Diablo 4 Season 8: 5 Best Necromancer Builds to Try

In Diablo 4 Season 8, Necromancer returns with powerful and diverse builds that rival even the best classes in the game. While Barbarians were hyped as Season 8's strongest class early on, Necromancers might have quietly taken the crown with several top-tier builds capable of huge AoE, burst damage, and surprising survivability.

Here are the five best Necromancer builds to try out in Season 8, including builds for both leveling and endgame play.

1. Blood Wave (Endgame)

Style: Minionless burst

Core Uniques: Kessime's Legacy

Despite recent nerfs, Blood Wave remains a top contender for best Necro build in Season 8. You sacrifice your minions for Diablo 4 Items and chain together Corpse Tendrils and Blood Wave to obliterate large packs.

·Pull mobs together → Tendrils → Blood Wave = screen clear.

·Strong burst and AoE.

·Needs Kessime's Legacy to truly shine.

Play If: You want a visually satisfying, hard-hitting spellcaster that thrives in burst windows.

2. Bone Spirit (Endgame)

Style: Precision nuke

Core Uniques: Path of Trag'Oul, Blood Moon Breeches, Banished Lord's Talisman

Late-game Legendaries: Starless Skies, Heir of Perdition, Shroud of False Death

Bone Spirit offers some of the highest single-target burst in the game, but it's gear-dependent and resource-heavy. You'll need to buy Diablo 4 Items and carefully prep your combos to unload devastating nukes.

·Stack Decrepify, Blight, and Bone Prison → Bone Spirit = massive damage.

·Run Elixir of Resourcefulness II until the gear solves Essence issues.

·Soulrift helps maintain uptime.

Play If: You love the idea of tactical burst and don't mind waiting for your gear to pop off.

3. Bone Spear (Endgame)

Style: Piercing multihit

Core Uniques: Indira's Memory, Deathless Visage, Path of Trag'Oul

Bone Spear Necro is fast, smooth, and deadly accurate. You use Bone Prison to trap enemies and pierce them repeatedly with Bone Spear, taking advantage of high crit scaling and splash damage.

·Precise gameplay with great AoE and single-target.

·Utility-heavy- must maintain Decrepify, Bone Prison, Soulrift.

·Positioning is crucial- missed shots can cost a life.

Play If: You like sniping enemies with satisfying precision and strong scaling into higher tiers.

4. Blood Surge (Leveling → Endgame)

Style: Life-based caster with hybrid support

Core Uniques (Endgame): Cruor's Embrace, Blood Moon Breeches

Blood Surge is your best bet for leveling Necromancer with a smooth transition to endgame. Early on, your minions stick around, but they're phased out later for tankier, self-sustained builds.

·Easy to level with Hemorrhage and minions.

·Decent survivability and AoE.

·Slightly weaker than top-tier endgame builds in The Pit.

Play If: You want a smooth leveling experience that still has endgame potential.

5. Minion Master (Leveling)

Style: Lazy but effective summoner

Key Aspect: Cursed Aura (auto-casts Decrepify and Iron Maiden)

Minions may not be top-tier in endgame right now, but they remain the best leveling option for Necromancer. With Cursed Aura, your Curses trigger for free while your undead army handles the dirty work.

·Cast Bone Prison manually, let minions and curses carry you.

·Relaxed playstyle, no micromanaging.

·Falls off in late game unless new synergies are found.

Play If: You want a chill, passive leveling path where skeletons do all the killing.

Final Thoughts

While Necromancer isn't as straightforward as some classes, its flexibility and raw power in Diablo 4 Season 8 make it one of the most rewarding to master. Whether you're nuking bosses with Bone Spirit, raining hell with Blood Wave, or commanding an army of minions during the early game, there's a build for every type of player.