Necromancer Death Nova Build With Trag'Oul

Grasping the essence of his own life forces with the might of the Trag'Oul's Avatar set, this Death Nova build spills forth devastation concocted from the Necromancer's own blood. The base build presented on this page is the Greater Rift Solo Pushing Variation, but this build also has a Nephalem Rift Farming Variation and a Greater Rift Speed Farming Variation; follow the links above to the respective alterations.

The basic skill setup of the Trag'Oul Death Nova Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Siphon Blood No rune chosen Death Nova Blood Nova 1 Bone Armor Dislocation 2 Frailty Aura of Frailty 3 Blood Rush No rune chosen 4 Simulacrum Blood and Bone
Passive Skills
Spreading Malediction Stand Alone Swift Harvesting Final Service

The required gear setup for the Trag'Oul Death Nova Necromancer is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

• Helm: Trag'Oul's Guise
• Shoulders: Aughild's Power
• Gloves: Trag'Oul's Claws
• Chest: Trag'Oul's Scales
• Belt: Dayntee's Binding
• Pants: Trag'Oul's Hide
• Boots: Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
• Bracers: Aughild's Search
• Amulet: Haunted Visions
• Ring 1: Krysbin's Sentence
• Ring 2: Convention of Elements
• Weapon: Funerary Pick
• Offhand: Iron Rose

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: Bane of the Stricken
• Legendary Gem 3: Zei's Stone of Vengeance

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.

• Weapon Slot: Bloodtide Blade
• Armor Slot: Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang
• Jewelry Slot: Scythe of the Cycle

Gear-wise, this Season's power necessitates that you make the following changes:

• Replace the 2-piece Aughild set ( Aughild's Search and Aughild's Power) with Ancient Parthan Defenders and Trag'Oul's Heart.

• Weapon Slot: Bloodtide Blade
• Armor Slot: Mantle of Channeling
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur