Necromancers retain their identity as summoners and grim magic casters, wielding blood, blight, and bone as one of the five playable classes in the launch of Diablo 4. They haven't changed too drastically from their iterations, but even veteran fans of the franchise might have trouble getting a good build going.

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The early portions of Diablo 4 are fairly tame as far as difficulty is concerned. Many players can breeze through the campaign using whatever they feel like using. However, things do start to slow down at around the Level 35 mark, and Necromancers might start running into issues when it comes to surviving and dealing damage. Here are three builds designed around the limited resources available to players by this point of the game.

Minion Master Necromancer Build

Minions have been on the butt-end of several nerfs and buffs over Diablo 4's development. Luckily, Skeletons have landed on a fairly decent spot in the launch build of the game, and players can safely build down this path in the early game for some startling success.

Every Skill listed above buffs the effectiveness of Minions in one way or another, though the ones that inflict Shadow damage play a notable role in this build due to how they can affect the damage output of all Skeletons and Golems via the Shadowblight Key Passive.

The build inflicts Vulnerable almost all the time with Paranormal Sever; this feeds into the overall damage output of Reapers by reducing the cooldown of their wind-up attack on top of the base 20% damage bonus dealt against Vulnerable targets.

For Aspects, players should get Reanimation and Blighted as their main ones. The build will work fine without them, but these Aspects will become more important as players reach Level 30 and beyond. Blood Getter and Viscous Aspects increase the max number of Skeleton Warriors and Mages respectively, but they are not unlockable in the Codex of Power.

Overpowering Blood Surge Build

This build uses the many built-in Overpower passives in the Necromancer's Blood skills to disintegrate entire rooms full of monsters in a few Skill casts. Blood Surge is the star of this show, and every ounce of the following setups is designed to make it reliable in almost every situation.

Paranormal Blood Surge greatly increases the consistency of the ability's Overpower procs, and even more so with the Rathma's Vigor Key Passive. However, this build is incredibly Essence-hungry, so players will have to manage their cooldowns and Skill usage more than normal.

Corpse Explosion, Iron Maiden, and Bone Prison can all be used as resource generators with the right upgrades unlocked. However, players should still be using Hemorrhage frequently as it can create Blood Orbs that Fortify the Necromancer. Players must keep themselves Fortified at all times for Overpowered Blood Surge to deal the most damage.

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Blood Golem is here to grab enemy aggro and allow players to keep their HP over 80% for longer. Doing so prevents the bonuses from Coalesced Blood and Tides of Blood from disappearing. Its active component also deals damage to enemies over a large area, making it a great AOE clearing tool for when the player is out of Essence. Blood Golem can be Sacrificed for more max health and replaced with Blood Mist.

For gear, try to get pieces that have the Blood-bathed and Sacrificial Aspects. The former causes Blood Surge to detonate twice, while the latter increases the effect of Sacrifice bonuses. Potent Blood can also help with resource generation if players can keep themselves Healthy. Additionally, use a one-handed weapon with a matching off-hand shield or focus to quickly stack Paranormal Blood Surge.

Blood Lance Hybrid Summoner Build

This is a combination of both builds shown above, and it is essentially a more aggressive version of the Minion Master setup with very high burst damage potential. It uses Overpower bonuses to supercharge Blood Lance, making it capable of one-shotting Level 30+ elites on World Tier 1.

The same playstyle from the Blood Surge build applies here. Players should focus on repeatedly casting Blood Lance until it gets a guaranteed Overpower proc on the next hit. To do this, a ton of Essence is required, which is why the build retains Bone Prison and Corpse Explosion with the Grim Harvest passive.

Transfusion will help keep Minions alive since players won't be taking their associated mastery nodes for this build. This further emphasizes the importance of Blood Orbs for staying alive and increasing damage by keeping the Necromancer Fortified.

Use the Inner Calm and Bloodseeker Aspects to maximize Blood Lance's damage output. Players should always be shooting lances at different enemies in order to get the most out of it (unless targets are lined up perfectly against each other).

Diablo 4 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.