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Hello guise! Here we talk all about the Best Necromancer Speedfarming Builds. Since we plan to modernize all classes’ “best speed farming builds” to accommodate ALL SETS, I guess Necromancer speedfarming builds would be where to start, eh?
If you’re not using Avarice + Boon of the Hoarder, we got some notes for each build.
Necromancer Speedfarming builds ALL SETS
Keep note these are all generic build “templates”, that should be quite obvious for you to tweak regarding your needs. They’re tuned to be tested at Torment VIII, then work your way upwards.
Each section contains:
– Build for that set
– General insights on the build
Necromancer: Trag’Oul’s Speed Farming Build
| Trag’Oul’s Speedfarming Build | ||||
| Items | Skill & Rune | |||
| Head | Trag’Oul’s Guise | Corpse Lance | Blood Lance | |
| Shoulder | Trag’Oul’s Heart | Death Nova | Blood Nova | |
| Chest | Trag’Oul’s Scales | (Open) Bone Armor | Thy Flesh Sustained | |
| Wrist | Nemesis (Reaper’s) | Blood Rush | All | |
| Hands | Trag’Oul’s Claws | Devour | Cannibalize (Devouring Aura) | |
| Belt | Goldwrap (Open) | Frailty | Aura of Frailty | |
| Legs | Trag’Oul’s Hide | Passives | ||
| Boots | Trag’Oul’s Stalwart Greaves | Dark Reaping | Life from Death | |
| Neck | Hellfire (Open) | Blood for Blood | Overwhelming Essence | |
| Ring | Unity (Open) | Kanai’s Cube | ||
| Ring | Avarice Band | Trag’Oul’s Corroded Fang | ||
| Main | Reilena’s Shadowhook | Nemesis (Reaper’s) | ||
| Off | – | Lornelle’s Sunstone | ||
| Legendary Gems | ||||
| Bane of the Powerful | ||||
| Bane of the Trapped (Molten Wildebeest’s Gizzard) | ||||
| Boon of the Hoarder | ||||
Important Note: Oh man… fun but at a steep cost…
This build was a ton of fun. It’s very powerful too BUT… man… You sometimes can find yourself extremely low due to the high health cost of Death Nova. I specifically placed Molten Wildebeest’s Gizzard as an option counteract this. If you’re more used to the build, you can try Trapped (that change alone should bring you up 1 torment level).
This build skims the very thin line between “speedfarming” and “dying constantly”. Be humble when settling on a difficulty. Lornelle’s Sunstone (and less stylishly, Unity) helps with your defenses greatly.
I want to speedfarm with: Trag’Oul’s | Inarius | Pestilence | Rathma
Necromancer: Inarius Speed Farming Build
| Inarius Speedfarming Build | ||||
| Items | Skill & Rune | |||
| Head | Inarius’s Understanding | (Open) Grim Scythe | Cursed Scythe | |
| Shoulder | Inarius’s Martyrdom | (Open) Corpse Lance | Blood Lance | |
| Chest | Inarius’s Conviction | Bone Armor | Harvest of Anguish (Any) | |
| Wrist | Nemesis Bracers | Blood Rush | Potency (Metabolism) | |
| Hands | Inarius’s Will | (Open) Decrepify | Opportunist | |
| Belt | Goldwrap (Dayntee’s) | Frailty | Aura of Frailty (Any) | |
| Legs | Inarius’s Reticence | Passives | ||
| Boots | Inarius’s Perseverance | Dark Reaping | Overwhelming Essence | |
| Neck | Wisdom of Kalan (Open) | Stand Alone | Final Service (Open) | |
| Ring | Brigg’s Wrath (Open) | Kanai’s Cube | ||
| Ring | Avarice Band | Trag’Oul’s Corroded Fang | ||
| Main | Reilena’s Shadowhook | Steuart’s Greaves, Aquila Cuirass (Open) | ||
| Off | – | Krysbin’s Sentence | ||
| Legendary Gems | ||||
| Bane of the Trapped | ||||
| Bane of the Powerful | ||||
| Boon of the Hoarder (Wreath of Lightning) | ||||
Important Reroll Note: Bone Armor% rolls from Chest and Shoulder.
The Inarius speedfarming build is actually pretty good. It’s brainless, fast and can be made quite durable. I’m honestly surprised how powerful this turned out. The 6 piece bonus is literally A FREE AND POWERFUL DAMAGE AURA. It works well with Frailty and Devouring Aura.
The main downside of this set is the rather short range of bonestorm, and the large “variance” between the killing speed of whites vs elites (there’s not much you can do to speed up the process). If you want to kill elites faster, there is the option of abusing Corpse Lance + Corpsewhisper Pauldrons + (optionally) Land of the Dead.
I want to speedfarm with: Trag’Oul’s | Inarius | Pestilence | Rathma
Necromancer: Pestilence Speed Farming Build
| Pestilence Speedfarming Build | ||||
| Items | Skill & Rune | |||
| Head | Pestilence Mask | Corpse Lance | Visceral / Shredding | |
| Shoulder | Pestilence Defense | Bone Spear | Teeth | |
| Chest | Pestilence Robe | Land of the Dead | Invigoration | |
| Wrist | Nemesis (Reaper’s) | Blood Rush | Potency (Metabolism) | |
| Hands | Pestilence Gloves | Devour | Devouring Aura (Voracious) | |
| Belt | Goldwrap (Open) | Bone Armor | Harvest of Anguish | |
| Legs | Pestilence Incantations | Passives | ||
| Boots | Pestilence Battle Boots | Dark Reaping | Life from Death | |
| Neck | Hellfire (Open) | Bone Prison | Serration | |
| Ring | Avarice Band | Kanai’s Cube | ||
| Ring | Obsidian (Open) | Scythe of the Cycle | ||
| Main | Maltorius Petrified Spike | Reaper’s (Nemesis) | ||
| Off | – | Krysbin’s Sentence | ||
| Legendary Gems | ||||
| Bane of the Trapped | ||||
| Bane of the Powerful | ||||
| Boon of the Hoarder (Zei’s Stone of Vengeance) | ||||
Important Note: This build setup above is OVERCAPPED on Essence recovery and you can adjust accordingly. I suggest a Topaz on helm to start off.
*Gonna have to rewrite this. Found a better build. But all you need to know is that Pestilence is better with Scythe of the Cycle and Bone Armor.
I want to speedfarm with: Trag’Oul’s | Inarius | Pestilence | Rathma
Necromancer: Rathma Speed Farming Build
| Rathma Speedfarming Build | ||||
| Items | Skill & Rune | |||
| Head | Rathma’s Skull Helm | Bone Spikes (Open) | Blood Spikes | |
| Shoulder | Rathma’s Spikes | Skeletal Mage | Life Support (Singularity) | |
| Chest | Rathma’s Ribcage Plate | Devour | Devouring Aura (Voracious) | |
| Wrist | Nemesis Bracers | Blood Rush | Potency (Metabolism) | |
| Hands | Rathma’s Macabre Vambraces | Command Skeleton | Dark Mending (Frenzy) | |
| Belt | Goldwrap (Open) | Frailty | Scent of Blood | |
| Legs | Rathma’s Skeletal Legplates | Passives | ||
| Boots | Rathma’s Ossified Sabatons | Grisly Tribute | Extended Servitude | |
| Neck | Hellfire Amulet | Spreading Malediction | Dark Reaping (Open) | |
| Ring | (Open) | Kanai’s Cube | ||
| Ring | Avarice Band | Shadowhook (Corroded Fang) | ||
| Main | Jesseth Skullscythe | Tasker and Theo | ||
| Off | Jesseth Skullshield | Circle of Nailuj’s Evol | ||
| Legendary Gems | ||||
| Enforcer | ||||
| Bane of the Powerful | ||||
| Boon of the Hoarder (Bane of the Trapped) | ||||
Important Note: The Singularity rune on Skeletal Mage is a huge upgrade in DPS which removes some element of “brainlessness” to the build. You need to manage Essence depending on the difficulty of content.
The Rathma Speedfarming build is great! However it requires the most button presses… BUT it’s an extremely powerful and “safe” build due to pets, and Grisly Tribute.
I personally think its the most flexible of the lot in terms of you wanting to neph, GR, bounty or whatnot.
Trying this without Circle of Nailuj’s Evol SUCKS.
I want to speedfarm with: Trag’Oul’s | Inarius | Pestilence | Rathma
Well that’s about it! Again, we will be updating this in the weeks to come so stay tuned! Good luck speedfarming with your Necromancer!!!
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Trag’oul Build:
Why do you need Reaper’s Wraps and Overwhelming Essence when nothing you use consumes Essense?
This is for the pet variant I assume? When you can support Singularity rune for mages – then you’ll be usin’ up that essence.
ita cause the main weapon, .5% damage boost per 1 essence, 40 essence = 20% dmg increase
Inarius Build:
I use Decrepify->Borrowed Time, Bone Armor up each elite even on trash.
I try In geom, but loose too much dommage.
BRIGGS’ WRATH is so fun! thx for it 😉 and that’s why i need more bone armor damage!
Thx!