The Necromancer class in Diablo 4 has access to 19 different skills in six categories. Additionally, most skills have an enhancement and two upgrades that improve them in a variety of ways.
The following section provides an overview of all Necromancer skills, enhancements, and upgrades. For a detailed list of Necromancer passives, refer to our Necromancer Passive Talents page.
Necromancer Passive TalentsFor more general information about the Necromancer class, refer to our overview.
See Also
Diablo 4 - Barbarian Skills Guide (Season 3) - Icy VeinsDiablo 4 - Rogue Skills Guide (Season 3) - Diablo 4 - Icy VeinsSkill Tree Overview for Diablo 4 - Maxroll.gg D4Skill Trees Explained - Skills and Abilities - Diablo 4 Guide - IGNBasic Skills
Basic Skills are spammable skills whose primary purpose is to regenerate Essence in order to be able to use more powerful skills from other categories.
Decompose
| Essence Generation | 7 per second |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 40% |
| Damage Type | Shadow |
| Description | Tear the flesh from an enemy, dealing {#}% damage per second and forming a usable Corpse with the flesh every {#} seconds. |
| Enhanced Decompose | If an enemy dies while afflicted withDecompose, you gain {#} Essence. |
| Acolyte’s Decompose | Every 1.5 seconds, Decompose makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. |
| Initiate’s Decompose | DecomposeSlows enemies by {#}% and if you channel Decompose for at least 1.5 seconds, you gain {#}%[+] Movement Speed for 5 seconds after ending the channel. |
Reap
| Essence Generation | 4 per enemy hit |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 17% |
| Damage Type | Shadow |
| Description | Sweep an ethereal scythe in front of you, dealing {#}% damage. Hitting an enemy withReapincreases your Damage Reduction by {#}% for {#} seconds. |
| Enhanced Reap | If an enemy hit byReapdies within {#} seconds, you gain {#}% Attack Speed for {#} seconds. |
| Acolyte’s Reap | Reapforms a Corpse under the first enemy hit. Can only occur every {#} seconds. |
| Initiate’s Reap | Reapinstantly executes non-Bosses below {#}% Life. |
Hemorrhage
| Essence Generation | 8 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 35% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Burst an enemy’s blood, dealing {#}% damage.Hemorrhagehas a {#}% chance to form a Blood Orb. |
| Enhanced Hemorrhage | After picking up a Blood Orb, your nextHemorrhagealso deals damage to enemies around your target and grants {#} additional Essence per enemy hit. |
| Acolyte’s Hemorrhage | Hemorrhage gains an additional {#}% Attack Speed while Healthy. |
| Initiate’s Hemorrhage | Hemorrhagegrants {#}% Maximum Life ({#}) as Fortify each time it hits an enemy, and has a {#}% chance per enemy hit to Fortify you for {#}% Maximum Life ({#}). |
Bone Splinters
| Essence Generation | 6 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 17% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Fire three Bone Splinters, dealing {#}% damage each. Each subsequent time an enemy is hit by the same cast ofBone Splinters, you gain {#} Essence. |
| Enhanced Bone Splinters | Bone Splintershas a {#}% chance to fire {#} additional projectile if cast while you have {#} or more Essence. |
| Acolyte’s Bone Splinters | Hitting the same enemy at least {#} times with the same cast ofBone Splintersgrants {#}% Critical Strike Chance for {#} seconds. |
| Initiate’s Bone Splinters | Bone Splintershas a {#}% chance per hit to make enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds. |
Core Skills
These are some of the most used Necromancer skills in any build. However, while Core Skills have no cooldown, their biggest drawback is their Essence cost.
Blight
| Essence Cost | 25 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 40% |
| Damage Type | Shadow |
| Description | Unleash concentrated blight that deals {#}% damage and leaves behind a defiled area, dealing {#}% damage over {#} seconds. |
| Enhanced Blight | BlightSlows enemies by {#}%. |
| Paranormal Blight | Blighthas a {#}% chance to Immobilize enemies for {#} seconds on impact. |
| Supernatural Blight | You and your Minions deal x{#}% increased damage to enemies withinBlight. |
Sever
| Essence Cost | 20 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 20% |
| Damage Type | Shadow |
| Description | A specter of you charges forward and attacks with its scythe for {#}% damage then returns to you and attacks again for {#}% damage. |
| Enhanced Sever | Severdamages enemies along its path for {#}% of its damage. |
| Paranormal Sever | Every 4th cast ofSevermakes enemies Vulnerable for {#} seconds. |
| Supernatural Sever | Severdeals x{#}% increased damage for each Minion you have upon cast. |
Blood Surge
| Essence Cost | 30 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 12% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Draw blood from enemies, dealing {#}% damage, and expel a blood nova, dealing {#}% damage.Blood Surge’s nova damage is increased by x{#}% per enemy drained, up to x{#}%. |
| Enhanced Blood Surge | Blood Surgeheals you for {#}% of your maximum Life when drawing blood from enemies. If {#} or more enemies are drawn from, then heal for an additional {#}% of your maximum Life. |
| Paranormal Blood Surge | If an enemy is damaged byBlood Surge‘s nova while you are Healthy, then gain 1 stack of Overwhelming Blood. When you have 5 stacks of Overwhelming Blood, your next Blood Surge Overpowers. |
| Supernatural Blood Surge | Each time an enemy is hit by Blood Surge’s nova, you are Fortified for {#}% Maximum Life ({#}). While you are Fortified for over {#}% of your Maximum Life,Blood Surgedeals {#}% increased damage. |
Blood Lance
| Essence Cost | 15 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 33% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Throw a blood lance that lingers in an enemy for {#} seconds, dealing {#}% damage to the enemy and all other lanced enemies. |
| Enhanced Blood Lance | Blood LancePierces through enemies who are currently lanced, dealing {#}% reduced damage to subsequent enemies after the first. |
| Paranormal Blood Lance | While at least {#} enemies or a Boss are affected byBlood Lance, you gain {#}% Attack Speed andBlood Lance‘s Essence cost is reduced by {#}. |
| Supernatural Blood Lance | After castingBlood Lance{#} times, your next cast ofBlood Lanceis guaranteed to Overpower and spawns a Blood Orb under the first enemy hit. |
Bone Spear
| Essence Cost | 25 |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 50% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Conjure a bone spear from the ground, dealing {#}% damage and Piercing through enemies. |
| Enhanced Bone Spear | Bone Spearbreaks into {#} shards when it is destroyed, dealing {#}% damage each. |
| Paranormal Bone Spear | Bone Spearhas a {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance. If Bone Spear’s primary projectile Critically Strikes, it fires {#} additional bone shards upon being destroyed. |
| Supernatural Bone Spear | Bone Spearmakes the first enemy hit Vulnerable for {#} seconds. |
Macabre Skills
Macabre Skills help to boost the defensive capabilities of the Necromancer, as well as providing powerful offensive options.
Corpse Explosion
| Lucky Hit Chance | 25% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Detonate a Corpse, dealing {#}% damage to surrounding enemies. |
| Enhanced Corpse Explosion | Corpse Explosion‘s radius is increased by {#}%. |
| Blighted Corpse Explosion | Corpse Explosion becomes a Darkness Skill and, Instead of exploding,Corpse Explosionreleases a vile miasma dealing {#}% Shadow Damage over {#} seconds. |
| Plagued Corpse Explosion | Corpse Explosiondeals x{#}% increased damage to enemies that are Slowed, Stunned, or Vulnerable. These damage bonuses can stack. |
Blood Mist
| Cooldown | 24 seconds |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 9% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Disperse into a bloody mist, becoming Immune for {#} seconds. Your Movement Speed is reduced by {#}% and you periodically deal {#}% damage to enemies, healing for {#}% of your Maximum Life. |
| Enhanced Blood Mist | Casting a Skill that Overpowers reduces the cooldown ofBlood Mistby 2 seconds. |
| Ghastly Blood Mist | Blood Mistleaves behind a Corpse every {#} second. |
| Dreadful Blood Mist | You gain +10% Critical Strike Chance for 4 seconds after Blood Mist ends. |
Bone Prison
| Cooldown | 20 seconds |
| Description | Unearth a prison of bone with {#} Life that surrounds the target area for {#} seconds. Friendly players and Minions can freely pass through Bone Prison walls. |
| Enhanced Bone Prison | Enemies inside ofBone Prison are Vulnerable. |
| Ghastly Bone Prison | If an enemy is trapped by Bone Prison, gain {#} Essence, plus an additional 5 per enemy trapped. |
| Dreadful Bone Prison | Reduce your active cooldowns by {#} seconds for each enemy trapped by Bone Prison, up to {#} seconds. |
Curse Skills
The Curse Skill category includes all Necromancer skills that inflict Curses upon enemies. Curses help with dealing damage over time and increase the damage dealt to Cursed enemies.
Iron Maiden
| Essence Cost | 10 |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Curse the target area. Enemies afflicted byIron Maiden take {#}% damage each time they deal direct damage. Lasts {#} seconds. |
| Enhanced Iron Maiden | Iron Maidenno longer costs Essence. Instead, gain {#} Essence for each enemy Cursed. Does not work with enemies who are already cursed withIron Maiden. |
| Horrid Iron Maiden | When at least {#} enemies are afflicted byIron Maiden, its damage is increased by x{#}%. |
| Abhorrent Iron Maiden | Heal for {#}% of your maximum Life when an enemy dies while afflicted withIron Maiden. |
Decrepify
| Essence Cost | 10 |
| Description | Curse the target area. Enemies afflicted byDecrepifyare Slowed by {#}% and deal {#}% less damage for {#} seconds. |
| Enhanced Decrepify | Lucky Hit: Enemies hit while afflicted withDecrepifyhave up to a {#}% chance to be Stunned for {#} seconds. |
| Horrid Decrepify | When you or your Minions hit an enemy afflicted withDecrepifybelow {#}% Life, they are instantly killed. Does not work on Bosses. |
| Abhorrent Decrepify | Lucky Hit: Enemies hit while afflicted withDecrepifyhave up to a {#}% chance to reduce your active cooldowns by {#} seconds. |
Corpse and Macabre Skills
With these skills, Necromancers can boost their own damage while summoning additional horrors to deal even more combined destruction.
Corpse Tendrils
| Cooldown | 11 seconds |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 20% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Veins burst out of a Corpse, pulling in enemies, Stunning them for {#} seconds, and dealing {#}% damage to them. Does not consume the Corpse. |
| Enhanced Corpse Tendrils | Enemies who are in range ofCorpse Tendrilsare Slowed by {#}% before being pulled. |
| Plagued Corpse Tendrils | Enemies damaged byCorpse Tendrilsare made Vulnerable for 3 seconds. |
| Blighted Corpse Tendrils | Corpse Tendrilshas a {#}% chance when damaging enemies to drop a Blood Orb. |
Bone Spirit
| Cooldown | 12 seconds |
| Essence Cost | All Remaining Essence |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 33% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Consume all of your Essence to conjure a spirit of bone that seeks enemies. Upon reaching an enemy, the spirit explodes, dealing {#}% damage to the target and all surrounding enemies. Damage is increased by {#}% for each point of Essence spent castingBone Spirit. |
| Enhanced Bone Spirit | IfBone SpiritCritically Strikes, its cooldown is reduced by {#} seconds. This effect can only happen once per cast. |
| Ghastly Bone Spirit | Bone Spirithas an additional {#}% Critical Strike Chance. |
| Dreadful Bone Spirit | AfterBone Spirithits an enemy, you generate {#}% of your maximum Essence. |
Ultimate Skills
Ultimate Skills are powerful skills that have a long cooldown. Ultimate Skills must be built around in order to be effective, and only one can be chosen at a time.
Army of the Dead
| Cooldown | 70 seconds |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 64% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Call forth the deep buried dead. Volatile undead emerge over the next {#} seconds that explode when around enemies, dealing {#}% damage. |
| Prime Army of the Dead | WhenArmy of the Dead‘s Skeletons explode, they have a {#}% chance to leave behind a Corpse. |
| Supreme Army of the Dead | Army of the Deadalso raises your Skeletal Warriors and Skeletal Mages. |
Blood Wave
| Cooldown | 50 seconds |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 20% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | Conjure a tidal wave of blood that deals {#}% damage and knocks enemies back. |
| Prime Blood Wave | Blood WaveSlows enemies by {#}% for {#} seconds. |
| Supreme Blood Wave | Blood Waveleaves behind three Blood Orbs as it travels. |
Bone Storm
| Cooldown | 60 seconds |
| Lucky Hit Chance | 40% |
| Damage Type | Physical |
| Description | A swirling storm of bones appears around you and your Golem, dealing {#}% to surrounding enemies over {#} seconds. |
| Prime Bone Storm | Your Damage Reduction is increased by {#}% whileBone Stormis active. |
| Supreme Bone Storm | Your Critical Strike Chance is increased by {#}% whileBone Stormis active. |
Dismount Skill
While mounted, the Necromancer class has access to a unique Dismount Skill which causes them to jump off the mount, slam the ground, and create a frontal cone of magic bones, damaging enemies in the way. Players that are struck by an enemy are automatically dismounted and are unable to use their Dismount Skill.
