Necromancer Bone Spear Build With Masquerade
Introduction
Using the powers of the dedicated Masquerade of the Burning Carnival set, this Necromancer build focuses on a unique amalgamation of Simulacrums and Bone Spear to produce a crafty sniping playstyle that can take its time setting up fights due to its impressive endurance. This build is available in a Greater Rift pushing and standard rift speed farming variations (see links just below).
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Masquerade Bone Spear Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Grim Scythe
 Frost Scythe
Bone Spear
Blighted Marrow
1
Bone Armor
Dislocation
2
Decrepify
Borrowed Time
3
Blood Rush
 Potency
4
Simulacrum
 Reservoir
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Masquerade Bone Spear Necromancer is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Luxurious Bauta - Shoulders:
Glamorous Gigot - Gloves:
Lavishing Gloves - Chest:
Sophisticated Vest - Belt:
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle - Pants:
Captain Crimson's Thrust - Boots:
Extravagant Shoes - Bracers:
Gelmindor's Marrow Guards - Amulet:
Haunted Visions - Ring 1:
Convention of Elements - Ring 2:
Krysbin's Sentence - Weapon (S24): Blackbog's Sharp
- Offhand:
Lost Time
For non-Seasonal play (where you do not have access to Ethereal weapons) throughout the duration of Season 24, the recommended weapon for this build is:
- Weapon (Off-Season):
Scythe of the Cycle
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Stricken - Legendary Gem 3:
Zei's Stone of Vengeance
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Maltorius' Petrified Spike - Armor Slot:
Dayntee's Binding - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 24.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (this page): Minor build revision and added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Minor build revision and added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (skills page): Minor build revision.
- 29 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Fixed rotation to properly reflect S22 skill lineup.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Revision of item recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Revision of item, skill, and passive recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Revision of skill, rune, and passive recommendations.
- 03 Jul. 2020 (skills page): Guide added.
- 03 Jul. 2020 (this page): Guide added.
- 03 Jul. 2020 (gear page): Guide added.
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This build is presented to you by Deadset, one of the very few professional Diablo 3 players. Deadset regularly publishes video guides on Youtube and streams on Twitch, where you can see how this and other builds play out in practice.
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