Necromancer Corpse Lance Build With LoD Set

Combining the power of Corpse Lance-synergistic items with the legendary gem Legacy of Dreams, the LoD Corpse Lance Necromancer is an elite hunting, burst damage spec.

The basic skill setup of the LoD Corpse Lance Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Corpse Lance Brittle Touch Blood Rush Molting 1 Simulacrum Reservoir 2 Land of the Dead Frozen Lands 3 Decrepify Borrowed Time 4 Devour Satiated
Passive Skills
Overwhelming Essence Blood is Power Spreading Malediction Stand Alone

The required gear setup for the LoD Corpse Lance 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: Corpsewhisper Pauldrons
• Gloves: Frostburn
• Chest: Aquila Cuirass
• Belt: The Witching Hour
• Pants: Blackthorne's Jousting Mail
• Boots: Steuart's Greaves
• Bracers: Krelm's Buff Bracers
• Amulet: The Johnstone
• Ring 1: Krysbin's Sentence
• Ring 2: Stone of Jordan
• Weapon: Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang
• Offhand: Lost Time

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — 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 Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard
• Legendary Gem 3: Legacy of Dreams

The seasonal theme for Season 31 will be completely flexible slots for Kanai's Cube, which means you can use any piece of gear in any slot of the Cube.

This is one of the builds where we don't recommend making any changes, since the options presented in the default build already make up the strongest Kanai's Cube composition possible for the setup.

• Weapon Slot: Reilena's Shadowhook
• Armor Slot: Dayntee's Binding
• Jewelry Slot: Convention of Elements