Necromancer Blood Nova Build With LoD
Welcome to our build guide for LoD Blood Nova Necromancer in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for Patch 2.7.5 and Season 28.
Introduction
Combining the power of Blood Nova-empowering legendaries with the flexible Legacy of Dreams bonus, the LoD Blood Nova Necromancer is an AoE-centric, burst damage build.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the LoD Blood Nova Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Siphon Blood
 Power Shift
Death Nova
 Blood Nova
1
Simulacrum
Blood and Bone
2
Blood Rush
 Transfusion
3
Bone Armor
Dislocation
4
Frailty
 Aura of Frailty
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the LoD Blood Nova Necromancer is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Leoric's Crown - Shoulders:
Mantle of Channeling - Gloves:
Stone Gauntlets - Chest:
Aquila Cuirass - Belt:
The Witching Hour - Pants:
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail - Boots:
Ice Climbers - Bracers:
Krelm's Buff Bracers - Amulet:
Haunted Visions - Ring 1:
Convention of Elements - Ring 2:
Krysbin's Sentence - Weapon:
Funerary Pick - Offhand:
Iron Rose
Season 28: Altar of Rites
Season 28 comes with the theme of the Altar of Rites — a powerful new account-wide and Season-specific progression system that brings tremendous offensive and defensive buffs to every seasonal character. For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.
Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).
You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Stricken - Legendary Gem 3:
Legacy of Dreams
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Bloodtide Blade - Armor Slot:
Dayntee's Binding - Jewelry Slot:
Wisdom of Kalan
Changelog
- 22 Feb. 2023 (gear page): Added Season 28 Altar of Rites recommendations.
- 22 Feb. 2023 (skills page): Skills and passives reviewed for Season 28.
- 22 Feb. 2023 (this page): Added Season 28 Altar of Rites recommendations.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (gear page): Added Season 27 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (skills page): Skills and passives reviewed for Season 27.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (this page): Added Season 27 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (gear page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (skills page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (this page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (gear page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 25.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (this page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 24.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Minor gear revision and added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 23.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (this page): Minor gear revision and added follower recommendation.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 19 Jul. 2020 (gear page): Guide revised to reflect the changes to Haunted Visions, Mantle of Channeling and Iron Rose.
- 19 Jul. 2020 (this page): Guide revised to reflect the changes to Haunted Visions, Mantle of Channeling and Iron Rose.
- 15 Jul. 2020 (skills page): Guide revised to reflect the changes to Haunted Visions and Iron Rose.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 12 May 2019 (gear page): Guide added.
- 12 May 2019 (skills page): Guide added.
- 12 May 2019 (this page): Guide added.
- 23 Aug. 2018 (gear page): Item recommendations revised for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2018 (skills page): Skills were reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2018 (this page): Item recommendations revised for Season 18.
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