Last Epoch Necromancer build guide
Mar. 1, 2024Find the best Necromancer class build in Last Epoch
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The best Last Epoch Necromancer class build is all about using minions to do all the work for you. However, success here means finding the right minion combinations, equipping them with the best buffs, and making sure you keep replenishing plenty of mana. Our best Last Epoch Necromancer build guide will help here, and make sure you raise that dream army.
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Last Epoch Necromancer builds explained
The Last Epoch Necromancer class is an Acolyte mastery class closely related to the Warlock and the Lich. Almost all Necromancer build relies on minions, but with a wide variety to choose from it can be hard to pick the right options. If you’re going for a Golem build, it’s best to unlock buffs for that one Golem specifically. If you’re going for Skeletons or Wraiths, you’ll likely need more mana to keep them in play.
As they come with excellent damage output, this Last Epoch Necromancer build focuses on Wraith minions. Although they usually cost a ton of mana, we’ll be exploiting a Drain Life hack to replenish it.
The idea behind this Necromancer build is to focus on one type of minion and buff it as much as possible; the Wraiths. Start by summoning Wraiths, buff them with Dread Shade, then use Drain Life to recover mana. With the maximum amount of Wraiths active on the battlefield, you’re free to cast Volatile Zombie - and you also have a 30% chance to spawn a Volatile Zombie whenever another minion dies. The Transplant movement ability is used to stay out of harm’s way and gain a bunch of buffs.
Luckily for us, both the Acolyte and Necromancer skill trees come with a great many minion damage boosts perfectly suited for this Last Epoch Necromancer build; increased attack speed, increased damage, and even increased health and resistances. As mana regeneration may be a concern due to the Wraiths’ summoning cost, resort to the Lich’s passive to help you out.
Since we’re working with minions here, your Necromancer build will greatly benefit from increased minion damage stats as well as increased minion health, and increased minion critical strike chance. Try to get some increased mana regeneration stats as well to make it easier to spam Wraiths. It would be best to use Idols specifically catered to Wraiths, such as the Ashen Adorned Immortal Idol of Cruelty, which offers the chance to spawn Fire Wraiths. If you manage to do that, unlock the Flame Wraith passive and focus more on fire damage in your passive skill point distribution.
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