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Necromancer Skeletal Mages Build With Rathma and Jesseth Sets

Last updated on Jul 02, 2020 at 09:00 by Deadset 20 comments

Welcome to our build guide for Rathma Skeletal Mages 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 2.6.9 and Season 21.

For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our follower guide, which contains detailed advice on choosing the skills and the gear of your companion.

Pages in this Guide
1 Introduction 2 Skills and Runes 3 Gear, Gems, and Paragon Points 4 Group Speed GRs 5 Speed Farming
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.

Introduction

Drawing from the minion-related powers of the Bones of Rathma set, this Necromancer build gorges on the Essence of the surrounding corpses and unleashes its power through mighty Skeletal Mage summons. This deliberate, skeleton-heavy, summoner build is geared towards Greater Rift solo progression. We also have a group speed farming variation and a solo speed farming variation, both accessible using the links below.

Group Speed Farming Rathma Skeletal Mages Necromancer Rathma Skeletal Mages Speed Farming Necromancer
2.

Video Guide

The following video guide was created to accompany the present written guide and demonstrate how to play the build in-game.

3.

Quick Reference

3.1.

Skill Setup

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

Rathma Skeletal Mage Necromancer Skills and Runes
Active Skills
Left Mouse Button Bone Spikes Icon Bone Spikes Sudden Impact Sudden Impact Right Mouse Button Skeletal Mage Icon Skeletal Mage Singularity Singularity 1 Devour Icon Devour Cannibalize Cannibalize 2 Land of the Dead Icon Land of the Dead Frozen Lands Frozen Lands 3 Command Skeletons Icon Command Skeletons Freezing Grasp Freezing Grasp 4 Simulacrum Icon Simulacrum Reservoir Reservoir
Passive Skills
(diablo3.com link)
3.2.

Gear Setup

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

Rathma Skeletal Mage Necromancer Gear and Stats
3.3.

Legendary Gems

3.4.

Kanai's Cube

4.

Changelog

  • 02 Jul. 2020 (group speed grs page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 02 Jul. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 02 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 02 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 02 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
  • 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
  • 12 Mar. 2020 (group speed grs page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
  • 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 (speed farming page): Reviewed for Season 19.
  • 22 Nov. 2019 (group speed grs page): Reviewed for Season 19.
  • 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
  • 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
  • 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (speed farming page): Squirt's Necklace is now the recommended amulet.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (group speed grs page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
  • 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
  • 12 May 2019 (group speed grs page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17; its group GR speed farming variant has been archived.
  • 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 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
  • 12 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17; its group GR speed farming variant has been archived.
  • 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 (group speed grs page): Variation added.
  • 27 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Revised belt and jewelry recommendations for Patch 2.6.1.
  • 27 Oct. 2017 (this page): Revised the guide to reflect its Patch 2.6.1 buffs.
  • 27 Oct. 2017 (speed farming page): Adapted variant to the changes we made to the gear page.
  • 27 Oct. 2017 (skills page): Adjusted skill selection according to the buffs in Patch 2.6.1.
  • 17 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Guide updated with improved skill and gearing recommendations.
  • 17 Jul. 2017 (skills page): Guide updated with improved skill and gearing recommendations.
  • 17 Jul. 2017 (this page): Guide updated with improved skill and gearing recommendations.
  • 17 Jul. 2017 (speed farming page): Guide updated with improved skill and gearing recommendations.
  • 07 Jul. 2017 (skills page): Skill recommendations updated.
  • 05 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Gear recommendations updated.
  • 26 Jun. 2017 (this page): Guide added.
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