We have created this work to address every spec individually, and suggest certain changes to make Necromancer gameplay experience feel better while staying true to the original Diablo 2 soul. In this evaluation, we observed that the meta characters simply deliver big amounts of upfront damage, comfortably play in a fast paced game and offer more survivability.īased on these evaluations, we have observed various weaknesses in all 3 popular Necromancer specs. In order to maintain an objective evaluation, we also took into account the different experience farming strategies such as Diablo Chaining and Cbaaling. You can check the ladder analysis article here:Ĭonsidering all top players (globally top 150 ranked players currently form less than 0.1% of the ladder population) have played in a similar fashion competitively, we took into account the playtime factor and observed a similar time spent in actual gameplay. In other words, players playing all other 6 characters have managed to reach level 99 way before the first level 99 Necromancer. Collected data in Ladder Season 1 shows that the Necromancer was the last character that reached level 99 (the first time a Necromancer reached level 99 on Ladder Season 1 was 4th of June 2022, more than a month after the ladder's launch date, 28th of April 2022). While each of these specs offer a unique gameplay experience, the Necromancer currently falls short against Ladder Season 1 meta classes such as Hammerdins, Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazons and Lightning Sorceresses. Suggested Necromancer Changes in Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.5 & Ladder Season 2

In this article we examine some of the weaknesses of each of these prime Necromancer specs, and suggest changes that could make the Necromancer gameplay experience better. In Diablo 2: Resurrected, the Necromancer is definitely a more Dark Side oriented character who mainly plays three popular builds: 1) Summon Necromancer / Skelemancer, 2) Bone Necromancer and 3) Poison Necromancer.

Contrary to the heroes of the light, the Necromancer is a unique character who wields the power of Death to destroy their enemies.

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