Diablo 4 – Necromancer Talents Guide (Season 1)

Necromancer Talents

The Necromancer has access to 34 different talents in Diablo 4.

As more points are allocated into the skill tree, additional talent choices become available. Unlike skills, however, talents are passive. This means that you do not have to actively equip them in order to use them.

Each talent can be given up to 3 skill points, except for the powerful Capstone talents, which can only be given one skill point.

For a detailed list of Necromancer skills, refer to our Necromancer skills page.

For more general information about the Necromancer class, refer to our overview.

Core Talents

The Core talents of the Necromancer are fairly quick to unlock, requiring only 2 skill points to be allocated in the skill tree.

Unliving Energy	Your maximum Essence is increased by {#}.
Imperfectly Balanced	Your Core Skills cost {#}% more Essence, but deal x{#}% increased damage.
Hewed Flesh	Lucky Hit: Your damage has up to a {#}% chance to create a corpse at the target’s location. This chance is doubled against bosses.

Macabre Talents

Necromancer Macabre talents are unlocked after allocating 6 skill points in the skill tree.

Spiked Armor	Gain {#} Thorns.
Grim Harvest	Consuming a Corpse generates {#} Essence.
Fueled by Death	You deal x{#}% increased damage for {#} seconds after consuming a Corpse.
Necrotic Carapace	When a Corpse is formed from your Skills or your Minions, Fortify for {#}% Base Life ({#}).
Skeletal Warrior Mastery	Increase the damage and Life of your Skeletal Warriors by {#}%.

Curse Talents

Necromancer Corruption talents are unlocked after 11 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree.

Skeletal Mage Mastery	Increase the damage and Life of your Skeletal Mages by {#}%.
Amplify Damage	You deal x{#}% increased damage to Cursed enemies.
Death’s Embrace	Close enemies take x{#}% more damage from you and deal {#}% less damage to you.
Death’s Reach	You deal x{#}% increased damage to Distant enemies.

Corpse and Macabre Talents

To unlock the Necromancers Corpse & Macabre talents, 16 skill points must first be allocated in the skill tree.

Reaper’s Pursuit	Damaging enemies with Darkness Skills increases your Movement Speed by {#}% for {#} seconds.
Gloom	When you damage enemies with Darkness Skills, they take x{#}% increased Shadow Damage for {#} seconds, stacking up to {#} times.
Terror	Darkness Skills deal x{#}% increased damage against Immobilized, Slowed, or Stunned enemies. This also applies to Shadow Damage dealt by your Minions.
Crippling Darkness	Lucky Hit: Darkness Skills have up to a {#}% chance to Stun for {#} seconds.
Gruesome Mending	While below 50% Life, you receive {#}% more healing from all sources.
Coalesced Blood	While Healthy your Blood Skills deal {#} increased damage.
Transfusion	Blood Orbs also heal your Minions for {#}% of the amount.
Tides of Blood	Your Blood Skills deal x{#}% increased Overpower damage. This bonus is doubled while you are Healthy.
Drain Vitality	Lucky Hit: Hitting enemies with Blood Skills has up to a {#}% chance to Fortify you for {#}% Base Life ({#}).
Serration	Your Bone Skills have a {#}% increased Critical Strike Chance for each 10 Essence you have upon cast.
Rapid Ossification	Every {#} Essence you spend reduces the cooldowns of your Bone Skills by {#} seconds.
Evulsion	Your Bone Skills deal x{#}% increased Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Compound Fracture	After Critically Striking {#} times with Bone Skills, your Bone Skills deal x{#}% increased damage for {#} seconds.
Necrotic Carapace	When a Corpse is formed from your Skills or your Minions, Fortify for {#}% Base Life.

Ultimate Talents

To unlock the Ultimate talents of the Necromancer, a total of 23 skill points must be allocated in the skill tree.

Bonded in Essence	Every 5 seconds, your Skeletal Priest’s Healing will Heal your skeletons for {#}% of their Maximum Life.
Death’s Defense	Your Minions can’t lose more than {#}% of their maximum Life from a single damage instance.
Hellbent Commander	Your Minions deal x{#}% increased damage while you are Close to them.
Inspiring Leader	After you have been Healthy for at least {#} seconds, you and your Minions gain {#}% Attack Speed.
Stand Alone	Increases Damage Reduction by {#}%, reduced by {#}% for each active Minion.
Memento Mori	Sacrificing both Skeletal Warriors and Skeletal Mages increases their Sacrifice bonuses by {#}%.
Golem Mastery	Increase the damage and Life of your Golem by {#}%.

Capstone Talents

Necromancer Capstone talents are unlocked after 33 skill points have been allocated in the skill tree. Unlike most other talents however, Capstone talents are mutually exclusive. This means that only one of them may be selected, so make sure you choose wisely.

Ossified Essence	Your Bone Skills deal x{#}% increased damage for each point of Essence you have above {#} upon cast.
Shadowblight	Shadow Damage infects enemies with Shadowblight for {#} seconds. You and your minions deal {#}% bonus damage to enemies with Shadowblight. Every {#} time an enemy receives Shadow Damage from you or your Minions while they are affected by Shadowblight, they take additional {#}% Shadow Damage.
Rathma’s Vigor	Increase your maximum Life by {#}%. After being Healthy for {#} seconds, your next Blood Skill Overpowers.
Kalan’s Edict	After you have not taken damage in the last {#} seconds, your Minions gain {#}% Attack Speed. While you have at least seven Minions, this bonus is doubled.