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Necromancers are very powerful early in the game (until about [[Plane of Dragons]]), but they become relatively worse later in the game. Completing the [[Caster's Guild Quest|Caster's Guild]] quest gives the Necromancer access to [[Fireblade v2]]'s to give his pet. A Necromancer pet with Fireblade v2's can easily solo [[Plane of Time]] and [[QVic]]. For this reason, it might not be a bad idea to start your EZServer experience with a necromancer in your crew.
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[[File:UA-DEF-NEC.gif|right|thumb|300px|Dark Elf Female Necromancer with Ultimate Armor using a [[Ultimate Weapon|Ultimate Great Staff XI]]]]
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What to expect from Necromancers on EZServer (2023):
  
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The [[Mana Necklace]] for a Necromancer is akin to the [[Strike Augments#Ninjastrike|ninjastrike]] augments to a [[Monk]] or [[Rogue]] on EZ. You don't ''have'' to get one, but it's rather silly not do to so. They are also one of three classes (along with [[Magician]] and [[Enchanter]]) that can do the [[Summoner's Pack]] quest, which allows their pet to equip an [[Ultimate Weapon]].
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Necromancers are damage dealers. Once you get close to the top tiers, Necromancers are currently quite a bit lower on damage compared to the other casters ([[Magician]], [[Wizard]] and [[Enchanter]]). They used to be popular in Tier 10 ([[Sunderock Springs]]) due to the ability to use their [[Spell: Death|Death]] spells along with  [[Spell: Epidemic|Epidemic]], which threw their various top rank DoTs on a target and [[Spell: Epidemic|Epidemic]] had those DoTs spread to all surrounding NPCs. This made for a good mass pull and quick kill strategy if you had a few Necromancers. Today the focus has shifted more towards fighting less NPCs at the time, so the Necromancers current DoTs and the ability to spread them is just not very effective anymore. Perhaps we will see a filler damage spell in the future to make up for less effective DoTs. Currently an end game Necromancers deals most of it's damage from [[Idol of the Jailed]] from [[Veeshan's Peak]].
  
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However, later you will need to change your approach to make a necro competitive dps. Necromancers have the ability to earn the 'Death' spells by visiting the Roaming Gnome in the Caster's Guild. He will give you a task based around your level to help you unlock the ranks of 'Death'. This spell will cast four DoTs (Unholy Shackles, Insinuations of Mori, Kiss of Corath, and Hungering Pyre) matching the rank of 'Death' (i.e. Death II casts rank 2 of all four spells). In addition, if a player has not yet visited the Surefall 'Trainer' (Spells And Discs) to learn 'Epidemic' they need to do so. 'Epidemic' will spread any level 70 and above DoT to ALL nearby hostile NPCs. One could cast multiple ranks of 'Death' and then pop 'Epidemic' to create a disgusting wave of sickness to all nearby NPCs.
 
  
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While on paper this makes for some powerful AE dots, in practice, in a box team, the necros are still fairly limited, unless you find specific circumstances. The only way necros shine for AE dps with the above method is, as Hate stated, to stack multiple ranks of 'Death' with epidemic on larger pulls. However, unless you either pull a very high hitpoint mob along with the mass numbers of trash, or have a very, very low DPS team you will barely have time to land 'Epidemic' and even one rank of 'Death' before the mob dies. Even so the necro doesnt have much time to do a lot of AE dps before any mob you can mass pull will die. However, this may change with newer content, or as the game is tweaked.
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Their [[Epic]] augment can summon a pet, which like the Mages pet is really awful damage wise, unless you choose to get your [[Ultimate Weapon]] and [[Summoner's Pack]], in which case the pets damage will increase by many millions. Their pet can however tank quite effectively, just like the [[Beastlord]], [[Magician]] and [[Enchanter]] pets. If you plan on making several Necromancers and want to utilize their [[Spell: Death|Death line spells]], you need to finish a [[Spell: Death|Quest]] and pick up [[Spell: Epidemic]] from the Intelligence spells trailer NPC in Surefall Glade.
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''June 2023: In general we have a lot of different spells and effects on EZServer. Some have been updated recently and some have not. While new spells and effects are added, they may have stacking issues with older content. As a general note, you should test stuff on the [[Practice Dummy]] yourself if you are unsure what gives you the best damage. Per June 2023 there are some issues you should be aware of involving [[Angryface (Halloween Reward)|Angryface Familiar]], [[Mana Necklace]], [[Brunaa's Two Toned Diamond Neckguard]] and [[Darkstone, Neckguard of Revenge]]. So what does this mean for you? If you have [[Angryface (Halloween Reward)|Angryface Familiar]] and use the buff, you don't need to get/use your Mana Necklace XII, as it will not improve your damage, rather just make it lower. However, if you have [[Brunaa's Two Toned Diamond Neckguard]] or [[Darkstone, Neckguard of Revenge]], you should not use [[Angryface (Halloween Reward)|Angryface Familiar]], as it will lower your potential spell damage.''
  
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The bottom line is necros can be viable, but this viability is dependant on specific circumstances. Still, if you arent into min/max and enjoy some variety they can be a fun class to add!
 
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[[File:Necromancer.jpg|left|frame|none|alt=Alt text|Dark Elf Necromancer using an [[Illthidae Curse Staff]] from [[Abyss]]]]
 
 
== Primary Uses ==
 
== Primary Uses ==
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* Pet DPS - See [[Pet Scaling]] for information on how other EZ items affect them.
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* Main use is dealing damage through DoTs, Lifetaps, [[Epic]] pet and items like [[Idol of the Jailed]]
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* Damage over time spells
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* [[Bashers Robe of Clarity]] off [[Tunare]] in [[Veeshan's Peak]] is currently the best buff clicky item for any caster and it will increase your spell damage output by a lot when the short duration buff is active.
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* Lifetaps / Nukes
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* Like the Monk class, Necromancers also get the ability to [[Feign Death]]
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* [[Spell: Dark Beast]] can increase your Necromancers damage.
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* Casters in general are popular as CoH bots once you get [[Call of the Warband (Reward Item)]] or [[Call of the Companions (Reward Item)]]. With their [[Spell: Bind Affinity]] you can bind anywhere, which can make corpse recovery or moving party to a certain boss or area quite efficient.
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* [[Ultimate Armor|Cloth Ultimate Armor Head]] for [[Spell: Tserinna's Enchanted Shadows]] to decrease the spell hate you generate.
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== [[Necromancer Armor]] ==
  
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== Necromancer Epic List ==
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[[Necromancer Class Epics and Epic Augments 1.0 - 10.0]]
 
== Epic Effect ==
 
== Epic Effect ==
 
Summon Necromancer Pet
 
Summon Necromancer Pet
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| [[Spell: Defensive Boon]]||[[Spell: Defensive Boon|Quest]]||[[Spell: Defensive Boon|Quest]]||Increases Pet HP and melee mitigation
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| [[Spell: Defensive Boon]]||[[Spell: Defensive Boon|Quest]]||Increases Pet HP and melee mitigation
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The following spells can drop in the relevant tier zone, and can also be created in your [[Magic box]], this will require Vellum from the relevant tier, Class Ink is available from the [[Noobie Vendor]] and Focus Elements available from the [[Element Focus Vendor]] in the [[Nexus]] or [[Stonehive]]
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| [[Spell: Insinuations of Mori]]||P1 [[Qvic]]||Disease||DoT
 
| [[Spell: Insinuations of Mori]]||P1 [[Qvic]]||Disease||DoT
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| [[Spell: Insinuations of Mori]] II||T1/T2 [[Plane of Dragons]]||Disease||DoT
 
| [[Spell: Insinuations of Mori]] II||T1/T2 [[Plane of Dragons]]||Disease||DoT
 
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| [[Spell: Hungering Pyre]] II||T3/T4 [[Airplane]]||Fire||DoT
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| [[Spell: Hungering Pyre]] II||T1/T2 [[Plane of Dragons]]||Fire||DoT
 
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| [[Spell: Cloak of the Night]] II||T3/T4 [[Airplane]]||Magic||Self HP, Magic Resist and Melee [[mitigation]] buff
 
| [[Spell: Cloak of the Night]] II||T3/T4 [[Airplane]]||Magic||Self HP, Magic Resist and Melee [[mitigation]] buff
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| [[Spell: Incisor of the Unholy]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic2+Disease||DoT
 
| [[Spell: Incisor of the Unholy]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic2+Disease||DoT
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| [[Spell: Kaldars Touch]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic||Direct Damage
 
 
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| [[Spell: Kiss of Corath]] III||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Poison||DoT
 
| [[Spell: Kiss of Corath]] III||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Poison||DoT
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| [[Spell: Legend of Shylich Renewal]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic2||Pet heal
 
| [[Spell: Legend of Shylich Renewal]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic2||Pet heal
 
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| [[Spell: Incisor of the Unholy]] III||T9 [[Old Commons]]||??||DoT
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| [[Spell: Kaldars Touch]] II||T7 [[Loping Plains]]||Magic||Direct Damage
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| [[Spell: Incisor of the Unholy]] III||T9 [[Old Commons]]||Disease2||DoT
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| [[Spell: Unholy Shackles]] IV||T9 [[Old Commons]]||Fire+Disease||Snare and DoT
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The following spells also require an [[Expensive Blue Diamond]] to create
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| [[Spell: Kaldars Touch]] III||T10 [[Sunderock Springs]]||Fire+Magic||Direct Damage
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| [[Spell: Hungering Pyre]] IV||T10 [[Sunderock Springs]]||Nature2||DoT
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| [[Spell: Insinuations of Mori]] IV||T10 [[Sunderock Springs]]||Fire+Holy||DoT
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| [[Spell: Kiss of Corath]] IV||T10 [[Sunderock Springs]]||Fire+Ice||DoT
 
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| [[Spell: Unholy Shackles]] IV||T9 [[Old Commons]]||Magic+Disease||Snare and DoT
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| [[Spell: Dark Beast]]||T10 [[Sunderock Springs]]||Fire+Nature||Illusion: Tentacle Terror - Ultravision<br>Increase mana, Decrease HP<br>Increase Spell Damage
 
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Latest revision as of 17:12, 20 August 2024

Dark Elf Female Necromancer with Ultimate Armor using a Ultimate Great Staff XI

What to expect from Necromancers on EZServer (2023):

Necromancers are damage dealers. Once you get close to the top tiers, Necromancers are currently quite a bit lower on damage compared to the other casters (Magician, Wizard and Enchanter). They used to be popular in Tier 10 (Sunderock Springs) due to the ability to use their Death spells along with Epidemic, which threw their various top rank DoTs on a target and Epidemic had those DoTs spread to all surrounding NPCs. This made for a good mass pull and quick kill strategy if you had a few Necromancers. Today the focus has shifted more towards fighting less NPCs at the time, so the Necromancers current DoTs and the ability to spread them is just not very effective anymore. Perhaps we will see a filler damage spell in the future to make up for less effective DoTs. Currently an end game Necromancers deals most of it's damage from Idol of the Jailed from Veeshan's Peak.


Their Epic augment can summon a pet, which like the Mages pet is really awful damage wise, unless you choose to get your Ultimate Weapon and Summoner's Pack, in which case the pets damage will increase by many millions. Their pet can however tank quite effectively, just like the Beastlord, Magician and Enchanter pets. If you plan on making several Necromancers and want to utilize their Death line spells, you need to finish a Quest and pick up Spell: Epidemic from the Intelligence spells trailer NPC in Surefall Glade.


June 2023: In general we have a lot of different spells and effects on EZServer. Some have been updated recently and some have not. While new spells and effects are added, they may have stacking issues with older content. As a general note, you should test stuff on the Practice Dummy yourself if you are unsure what gives you the best damage. Per June 2023 there are some issues you should be aware of involving Angryface Familiar, Mana Necklace, Brunaa's Two Toned Diamond Neckguard and Darkstone, Neckguard of Revenge. So what does this mean for you? If you have Angryface Familiar and use the buff, you don't need to get/use your Mana Necklace XII, as it will not improve your damage, rather just make it lower. However, if you have Brunaa's Two Toned Diamond Neckguard or Darkstone, Neckguard of Revenge, you should not use Angryface Familiar, as it will lower your potential spell damage.

Primary Uses

Necromancer Armor

Necromancer Epic List

Necromancer Class Epics and Epic Augments 1.0 - 10.0

Epic Effect

Summon Necromancer Pet

Recommended Quests

EZ Custom Spells

Spell Drop Location Description
Spell: Defensive Boon Quest Increases Pet HP and melee mitigation


The following spells can drop in the relevant tier zone, and can also be created in your Magic box, this will require Vellum from the relevant tier, Class Ink is available from the Noobie Vendor and Focus Elements available from the Element Focus Vendor in the Nexus or Stonehive

Spell Drop Location Focus Element(s) Description
Spell: Insinuations of Mori P1 Qvic Disease DoT
Spell: Call of the Lifeless P2 Cazic Thule Magic+Disease+Poison Self mana and HP regen
Spell: Unholy Shackles P2 Cazic Thule Magic+Disease Snare and DoT
Spell: Cloak of the Night P2 Cazic Thule Magic Self HP, Magic Resist and Melee mitigation buff
Spell: Hungering Pyre T1/T2 Plane of Dragons Fire DoT
Spell: Kiss of Corath T1/T2 Plane of Dragons Poison DoT
Spell: Insinuations of Mori II T1/T2 Plane of Dragons Disease DoT
Spell: Hungering Pyre II T1/T2 Plane of Dragons Fire DoT
Spell: Cloak of the Night II T3/T4 Airplane Magic Self HP, Magic Resist and Melee mitigation buff
Spell: Kaldars Touch T3/T4 Airplane Magic Direct Damage
Spell: Kiss of Corath II T3/T4 Airplane Poison DoT
Spell: Unholy Shackles II T3/T4 Airplane Magic+Disease Snare and DoT
Spell: Legend of Shylich Renewal T3/T4 Airplane Magic2 Pet heal
Spell: Wicked Apparition T3/T4 Airplane Magic+Disease+Poison Self mana and HP regen
Spell: Incisor of the Unholy T5 Abyss Magic2+Disease DoT
Spell: Avatar of Undeath T6 Anguish Magic+Disease+Poison Self mana and HP regen
Spell: Cloak of the Night III T6 Anguish Magic Self HP, Magic Resist and Melee mitigation buff
Spell: Insinuations of Mori III T6 Anguish Disease DoT
Spell: Unholy Shackles III T6 Anguish Magic+Disease Snare and DoT
Spell: Hungering Pyre III T7 Loping Plains Fire DoT
Spell: Incisor of the Unholy II T7 Loping Plains Magic2+Disease DoT
Spell: Kiss of Corath III T7 Loping Plains Poison DoT
Spell: Legend of Shylich Renewal II T7 Loping Plains Magic2 Pet heal
Spell: Kaldars Touch II T7 Loping Plains Magic Direct Damage
Spell: Incisor of the Unholy III T9 Old Commons Disease2 DoT
Spell: Unholy Shackles IV T9 Old Commons Fire+Disease Snare and DoT

The following spells also require an Expensive Blue Diamond to create

Spell Drop Location Focus Element(s) Description
Spell: Kaldars Touch III T10 Sunderock Springs Fire+Magic Direct Damage
Spell: Hungering Pyre IV T10 Sunderock Springs Nature2 DoT
Spell: Insinuations of Mori IV T10 Sunderock Springs Fire+Holy DoT
Spell: Kiss of Corath IV T10 Sunderock Springs Fire+Ice DoT
Spell: Dark Beast T10 Sunderock Springs Fire+Nature Illusion: Tentacle Terror - Ultravision
Increase mana, Decrease HP
Increase Spell Damage
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