Top Blood Lance Necromancer Build for Diablo 4 Season 6

The Necromancer is currently dominating the meta in Diablo 4’s Season 6, with the Blood Lance build emerging as a formidable option for players. This build allows players to inflict substantial damage on foes from a distance without relying on minions.

The focal point of the Blood Lance Necromancer build is the use of this brutal ability as the main attack tool, complemented by various skills and gear that enhance its effectiveness. Currently, this configuration is regarded as A-tier in the endgame meta, making it an excellent choice for fans of the Priests of Rathma, especially for those seeking a robust Necromancer build devoid of summoned allies.

In this guide, we will explain how to effectively optimize your character for leveling and endgame content, detailing the most effective skills, equipment, Aspects, and Glyphs to pursue on your adventure. Additionally, for those interested in PvP, we will evaluate the performance of the Bone Spear Necromancer in this season.

Diablo 4's Necromancer Blood Surge in a cutscene — Blizzard Entertainment / dexerto

Harnessing Blood Magic, the Necromancer stands toe-to-toe against the denizens of Hell.

Optimal Leveling Build for Blood Lance in Diablo 4 Season 6

When leveling up through the campaign or the new content introduced in Season 6, it’s crucial to choose your skills in the following progression:

Level	Skill
1	Reap
2	Decompose
3	Bone Lance
4	Bone Lance
5	Enhanced Bone Lance
6	Supernatural Bone Lance
7	Bone Lance
8	Bone Lance
9	Bone Lance
10	Blood Mist
11	Unliving Energy
12	Imperfectly Balanced
13	Imperfectly Balanced
14	Imperfectly Balanced
15	Hewed Flesh
16	Hewed Flesh
17	Hewed Flesh
18	Corpse Explosion
19	Fueled by Death
20	Fueled by Death
21	Fueled by Death
22	Grim Harvest
23	Decreptify
24	Enhanced Decreptify
25	Abhorrent Decreptify
26	Decreptify
27	Decreptify
28	Decreptify
29	Decreptify
30	Death’s Approach
31	Death’s Approach
32	Death’s Approach
33	Corpse Tendrils
34	Enhanced Corpse Tendrils
35	Plagued Corpse Tendrils
36	Gruesome Mending
37	Coalesced Blood
38	Coalesced Blood
39	Coalesced Blood
40	Tides of Blood
41	Tides of Blood
42	Tides of Blood
43	Rathma’s Vigor
44	Rapid Ossification
45	Rapid Ossification
46	Rapid Ossification
47	Bone Storm
48	Enhanced Bone Storm
49	Supreme Bone Storm
Renown 1	Serration
Renown 2	Stand Alone
Renown 3	Stand Alone
Renown 4	Stand Alone
Renown 5	Memento Mori
Renown 6	Memento Mori
Renown 7	Memento Mori
Renown 8	Serration
Renown 9	Serration
Renown 10	Gruesome Mending

This selection of skills will help you to build a potent Blood Lance character. However, you need Renown points for the additional ten skills. Once achieved, prioritize the unique passive skills to enhance your character’s performance in the endgame. If you choose to incorporate minions, consider swapping Memento Mori and Stand Alone for Hellbent Commander and Inspiring Leader.

Best Book of the Dead Configuration for Leveling

If you want to utilize the Necromancer’s unique Book of the Dead skills while focusing on a Blood Lance setup, we recommend the following choices:

Skeletal Warriors – Sacrifice
Skeletal Mages – Sacrifice
Golems – Sacrifice

This configuration means you won’t summon minions in battle; instead, you will sacrifice them to augment your Necromancer’s power. However, you have the option to use them if you prefer, but be aware that this will slightly diminish your individual strength.

Optimal Leveling Rotation

When engaging groups of enemies, follow this effective rotation:

Decreptify
Corpse Tendrils
Blood Mist
Bone Storm
Blood Lance – Main Skill
Corpse Explosion

Initiate your attack on a mob with Decreptify to weaken them, followed by casting Corpse Tendrils to stun the foes and maximally generate corpses.

From this point, unleash your primary damage-dealing skills, starting with Blood Mist to strike from a distance while your minions engage in close combat. Subsequently, unleash Bone Storm and fire Blood Lance shots into the fray.

After using Corpse Tendrils initially, cycle back to it as needed for corpse generation, stunning survivors, and replenishing their poison levels. As corpses accumulate, use Corpse Explosion to eliminate any remaining enemies.

Essential Legendary Aspects

While Legendary Aspects become critical for enhancing the endgame iteration of the Blood Lance build, several are obtainable during your progress to level 50 or while navigating the story. Below are some noteworthy Aspects and where to locate them:

Aspect	Power	Dungeon	Region
Sacrificial	Enhances Sacrifice Minion bonuses	Ruins of Eridu	He can’t
Grasping Veins	Increases critical strike chance for Corpse Tendrils	Corrupted Grotto	I develop
Blood Seeker’s	Increases Blood Lance damage	Mercy’s Reach	Fractured Peaks

Blood Lance serves as a primary skill.

Top Blood Lance Endgame Build for Diablo 4 Season 6

Upon reaching endgame in Season 6, after concluding the story, achieving level 50, and unlocking the Paragon Board, you can respec to the endgame iteration of the Blood Lance Necromancer build.

Fortunately, you can keep the same skill setup you used during your leveling journey; there’s no requirement to respec unless you decide to change your minion strategy.

Active Skill	Upgrades	Points Allocated
Reap	–	1
Decompose	–	1
Blood Lance	Enhanced, Supernatural	5
Blood Mist	–	1
Decreptify	Enhanced, Abhorrent	5
Corpse Explosion	–	1
Corpse Tendrils	Enhanced, Plagued	1
Bone Storm	Enhanced, Supreme	1

Your Passive Skills should be selected as follows:

Passive Skill	Points
Unliving Energy	1
Hewed Flesh	3
Grim Harvest	1
Fueled by Death	3
Imperfectly Balanced	3
Amplify Damage	3
Death’s Approach	3
Memento Mori	3
Serration	3
Coalesced Blood	3
Gruesome Mending	2
Tides of Blood	3
Stand Alone	3
Rapid Ossification	3
Rathma’s Vigor	1

Best Endgame Book of the Dead Configuration

Again, we advise sacrificing your minions:

Skeletal Warriors – Sacrifice
Skeletal Mages – Sacrifice
Golems – Sacrifice

If you prefer to deploy minions in combat, feel free to do so; however, this choice will compromise your personal power as a standalone Necromancer.

Preferred Endgame Rotation

For endgame encounters, utilize the same skill sequence as mentioned previously for leveling:

Decreptify
Corpse Tendrils
Blood Mist
Bone Storm
Blood Lance – Main Skill
Corpse Explosion

The rotation remains consistent from leveling to endgame, so refer back to the detailed breakdown above.

Significant Legendary Aspects

As you transition into endgame, a broader array of Legendary Aspects will be available to enhance your build and provide unique benefits to amplify your primary skills. Many will overlap with those from the leveling phase, but additional options will emerge. Below are some notable Aspects, including where to source them:

Aspect	Power	Dungeon	Region	Gamble Obols
Grasping Veins	Increases critical strike chance for Corpse Tendrils	Corrupted Grotto	I develop	–
Blood Seekers	Boosts Blood Lance damage	Mercy’s Reach	Fractured Peaks	–
Sacrificial	Increases Sacrifice minion benefits	Ruins of Eridu	He can’t	–
Great Feast	Augments minion damage	–	–	Focus
Gore Quills	Blood Lance may spawn Blood Orbs	–	–	Focus
Shielding Storm	Bone Storm generates Barrier	–	–	Pants
Hardened Bones	Grants damage reduction to you and your minions	–	–	Pants
Metamorphosis	Using evade grants Unstoppable for 2.5 seconds	–	–	Boots

Remember, you can extract these Aspects from their original items and apply them to a different item of your choice.

This Blood Lance build differs from Blood Surge yet retains its lethal potential.

Paragon Board Overview

Upon reaching level 50, you transition from acquiring skill points to earning Paragon points. This new leveling mechanic allows you to select upgrades from various themed boards that offer different buffs.

While each path diverges, targeting specific Glyphs as you navigate the Paragon Board will enhance your Bone Spear Necromancer in ways that align with your build’s needs.

Check below to discover which Glyphs should be prioritized first.

Recommended Glyphs

Level 15

Corporeal
Exploit
Dominate
Essence
Sacrificial
Amplify

Level 21

Essence
Dominate
Exploit
Corporeal
Amplify
Sacrificial

Once you reach Paragon Level 15, focus on acquiring the Glyphs listed above. You will gain access to additional Glyphs throughout the Paragon Board as you accrue points, but prioritizing these specific Glyphs in this sequence will ensure you remain on the optimal path for the Blood Lance build.

Best Endgame Item Build for Blood Lance

Item	Socket	Item type	Power
Shadow Sin	Ruby for extra life	Helm	–
Runic Mail of Disobedience	2x Ruby for extra life	Chest Armor	Bone Storm has a chance to trigger Barrier
Shadow Guardian	–	Gloves	–
Heroic Rival	2x Ruby for extra life	Pants	–
Corpse Revenge	–	Boots	Increased Skeleton Priest damage
Imp End	Ruby for overpower damage	Main Hand	–
Wraith Whoop	1x Ruby for overpower damage	Offhand	–
Blood Seeker’s Choker	Skull to boost armor	Amulet	Boosts Blood Lance damage
Ring of Potent Blood	Skull to boost armor	Ring 1	Boosts Blood Orbs
Sacrificial Ring	Skull to boost armor	Ring 2	Boosts Sacrifice damage

Finding every item listed will take some time, but this configuration will comprise your ideal endgame gear. However, the choice of equipment is ultimately yours, and variations are always welcome, but this assembly will significantly enhance your effectiveness.

Alternative Build: Necromancer Blood Lance for PvP

For players venturing into PvP with the Necromancer Blood Lance setup, rest assured it mirrors the endgame configuration discussed earlier. This build is currently rated A-tier for PvP in this season, making it a lethal choice for combating fellow players.

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