Necromancer Corpse Explosion Build With LoD
Introduction
Basing itself on the versatile and adaptable Legacy of Dreams power and stacking a bunch of empowering and synergistic legendary items, the LoD Corpse Explosion Necromancer provides a powerful and visually striking playstyle that relishes on exploding cadavers. 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 LoD Corpse Explosion Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
| Active Skills |
|---|
Grim Scythe
 Cursed Scythe
Blood Rush
 Potency
1
Land of the Dead
 Frozen Lands
2
Bone Spear
 Blighted Marrow
3
Corpse Explosion
Close Quarters
4
Bone Armor
Dislocation
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| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the LoD Corpse Explosion 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:
Razeth's Volition - Gloves:
Grasps of Essence - Chest:
Aquila Cuirass - Belt:
Dayntee's Binding - Pants:
Blackthorne's Jousting Mail - Boots:
Ice Climbers - Bracers:
Krelm's Buff Bracers - Amulet:
The Johnstone - Ring 1:
Convention of Elements - Ring 2:
Krysbin's Sentence - Weapon:
Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang - Offhand:
Iron Rose
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Stricken - Legendary Gem 3:
Legacy of Dreams
Soul Shards (Season 25 Specific)
- Helm: Sliver of Terror with Crit Chance/Attack Speed increase
- Weapon: Essence of Anguish with 50% Poison damage increase
Check details on the specific rolls of the Soul Shards required for this build in the Gear page of this guide. Read more about Season 25 in our dedicated Season 25 Compendium, and about Soul Shards specifically our Soul Shard Mechanics Guide.
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Nayr's Black Death - Armor Slot:
Stone Gauntlets - Jewelry Slot:
Unity
Changelog
- 08 Dec. 2021 (this page): Minor gear and skill revision; added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (skills page): Minor skill and passive revision.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (gear page): Minor gear and skill revision; added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 24.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Minor gear adjustments and added a follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (this page): Minor gear adjustments and added a follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 23.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added S22 Cube recommendation.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Passives changed to accommodate S22-specific changes.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (this page): Guide added.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (gear page): Guide added.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (skills 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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