Best Diablo 4 Blood Wave Necromancer build for Season 7

Best Diablo 4 Blood Wave Necromancer build for Season 7

The Blood Wave Necromancer has crept up the meta this season in Diablo 4. Here’s your guide to crafting it inSeason 7.

While theclassic Necromancer buildsare high on ourtier listin Season 7, the Blood Wave Necro has joined them at the top of the tree – and this season, it’sincredibly OP.Below, we’ll explain how to put it together so you’re able to dominate in PvE.

And if you’re eyeing PvP, we’ll let you know whether this high-damage, high-survivability build can keep you on top in player battles in Season 7.

Best Blood Wave Necromancer skills

To assemble this Necromancer build, allocate this many points on these active skills:

Passive Skills

When you start a new character, if you’re a returning player, you’ll likely have lots of skill points ready to assign from your Renown or by being boosted to level 60 from the start.

But if you’re a new player, you’ll need to start from scratch. The good news is you’ll be able to hit level 60 very quickly in the post-Vessel of Hatred 7 version of Diablo 4.

Below, we’ve detailed how many skill points you’ll need to assign to each passive and active skill using your leveling and Renown points.

You may find yourself needing to select other skills to progress across the skill tree. That’s okay, just respec to the ones included in the build once you’re able. Who knows, you may create a custom build that suits your needs better.

Best Book of the Dead set up

In the Blood Wave Necromancer build, you have three types of minions to summon or sacrifice through the Book of the Dead. For this build, you sacrifice them all in this order:

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This sacrifice strategy ensures you maximize your damage output, making your Overpower hits and crits even deadlier.

Of course, it means you won’t be able to use your minions as allies, but you’ll be buffed from their death, making you a one-Necromancer army.

Best Blood Wave Necromancer skill rotation

Use the following skill rotation when approaching mobs and elites in battle:

Kick things off by cursing enemies withDecrepifyto slow them down. Next, hit them withDecomposeto andBlight. These skills will work in tandem to weaken and slow enemies who are caught in three snares at once. However, you may need to cast Blight and Decompose a few times to fully saturate the majority of a mob.

Then, unleashBlood Waveto dissolve everything in sight. Hit them with a few volleys until most of the mob is dead, then cast a few blasts ofCorpse Explosionto finish off the survivors.

Best Witchcraft Powers

The bestWitchcraft Powersfor the Blood Wave Necro are the following:

Powers of Witchcraft may disappear after Season 7, but they could return in another form likeVampire PowersandMalignant Heartsdid.

Best Occult Gems

Here are the bestOccult Gemsfor this build:

Best Mercenaries

We’d recommendbringing Suboas your main hired merc. Mostly because Subo will serve as your spotter and will engage enemies allowing you to see mobs before they reach you meaning you’re able to cast your attack rotation in the best time.

SelectRaheir as your Support merc. His defensive buffs will help keep you alive should you get caught by a mob. He can also do decent damage to enemies when he charges in.

Legendary Aspects can boost your build and add special powers to buff your primary skills. Here are the ones you need and where to find them:

Best Paragon Glyphs

Once you reach level 60 you’ll stop earning skills points and start earning Paragon points instead. This leveling system works very differently and involves you selecting updates from various boards with different themes and buffs.

Every path is different, but the good news is that by targeting different Glyphs as you move around the Paragon Board, you’ll start buffing your Necro in the ways that matter most to the build.

Here are the best Glyphs for a Blood Wave Necromancer build in Diablo 4:

Once you reach Paragon Level 15, work your way towards the above Glyphs. You’ll also unlock more across the Paragon Board as you earn more points, but selecting these particular Glyphs in this order will keep you on the best possible path for the Blood Surge build.

Best endgame weapons, armor & socket

Here’s the best gear you should hunt down for the Blood Wave Necromancer build, including the best socket to use:

It’ll take time to track down this exact set, but once you do this will make up your endgame gear.

Of course, it’s up to you which gear you equip and you may want to mix it up, but this setup will give you a decided advantage.

Necromancer Blood Wave build for PvP

You can get through most PvP encounters with a the endgame Blood Wave Necro build. With the endgame Blood Wave Necromancer’s focus on Overpower, you can end fights quickly. It deals massive damage that opponents won’t see coming.

Now that you know how to craft this top-tier Necromancer build, verify to check out our guides for theDruid,Sorcerer,Rogue,Barbarian, andSpirtiborn. There’s also ourDiablo 4 Class tier listso you can see where this build fits in the current meta.