The Best Necromancer Runewords in D2R

In this section, we will introduce you to all of the Runeword weapons which can be useful for a Necromancer character. We will review their offensive and defensive qualities, and the unique benefits of wearing them.

Heart of the Oak is one of the best weapon choices for Poison and Bone skill based necromancer builds. It grants you +3 to All skills and 40% faster cast rate, which make it the best weapon for offense, while it also adds 30-40% to All resistances.

Call to Arms grants you a level 1 to 6 Battle Orders and a level 1 to 6 Battle Command skill. Casting a higher level Battle Orders can almost double your life, while casting Battle Command will add 1 to All skill levels. The survivability boost of a CTA is unparalleled.

Beast is a cornerstone item for the Summon Necromancer build. It is one of the two items that grants Fanaticism Aura, which boosts both the damage and the attack speed of the summons, making Beast the best weapon Runeword for a Summoner Necromancer.

Spirit is an ideal budget weapon Runeword for any caster Necromancer build. It provides +2 to All skills and +25-35% Faster Cast Rate, both of which are great for offense. Only a handful of items have comparable benefits to a Spirit weapon.

White is a great weapon choice for Poison and Bone based Necromancer builds, as it provides +3 to Poison and Bone skills, 20% faster cast rate and +2 to Bone Spear. The Runeword can be extremely powerful in a wand base that provides additional Poison and Bone spells, especially +3 to Bone Spear. One of the strongest PvP items for the Bone Necromancer.

Edge Runeword is a must have for any D2R character, as it is the only item which reduces Vendor prices besides Gheed’s Fortune. Equip it whenever you want to gamble or buy items from Vendors at cheaper prices.

Infinity is an ideal Runeword for any Necromancer mercenary. It provides a level 12 Conviction aura, which reduces enemy resistances by 85% and defense by 83%, which is beneficial for all types of Necromancers.

In this section, we will introduce you to all of the armor Runewords which can be useful for a Necromancer character. We will review their offensive and defensive qualities, and the unique benefits of wearing them.

Enigma is a must have armor if you want to move by Teleport, as it is the only item in the game which grants the skill. It is also the best magic finding armor for its 1% magic find per level. The Runeword has several other useful offensive and defensive qualities, such as the +2 to All skills, the 0.75 strength per level, the +45% faster run and walk, the 5% to maximum life, and the 8% damage reduction.

Bramble is the number one body armor choice for Poison damage dealing Necromancers. It provides +25-50% to Poison skill damage, which makes it the biggest damage booster item for Poison Nova Necromancers.

Fortitude is an ideal armor for Necromancer mercenaries. It provides +300% enhanced damage, and the Runeword has great defensive qualities too, such as the +200% Enhanced Defense, the 25-30% All resistance, the 1-1.5 life per level, and the 20% chance to cast a level 15 chilling armor.

Chains of Honor is one of the two body armor Runewords which grants 2 to All skills. Its other main utility is the +65% to All resistances.

Smoke is a useful ladder starter / low level Runeword that grants +50% to all resistances.

Lore is another useful ladder starter / low level Runeword for any Necromancer build. Its main utility is the +1 to All skill levels.

Spirit is the number one shield Runeword for caster Necromancers. It is the only shield which provides +2 to All skill levels (making it the best switch-shield in combination with Call to Arms), and 25-35% faster cast rate, while also having great defensive utilities such as the 55% faster hit recovery and 35% Cold, Lightning and Poison resistances. The Runeword is also the best switch shield, as it boosts Call to Arms Battle Orders and Battle Command skills by 2 levels.

Ancient's Pledge is a useful ladder starter / low budget Runeword which boosts All Resistances by almost 50%.

Bone is a budget friendly Necromancer armor Runeword which provides +2 to Necromancer skills, 30 to All resistances, and 100-150 to mana.