Alternative Necromancer Builds in Diablo 4 Season 8: Blood Surge and Minion Master

While the Bone Spear Necromancer build is undeniably powerful in Diablo 4 Season 8, it's not the only viable option. For players seeking a different playstyle, the Blood Surge and Minion Master builds offer unique strengths and enjoyable gameplay experiences.

Blood Surge Necromancer: A Tidal Wave of Crimson

The Blood Surge build focuses on dealing damage in a wide area, sustained healing, and Overpower damage. This build is tanky, has great clear speeds, and is a good option for farming lower-tier content.

Core Skills:

Blood Surge: The primary damage dealer, dealing damage in a nova around the Necromancer.

Blood Mist: Providing invulnerability, healing, and corpse generation.

Corpse Tendrils: Crowd Control and Vulnerability application.

Blood Lance: Used to apply overpower to enemies and deal single-target damage.

Decrepify: Further crowd control and damage mitigation.

Key Items & Aspects in u4gm:

Aspect of the Embalmer: (Gloves) Corpse Explosion to launch a seeking Volatile Corpse toward enemies, dealing [X] damage upon explosion.

Aspect of Exposed Flesh: (Amulet) Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy with Bone Spear has up to a [20-30%] chance to generate 30 Essence

Blood-soaked Aspect: (Rings) Blood Surge's nova echoes explode a second time, dealing [40-50%] less damage.

Unique Items: The Blood Artisan's Cuirass will be a defensive staple of this build, providing damage reduction, healing, and blood orbs.

Gameplay: The Blood Surge build involves pulling enemies together with Corpse Tendrils and unleashing a devastating Blood Surge, amplified by Overpower. The Blood Orbs generated will be used for additional healing and overpower.

Minion Master Necromancer: Commanding the Undead Horde

For those who enjoy summoning and commanding armies, the Minion Master build remains a fun and engaging option. While it may not reach the same damage potential as Bone Spear in the very late game, it offers a unique playstyle and excellent survivability.

Core Skills:

Raise Skeleton: Your primary source of skeletal warriors and mages.

Golem: Provides a powerful, customizable minion with various abilities.

Corpse Tendrils: Crowd Control and Vulnerability application, crucial for supporting your minions.

Decrepify: Slows and weakens enemies, allowing your minions to deal more damage.

Bone Storm / Army of the Dead: Depending on player preference. Bone Storm will be used to deal damage and make minions immune to damage; Army of the Dead will be used for DPS and damage reduction.

Key Items & Aspects:

Aspect of the Embalmer: (Gloves) Corpse Explosion to launch a seeking Volatile Corpse toward enemies, dealing [X] damage upon explosion.

Aspect of Reanimation: (Helm) Your Skeletons gain increased damage and health.

Aspect of Grasping Veins: (Rings) Critical Strikes from Corpse Tendrils have increased Critical Strike Damage.

Unique Items: The Ring of Mendeln will be a mandatory item, providing a large damage increase to your minions.

Gameplay: The Minion Master playstyle involves summoning and maintaining a powerful army of skeletal warriors, mages, and a Golem. Use Corpse Tendrils and Decrepify to control the battlefield and support your minions.

Conclusion

While the Bone Spear Necromancer is a powerhouse, the Blood Surge and Minion Master builds offer refreshing alternative playstyles in Diablo 4 Season 8. Experiment with these builds, optimize your Diablo 4 Items, and master the challenges that await!