Necromancer

The Necromancer belongs to the dark brotherhood of the arcane arts, dabbling in death.
 Through evil spells, he can animate dead bodies and skeletons to do his bidding, as well as cast spells to leach life from his victims.
- EverQuest manual

Description

Necromancers are masters of life and death, utilizing fire, magic, poison, and disease based spells to overwhelm their foes and assist their allies. Their choice to descend into necromancy has alienated them from most old-world civilizations, being killed on sight by most guards and shunned by many merchants. As such, the Necromancer is very independent; few support classes are able to offer anything that the Necromancer does not already have, and items and gear do not carry the same importance as they do for other classes.

The Necromancer's power comes from a deep understanding of the powers of life and death which grant them a number of abilities, including the ability to mesmerize, snare, and fear their enemies, to transfer mana and health to their allies, and lastly, to assert their dominance over the undead with a number of efficient direct damage, charm, root, and lull spells. The Necromancer is classified as anti-natural and has some unique spells to attack animals and plant based mobs.

Some highlights of the Necromancer include their powerful pets, the most efficient Damage over Time (DoT) spells of any class, along with their snare, fear, and root powers, Necromancers are very powerful soloers. Their ability to charm an even more powerful undead pet at higher levels gives them yet another strong soloing option. Plus, they can combine their Fear and Feign Death powers to "split" individual mobs away from the group ... and of course, Feign Death itself provides a way to survive, even without a group, when things go wrong. Although these spells are slower, doing damage only once every 6 second "tick" for a period of time, they use up far less mana than faster "nukes." DoT spells are significantly more mana efficient than DD (Direct Damage) spells.

Necromancers also have access to one of the most powerful mana regenerating abilities in the game: the "Lich" line of spells. These grant a buff that slowly drains their HP (hit points), but in exchange it provides significantly faster mana regeneration, allowing for even more efficient soloing (while also being useful in other circumstances, as well). The line begins with Dark Pact, and when it reaches Call of Bones the Necromancer's skin melts away, turning them into a skeleton.

In groups, and especially on raids, Necromancers rely on their DoTs less. They still deal damage (mainly through their pet), and also transfer health and mana to teammates and provide other utility functions.

Class Highlights

• DoTs and Feign Death: Not only can Necromancers deliver incredible damage by stacking various DoTs, they can do so without fear of taking aggro from the rest of the group through the use of Feign Death. However, if a group is killing too quickly, DoTs become an inefficient damage source. The Necromancers can switch to DD spells or utility which are both valuable.
  • Spells That Avoid Resists: Another unique attribute of some Necromancer DoT spells is that their Lifetap and Blood Boil spell lines have resistance modifiers that help them land even on highly resistant enemies.
• Pulling/Splitting Mobs: While Necromancers are capable pullers, they rarely pull for groups or raids, both because of the long recast time on Feign Death, and because of their inferior cloth armor (Bards, Shadow Knights, Monks, etc. can all pull while taking far more hits). As a result, Necromancers tend to use their splitting abilities far more to separate mobs when soloing.
• Undead Specific Powers: Necromancers also utilize abilities to root, nuke, lull, and charm the undead. Although limited to undead targets, these spells are more mana efficient and harder to resist than their non-undead focused alternatives, which allow a Necromancer to solo even more efficiently when facing undead. Also, when raiding, Necromancers can use charm on certain undead enemies to get a pet that deals far greater damage (although, due to level limits, not every undead mob can be charmed).
• Pets: Necromancers are one of only two "primary pet classes" and receive solid, summonable pets throughout their career. While Necromancer summons are not quite as good as Mage summons, they remain solidly good. In addition, Necromancers can charm undead for very strong pets at high level. The Necromancer has three summoned pet varieties as they level up, and all three can be given weapons and armor to make them stronger. At first, only a Warrior pet can be summoned. Later, Necromancers get a Rogue pet which can't tank as well, but deals much more damage (*if* positioned behind a mob to "backstab" it). At later levels Necromancers also get a Monk pet that's in the middle between the other two, but has access to a flying kick (which doesn't require special positioning to do extra damage).
• Mana Sharing: Necromancers also have access to a line of spells commonly known as "twitch" spells (because in-game the Necromancer twitches when casting them, such as Rapacious Subversion. These spells are cast to give mana to another player, in essence transferring the Necromancer's mana to that player. In groups this can be handy in a pinch, and on raids Necromancers often become "mana batteries" for Clerics or other classes who need it (leaving the damage dealing to other classes since DoTs are inefficient on raids).
• Mastery Over Death: Even at low levels a Necromancer can easily find any player's corpse, including their own. At high levels a Necromancer can sacrifice other players, effectively "stealing their experience" and storing it in a gem. By using these gems Necromancers can resurrect the dead, although this power is far more limited than that of Paladins or Clerics. Because of their feign death powers, Necromancers can sometimes "save raids" by feigning death after the rest of the raid dies, and then using this ability to resurrect a Cleric.
• Independence: Necromancers are one of the most independent of all classes, being designed with a number of self-only spells that certain other casters can cast on others (eg. self-only invisibility and self-only evacuation), making it a prime choice for those that plan to solo the majority of their careers. However, because of the wide variety of abilities (many not gained until higher levels), a Necromancer must constantly learn new ways to play their class.
• Not Just Soloers: Despite being great soloers, Necromancers are also valuable in groups, and make excellent additions to raiding guilds. They provide excellent DPS over long fights, can both heal and provide mana to others who need it (notably Clerics in Complete Heal chains), and on occasion they can even ensure the recovery of a wiped raid.

Class Titles

Level 1-50	Level 51-54	Level 55-59	Level 60
Necromancer	Heretic	Defiler	Warlock

Creation Guide

Picking the right race

The first thing you have to pick then is your race. Which race you pick will determine the foundation of your character for the rest of your life in Norrath, so it is kind of important you pick one you like and that you will be happy with.

Now in terms of faction, Necromancers are generally hated everywhere, some races are hated more than others; Gnomes, Humans and Erudites are neutral races and will have an easier time building faction (especially gnomes being the least evil of all the Necromancer race choices) vs. a Dark Elf or Iksar, so there is some difference in the races in that respect.

Human

• Well rounded statistics
• No low-light vision
• Low starting Intelligence
• Highest Charisma

Erudite

• A number of quests available to them that no other race can do with some decent items
  • Paineel Quests for a list to get you started (Noclin's Femur being of particular note)
• Like humans, no low-light vision
• Highest starting Intelligence
• High Charisma

Dark Elf

• Hated everywhere but a couple of other evil towns
• Harder time building up faction in comparison to the neutral race choices
• Access to the Thex Mallet and Reaper of the Dead questline (which is believed to be possible to do if you are not a Dark Elf, but requires incredibly high faction)
• Only Necromancer race that can use "hide." If you combine a successful hide while you feign death then you can clear your aggro list safely
  • Keep in mind, some enemies can see through Hide. However, this is a very useful combination of spell + ability and it shouldn't be overlooked.
• High starting Intelligence
• Lower Charisma

Gnome

• Least hated Necromancer/race combination
• Easier to build faction with good races to access their areas faster and more efficiently
• Generally have more access to cities/hubs/zones than other Necromancer races
• Access to the Tinkering skill which can offer some interesting crafting options
• High Starting Intelligence
• Lower Charisma

Iksar

• Hated in all cities besides their own, even those of other evil races.
• A race experience penalty of 20%. Other races have no penalty.*
• Health regeneration bonus (chart below)
• A natural AC bonus
• Access to Forage for food and water
• Low Starting Intelligence
• Lowest Charisma

• - Note: All Necromancers are also subject to a 10% class penalty on Green server before the Jan.'01 patch. For Iksar Necros this multiplies to a combined 32% (110% * 120%).

If you are concerned with min/maxing, Iksar regeneration should not be underestimated. As the chart below shows, the Iksar Necromancer will lose health slower, which ultimately means that an Iksar Necromancer can sustain mana boosters easier and longer. This will mean decreased downtime, lowering the amount of time you need to Lifetap, and generally more stable play. The chart shows the differences between Iksar and non-Iksar for each spell under the Lich spell line in the rows, while across the top of the chart in columns it offers the different positions that affect the rate of health regeneration.

Iksar vs Non-Iksar: Pre-Lich

Race + Lich	Levels	Standing	Feigned	Sitting
Non-Iksar with Dark Pact	1-19	-1	-1	0
Iksar with Dark Pact	1-19	0	0	+2
Non-Iksar with Allure of Death	20-49	-3	-3	-1
Iksar with Allure of Death	20-49	-2	-2	+2
Non-Iksar with Call of Bones	20-49	-10	-10	-8
Iksar with Call of Bones	20-49	-9	-9	-5

Iksar vs Non-Iksar: Lich

Race + Lich	Levels	Standing	Feigned	Sitting
Non-Iksar with Lich	49	-21	-21	-19
Iksar with Lich	49	-20	-20	-16
Non-Iksar with Lich	50	-21	-21	-18
Iksar with Lich	50	-20	-20	-14
Non-Iksar with Lich	51-55	-20	-19	-17
Iksar with Lich	51-55	-16	-14	-10
Non-Iksar with Lich	56-59	-19	-18	-16
Iksar with Lich	56-59	-12	-10	-6
Non-Iksar with Lich	60	-18	-17	-15
Iksar with Lich	60	-10	-8	-4

Iksar vs Non-Iksar: Arch Lich & Demi Lich

Race + Lich	Levels	Standing	Feigned	Sitting
Non-Iksar with Arch Lich	60	-16	-15	-13
Iksar with Arch Lich	60	-8	-6	-2
Non-Iksar with Demi-Lich	60	-28	-27	-25
Iksar with Demi-Lich	60	-20	-18	-14

Starting Statistics

RACE	STR	STA	AGI	DEX	WIS	INT	CHA	BONUS
Dark Elf	60	65	90	85	83	109	60	30
Erudite	60	70	70	80	83	117	70	30
Gnome	60	70	85	95	67	108	60	30
Human	75	75	75	85	75	85	75	30
Iksar	70	70	90	95	80	85	55	30

Spending Your Bonus Points

Bonus points were intended to let you customize your character in a small but meaningful way. Necromancers are amazing in that they are pretty good even with low stats. A lot of their power is hard coded into their spells. As an example, end game mana regen can reach 32 mana per tick while standing, if playing during Kunark expansion or later, and of course, more while sitting. The need for huge mana pools is less important for Necromancers than for Wizards, Mages or Clerics who do not have this advantage. After reading, you can decide for yourself, and unlike some classes, even dumping all your points into a poor stat will not break your Necromancer, as they are very self-sufficient.

• Strength - Main benefit is carrying more weight. Weight reduction bags solve this problem and no points are recommended to be spent here.
• Stamina - Affects your maximum Hit Points. You receive more HP per Stamina from your native Stamina than from gear. Stamina is beneficial for Necromancers because they frequently go up and down in health in combat even if they are not being hit.
• Dexterity - The rate of raising weapon skills and weapon procs (effects) going off. Necromancers are not a melee class, and beyond around level 8 you will almost entirely give it up.
• Agility - Agility adds to your avoidance. There is a penalty below 75 AGI, so you will want to put 5 points in this if you plan to roll an Erudite.
• Wisdom - Effects the learning of general and craft skills if higher than Intelligence.
• Intelligence - The main caster stat for Necromancers. Adds to how much maximum mana you gain each level, effects the speed at which you learn spell skills, craft skills and general skills. This is a great stat, both for power and for convenience. Your skills will raise faster and you can cast more spells before having to meditate. Necromancers have incredibly fast mana regen, but more maximum mana will benefit you.
• Charisma - Will affect resists on undead only lulls beginning with Numb the Dead. Also affects vendor prices. It is not recommended to put points into this attribute.

Allocation Recommendations
Solo/Grouping: 25 Stamina and 5 Intelligence | 5 Stamina and 25 Intelligence | Or anything in between.
Raid Min/Max: 25 Stamina, 5 Intelligence
If Erudite: 5 Agility instead of 5 to any secondary stat

Health vs. Mana

Due to the mechanics of Lich, passively reducing the Necromancer's health every tick in exchange for a boost in mana per tick, Necromancers have, in effect, two pools of mana; the mana they directly draw from spells, and their health pool acting as a mana battery, constantly being drained to provide more mana for the Necromancer's use. So how much health and how much mana should you have?

We should begin by understanding that each of these have a certain advantage. A sizeable mana pool means that when you are coming out of an extended rest (meaning that you will be at full mana and health), you will be able to cast more spells in a small period of time. A sizable health pool means that while you are fighting and engaged in combat, the negative effects of Lich will not be as pressing, and you will have more wiggle room in which to use Lifetaps to restore your health.

A great deal of this comes down to personal taste and your own playstyle. Following is a series of considerations that one should keep in mind when finding their "sweet spot" for a mana/health ratio. Just remember that both health and mana are effectively power to fuel your spells, but that each of them works differently: Mana is a readily available, immediately exploitable resource to cast your spells, while Health is not immediately available, but makes your life much easier and safer.

Tips and Notes

Obviously, when your HP is full (or very close) you want to focus on gaining Mana; Lifetapping would be wasteful. The same is true in reverse: Lich is wasteful when your Mana is full.

When neither is full, your priorities should depend on two things: your "squishiness" (relative to the mob), and your pace. If you are facing tougher foes (ie., feeling squishy) you'll want to keep your HP higher, as mana won't help if the mob gets some lucky hits in and kills you. At the same time, you'll also want to take into account whether you are facing a steady stream of individual mobs, or bursts of several. If you can't rely on having enough time for your Lich spell to provide more mana in-between fights, you may want to focus on keeping your mana higher in-between fights.

However, all of this boils down to one simple goal. Never be full health, never be full mana.

Regarding Charisma, it should be noted that your lull spells (such as Numb the Dead and Rest the Dead) use Charisma as part of their formulas, but most would agree it is not worth gearing for. This does not mean that it is worthless to do so, but it is worth considering if you are running into problems using these spells.

As an aside; some may claim that the Necromancer's Screaming Terror Mesmerize or Charm spell lines are affected by Charisma. While this may be true for some other EQEmu servers, this is not correct for Project 1999.

Religion

Religion is not a huge concern to Necromancers as they are already hated. Most choose to worship either Cazic-Thule, or Innoruuk, the Prince of Hate, as it ties in well with their role. The other choice is Bertoxxulous. Necromancers cannot be Agnostic, as their dark powers are directly linked to their worship of their god.

Innoruuk is the best choice for faction in Neriak, which is the most convenient city for newer non-Iksar Necromancers.

Iksars are limited to choosing Cazic-Thule.

• Bertoxxulous items
• Cazic-Thule items
• Innoruuk items

Spells

For a comparison of the efficiency of spells by level see: Necromancer Spell Lines and Necromancer efficiency.

Classic Kunark Velious

Level 1

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cavorting Bones	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 1.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	15
Coldlight	Utility	Summon an item that gives off light	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	15
Disease Cloud	DoT (Disease)	Deals 5 direct damage + 1 damage per tick for 30 to 60 ticks.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	10
Invisibility versus Undead	Buff (Target)	Single Target Invisibility versus Undead	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	40
Lifetap	Lifetap	Drains 3 to 5 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	9
Locate Corpse	Utility	Turns the caster in the direction of the corpse of the target.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	5
Minor Shielding	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster +6 to +10 HP & +3 to +4 AC	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	10
Reclaim Energy	Utility	Sacrifice your summoned pet for mana based on the pet's health	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	5
Sense the Dead	Utility	Detects nearby undead	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	5
Siphon Strength	Debuff (Target)	Drain 5 to 10 STR from target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	5

Level 4

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Clinging Darkness	DoT (Snare)	Deals 5 damage per tick for 2 to 8 ticks. Reduces movement speed by 24% to 30%.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	20
Endure Cold	Buff (Target)	Increase cold resistance by 11 to 20.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	20
Fear	Debuff (Target)	Single Target Fear for 3 ticks	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	40
Gate	Utility	Teleport to your bind point	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	70
Grim Aura	Buff (Self)	Increase caster's attack by 7 to 10.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	25
Leering Corpse	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 3-5.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	40
Lifespike	Lifetap	Drains 9 to 11 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	18
Numb the Dead	Debuff (Target)	Lulls undead to reduce aggression.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	20
Poison Bolt	DoT (Poison)	Deals 6 direct damage + 5 per tick for 2 to 7 ticks.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	30
True North	Utility	Turns caster to face North.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	5

Level 8

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bone Walk	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 6-9.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	80
Dark Empathy	Heal (Target)	Caster loses 30 health, and target gains 30 health.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	20
Dark Pact	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 2 health per tick, and restores 2 mana per tick.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	5
Deadeye	Buff (Self)	See Invisibility and Infravision.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	35
Gather Shadows	Buff (Self)	Invisibility.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	35
Impart Strength	Buff (Target)	Caster loses 10 STR, and target gains 10 STR for 6 minutes.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	15
Lesser Shielding	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster +20 to +30 HP, and +6 to +9 AC.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	25
Mend Bones	Buff (Pet)	Heals the caster's pet for 33 to 50 HP.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	25
Shadow Step	Utility	Short range, random direction teleportation.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	10
Vampiric Embrace	Buff (Self)	Caster's melee attacks gain a chance to proc a lifetap.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	30
Ward Undead	DD (Undead)	Deals 35 to 41 damage to an undead target.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	30

Level 12

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bind Affinity	Utility (Self, Target)	Sets the caster's bind point to most locations, or the target's bind point in cities.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Convoke Shadow	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 8-11.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	120
Endure Disease	Buff (Target)	Increases the target's disease resistance by 19 to 20.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	20
Engulfing Darkness	DoT (Snare)	Deals 11 damage per tick for 10 ticks. Snares movement speed by 40%.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	60
Heat Blood	DoT (Fire)	Deals 17 per tick for 6 to 10 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	72
Leach	DoT (Drain)	Deals 8 per tick for 6 to 9 ticks. Heals the caster for 8 per tick for 6 to 9 ticks.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	72
Lifedraw	Lifetap	Drains 39 to 45 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	63
Scent of Dusk	Debuff (Target)	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 7 to 9.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	50
Sight Graft	Utility	Makes the caster view through the eyes of their summoned minion.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	10
Spook the Dead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Single target Fear for 1 to 3 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	10
Wave of Enfeeblement	Debuff (AoE)	Decreases STR of targets in range by 11 to 15 for 12 to 20 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	40

Level 16

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Banshee Aura	Buff (Self)	Shield on the caster that deals 9 to 12 damage to attackers. Requires a Pearl	Cla	Abj.	Research Vendor (Kunark)	60
Cancel Magic	Utility (Target)	Dispels magic effects from the target.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	30
Cure Disease	Heal (Target)	Cures a disease, removing 1 disease counter from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	20
Feign Death	Utility	The caster appears dead to enemies, removing the necromancer from the enemy's hate list.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	60
Heart Flutter	DoT (Muscle Disease)	Deals 12 damage per tick for 8 to 12 ticks, also debuffs AC and Str	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	80
Hungry Earth	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Roots target undead to the ground, dealing between 26 and 75 damage, and lasts 8 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Research	30
Infectious Cloud	DoT (AoE)	Deals 20 direct damage + 5 damage per tick for 21 ticks.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	78
Restless Bones	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 14-16.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	160
Shielding	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster +46 to +50 HP, +12 to +13 AC, and +13 Magic Resist.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	50
Shieldskin	Buff (Self)	Absorbs 27 to 55 damage. Consumes a Cat's Eye Agate.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	41
Spirit Armor	Buff (Target)	Increases the target's armor by 11 to 13.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	75
Voice Graft	Utility	Allows the caster to speak through their summoned minion.	Cla	Div.	Research	10

Level 20

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Allure of Death	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 5 health per tick, and restores 4 mana per tick.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	5
Animate Dead	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 15-19.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	200
Dominate Undead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Charms target undead creature to act as the caster's minion for 7 to 20 minutes. Breaks randomly.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Expulse Undead	DD (Undead)	Deals 88 to 94 damage to an undead target.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	60
Harmshield	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster immunity to damage for 18 seconds. Cannot attack or cast spells while immune.	Cla	Abj.	Research	85
Identify	Utility (Target Item)	Obtain item lore information	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	50
Shadow Compact	Heal (Target)	The caster loses 20 health per tick, and the target is healed for 20 damage per tick for 4 ticks.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	10
Shadow Vortex	Debuff (Target)	Drains 9 to 12 AC from the target and gives it to the caster.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	40
Siphon Life	Lifetap	Drains 65 to 75 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	72
Track Corpse	Utility	Turns the caster toward the corpse of the target every tick.	Kun	Div.	Vendor.	15
Word of Shadow	DD (PBAoE)	Deals 52 to 58 damage to all targets around the caster.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	85

Level 24

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Breath of the Dead	Buff (Self)	Allows the caster to breathe underwater.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	45
Haunting Corpse	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 18-22.	Cla	Con.	Research	240
Intensify Death	Buff (Pet)	Increases the caster's minion's attack speed by 22% to 30%, STR by 26 to 33, and AC by 6 to 8.	Cla	Alt.	Research	50
Leatherskin	Buff (Self)	Absorbs 71 to 118 damage. Consumes a bloodstone.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	83
Major Shielding	Buff (Self)	+69 to +75 HP, +16 to +18 AC, and +14 Magic Resist.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	80
Rapacious Subvention	Utility (Target)	Twitch. Restores targets mana by 60 at the cost of 200 mana.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	200
Resist Cold	Buff (Target)	Increase cold resistance by 39 to 40.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	50
Rest the Dead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Lulls undead to reduce aggression.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	75
Scent of Shadow	Debuff (Target)	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 14 to 18.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Screaming Terror	Debuff (Target)	Mesmerizes the target with a chance to memory blur, for 3 ticks.	Fea	Alt.	Vendor.	60
Shadow Sight	Buff (Self)	The caster gains ultravision.	Cla	Div.	Vendor.	50
Shock of Poison	DD (Target)	Deals 146 to 160 damage to the target.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	100

Level 29

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Boil Blood	DoT (Fire)	Deals 24 per tick for 16 to 21 ticks. (4 DPS; 2.6-3.4 DPM)	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	150
Dismiss Undead	DD (Undead)	Deals 140 to 162 damage to an undead target.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	90
Dooming Darkness	DoT (Snare)	Deals 20 damage per tick for 15 to 16 ticks. Snares movement speed by 49% to 60%. (3.3 DPS; 2.5 DPM)	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	120
Panic the Dead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Single target Fear for 9 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	50
Renew Bones	Heal (Pet)	Heals the target minion for 154 to 175 health.	Cla	Alt.	Research	125
Spirit Tap	Lifetap	Drains 132 to 150 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	144
Summon Dead	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 22-25.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	290
Vampiric Curse	DoT (Drain)	Deals 21 per tick for 9 ticks. Heals the caster for 21 per tick for 9 ticks. (3.5 DPS; 1.3 DPM)	Cla	Alt.	Research Vendor (Kunark)	144
Word of Spirit	DD (PBAoE)	Deals 97 to 104 damage to all targets around the caster.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	133

Level 34

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Beguile Undead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Charms target undead creature to act as the caster's minion for 11 to 20 minutes. Breaks randomly.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	170
Call of Bones	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 10 health per tick, and restores 8 mana per tick. Bleached Skeleton Illusion.	Cla	Alt.	Research	5
Greater Shielding	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster +94 to +100 HP, +21 to +30 AC, and +16 Magic Resist.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	120
Invoke Fear	Debuff (Target)	Single Target Fear for 7 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Invoke Shadow	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 25-29.	Cla	Con.	Research	340
Resist Disease	Buff (Target)	Increases the target's disease resistance by 40.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	50
Root	Debuff (Target)	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 8 ticks. Breaks randomly, and on direct damage.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	30
Steelskin	Buff (Self)	Absorbs 168 to 230 damage. Consumes a jasper.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	149
Surge of Enfeeblement	Debuff (PBAoE)	Decreases STR of targets in range by 22 to 30 for 100 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Research	100
Torbas' Acid Blast	DD (Target)	Deals 220 poison damage to the target.	Vel	Con.	Vendor	130
Venom of the Snake	DoT (Poison)	Deals 40 Direct + 59 damage per tick for 8 ticks. (10.7 DPS; 3.2 DPM)	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	160

Level 39

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Augment Death	Buff (Pet)	Increases the caster's minion's attack speed by 49% to 55%, STR by 39 to 45, and AC by 10 to 12.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	200
Chilling Embrace	DoT (Poison)	40 damage per tick for 16 ticks. (6.7 DPS; 3.2 DPM)	Vel	Alt.	NPC Drop.	200
Counteract Disease	Heal (Target)	Cures a target's disease, removing 8 disease counters from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	50
Drain Spirit	Lifetap	Drains 207 to 226 health from the target. (1.1-1.2 DPM)	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	189
Expel Undead	DD (Undead)	261 to 273 damage to an undead target.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	130
Malignant Dead	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 29-33.	Cla	Con.	Vendor (Kunark).	390
Nullify Magic	Utility (Target)	Dispels magic effects from the target.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	50
Scent of Darkness	Debuff (Target)	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 24 to 27.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	150
Scourge	DoT (Disease)	40 Direct + 24 per tick for 21 ticks. (4.3 DPS; 3.2 DPM)	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	170
Summon Corpse	Utility (Target Player)	Summons the target's corpse to your location. Must be in the same zone as the corpse. Consumes a Jade Inlaid Coffin.	Cla	Abj.	Paw.	700
Word of Souls	DD (PBAoE)	147 to 155 damage to all targets around the caster.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	171

Level 44

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Arch Shielding	Buff (Self)	+144 to +150 HP, +25 to +36 AC, and +20 Magic Resist.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	200
Asystole	DoT (Muscle Disease)	Ticks for 69 damage for 10 ticks. Reduces the target's STR by 37 to 40, and the target's AC by 16 to 18. (-690hp & 3.28 dpm)	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	210
Cackling Bones	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 33-37.	Cla	Con.	Research Vendor (Kunark)	450
Corporeal Empathy	Heal (Target)	The caster loses 215 health to heal the target for 215 instantly.	Vel	Alt.	NPC Drop.	200
Covetous Subversion	Utility (Target)	Twitch. Restores targets mana by 100 at the cost of 300 mana.	Pai	Alt.	Vendor.	300
Dead Man Floating	Buff (Target)	Grants the following undead traits to the target. Levitation. See Invisible. Water Breathing. Increases poison resist by 64 to 70.	Cla	Abj.	Research	150
Diamondskin	Buff (Self)	Absorbs 245 to 394 damage. Consumes a peridot.	Cla	Abj.	Vendor.	236
Ignite Bones	DD (Target)	Deals 494 to 500 damage to the target. Applies a skeleton illusion to the target. (2.38dpm)	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	210
Incinerate Bones	DD (Target)	Deals 494 to 500 damage to the target. (Chardok revamp drop) (2.38dpm)	C2.0	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Pact of Shadow	Heal (Target)	The caster loses 45 health per tick, and the target is healed for 81 health per tick for 4 ticks.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	10
Summon Companion	Utility (Pet)	Summons your pet to your location.	Vel	Con.	E. Com.	50

Level 49

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Banish Undead	DD (Undead)	Deals 585 damage to an undead target.	Cla	Evo.	Vendor.	225
Bond of Death	DoT (Drain)	Deals 80 per tick for 9 ticks. Heals the caster for 80 per tick for 9 ticks. (2.0dpm..720hp total)	Cla	Alt.	Research	360
Cajole Undead	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Charms target undead creature (up to lvl 51) to act as the caster's minion for 15 to 19 minutes. Breaks randomly.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	245
Cascading Darkness	DoT (Snare)	Deals 72 damage per tick for 16 ticks. Reduces movement speed by 60%.	Cla	Con.	Vendor.	300
Dead Men Floating	Buff (Group)	Applies Dead Man Floating to the caster's entire group.	C2.0	Abj.	NPC Drop.	375
Drain Soul	Lifetap	Drains 332 to 338 health from the target.	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	225
Ignite Blood	DoT (Fire)	Deals 56 per tick for 21 ticks. (4.7dpm..1176hp total)	Cla	Alt.	Vendor.	250
Invoke Death	Summon	Skeleton Warrior, Level 37-41.	Cla	Con.	Research	490
Lich	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 22 health per tick, and restores 20 mana per tick. Bloody Skeleton Illusion.	Cla	Alt.	Research	5
Paralyzing Earth	Debuff (Target)	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 30 ticks. Breaks on direct damage.	Cla	Alt.	Research Vendor (Kunark)	100

Level 50

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Improved Invis to Undead	Buff (Target)	Single Target Invisibility versus Undead.	Vel	Div.	NPC Drop.	75

Level 51

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Dread of Night	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Single target Fear for 8 ticks.	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Envenomed Bolt	DoT (Poison)	Deals 110 direct damage, and then 146 damage per tick for 8 ticks. (3.994dpm..1278 total)	Kun	Con.	Vendor.	320
Sacrifice	Utility (Player Target)	Kills target player to create an Essence Emerald. The player target must consent, will lose experience, and cannot be resurrected to regain experience. Consumes an emerald when cast.	Kun	Alt.	Quest.	100
Splurt	DoT (Magical)	Deals 11 damage on the first tick, and damage increases by 12 per tick for 17 ticks to a final tick of 203 damage. (7.579dpm..1819 Total)	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	240

Level 52

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Defoliation	DD (Plant)	Deals 645 to 725 damage to target plant.	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop.	250
Manaskin	Buff (Self)	Absorbs 521 to 600 damage. Increases mana regeneration by 1. Consumes a peridot.	Kun	Abj.	Vendor.	330
Plague	DoT (Disease)	Deals 60 direct damage and then 55 per tick for 22 ticks. (1270 damage. 4.23 DPM)	Kun	Con.	Vendor.	300
Scent of Terris	Debuff (Target)	Decreases fire, poison and disease resist by 33 to 36.	Kun	Alt.	Quest.	200

Level 53

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Annul Magic	Utility (Target)	Dispels magic effects from the target.	Kun	Abj.	Vendor.	75
Convergence	Heal (Player Corpse)	Returns target player to life, restoring 93% experience. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	700
Enstill	Debuff (Target)	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 16 ticks. Breaks randomly, and on direct damage.	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	60
Minion of Shadows	Summon	Skeleton Rogue, Level 40-44.	Kun	Con.	Quest.	525

Level 54

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Deflux	Lifetap	Drains 310 to 330 health from the target. Fast cast.	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	198
Shadowbond	Heal (Target)	The caster loses 125(?) health per tick, and the target is healed for 125 health per tick for 4 ticks.	Kun	Alt.	Quest.	10
Shield of the Magi	Buff (Self)	Grants the caster +232 to +250 HP, +29 to +31 AC, and +22 to +24 Magic Resist.	Kun	Abj.	Vendor.	300
Thrall of Bones	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Charms target undead creature (up to lvl 53) to act as the caster's minion for 17 to 20 minutes. Breaks randomly.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	300

Level 55

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Augmentation of Death	Buff (Pet)	Increases the caster's minion's attack speed by 65%, STR by 52 to 55, and AC by 14 to 15.	Vel	Alt.	NPC Drop.	250
Chill Bones	DD (Target)	Deals 505 to 540 cold damage to the target. Applies a skeleton illusion to the target.	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Conglaciation of Bone	DD (Target)	Deals 505 to 540 cold damage to the target. (Chardok revamp drop)	Vel	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Infusion	Utility (Self)	Restores 1000 mana to the caster's mana pool. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Levant	Utility (Self)	Teleports the caster to a relatively safe spot in zone. Self-only evacuation. Only works at night.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	500
Skin of the Shadow	Utility (Self)	Grants the caster invisibility, ultravision, and increases area of sight by 115%. Only works at night.	Kun	Alt.	Overthere.	85

Level 56

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cessation of Cor	DoT (Muscular Disease)	Deals for 100 damage per tick for 11 ticks. Reduces the target's STR by 50, and the target's AC by 19 to 21.	Kun	Alt.	Overthere.	250
Sedulous Subversion	Utility (Target)	Twitch. Restores targets mana by 150 at the cost of 400 mana.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	400
Servant of Bones	Summon	Skeleton Monk, Level 41-43.	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop.	525
Trepidation	Debuff (Target)	Single Target Fear for 6 ticks.	Kun	Alt.	Overthere.	200

Level 57

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Conjure Corpse	Utility (Target Player)	Summons the target's corpse to the caster's location. Must be in the same zone as the corpse. Consumes a Tiny Jade Inlaid Coffin.	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop.	700
Exile Undead	DD (Undead)	Deals 675 to 725 damage to an undead target.	Kun	Evo.	Vendor.	250
Vexing Mordinia	DoT (Drain)	Deals 122 per tick for 10 ticks. Heals the caster for 122 per tick for 9 ticks (Possible Bug).	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	495

Level 58

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Immobilize	Debuff (Target)	Root. Adheres the target's feet to the ground, preventing movement. Lasts 10 ticks. Breaks on direct damage.	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	80
Pyrocruor	DoT (Fire)	Deals 111 per tick for 19 ticks.	Kun	Alt.	Vendor.	400
Quivering Veil of Xarn	Buff (Self)	Heals the caster for 150. Grants the caster immunity to damage for 18 seconds. Cannot attack or cast spells while immune.	Kun	Abj.	NPC Drop.	135

Level 59

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Devouring Darkness	DoT (Snare)	Deals 107 damage per tick for 13 ticks. Reduces movement speed by 69% to 70%.	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop.	400
Emissary of Thule	Summon	Spectre Warrior, Level 43-47.	Kun	Con.	NPC Drop.	650
Touch of Night	Lifetap	Drains 720 health from the target.	Kun	Alt.	Overthere.	405

Level 60

Spell Name	Type	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Arch Lich	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 20 health per tick, and restores 20 mana per tick. Spectre Illusion.	Vel	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Banishment of Shadows	DD (Undead)	Destroys target undead creature up to level 51. Consumes a Star Ruby when cast.	Kun	Evo.	NPC Drop.	750
Demi Lich	Buff (Self)	Lich. The caster loses 48 health per tick, and restores 31 mana per tick. Bloody Skeleton Illusion.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Enslave Death	Debuff (Target, Undead)	Charms target undead creature to act as the caster's minion for 5 ticks. Very difficult to resist.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	500
Gangrenous Touch of Zum'uul	Lifetap	Drains 720 health from the target. Disease-based spell.	C2.0	Alt.	NPC Drop.	415
Trucidation	DD (Target)	Drains 1100 health from the target. Consumes an Essence Emerald when cast.	Kun	Alt.	NPC Drop.	375

Pet Information

Focus Item

The only pet focus item that Necromancers can obtain is the

Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia

Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Minion of Hate
WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC
Race: HUM ERU DEF GNM IKS

. Similar to the Magician pet focus items, this focus item makes the pet larger in size. It also provides a +1 level bonus to all summoned pets from spell levels 46-60. This allows for pets that can exceed the hit points, melee, and spell damage listed in the tables. The +1 level is added to the RNG of the level of pet you would have summoned. When you finish casting a pet spell, RNG will determine the level of pet you summoned in that pet's level range. If using the focus item for that pet, the pet's level will be RNG+1.

As an example, the Emissary of Thule pet has a level range of 43-47. When you cast that spell, at the end of the cast RNG determines the pet level to be level 47.
If you are using the focus item, it adds +1 to the RNG so the pet would be level 48.

Notes

Abilities listed in the Pet Skills column apply to all subsequent pets, unless otherwise noted.

Spell	Player Level	Pet Level (Min-Max)	Pet Class	Pet ~HP	Melee Damage (Max)	Bash/Kick Damage (Max)	Backstab Damage (Max)	Lifetap Damage (Max)	Pet Skills	Appearance
Cavorting Bones	1	1-2	Warrior	20-30	8-10	-	-	-	-
Leering Corpse	4	3-5	Warrior	70-90	8-12	-	-	-	-
Bone Walk	8	7-9	Warrior	180-200	9-14	7/12	-	-	Bash, Kick
Convoke Shadow	12	7-11	Warrior	180-200	11-16	11/15	-	-	Magic hit 11+
Restless Bones	16	12-16	Warrior	260-300	13-20	13/16	-	-	-
Animate Dead	20	15-19	Warrior	325-375	14-22	14/16	-	-	Double Attack, Dual Wield 19+ (requires weapons)
Haunting Corpse	24	18-22	Warrior	650-700	18-26	15/17	-	-	-
Summon Dead	29	21-25	Warrior	675-775	20-28	16/18	-	-	-
Invoke Shadow	34	25-29	Warrior	750-850	23-32	17/19	-	-	-
Malignant Dead	39	29-33	Warrior	800-1000	31-39	18/20	-	-	Innate Dual Wield 33+ (Fists or weapons), Fast regen
Cackling Bones	44	33-37	Warrior	1100-1400	39-47	20/22	-	11	Lifetap
Invoke Death1‡	49	37-41	Warrior	1900-2300	47-55	22/24	-	42	-
Minion of Shadows1‡	53	40-44	Rogue	1200-1400	49-56 (59†)	-	147-171 (177†)	45	Backstab, no Bash/Kick
Servant of Bones1‡	56	40-44	Monk	1400-1700	52-59 (61†)	65/69 (71†)	-	45 (46†)	Flying Kick, no Bash
Emissary of Thule1†	59	43-47 (48†)	Warrior	2700	52-61 (62†)	26	-	44-48 (49†)	Immune to fear2

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¹ The pet can be focused with

Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia

Encyclopedia Necrotheurgia

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
Effect: Reclaim Energy (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 40
Focus Effect: Minion of Hate
WT: 2.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC
Race: HUM ERU DEF GNM IKS

.

² This was implemented post-Velious, pre-Luclin. (ref)
‡ Needs testing for the focus effect.
† Tested

-Invoke Death: Level 37 pet cast 38 point life tap, Level 38 pet cast 39 point life tap, level 39 pet cast 40 point life tap, level 40 pet cast 41 point life tap, level 41 pet cast 42 point life tap. Easy way to determine the pet's level.

Skills

Specialization

Skill Specialization

Casting Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	Abjuration	235	235
1	No	Alteration	235	235
1	No	Channeling	200	200
1	No	Conjuration	235	235
1	No	Divination	235	235
1	No	Evocation	235	235
4	Yes	Meditate	235	252
16	Yes	Research	200	200
20	Yes	Specialization	200	200

Combat Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	1 Hand Blunt	110	110
1	No	2 Hand Blunt	110	110
1	No	Bind Wound	100	100
1	No	Defense	145	145
1	No	Hand to Hand	100	100
1	No	Offense	140	140
1	No	Piercing	110	110
1	No	Throwing	75	75
22	Yes	Dodge	75	75

Miscellaneous Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	Alcohol Tolerance	200	200
1	No	Beg	200	200
1	No	Fishing	200	200
1	No	Forage (Iksar Only)	50	50
1	Yes	Sense Heading	200	200
1	No	Swimming	200	200

Necromancer-Specific Quests

Class Race Quest List

Gearing

Please keep in mind that gear listed here may not be exhaustive, but they do tend to include the most useful of each category. Also keep in mind that you want to strike a balance between HP and Mana to maximize your effectiveness. Remember that 1 INT = 10 mana (and it drops significantly after 200), and 1 STA = 2 health, and that the items listed are droppable only.

NOTE: Gear listed here is not listed as "Best In Slot." Due to the way HP and mana play off each other, the items you wear influence the value of other items you wear. In other words, Pre-Planar gear is not necessarily less useful than an item that is Planar, or Planar relative to Kunark. Pre-Planar Gear refers to items that one can acquire before reaching planar raiding. These are by and large your BoEs. Planar Gear refers to items that are earned from raiding, and for the most part (with the exception of some Sky items and a few raid boss drops) are BoP. Kunark is about Kunark era changes to gearing, and items that are found in Kunark content.

Check Necromancer Equipment for the full list of gear usable by necromancers.

See also the Detailed Necromancer Gear Guide.

Pre-Planar

Players:Pre Planar Gear

Planar

Players:Planar Gear

Kunark

Players:Kunark Gear

Velious Pre-Raid/Group

Players:Velious Pre-Raid Gear

Velious Raiding

Players:Velious Raiding Gear

Clickies and Utility Items

• Circlet of Shadow

  Circlet of Shadow

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
  Slot: HEAD
  AC: 5
  MANA: +10
  SV DISEASE: +10 SV POISON: +10
  Effect: Gather Shadows (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
  WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
  Class: SHD NEC
  Race: ALL
  
  (or its slower, post-nerf version:
  Circlet of Shadows

  Circlet of Shadows

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
  Slot: HEAD
  AC: 5
  MANA: +10
  SV DISEASE: +10 SV POISON: +10
  Effect: Gather Shadows (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: 5.0) at Level 20
  WT: 1.0 Size: SMALL
  Class: SHD NEC
  Race: HUM ERU DEF TRL OGR GNM IKS
  
  )
• Chestplate of Fiery Might

  Chestplate of Fiery Might

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: CHEST
  AC: 60
  STR: +7 DEX: +7 STA: +7 CHA: +7 WIS: +7 INT: +7 AGI: +7 HP: +30 MANA: +30
  SV FIRE: +7 SV DISEASE: +7 SV COLD: +7 SV MAGIC: +7 SV POISON: +7
  Effect: Fiery Might (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
  WT: 24.4 Size: TINY
  Class: WAR PAL SHD
  Race: ALL
  
  (Clicky by any class from inventory = +5 regen)
• Journeyman's Boots

  Journeyman's Boots

  

  MAGIC ITEM NODROP
  Slot: FEET
  AC: 1
  Effect: JourneymanBoots (Any Slot, Casting Time: Instant)
  WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
• Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV

  Ring of Dain Frostreaver IV

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: FINGER
  AC: 10
  STR: +10 STA: +10 HP: +100
  SV MAGIC: +10
  Effect: Frostreaver's Blessing (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant)
  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL
  Class: ALL
  Race: ALL
  
• Words of Darkness

  Words of Darkness

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY
  MANA: +45
  Effect: Allure of Death (Any Slot/Can Equip, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 20
  WT: 0.4 Size: SMALL
  Class: NEC
  Race: HUM ERU DEF GNM IKS
  
• Bone Bracelet of Condemnation

  Bone Bracelet of Condemnation

  

  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: WRIST
  AC: 10
  STA: +5 CHA: +10 INT: +9 HP: +35 MANA: +45
  Effect: Ignite Bones (Must Equip, Casting Time: 15.0) at Level 40
  WT: 0.5 Size: MEDIUM
  Class: NEC
  Race: ALL
  
• Shissar Deathspeaker Staff

  Shissar Deathspeaker Staff

  

  MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: PRIMARY
  Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 43
  DMG: 19
  INT: +20 HP: +25 MANA: +85
  Effect: Soul Well (Must Equip, Casting Time: 13.5) at Level 50
  WT: 7.9 Size: LARGE
  Class: NEC
  Race: ALL
  
• Shissar Seance Staff

  Shissar Seance Staff

  

  MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
  Slot: PRIMARY
  Skill: 2H Blunt Atk Delay: 43
  DMG: 19
  INT: +10 HP: +25 MANA: +65
  Effect: Soul Well (Must Equip, Casting Time: 13.5) at Level 50
  WT: 7.9 Size: LARGE
  Class: NEC
  Race: ALL
  

An Agenda for Future Research

The purpose of this section is to point out the shortcomings of this guide and what we still need more detailed information on.

1) Pet Levels. Anyone who has summoned a number of pets will know that they can con differently, often leading Necromancers to resummon until they get a dark blue (con) pet, since that one is a higher level. Many of the pet levels listed on the main spell pages, and on this guide, are single static numbers (i.e., a level 29 pet), even for there to be a light blue con, and a dark blue con, it must be Level 28-30. This could be researched if one were to gather a few people of approximate level to the pet spell, and summon it, and find who it cons white to, and do this a number of times to determine the low and high ranges of the pet level.

2) Magic Resistance variance on the Shielding spell line. The original page for the early Shielding spells does not have a MR buff listed, but when a level 60 casts these spells, a static number is given. Presumably, a lower level Necromancer who first gets the spell is going to have a different number. A Necromancer that just got each level of Shielding would need to measure how much MR they get to give us the minimum increase to MR that spell gives. The listed MR is the maximum, as cast by a 60 Necromancer.

Necromancy

It came to pass some years later that a small group of Erudites discovered the lost art of Necromancy. They were branded heretics and great conflict arose. For the first time in several hundred years, the Erudites fought. They engaged in a civil war not entirely dissimilar to that which they had loathed in the past which led them to flee back to the mainland. But there was one very significant difference - they did not use swords and bows, but instead used magic, and the result was terrible.

Hundreds of lives were lost, great buildings and structures destroyed, and eventually the heretics were forced to flee Erudin, to hide and regroup in the southern regions of Odus. In one final battle, great mystic energies were released and an immense hole leading to unknown depths beneath the earth was created. Into the sides of this chasm the heretics built their own city which they called Paineel. And while both sides still seethed with anger and hatred toward one another, their fear of what the last battle had wrought has kept any further conflict at bay.

Thus began the Age of Turmoil.

FAQ

Q: Which research components are worth trading with other players or retrieving from vendors? A: -Credit to Old_PVP of the forums for this list [1] VendorComponentsWorthADamn

The only components worth a damn... commit it to memory you lazy bitches.

+Indicates vendor purchasable...not worth a damn.

(VOICE GRAFT) Words of Possession Words of the Spoken

(HUNGRY EARTH) Words of Materials Words of Spirit

(HARMSHIELD) Words of Refuge Words of Absorption

(INTENSIFY DEATH) Words of the Sentient (Beza) Words of Recluse Words of Absorption

(HAUNTING CORPSE) Words of Possession Words of Detachment Words of Allure

(RENEW BONES) Words of Purification Words of the Incorporeal Words of Acquisition (Azia)

(CALL OF BONES) Words of Motion Words of Neglect Words of Endurance

(SURGE OF ENFEEBLEMENT) Words of Abatement Words of Cazic-Thule Words of Efficacy

(INVOKE SHADOW) Words of Dark Paths Words of Haunting Words of the Suffering

(DEAD MAN FLOATING) Words of the Psyche Words of Burnishing

(INVOKE DEATH) Words of Requisition Words of Acquisition (Beza)

(LICH) Words of the Ethereal

(BOND OF DEATH) Words of Grappling Words of Odus

+(PARALYZING EARTH) +Skill UPs+ Words of Crippling Force

Classes

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