Necromancer

No set Death Nova — Necromancer

Necromancer Build S · by eRnstl · 747 Views

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

Siphon Blood Purity of Essence
Death Nova Blight
Bone Armor Limited Immunity
Frailty Early Grave
Blood Rush Potency
Simulacrum Blood Debt

Passive Skills

Spreading Malediction
Stand Alone
Swift Harvesting
Final Service

Kanai's Cube

Weapon Bloodtide Blade
Armor Dayntee's Binding
Jewelry Convention of Elements
4th slot (Season 39) Scythe of the Cycle

Stat Priority

  1. Intelligence
  2. Critical Hit Chance
  3. Vitality
  4. Critical Hit Damage
  5. Area Damage
  6. Death Nova Damage

Legendary Gems

Bane of the Stricken Rank 150
Bane of the Trapped Rank 150
Legacy of Dreams Rank 99

Regular Gems

Helm Amethyst
Armor Topaz
Weapon Emerald
Leoric's Crown
Helm
Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance
Death Nova Damage
Socket
Mantle of Channeling
Shoulders
Intelligence
Vitality
Life %
Area Damage
Aquila Cuirass
Chest Armor
Intelligence
Vitality
Armor
Socket
Stone Gauntlets
Gloves
Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Area Damage
Ancient Parthan Defenders
Bracers
Intelligence
Physical Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Vitality
The Witching Hour
Belt
Critical Hit Damage
Intelligence
Vitality
Life %
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
Pants
Intelligence
Physical Damage
Vitality
Armor
Socket
Steuart's Greaves
Boots
Intelligence
Vitality
Death Nova Damage
Armor
Haunted Visions
Amulet
Critical Hit Damage
Gold Find
Critical Hit Chance
Physical Damage
Socket
Krysbin's Sentence
Ring 1
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Socket
Unity
Ring 2
Critical Hit Chance
Damage against Elites
Critical Hit Damage
Socket
Funerary Pick
Main Hand
Intelligence
Physical Damage (Weapon)
Damage %
Area Damage
Socket
Iron Rose
Off Hand
Intelligence
Physical Damage (Weapon)
Critical Hit Chance
Death Nova Damage
Area Damage

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
Use the variant switcher above to move between the versions. What changes between them is spelled out below — read it before you rebuild.

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.

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Equipment

Helm Leoric's Crown
Shoulders Homing Pads
Chest Armor Tal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
Gloves Gloves of Worship
Belt Vigilante Belt
Pants Captain Crimson's Thrust
Boots Captain Crimson's Waders
Amulet The Flavor of Time
Bracers Nemesis Bracers
Ring 1 Unity
Ring 2 Oculus Ring
Main Hand Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker
Off Hand Wall of Man
Templar Relic

Skills

Lv5
Heilen
Einschreiten
Lv10
Einschüchtern
Treue
Lv15
Ansturm
Offensive
Lv20
Inspirieren
Wächter