Necromancer

Description

Necromancers are the Death Magi of Norrath. They seek out darkness and evil, and thrive when surrounded by pain and death. Necromancers are the masters of the dead, reaching beyond the bounds of the grave to magically manipulate their dark minions.

Wholly dedicated to the practice of their magic, Necromancers are physically weak and unable to provide much of a defense. Due to their lack of physical prowess, they have developed spells that enable them to command powerful undead beings, and have their own peculiar spells that summon loyal servants to do their bidding. Their main offensive spells focus on time-based means of dealing with their opponents. These spells generally draw on pain and suffering and are grounded in poison and disease, causing their enemies to suffer and perish in terrible ways. This mastery of torment lets Necromancers suck the very life out of their victims and heal themselves in the process. However, pain is a means to an end, rather than an end in itself, and a Necromancer will even inflict suffering on himself to restore magical energies, if that is the most efficient way to accomplish his goals.

Necromancers are considered evil merely because they choose to delve into the arts and practices that many find repulsive. Even if a Necromancer’s goals are aligned with the forces of Light, few would think that these ends can justify their foul means. Necromancers are oftentimes shunned in the world because of their peculiar looks and ways, but none doubt the powers of the Necromancer, for they are the stuff of nightmares.

Although a Necromancer might have a personal preference for the comradeship of others, she is fully powerful enough to face the world and triumph, with only her pet at her side.It is just as well that the Necromancer can fend for herself, for unless her race is evil she is not well liked even among her own kind. In many cases she is an outcast, and branded a heretic. The Erudites, for example, ostracize Necromancers from their home town, forcing them to live in caverns and deep within forests. Even though labeled a heretic, there is usually someone who can use the services of a Necromancer, especially anyone who is searching for a lost corpse. It can be very easy to lose a corpse, especially when you are exploring a new area and are in unfamiliar surroundings. A Necromancer’s skills include the ability to locate someone’s corpse, and even in some cases summon it, although at quite a high price.

The Necromancer is one of the most difficult classes, due to the many different ways in which it may be played, but in the end can be one of the most gratifying. Because of the hostilities toward Necromancers, it can be difficult to purchase supplies without long and time-consuming journeys. Expect to use people skills to make friends who’ll purchase supplies for you from the local stores, or more often than not you’ll go hungry.

by Jason Mash “Jacinn Masche”

Class Titles

Level 1-50	Level 51-54	Level 55-59	Level 60
Necromancer	Heretic	Defiler	Warlock

Creation Guide

It is important to make good decisions on Race, Starting Stats, and Religion. These things combined will allow you to create the Necromancer that makes you most happy.

Choosing Race

Choosing a race for any class can be a difficult decision--do not choose a race based on abilities alone. Choose the Race that provides you with the right mix of racial benefits, religion, cultural armor sets, and statistics that benefit your class. Here are some considerations for your Necromancer:

Race	Benefit	Detractor
Dark Elf	Master race, hide/sneak, Ultravision, high starting intelligence, Thex Mallet Quest	So-called "good" vendors may not trade at lower levels, difficult to build faction compared to more neutral races, Lower charisma
Erudite	Many class-specific quests (Noclin's Femur Quest), highest starting intelligence, high charisma	Poor night vision
Gnome	High starting int, Small size is handy in dungeons, Infravision, easiest "evil" faction fixes, Tinkering	Lower Charisma
Human	Well-rounded starting stats, Highest Charisma	Poor night vision, Low starting intelligence
Iksar	Forage, natural AC Bonus, Health Regen Bonus, Infravision	Hated in all cities except own (even evil cities), Racial experience penalty of 20%, Low starting Int, Lowest Starting Cha

Note: All Necromancers had a 10% class-based experience penalty until the January 14, 2001 patch on EQLive. When combined with the Iksar racial experience penalty, this becomes 32% (110% * 120%).

Starting Statistics

It is important to note that each race has slightly different starting statistics. For Necromancers, your INT is important for a larger mana pool, and STA contributes to your overall available hitpoints (which means more mana by using lich). You will likely find that it is easiest to max INT if you pursue raiding and high-end gear, however, so depending on your play style you may wish to allocate more points to STA.

Race	STR	DEX	AGI	STA	INT	WIS	CHA	Bonus
Dark Elf	60	85	90	65	109	83	60	30
Erudite	60	80	70	70	117	83	70	30
Gnome	60	95	85	70	108	67	60	30
Human	75	85	75	75	85	75	75	30
Iksar	70	95	90	70	85	80	55	30

Each race gets 30 bonus points to apply to the base stats of their choosing.

Religion

Religion is not of a huge concern to Necromancers as they are already hated. Most choose to worship either Cazic-Thule, or Innoruuk the Prince of Hate, as it fits their role. Necromancers cannot be agnostic, as their dark powers are directly linked to their worship of their god.

Innoruuk is the best choice for faction in Neriak, which is the most convenient city for newer non-Iksar Necromancers.

Iksars are limited to choosing Cazic-Thule.

Skills

File:Necromancer bg.jpg

Male Necromancer from Casters Realm ~2000

See also Languages for a skill listing of available Languages.

Spell Specialization Skill

Necromancers have three choices of Specialization: Alteration, Evocation and Conjuration.

Alteration is a popular choice. It covers DoT, Lifetap and Undead Charm spells. These spells are your bread and butter, especially if you would like to solo.

Evocation is a lesser choice, as Necromancers get very few Direct Damage nukes. You may find this a useful choice if you intend to join a raiding guild and want to contribute to faster DPS.

Conjuration is also a lesser choice. It covers pet summoning, as well as your Darkness and Disease spells.

Casting Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	Abjuration	235	235
1	No	Alteration	235	235
1	No	Channeling	200	200
1	No	Conjuration	235	235
1	No	Divination	235	235
1	No	Evocation	235	235
8	Yes	Meditate	235	252
16	Yes	Research	200	200
30	Yes	Specialization	200	200

Combat Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	1 Hand Blunt	110	110
1	No	2 Hand Blunt	110	110
1	No	Bind Wound	100	100
1	No	Defense	145	145
1	No	Hand to Hand	100	100
1	No	Offense	140	140
1	No	Piercing	110	110
1	No	Throwing	75	75
15	Yes	Dodge	75	75

Miscellaneous Skills

Like all classes, Necromancers can raise the following skills:

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	Alcohol Tolerance	200	200
1	No	Beg	200	200
1	No	Fishing	200	200
1	No	Forage (Iksar Only)	50	50
1	No	Sense Heading	200	200
1	No	Swimming	200	200

Spells

Level 1

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Cavorting Bones	15	5	4	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_1_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Coldlight	15	2	6	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Item: Summoned: Coldlight
Disease Cloud	10	1.5	6	Con	6m	Single	200	Increase Disease Counter by 1, Decrease HP when cast by 5, Decrease Hitpoints by 1 per tick
Invisibility versus Undead	40	4	4	Div	27m	Single	100	Invisibility versus Undead
Lifetap	9	1.5	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 3 (L1) to 5 (L4)
Locate Corpse	5	1.5	3	Div	0	Self	10000	Locate Corpse, (Area 1000)
Minor Shielding	10	2.5	2.25	Abj	27m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 6 (L1) to 10 (L5), Increase AC by 3 (L1) to 4 (L5)
Reclaim Energy	5	2.5	2.25	Con	0	Pet	100	Reclaim Energy
Sense the Dead	5	2	2.25	Div	0	Self	0	Sense Undead, (Area 240)
Siphon Strength	5	1.5	6	Alt	6m	Single	200	Decrease STR by 5 (L1) to 10 (L10)

Level 4

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Clinging Darkness	20	1.75	4	Alt	36s	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 5 per tick, Decrease Movement by 24% (L4) to 30% (L10)
Endure Cold	20	2.5	2.25	Abj	27m	Single	100	Increase Cold Resist by 11 (L1) to 20 (L10)
Fear	40	3.5	7	Alt	18s	Single	200	Fear(1)
Gate	70	5	8	Alt	0	Self	0	Gate
Grim Aura	25	3	2.25	Alt	27m	Self	0	Increase ATK by 7 (L4) to 10 (L10)
Leering Corpse	40	6	9.5	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_5_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Lifespike	18	1.75	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 9 (L4) to 11 (L8)
Numb the Dead	20	2	3	Abj	2m	Und	200	Frenzy Radius(15/30), Reaction Radius(25/30), Pacify
Poison Bolt	30	1.75	2.25	Con	42s	Single	200	Increase Poison Counter by 1, Decrease HP when cast by 6, Decrease Hitpoints by 5 per tick
True North	5	2	4	Div	0	Self	0	True North

Level 8

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Bone Walk	80	7	9.5	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_9_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Dark Empathy	20	4	7.5	Alt	0	Single	100	Increase Hitpoints by 30
Dark Pact	5	3	6	Alt	7:30	Self	0	Increase Mana by 2 per tick, Decrease Hitpoints by 4 per tick
Deadeye	35	3	2.25	Div	27m	Self	0	See Invisible(1), Infravision
Gather Shadows	35	5	2.25	Div	20m	Self	0	Invisibility
Impart Strength	15	4	5	Alt	6m	Single	100	Increase STR by 10
Lesser Shielding	25	4	2.25	Abj	27m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 20 (L8) to 30 (L18), Increase AC by 6 (L8) to 9 (L18), Increase Magic Resist by 7 (L8) to 10 (L20)
Mend Bones	25	3.5	6.5	Alt	0	Und	100	Increase Hitpoints by 33 (L8) to 50 (L25), Decrease Disease Counter by 10
Shadow Step	10	1	5	Alt	0	Self	900	Shadowstep
Vampiric Embrace	30	3	6	Alt	7:30	Self	0	Add Proc: VampEmbraceNecro
Ward Undead	30	2.1	2.25	Evo	0	Und	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 35 (L5) to 41 (L11)

Level 12

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Bind Affinity	100	6	12	Alt	0	Grp	100	Bind Affinity
Convoke Shadow	120	8	11	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_11_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Endure Disease	20	2.5	2.25	Abj	27m	Single	100	Increase Disease Resist by 19 (L9) to 20 (L10)
Engulfing Darkness	60	2.45	4	Con	1m	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 11 per tick, Decrease Movement by 40%
Heat Blood	72	2.45	4	Alt	1m	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 17 per tick
Leech	72	2.4	10	Alt	54s	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 8 per tick	Paineel Era
Lifedraw	63	2.45	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 39 (L12) to 45 (L18)
Scent of Dusk	50	3.00	6.00	Alt	Duration 3.4 minutes @L12 to 14 minutes @L65	Single	200	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 7 to 9.	Paineel Era
Sight Graft	10	5	10	Div	27m	Pet	100	Bind Sight
Spook the Dead	10	2	4	Alt	18s	Und	200	Fear(1)
Wave of Enfeeblement	40	2.5	5.5	Alt	4m	PB AE	0	Decrease STR by 11 (L12) to 15 (L20), (Area 30)

Level 16

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Banshee Aura	60	5	9.5	Abj	15m	Self	100	Increase Damage Shield by 8 (L16) to 12 (L36), Focus: Pearl
Cancel Magic	30	3.5	5	Abj	0	Single	200	Cancel Magic(1)
Cure Disease	20	2	3	Alt	0	Single	100	Decrease Disease Counter by 1 (L1) to 4 (L12)
Feign Death	60	1.5	15	Abj	0	Self	0	Feign Death
Heart Flutter	80	2.75	7	Alt	1:12	Single	200	Decrease STR by 15 (L16) to 20 (L26), Decrease AC by 7 (L16) to 9 (L24), Decrease Hitpoints by 12 per tick
Hungry Earth	30	2	7.5	Alt	48s	Und	200	Decrease HP when cast by 26 (L16) to 80 (L70), Root
Infectious Cloud	78	2.75	2.25	Con	5ms	AoE	200	Increase Disease Counter by 1, Decrease Hitpoints by 5 per tick, Decrease HP when cast by 20, (Area 15)
Restless Bones	160	9	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_16_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Shielding	50	5	2.25	Abj	36m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 46 (L16) to 50 (L20), Increase AC by 12 (L16) to 13 (L21), Increase Magic Resist by 12
Shieldskin	41	3.5	2.25	Abj	36m	Self	0	Increase Absorb Damage by 27 (L16) to 55 (L21), Uses: Cat's Eye Agate x 1
Spirit Armor	75	6	2.25	Abj	36m	Single	100	Increase AC by 11 (L16) to 13 (L24)
Voice Graft	10	6	12	Div	27m	Pet	100	Voice Graft

Level 20

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Allure of Death	5	3	6	Alt	14m	Self	0	Increase Mana by 4 per tick, Decrease Hitpoints by 8 per tick
Animate Dead	200	10	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_19_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Dominate Undead	100	5	10	Alt	20:30	Und	200	Charm(1)
Expulse Undead	60	2.75	2.25	Evo	0	Und	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 88 (L14) to 94 (L20)
Harmshield	85	1	600	Abj	18s	Self	0	Decrease HP when cast by 20, Invunerability
Identify	50	5	2.25	Div	0	Single	100	Identify
Shadow Compact	10	2	12	Alt	24s	Single	100	Increase Hitpoints by 20 per tick	Paineel Era
Shadow Vortex	40	1.5	6	Alt	7:30	Single	200	Decrease AC by 9 (L20) to 12 (L30)
Siphon Life	72	3.1	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 65 (L20) to 75 (L25)
Track Corpse	15	1.5	3	Div	12m	Self	10000	Locate Corpse, (Area 1000)
Word of Shadow	85	2.75	9	Evo	0	PB AE	0	Decrease Hitpoints by 52 (L19) to 58 (L25), (Area 20)

Level 24

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Breath of the Dead	45	2.5	2.25	Alt	27m	Self	0	Water Breathing(1), Uses: Fish Scales x 1
Haunting Corpse	240	11	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_22_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Intensify Death	50	6	30	Alt	7:30	Pet	100	Increase Attack Speed by 22% (L24) to 30% (L40), Increase STR by 26 (L24) to 33 (L52), Increase AC by 6 (L24) to 8 (L48)
Leatherskin	83	4	2.25	Abj	54m	Self	0	Increase Absorb Damage by 71 (L24) to 118 (L30), Uses: Bloodstone x 1
Major Shielding	80	5	2.25	Abj	45m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 69 (L24) to 75 (L30), Increase AC by 16 (L24) to 18 (L28), Increase Magic Resist by 14
Rapacious Subversion	200			Alt				Twitch. Restores targets mana by 60 at the cost of 200 mana.	Paineel Era
Resist Cold	50	4.5	2.25	Abj	36m	Single	100	Increase Cold Resist by 39 (L24) to 40 (L25)
Rest the Dead	75	3	2.25	Abj	3m	Und	200	Frenzy Radius(1/45), Reaction Radius(1/45), Pacify, Memblur(1%)
Scent of Shadow	100			Alt				Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 14 to 18.	Paineel Era
Screaming Terror	60	2.6	6.5	Alt	18s	Single	200	Mesmerize(1/55), Memblur(1%)	Fear Era
Shadow Sight	50	3	2.25	Div	27m	Self	100	Ultravision, See Invisible(1)
Shock of Poison	100	3.5	2.25	Con	0	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 146 (L24) to 160 (L29)

Level 29

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Boil Blood	150	4	2.25	Alt	2:6	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 24 per tick
Dismiss Undead	90	3.3	2.25	Evo	0	Und	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 140 (L24) to 162 (L35)
Dooming Darkness	120	4	2.25	Con	1:30	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 20 per tick, Decrease Movement by 49% (L29) to 59% (L48)
Panic the Dead	50	2	4	Alt	54s	Und	200	Fear(4)
Renew Bones	125	4.5	7.5	Alt	0	Und	100	Increase Hitpoints by 154 (L29) to 175 (L50), Decrease Disease Counter by 10
Spirit Tap	144	4	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 132 (L29) to 150 (L35)
Summon Dead	290	12	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_25_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Vampiric Curse	144	4	10	Alt	54s	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 21 per tick
Word of Spirit	133	3.5	9	Evo	0	PB AE	0	Decrease Hitpoints by 97 (L29) to 103 (L32), (Area 20)

Level 34

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Beguile Undead	170	6	12	Alt	20:30	Und	200	Charm(9)
Call of Bones	5	3	6	Alt	20:30	Self	0	Illusion: Skeleton, Increase Mana by 8 per tick, Ultravision, Decrease Hitpoints by 16 per tick, (Area 2)
Greater Shielding	120	6	2.25	Abj	54m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 94 (L34) to 100 (L40), Increase AC by 21 (L34) to 22 (L39), Increase Magic Resist by 16
Invoke Fear	100	2.5	7	Alt	42s	Single	200	Fear(1)
Invoke Shadow	340	13	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_29_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Resist Disease	50	4.5	2.25	Abj	36m	Single	100	Increase Disease Resist by 40
Root	30	2	2.25	Alt	48s	Single	200	Root
Steelskin	149	4.5	2.25	Abj	72m	Self	0	Increase Absorb Damage by 168 (L34) to 230 (L41), Uses: Jasper x 1
Surge of Enfeeblement	100	3.5	5.5	Alt	6m	PB AE	0	Decrease STR by 22 (L34) to 30 (L50), (Area 30)
Torbas' Acid Blast	130	4.00	2.25	Conj	Instant	Single	200	Strikes your target with a jet of poison, causing between 207 and 220 damage.
Venom of the Snake	160	4.6	2.25	Con	42s	Single	200	Increase Poison Counter by 7, Decrease HP when cast by 40, Decrease Hitpoints by 59 per tick

Level 39

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Augment Death	200	6	30	Alt	15m	Pet	100	Increase Attack Speed by 49% (L39) to 55% (L45), Increase STR by 39 (L39) to 45 (L50), Increase AC by 10 (L39) to 12 (L50)
Chilling Embrace	200	5.50	2.25	Alt	16 ticks	Single	200	Fills your target's blood with poison, causing 40 damage every six seconds for 1.6 minutes (16 ticks) for a total of 640 damage. 3.2 damage per mana
Counteract Disease	50	4	2.25	Alt	0	Single	100	Decrease Disease Counter by 8
Drain Spirit	189	5.3	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 207 (L39) to 223 (L43)
Expel Undead	130	4.3	2.25	Evo	0	Und	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 261 (L34) to 273 (L38)
Malignant Dead	390	14	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_33_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Nullify Magic	50	4.5	6	Abj	0	Single	200	Cancel Magic(4), Cancel Magic(4)
Scent of Darkness	150	3.00	6.00	Alt	8.8 minutes @L39 to 14 minutes @L65	Single	200	Spellicon G.png Surrounds your target in the scent of darkness, causing them to be more susceptible to fire, poison, and disease.	Paineel Era
Scourge	170	4.6	2.25	Con	2:6	Single	200	Increase Disease Counter by 4, Decrease Hitpoints by 24 per tick, Decrease HP when cast by 40
Summon Corpse	700	5	12	Con	0	Self	10000	Summon Corpse(max level 70), Uses: Jade Inlaid Coffin x 1
Word of Souls	171	4.6	9	Evo	0	PB AE	0	Decrease Hitpoints by 147 (L39) to 155 (L42), (Area 20)

Level 44

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Arch Shielding	200	12	2.25	Abj	72m	Self	0	Increase Max Hitpoints by 144 (L44) to 150 (L50), Increase AC by 25 (L44) to 27 (L48), Increase Magic Resist by 20
Asystole	210	6.1	2.25	Alt	1m	Single	200	Increase Disease Counter by 4, Decrease STR by 37 (L44) to 40 (L50), Decrease AC by 16 (L44) to 18 (L50), Decrease Hitpoints by 69 per tick	Paineel Era
Cackling Bones	450	15	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_37_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1
Corporeal Empathy	200			Alt				The caster loses 215 health to heal the target for 215 instantly.
Covetous Subversion	300			Alt				Twitch. Restores targets mana by 100 at the cost of 300 mana.	Paineel Era
Dead Man Floating	150	6	6	Abj	72m	Single	100	Water Breathing(2), See Invisible(1), Levitate(2), Increase Poison Resist by 64 (L44) to 70 (L50)
Diamondskin	236	5	2.25	Abj	90m	Self	0	Increase Absorb Damage by 305 (L44) to 394 (L50), Uses: Peridot x 1
Ignite Bones	210	6.1	12	Evo	18s	Single	200	Decrease HP when cast by 494 (L44) to 500 (L50), Illusion: Skeleton, Stun(0.00 sec), (Area 1)
Incinerate Bones	210			Evo				Deals 494 to 500 damage to the target. (Chardok revamp drop) (2.38dpm)	Chardok Revamp Era
Pact of Shadow	10	2	12	Alt	24s	Single	100	Increase Hitpoints by 80 per tick
Summon Companion	50			Con				Summons your pet to your location.

Level 49

Spell Name	Mana	Cast Time	Recast Time	Skill	Duration	Target	Range	Description	Expansion
Banish Undead	225	5.5	2.25	Evo	0	Und	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 585
Bond of Death	360	7	10	Alt	54s	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 80 per tick
Cajole Undead	245	9	20	Alt	20:30	Und	200	Charm(16)
Cascading Darkness	300	7	2.25	Con	1:36	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 72 per tick, Decrease Movement by 60%
Dead Men Floating	375	9.00	6.00	Abj	1 hour 12 minutes	Group v2	0	Applies Dead Man Floating to the caster's entire group.	Chardok Revamp Era
Drain Soul	225	6.1	2.25	Alt	0	Lifetap	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 332 (L49) to 338 (L50)
Ignite Blood	250	4	2.25	Alt	2:6	Single	200	Decrease Hitpoints by 56 per tick
Invoke Death	490	16	2.25	Con	0	Self	0	Summon Skeleton Pet: skel_pet_41_, Uses: Bone Chips x 1, Focus: Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia
Lich	5	3	6	Alt	20:30	Self	0	Illusion: Skeleton, Increase Mana by 20 per tick, Ultravision, Decrease Hitpoints by 32 per tick
Paralyzing Earth	100	2.5	2.5	Alt	3m	Single	200	Root

Level 50

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Improved Invisibility	Self Only Fixed Duration Invisibility	Div.	NPC Drop	75

Level 51

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Dread of Night	Single target Fear for 8 ticks.	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	100
Envenomed Bolt	Deals 110 direct damage, and then 146 damage per tick for 8 ticks. (3.994dpm..1278 total)	Con.	Vendor	320
Sacrifice	Kills target player to create an Essence Emerald. The player target must consent, will lose experience, and cannot be resurrected to regain experience. Consumes an emerald when cast.	Alt.	Quest	100
Splurt	Deals 11 damage on the first tick, and damage increases by 12 per tick for 17 ticks to a final tick of 203 damage. (7.579dpm..1819 Total)	Alt.	NPC Drop	240

Level 52

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Defoliation	Deals 645 to 725 damage to target plant.	Evo.	NPC Drop	250
Manaskin	Absorbs 521 to 600 damage. Increases mana regeneration by 1. Consumes a peridot.	Abj.	Kunark Vendor	330
Plague	Deals 60 direct damage and then 55 per tick for 22 ticks. (1270 damage. 4.23 DPM)	Con.	Vendor	300
Scent of Terris	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 33 to 36.	Alt.	Quest	200

Level 53

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Annul Magic	Dispels magic effects from the target.	Abj.	Vendor	75
Convergence	Returns target player to life, restoring 93% experience. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Alt.	NPC Drop	700
Enstill	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 16 ticks. Breaks randomly, and on direct damage.	Alt.	Vendor	60
Minion of Shadows	Skeleton Rogue, Level 40-44.	Con.	Quest	525

Level 54

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Deflux	Drains 310 to 330 health from the target. Fast cast.	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	198
Shadowbond	The caster loses 125(?) health per tick, and the target is healed for 125 health per tick for 4 ticks.	Alt.	Quest	10
Shield of the Magi	Grants the caster +232 to +250 HP, +29 to +31 AC, and +22 to +24 Magic Resist.	Abj.	Kunark Vendor	300
Thrall of Bones	Charms target undead creature to act as the caster's minion for 17 to 20 minutes. Breaks randomly.	Alt.	NPC Drop	300

Level 55

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Augmentation of Death	Increases the caster's minion's attack speed by 65%, STR by 52 to 55, and AC by 14 to 15.	Alt.	NPC Drop	250
Chill Bones	Deals 505 to 540 cold damage to the target. Applies a skeleton illusion to the target.	Evo.	NPC Drop	210
Conglaciation of Bone	Deals 505 to 540 cold damage to the target. (Chardok revamp drop)	Evo.	NPC Drop	210	Chardok Revamp Era
Infusion	Restores 1000 mana to the caster's mana pool. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Alt.	NPC Drop	1
Levant	Teleports the caster to a relatively safe spot in zone. Self-only evacuation. Only works at night.	Alt.	NPC Drop	500
Skin of the Shadow	Grants the caster invisibility, ultravision, and increases area of sight by 115%. Only works at night.	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	85

Level 56

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Cessation of Cor	Deals for 100 damage per tick for 11 ticks. Reduces the target's STR by 50, and the target's AC by 19 to 21.	Alt	Kunark Vendor	250
Sedulous Subversion	Twitch. Restores targets mana by 150 at the cost of 400 mana.	Alt	NPC Drop	400
Servant of Bones	Skeleton Monk, Level 41-43.	Con.	NPC Drop	525
Trepidation	Single Target Fear for 6 ticks.	Alt	Kunark Vendor	200

Level 57

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Conjure Corpse	Summons the target's corpse to the caster's location. Must be in the same zone as the corpse. Consumes a Tiny Jade Inlaid Coffin.	Con.	NPC Drop	700
Exile Undead	Deals 675 to 725 damage to an undead target.	Evo.	Kunark Vendor	250
Vexing Mordinia	Deals 111 per tick for 10 ticks. Heals the caster for 111 per tick for 9 ticks (Possible Bug).	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	495

Level 58

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Immobilize	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 10 ticks. Breaks on direct damage.	Alt.	Vendor	80
Pyrocruor	Deals 111 per tick for 19 ticks.	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	400
Quivering Veil of Xarn	Heals the caster for 150. Grants the caster immunity to damage for 18 seconds. Cannot attack or cast spells while immune. Only works at night.	Abj.	NPC Drop	135

Level 59

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Devouring Darkness	Deals 107 damage per tick for 13 ticks. Reduces movement speed by 69% to 70%.	Con.	NPC Drop	400
Emissary of Thule	Spectre Warrior, Level 43-47.	Con.	NPC Drop	650
Touch of Night	Drains 720 health from the target.	Alt.	Kunark Vendor	405

Level 60

Spell Name	Spell Description	School	Location	Mana	Expansion
Arch Lich	Lich. The caster loses 20 health per tick, and restores 20 mana per tick. Spectre Illusion.	Alt.	NPC Drop	1
Banishment of Shadows	Destroys target undead creature up to level 51. Consumes a Star Ruby when cast.	Evo.	NPC Drop	750
Demi Lich	Lich. The caster loses 48 health per tick, and restores 31 mana per tick. Bloody Skeleton Illusion.	Alt.	NPC Drop	1
Enslave Death	Charms target undead creature to act as the caster's minion for 5 ticks. Very difficult to resist.	Alt.	NPC Drop	500
Gangrenous Touch of Zum`uul	Drains 720 health from the target. Disease-based spell.	Alt.	NPC Drop	415	Chardok Revamp Era
Trucidation	Drains 1100 health from the target. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Alt.	NPC Drop	375

Pet Information

Focus Item

The only pet focus item that Necromancers can obtain is the Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia. Similar to the Magician pet focus items, this focus item makes the pet larger in size. It also provides a +1 level bonus to all summoned pets from spell levels 46-60. This allows for pets that can exceed the hit points, melee, and spell damage listed in the tables. The +1 level is added to the RNG of the level of pet you would have summoned. When you finish casting a pet spell, RNG will determine the level of pet you summoned in that pet's level range. If using the focus item for that pet, the pet's level will be RNG+1.

As an example, the Emissary of Thule pet has a level range of 43-47. When you cast that spell, at the end of the cast RNG determines the pet level to be level 47.
If you are using the focus item, it adds +1 to the RNG so the pet would be level 48.

Notes

• Abilities listed in the Pet Skills column apply to all subsequent pets, unless otherwise noted.

Spell	Player Level	Pet Level (Min-Max)	Pet Class	Pet ~HP	Melee Damage (Max)	Bash/Kick Damage (Max)	Backstab Damage (Max)	Lifetap Damage (Max)	Pet Skills	Appearance
Cavorting Bones	1	1-2	Warrior	20-30	8-10	-	-	-	-	File:Npc skeleton lrodd.png
Leering Corpse	4	3-5	Warrior	70-90	8-12	-	-	-	-
Bone Walk	8	7-9	Warrior	180-200	9-14	7/12	-	-	Bash, Kick
Convoke Shadow	12	7-11	Warrior	180-200	11-16	11/15	-	-	Magic hit 11+
Restless Bones	16	12-16	Warrior	260-300	13-20	13/16	-	-	-
Animate Dead	20	15-19	Warrior	325-375	14-22	14/16	-	-	Double Attack, Dual Wield 19+ (requires weapons)
Haunting Corpse	24	18-22	Warrior	650-700	18-26	15/17	-	-	-	File:Npc a helot skeleton.png
Summon Dead	29	21-25	Warrior	675-775	20-28	16/18	-	-	-
Invoke Shadow	34	25-29	Warrior	750-850	23-32	17/19	-	-	-
Malignant Dead	39	29-33	Warrior	800-1000	31-39	18/20	-	-	Innate Dual Wield 33+ (Fists or weapons), Fast regen
Cackling Bones	44	33-37	Warrior	1100-1400	39-47	20/22	-	11	Lifetap
Invoke Death1‡	49	37-41	Warrior	1900-2300	47-55	22/24	-	42	-
Minion of Shadows1‡	53	40-44	Rogue	1200-1400	49-56 (59†)	-	147-171 (177†)	45	Backstab, no Bash/Kick
Servant of Bones1‡	56	40-44	Monk	1400-1700	52-59 (61†)	65/69 (71†)	-	45	Flying Kick, no Bash
Emissary of Thule1‡	59	43-47	Warrior	2700	52-61	26	-	44-48	Immune to fear2	File:Spectres.png

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¹ The pet can be focused with Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia. ² This was implemented post-Velious, pre-Luclin. (ref)
‡ Needs testing for the focus effect.
† Tested

Necromancer-specific Quests

Original - SolRo Temple Era

• The Harvester Quest
• Shadowbound Armor Quests (Sol Ro)
• Words of Darkness Quest (Recommended Level 35, gives: Words of Darkness)

Original - Plane of Sky Era

• Necromancer Plane of Sky Tests

Original - Paineel Era

• Noclin's Femur Quest

Kunark Core Era

• Necro Spells Quest (Iksar)
• Category:Necromancer Skullcap Quests (Iksar)

Kunark Epic Era

• Necromancer Epic Quest

Velious Era

• Necromancer Thurgadin Armor Quests
• Necromancer Kael Armor Quests
• Necromancer Skyshrine Armor Quests

Gearing

Best in Slot

Original - Pre-Planar

• Ears – Golden Sapphire Earring, Batskull Earring, Ivandyr's Hoop
• Fingers – Rose Platinum Engagement Ring
• Neck – Sapphire Platinum Necklace
• Head – Dark Circlet, Runed Cowl
• Face – Sheer Bone Mask
• Chest – Robe of the Oracle, Shining Metallic Robes
• Arms – Gatorscale Sleeves
• Back – Molten Cloak, Mystic Cloak
• Waist – Braided Cinch Cord
• Shoulders – Embroidered Black Cape
• Wrists – Bracelet of Woven Grass, Polished Bone Bracelet
• Legs – Silversilk Leggings
• Hands – Impskin Gloves
• Feet – Wolf Fur Slippers, Golden Efreeti Boots
• Primary – Sacrificial Dagger, Harvester, Rokyls Channelling Crystal
• Secondary – Stein of Moggok, Glowing Black Stone
• Range – Dagger of Marnek

Original - Planar

• Ears – Black Sapphire Electrum Earring
• Fingers – Djarns Amethyst Ring, Platinum Fire Wedding Ring
• Neck – Black Sapphire Platinum Necklace
• Head – Blighted Skullcap, Platinum Tiara
• Face – Tobrin's Mystical Eyepatch, Polished Mithril Mask
• Chest – Blighted Robe, Crimson Robe of Alendine
• Arms – Blighted Sleeves, Cryosilk Sleeves
• Back – Mystic Cloak, Cloak of Spiroc Feathers
• Waist – Bone-Clasped Girdle
• Shoulders – Bloodsoaked Raiment
• Wrists – Bracelet of Cessation, Rotted Griffon-Hide Wrist Guard
• Legs – Blighted Trousers, Cryosilk Pantaloons
• Hands – Blighted Gloves, Cryosilk Gloves
• Feet – Blighted Boots, Golden Efreeti Boots
• Primary – Glowing Black Stone, Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia
• Secondary – Rokyls Channelling Crystal, Cryosilk Webshield
• Range – Dagger of Marnek

Kunark

• Ears – Hammered Golden Loop
• Fingers –
• Neck – Necklace of Superiority
• Head – Circlet of Shadow
• Face – Enshrouded Veil
• Chest – Froglok Bonecaster's Robe, Tolapumj's Robe, Loam Encrusted Robe, Mana Robe, Robe of Decay
• Arms – Flayed Skin Sleeves, Blighted Sleeves
• Back – Hierophant's Cloak
• Waist –
• Shoulders – Squallsurge Shawl
• Wrists –
• Legs –
• Hands – Ancient Shissar Gauntlet
• Feet –
• Primary – Cone of the Mystics, Nightshade Scented Staff, Gorgon Head Staff, Tome of Miragul
• Secondary – Book of Obulus, Hand of the Reaper
• Range – Crypt Master`s Conjuring Stone

References

Classes

Bard :: Cleric :: Druid :: Enchanter :: Magician :: Monk :: Necromancer :: Paladin :: Ranger :: Rogue :: Shadowknight :: Shaman :: Warrior :: Wizard