical Hit Damage, Area Damage, Death Nova Damage.












