Diablo 2 Build Guide – Bone Spell Necromancer Build Guide

Introduction

Necromancer is famous for his army of the dead, but he is also one of the most powerful casters in Diablo II: Resurrected with the Curse skills tree and a lot of powerful spells in his arsenal. In this build, we will go through the Necromancer build with a focus on the Bone Spear skills and Bone Spirit.
This build is great for beginners to Diablo II: Resurrected.

Stat

Level 40

Stats	Points	Notes
Strength	60	Just enough to wear your gears
Dexterity	60	Just enough to wear your gears
Vitality	100+	All remaining points can be put here for maximizing your Life.
Energy	20	Gears and potions will help you sustain your Mana.

Level 99

Stats	Points	Notes
Strength	80	Just enough to wear your gears
Dexterity	80	Just enough to wear your gears
Vitality	220+	All remaining points can be put here for maximizing your Life.
Energy	20	Gears and potions will help you sustain your Mana.

Skills Distribution

Bone Spirit 20 points – Your main damage dealer spell for this build
Bone Spear 20 points – For leveling and piercing through group of monsters
Bone Armor 1 points for a defensive layer
Bone Prison 20 points – Provide bonus to Bone Spirit and can trab group of monsters
Bone Wall 20 points – Same as Bone Prison
Corpse Explosion – 1 point (or more) – Good for clearing out group of monster, good for elemental immune monster

Teeth – 20 points Provide bonus damage to Bone Spirit and good for early leveling

Amplify Damage 1 point – Increase damage deal by Mercenary and Corpse Explosion
Clay Golem 1 point – Useful for tanking harder monsters while you casting your spell
Golem Mastery 1 point – Increase golem survivability
Summon Resist 1 point – Increase golem defense

Name

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Effect

Skill Level Stat

Bone Spirit

Teeth : +6% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Wall : +6% Magic Damage Per Leve l
Bone Spear : +6% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Prison : +6% Magic Damage Per Leve l

Teeth : +15% Magic damage per level
Bone Spear : +7% Magic damage per leve l

Releases a spirit of the restless undead that tracks its target or finds one of its own.
Cast Delay: None
Player vs Player: You can cast Bone Spirit at someone trapped in a Bone Prison and it won’t damage the Bone Prison.

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 12
Damage: 22-33

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 21.5
Damage: 380-413

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Skill Level Stat

Bone Spear

Teeth : +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Wall : +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Prison : +7% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Spirit : +7% Magic Damage Per Level

Teeth : +15% Magic damage per level
Bone Spirit : +6% Magic damage per level

Summons a deadly spike of bone to impale your enemies.
Cast Delay: None

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 7
Damage: 17-25

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 11.7
Damage: 205-218

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Bone Armor

Bone Wall : + 15 Damage Absorbed Per Level
Bone Prison : + 15 Damage Absorbed Per Level

Bone Wall : +10% Life per level
Bone Prison : +8% Life per level

Creates an orbiting shield of bone that absorbs melee damage.
Cast Delay: None
Bone Armor only protects the Necromancer from Physical Damage .

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 11
Damage Shield: 20

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 30
Damage Shield: 210

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Bone Prison

Bone Armor : +8% Life Per Level
Bone Wall : +8% Life Per Level

Teeth : +15% Magic damage per level
Bone Armor : + 15 damage absorbed per level
Bone Wall : +10% Life per level
Bone Spear : +7% Magic damage per level
Bone Spirit : +6% Magic damage per level

Creates a barrier of fossilized bone around your target.
Cast Delay: None
Player vs Player: You can use Bone Prison on other players.

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 27
Normal Hit Points: 22

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 8
Normal Hit Points: 112

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Skill Level Stat

Bone Wall

Bone Armor : +10% Life Per Level
Bone Prison : +10% Life Per Level

Teeth : + 15 % Magic Damage per level
Bone Armor : + 15 Damage absorbed per level
Bone Spear : +7% Magic damage per level
Bone Prison : +8% Life per level
Bone Spirit : +6% Magic damage per level

Creates an impassable barrier of bone and debris.
Cast Delay: None
Nightmare/Hell: The stats shown below are only for Normal difficulty. The Bone Wall hit points increase for Nightmare, and again for Hell Difficulty.

Lvl: 1
Normal Hit Points: 20

Lvl: 20
Normal Hit Points: 111

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Corpse Explosion

No synergies

Cast on the corpse of a slain monster, it explodes, damaging nerby enemies.
Cast Delay: None
If you want to make a big mess, Corpse Explosion is the skill for you. Once dubbed “The Best Skill of All Time” by Blizzard Employees, Corpse Explosion is a favorite among many. Corpse Explosion is great for clearing out crowds of monsters very quickly. All you need to destroy large groups monsters is a body, and to lead that group of monster near that body. Explode the corpse to create a new corpse, continue to use Corpse Explosion until there is nothing left. Minions and Bone Spells can help you create an initial corpse to use, then you just have to lead the monsters near the bodies when you cause them to explode. As you put more points into Corpse Explosion you can hit monsters further away from the corpse.

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 15
Radius: 2.6 yards

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 34
Radius: 9 yards

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Teeth

Bone Wall : +15% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Spear : +15% Magic Damage Per Leve l
Bone Prison : +15% Magic Damage Per Level
Bone Spirit : +15% Magic Damage Per Level

Bone Spear : +7% Magic damage per level
Bone Spirit : +6% Magic damage per level

Fires a barrage of summoned barbed teeth.
Cast Delay: None

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 3
Damage: 2-4
Number of Teeth: 2

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 12.5
Damage: 23-31
Number of Teeth: 21

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Amplify Damage

No synergies

Curses a group of enemies, increasing the non-magic damage they receive.
Cast Delay: None

Lvl: 1
Radius: 2 yards
Duration: 8 sec.

Lvl: 20
Radius: 14.6 yards
Duration: 65 sec.

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Skill Level Stat

Clay Golem

Golem Mastery
Summon Resist
Blood Golem : +5% Life per leve
Iron Golem : + 35 Defense per level
Fire Golem : + 6 % Damage per level

Blood Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level
Iron Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level
Fire Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level

Creates a Golem from the earth to fight by your side.
Cast Delay: None
The Slow %, coupled with the attack bonus, is the main reason to use the Clay Golem at higher levels of difficulty.

Lvl: 1
Mana Cost: 15
Damage: 2-5
Hit Points: 100
Attack Bonus: 80
Slows Enemies: 11%

Lvl: 20
Mana Cost: 72
Damage: 15-38
Hit Points: 765
Attack Bonus: 440
Slows Enemies: 63%

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Golem Mastery

No synergies

Clay Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level
Blood Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level
Iron Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level
Fire Golem : + 20 Attack rating per level

Passive Effect: Enhances Speed and Life of all your Golems.
Cast Delay: None
Golem Mastery adds more Hit Points to the Golem’s Original Base Life, not the Life shown with more than one point into a Golem skill. Clay Golem: 100 HP, Blood Golem: 201 HP, Iron Golem: 306, Fire Golem: 328

Lvl: 1
Bonus Life: 20%
Bonus Velocity: 6%
Attack Rating: +25

Lvl: 20
Bonus Life: 400%
Bonus Velocity: 33%
Attack Rating: +500

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Summon Resist

No synergies

Raise Skeleton
Raise Skeletal
Mage Clay
Blood Golem
Iron Golem
Fire Golem
Golem Revive

Passive Effect: Increases the resistances of all summoned creatures.
Cast Delay: None
Summon Resist helps minions survive against spells, and this becomes vital in the later acts when Zakarum Priests are calling down Blizzard and Lightning on their heads. These resistances are helpful for keeping pets that were difficult or expensive to get, such as a strong monster you Revived or a powerful Iron Golem for which you sacrificed a good item.

Lvl: 1
Resist All: 28%

Lvl: 20
Resist All: 66%

Recommended Runewords

Bone Overall increment to Necromancer’s skills and some nice boost to resistance and mana
Enigma The most powerful runeword in Diablo II: Resurrected, hard to find though
Insight For your Mercenary, provide boost to Mana recovery and reasonable amount of damage

Name	Required Level	Runes Orders	Allowed Items	Stats/Mods
Bone	47	Sol Um Um	3 Socket Body Armor	15% Chance To Cast level 10 Bone ArmorWhen Struck 15% Chance To Cast level 10 Bone SpearOn Striking +2 ToNecromancer SkillLevels +100-150 To Mana All Resistances +30 Damage Reduced By 7

Name	Required Level	Runes Orders	Allowed Items	Stats/Mods
Enigma	65	Jah Ith Ber	3 Socket Chest Armor	+2 To AllSkills +45% Faster Run Walk +1 To Teleport +750-775 Defense + (0.75 Per Character Level) +0-74 To Strength(Based On Character Level) Increase MaximumLife5% Damage Reduced By 8% +14LifeAfter Each Kill 15% Damage Taken Goes T Mana + (1 Per Character Level) +1-99% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based On Character Level)

Name	Required Level	Runes Orders	Allowed Items	Stats/Mods
Insight	27	Ral Tir Tal Sol	4 Socket Polearms / 4 Socket Staves	Level 12-17 MeditationAura When Equipped +35%Faster Cast Rate +200-260% Enhanced Damage +9 To Minimum Damage 180-250% Bonus toAttack Rating Adds 5-30 Fire Damage +75 Poison DamageOver 5 Seconds +1-6 ToCritical Strike +5 To All Attributes +2 To ManaAfter Each Kill 23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

Recommended Equipment

For Shields, both Spirit Runeword is a great option as it provides cast rate and +2 to All Skills
Homunculus is also a powerful option for this build, but it pretty hard to come by
Arachnid Mesh is a great belt for faster cast rate and it also provide +1 to all skills
Sandstorm Trek Good for movement speed
Harlequin Crest +2 To All Skills and Magic Find
Magefist Faster Cast Rate
Trang-Oul’s Claws Faster Cast Rate + Curse skill levels
Andariel’s Visage Use this on your Mercenary
Fortitude Use this on your Mercenary to enhance his defense

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Tal Thul Ort Amn Spirit Runewords	Depends on base model	+2 To All Skills +25-35% Faster Cast Rate +55% Faster Hit Recovery +250 Defense Vs. Missile +22 To Vitality +89-112 To Mana Cold Resistance+35% Lightning Resistance+35% Poison Resistance+35% +3-8 Magic Absorb Attacker Takes Damage of 14

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Homunculus Unique Hierophant Trophy	Defense: 177-213 Defense: 58-70 Required Level: 42 Required Strength: 58 Durability: 20 Chance to Block: 72%	+150-200% Enhanced Defense +5 To ManaAfter Each Kill 40% Increased Chance of Blocking 30% Faster Block Rate +2 To Necromancer SkillLevels +20 To Energy Regenerate Mana33% All Resistances +40 +2 To Curses Skills( NecromancerOnly)

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Arachnid Mesh Unique Spiderweb Sash	Defense: 119-138 (varies)(Base Defense: 55-62) Required Level: 80 Required Strength: 50 Durability: 12 16 Boxes	+90-120% Enhanced Defense Slows Target By 10% +1 To All Skills +20% Faster Cast Rate Increases Maximum Mana5% Level 3 Venom(11 Charges)

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Sandstorm Trek Unique Scarabshell Boots	Defense: 158-178(varies)(Base Defense 56-65) Required Level: 64 Required Strength: 91 Durability: 14 Assassin Kick Damage: 60-110	+140-170% Enhanced Defense +20% Faster Hit Recovery +20% Faster Run Walk + (1 Per Character Level) +1-99 Maximum Stamina(Based On Character Level) +10-15 To Strength +10-15 To Vitality 50% Slower StaminaDrain Poison Resistance+40-70% Repairs 1 Durability In 20 Seconds

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Harlequin Crest Unique Shako	Defense: 98-141 Required Level: 62 Required Strength: 50 Durability: 12	+2 To All Skills + (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Life(Based On Character Level) + (1.5 Per Character Level) 1-148 To Mana(Based On Character Level) Damage Reduced By 10% 50% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items +2 To All Attributes

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Magefist Unique Light Gauntlets	Defense: 24-25(varies)(Base Defense: 9-11) Required Level: 23 Required Strength: 45 Durability: 18	+20-30% Enhanced Defense +10 Defense +1 To Fire Skills +20% Faster Cast Rate Regenerate Mana25% Adds 1-6 Fire Damage

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Trang-Oul’s Claws Set Heavy Bracers	Defense: 67-74(varies)(Base Defense: 37-44) Required Level: 45 Required Strength: 58 Durability: 16	+20% Faster Cast Rate Cold Resistance+30% +30 Defense +25% Poison Skill Damage +2 To Curses( NecromancerOnly)

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
Andariel’s Visage Unique Demonhead	Defense: 310-387 (Base Defense: 101-154) Required Level: 83 Required Strength: 102 Durability: 20	+100-150% Enhanced Defense +2 To All Skills 20% Increased Attack Speed 8-10% Life Stolen Per Hit +25-30 To Strength +10% To Maximum Poison Resist Fire Resistance-30% Poison Resistance+70% 15% Chance To Cast Level 15 Poison Nova When Struck Level 3 Venom (20 charges) (Ladder Only)

Name	Base Stats	Modifiers
El Sol Dol Lo Fortitude	Depends on base model	20% Chance To Cast Level 15 Chilling Armorwhen Struck +25% Faster Cast Rate +300% Enhanced Damage +200% Enhanced Defense +15 Defense +X To Life(Based on Character Level)* Replenish Life+7 +5% To Maximum Lightning Resistance All Resistances +25-30 Damage Reduced By 7 12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana +1 To Light Radius

Rings & Amulet

Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band +1 to All Skills and Life
Stone of Jordan Mana boost and + 1 to All Skills
Mara’s Kaleidoscope Best amulet for almost all builds

Name	Required Level	Modifiers
Bul-Kathos’ Wedding Band	58	+1 To All Skills + (0.5 Per Character Level) 0-49 To Life(Based On Character Level) 3-5% LifeStolen Per Hit +50 Maximum Stamina

Name	Required Level	Modifiers
Stone of Jordan	29	+1 To All Skills Increase Maximum Mana25%* Adds 1-12 Lightning Damage +20 To Mana

Name	Required Level	Modifiers
Mara’s Kaleidoscope	67	+2 To All Skills All Resistances +20-30 +5 To All Attributes

Charms

Any stat charm or + skills level charm
Hellfire Torch for Necromancer, Annihilus if you are rich.

Recommended Weapons

White – Overall skills level increase for Necromancer
Spirit – Faster Cas Rate & + 2 to All Skills.
The Reaper’s Toll – This is for your Mercenary if you don’t like using Insight runeword.

Name	Stats	Modifiers
Dol Io White	Depends on base model weapon	Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25% +10 To Vitality +3 To Poison And Bone Spells( NecromancerOnly) +3 To Bone Armor( NecromancerOnly) +2 To Bone Spear( NecromancerOnly) +4 To Skeleton Mastery( NecromancerOnly) Magic DamageReduced By 4 20% Faster Cast Rate +13 To Mana

Name	Stats	Modifiers
Tal Thul Ort Amn Spirit	Depends on base model Weapon	Weapons +2 To All Skills +25-35% Faster Cast Rate +55% Faster Hit Recovery Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage Adds 3-14 Cold Damage3 Second Duration (Normal) +75 Poison DamageOver 5 Seconds 7% LifeStolen Per Hit +250 Defense Vs. Missile +22 To Vitality +89-112 To Mana +3-8 Magic Absorb

Name	Stats	Modifiers
The Reaper’s Toll Unique Thresher	Two-Hand Damage: (34-40) To (408-479) Required Level: 75 Required Strength: 114 Required Dexterity: 89 Durability: 65 Base Weapon Speed: [-10]	+190-240% Enhanced Damage Ignore Target’s Defense Adds 4-44 Cold Damage, Duration 0-2 Sec. 11-15% LifeStolen Per Hit 33% Deadly Strike 33% Chance To Cast Level 1 DecrepifyOn Striking Requirements -25%

Mercenary Guide

Act II Mercenary with either Defensive or Offensive aura is good enough. Follow the Gear & Weapon section on what to equip for your Mercenary.

Gameplay and Tip

Gameplay Guide & Tips
Use bone prison to lockdown group of monsters so your Mercenary can tank the monsters while you cast Bone Spirit (or Bone Spear) Occasionally curse the monster with Amplify Damage so your Mercenary can do his work. Remember to cast Corpse explosion occasionally to take down group of monster.

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