Necromancer Corpse Lance Build with Pestilence or Trag'Oul's set
Welcome to our build guide for Corpse Lance 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 2.6.10 and Season 22.
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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
Satiated
2
Command Skeletons
Dark Mending
3
Decrepify
 Borrowed Time
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:
Nemesis 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.
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Reilena's Shadowhook - Armor Slot:
Corpsewhisper Pauldrons - Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur - 4th Slot (Season 22):
Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang
3.
Changelog
- 19 Nov. 2020 (speed farming page): Added 4th Cube slot recommendation for Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (trag'oul page): Revision of item, skill, and passive recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): Adapted skill recommendations for the 4th Cube slot in Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (group progression page): Revision of item, skill, and passive recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added 4th Cube slot recommendation for Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Revision of item and skill recommendations, alongside advice for Season 22 changes.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (trag'oul page): Guide was revised with respect to the changes to the Jesseth set in Season 21.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (group progression page): Retiring this variation of the build.
- 02 Jul. 2020 (speed farming page): Guide was revised with respect to the changes to the Jesseth set in Season 21.
- 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 (trag'oul 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.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (group progression page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (group progression page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (trag'oul page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (speed farming page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (trag'oul page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (speed farming page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (group progression page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 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 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 12 May 2019 (group progression page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 12 May 2019 (speed farming 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 (trag'oul page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 12 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 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.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 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 (group progression page): Added the group progression variant.
- 26 Nov. 2017 (this page): Added the Pestilence group variation, adjusted Passive selection.
- 26 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Expanded the gearing explanations to clarify proper item rolls.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Added a passive alteration for an endgame optimized character.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (trag'oul page): Moved Trag'Oul as a progression variant.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (this 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 (skills page): Guide shifted to suggest Pestilence set as the main setup, and Trag'Oul as a variation.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (speed farming page): Reworked the variant to a Pestilence setup.
- 15 Jul. 2017 (speed farming page): Updated the speed farming guide with optimized suggestions.
- 12 Jul. 2017 (this page): Guide updated to reflect the meta shift to Simulacrum.
- 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.
- 07 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Gear recommendations updated.
- 07 Jul. 2017 (skills page): Skill recommendations updated.
- 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide added.
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