Necromancer Corpse Lance Build with Pestilence or Trag'Oul's set
Build Variations
Updated for Season 25, Patch 2.7.2
Main Build
Solo Greater Rift Progression
Group Rift Guardian Killer
Nephalem Rift Farming
Trag'Oul Variant
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1.
Introduction
The Corpse Lance Necromancer is a powerful elite hunting build, capable of the whole spectrum of content difficulty with minor adjustments. This daredevil, burst damage spec is meant for Greater Rift solo progression. The present build is using the Pestilence set. We also have variations of this build: a Trag'Oul variation, a group progression variation, and speed farming variation; all accessible by using the links below.
2.
Quick Reference
2.1.
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the 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
Devour
 Voracious
2
Command Skeletons
Dark Mending
3
Simulacrum
 Reservoir
4
Land of the Dead
Frozen Lands
|
| Passive Skills |
2.2.
Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Corpse Lance Necromancer is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Pestilence Mask - Shoulders:
Pestilence Defense - Gloves:
Pestilence Gloves - Chest:
Pestilence Robe - Belt:
Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle - Pants:
Captain Crimson's Thrust - Boots:
Pestilence Battle Boots - Bracers:
Strongarm Bracers - Amulet:
Squirt's Necklace - Ring 1:
Krysbin's Sentence - Ring 2:
Convention of Elements - Weapon:
Jesseth Skullscythe - Offhand:
Jesseth Skullshield
2.3.
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Gogok of Swiftness - Legendary Gem 2:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 3:
Zei's Stone of Vengeance
2.4.
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.
2.5.
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Reilena's Shadowhook - Armor Slot:
Corpsewhisper Pauldrons - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
3.
Changelog
- 08 Dec. 2021 (this page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (gear page): Added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 08 Dec. 2021 (skills page): Minor revision for S25.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 24.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 20 Apr. 2021 (this page): Minor fix to the skill and passive selection.
- 20 Apr. 2021 (skills page): Minor fix to the skill and passive selection.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (this page): Added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 23.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Adapted skill recommendations for the 4th Cube slot in Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Revision of item and skill recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added 4th Cube slot recommendation for Season 22.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (this page): Guide was revised with respect to the changes to the Jesseth set in Season 21.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (gear page): Guide was revised with respect to the changes to the Jesseth set in Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 12 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 12 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 12 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 26 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Spreading Malediction is now a default choice and Decrepify its alternative.
- 26 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Expanded the gearing explanations to clarify proper item rolls.
- 26 Nov. 2017 (this page): Added the Pestilence group variation, adjusted Passive selection.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Added a passive alteration for an endgame optimized character.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (skills page): Guide shifted to suggest Pestilence set as the main setup, and Trag'Oul as a variation.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (gear page): The Pestilence set is now the main setup (and Trag'Oul is a variation).
- 27 Oct. 2017 (this page): Guide shifted to suggest Pestilence set as the main setup, and Trag'Oul as a variation.
- 12 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Guide updated to reflect the meta shift to Simulacrum.
- 12 Jul. 2017 (skills page): Guide updated to reflect the meta shift to Simulacrum.
- 12 Jul. 2017 (this page): Guide updated to reflect the meta shift to Simulacrum.
- 07 Jul. 2017 (skills page): Skill recommendations updated.
- 07 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Gear recommendations updated.
- 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide added.
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