Necromancer

Description

Necromancers are servants of the dark gods, studying ancient and mysterious tomes to gain power over the world of the dead. Necromancers are primarily a magic-using class, with the ability to wear cloth armor and wield blunt weapons and daggers.

Necromancers are able to raise the dead, commanding them to do their bidding and aid them in battle. A skeletal servant often accompanies the necromancer in her adventures throughout Norrath. Necromancers have mastered the powers of poison and disease, allowing them to assault their enemies with damaging afflictions that savage their vitality over time.

Necromancers learn to control and mimic the dead, allowing them to escape harm, convert their health to mana, and bend the minds of the undead to serve their cause. The power of shadow also is within the domain of the necromancer, with spells that bind and choke their enemies in darkness, hide the necromancer in a cloak of invisibility, and teleport through the shadows to escape danger.

Necromancers are a very self-sufficient class and often choose to adventure alone, though they can provide great value to a group as well. The necromancer is an excellent choice for the independent player who enjoys a wide variety of abilities.

Level 1

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cavorting Bones	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	15
Coldlight	Summon a dim light.		Con.	Vendor.	15
Disease Cloud	Diseases the target.		Con.	Vendor.	10
Invisibility to Undead	Single Target Undead Invisibility Buff		Div.	Vendor.	40
Lifetap	Steals life from target and gives to self.		Alt.	Vendor.	9
Locate Corpse	Points you in the direction of the target's corpse.		Div.	Vendor.	5
Minor Shielding	Self Only HP and AC Buff		Abj.	Vendor.	10
Reclaim Energy	Regain Mana From Your Animation		Con.	Vendor.	5
Sense the Dead	Detects undead creatures		Div.	Vendor.	5
Siphon Strength	Takes strength from the target and gives to self.		Alt.	Vendor.	5

Level 4

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Clinging Darkness	Damage over time and slows target movement.		Alt.	Vendor.	20
Endure Cold	Adds to cold resistance		Abj.	Vendor.	20
Fear	Single Target Fear Spell (18 Secs)		Alt.	Vendor.	40
Gate	Return to Your Bind Point		Alt.	Vendor.	70
Grim Aura	Attack rating is increased. (7 - 10)		Alt.	Vendor.	25
Leering Corpse	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	40
Lifespike	Single Target Lifetap (Max: 11)		Alt.	Vendor.	18
Numb the Dead	Single Target Frenzy Ranger Reducer		Abj.	Vendor.	20
Poison Bolt	Poisons the target with direct damage on impact and a small DoT.		Con.	Vendor.	30
True North	Self Only Navigation Spell		Div.	Vendor.	5

Level 8

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bone Walk	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	80
Dark Empathy	Give your hitpoints to another.		Alt.	Vendor.	20
Dark Pact	Drain four hitpoints to gain four mana each period		Alt.	Vendor.	5
Deadeye	Self Only See Invisible, Infravision		Div.	Vendor.	35
Gather Shadows	Self Only Invisibility		Div.	Vendor.	35
Impart Strength	Give Strength to Target (Max: 10)		Alt.	Vendor.	15
Lesser Shielding	Adds to your maximum hitpoints and armour class.		Abj.	Vendor.	25
Mend Bones	Heals your pet from 33 (L8) to 50 (L25) hit points.		Alt.	Vendor.	25
Shadow Step	Self Only Random Teleport		Alt.	Vendor.	10
Vampiric Embrace	Remove hitpoints from target and give to self.		Alt.	Vendor.	30
Ward Undead	Undead DD line of spells		Evo.	Vendor.	30

Level 12

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Bind Affinity	Set a New Home Point for Target		Alt.	Vendor.	100
Convoke Shadow	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	120
Endure Disease	Adds to disease resistance		Abj.	Vendor.	20
Engulfing Darkness	Single Target Magical Snare DoT (Max: 110)		Con.	Vendor.	60
Heat Blood	Single Target Fire Based DoT (Max: 170)		Alt.	Vendor.	72
Leach	Lifteap Damage over Time		Alt.	Vendor.	72
Lifedraw	Single Target Lifetap Spell (Max: 45)		Alt.	Vendor.	63
Scent of Dusk	Resistance Debuffer		Alt.	Vendor.	50
Sight Graft	The ability to see through your pet's eyes.		Div.	Vendor.	10
Spook the Dead	Undead only fear		Alt.	Vendor.	10
Wave of Enfeeblement	Point Blank AE Strength Debuff		Alt.	Vendor.	40

Level 16

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Banshee Aura	Self Only Damage Shield (Max: 12)		Abj.	Overthere.	60
Cancel Magic	Single Target Magic Effect Debuffer		Abj.	Vendor.	30
Cure Disease	Cures the target of disease effects		Alt.	Vendor.	20
Feign Death	Play dead to an enemy.		Abj.	Vendor.	60
Heart Flutter	Single Target Disease Debuff DoT (Max: 144)		Alt.	Vendor.	80
Hungry Earth	Root spell to undead creatures.		Alt.	Research	30
Infectious Cloud	Area Effect Disease DoT		Con.	Vendor.	78
Restless Bones	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	160
Shielding	Self Only HP, MR, and AC Buff		Abj.	Vendor.	50
Shieldskin	Protective Skin spell		Abj.	Vendor.	41
Spirit Armour	AC buff		Abj.	Vendor.	75
Voice Graft	Gives you the ability to talk through your pet.		Div.	Research	10

Level 20

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Allure of Death	Transfer Hit Points to Mana points (max: 8 HP to 4 mana)		Alt.	Vendor.	5
Animate Dead	Summons a Skeleton pet for the caster to control.		Con.	Oggok.	200
Dominate Undead	Charms an undead creature for a random period of time.		Alt.	Vendor.	100
Expulse Undead	Undead DD spell		Evo.	Vendor.	60
Harmshield	Gives caster breif invulnerability.		Abj.	Research	85
Identify	Obtain Item Lore Information		Div.	Vendor.	50
Shadow Compact	Transfer your health to another.		Alt.	Vendor.	10
Shadow Vortex	Single Target AC Tap (Max: 12)		Alt.	Vendor.	40
Siphon Life	Single Target Lifetap (Max: 75)		Alt.	Vendor.	72
Track Corpse	Persistent Corpse Locator		Div.	Vendor.	15
Word of Shadow	Point blank AE direct damage spell		Evo.	Research	85

Level 24

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Breath of the Dead	Self Only Enduring Breath		Alt.	Vendor.	45
Haunting Corpse	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Research	240
Intensify Death	Increase armour class, strength and attack speed of your pet.		Alt.	Research	50
Leatherskin	Grants the caster from 71 (L24) to 118 (L30) points of damage absorbtion.		Abj.	Vendor.	83
Major Shielding	Self Only HP, MR, and AC Buff		Abj.	Vendor.	80
Rapacious Subversion	Transfer your mana to another.		Alt.	Vendor.	200
Resist Cold	Adds to cold resistance		Abj.	Vendor.	50
Rest the Dead	Single Target Undead Lull		Abj.	Vendor.	75
Scent of Shadow	Resistance Debuffer		Alt.	Vendor.	100
Screaming Terror	Stuns target. Memory (Aggro) Wipe		Alt.	Vendor.	60
Shadow Sight	Self Only Ultravision		Div.	Vendor.	50
Shock of Poison	Direct damage poison spell.		Con.	Vendor.	100

Level 29

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Boil Blood	Fire Based Damage over time to target.		Alt.	Vendor.	150
Defoliate	Plant Only DD Spell		Evo.	NPC Drop.	100
Dismiss Undead	Undead DD spell		Evo.	Vendor.	90
Dooming Darkness	Single Target Magical Snare DoT (Max: 300)		Con.	Vendor.	120
Panic the Dead	Undead fear spell		Alt.	Vendor.	50
Renew Bones	Heals your pet.		Alt.	Research	125
Spirit Tap	Single Target Lifetap (Max: 150)		Alt.	Vendor.	144
Summon Dead	Summons a Skeleton Pet		Con.	Vendor.	290
Vampiric Curse	Single Target Lifetap DoT (Max: 189)		Alt.	Vendor.	144
Word of Spirit	Point blank AE direct damage spell		Evo.	Vendor.	133

Level 34

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Beguile Undead	Charm an undead creature. (max: 8 minutes)		Alt.	Vendor.	170
Call of Bones	Changes the caster into a skeleton trading hitpoints for mana.		Alt.	Research	5
Greater Shielding	Self Only HP, MR, and AC Buff		Abj.	Vendor.	120
Invoke Fear	Single Target Fear Spell (42 Secs)		Alt.	Vendor.	120
Invoke Shadow	Summons a skeleton pet		Con.	Research	340
Resist Disease	Adds to disease resistance		Abj.	Vendor.	50
Root	Single Target Fast Root Spell (Max: 48 Secs)		Alt.	Vendor.	30
Steelskin	Upgrade to the leatherskin spell.		Abj.	Vendor.	149
Surge of Enfeeblement	Area effect Weaken Srpell		Alt.	Research	100
Torbas Acid Blast	Poison Based Direct Damage (Max: 220)	Vel.	Con.	Vendor.	130
Venom of the Snake	Poison based DoT		Con.	Vendor.	160

Level 39

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Augment Death	Used to buff your pet.		Abj.	Vendor.	200
Chilling Embrace	Poison Based Damage over Time (Max: 600)	Vel.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	200
Counteract Disease	Cures target of disease effects		Alt.	Vendor.	50
Drain Spirit	Single Target Lifetap (Max: 226)		Alt.	Vendor.	189
Expel Undead	Undead DD spell		Evo.	Vendor.	130
Malignant Dead	Summon a Skeleton Pet		Con.	Vendor.	390
Nullify Magic	Single Target Magic Effect Debuffer		Div.	Vendor.	50
Scent of Darkness	Resistance Debuffer		Alt.	Vendor.	150
Scourge	Disease attack.		Con.	Vendor.	170
Summon Corpse	Summon a Players Corpse		Abj.	Paw.	700
Word of Souls	Point blank AE direct damage spell		Evo.	Vendor.	171

Level 44

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Arch Shielding	Self Only HP, MR, and AC Buff		Abj.	Vendor.	200
Asystole	Debuffing Disease DoT		Alt.	Vendor.	210
Cackling Bones	Summon a skeleton pet.		Con.	Vendor.	450
Corpal Empathy	Single Target Instant Reverse Lifetap (Max: 215hp)	Vel.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	200
Covetous Subversion	Transfer your mana to another.		Alt.	Vendor.	300
Dead Man Floating	High level targettable buff.		Abj.	Research	150
Diamondskin	Gives caster a damage absorbing shield skin. (max: 394)		Abj.	Vendor.	236
Ignite Bones	Target takes direct damage, and turns the target into a skeleton.		Evo.	Vendor.	210
Incinerate Bones	Target takes Fire-based Direct Damage	Vel.	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Pact of Shadow	Opposite to lifetap line of spells, takes hitpoins from self and gives to target.		Alt.	Vendor.	10
Summon Companion	Summon Your Pet to Your Location	Vel.	Con.	E. Com.	50

Level 49

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Banish Undead	The last in the line of direct damage to undead spells.		Evo.	Vendor.	225
Bond of Death	Lifetap Damage Over Time (max: 720)		Alt.	Research	360
Cajole Undead	Charm an undead creature. (max: 8 minutes)		Con.	Vendor.	245
Cascading Darkness	Damage over time to target and slows target down.		Con.	Vendor.	300
Dead Men Floating	Group Dead Man Floating	Vel.	Abj.	NPC Drop.	375
Drain Soul	Takes hitpoints from a target and gives it to yourself.		Alt.	Vendor.	225
Ignite Blood	Upgrade in the line of heat blood, boil blood spells.		Alt.	Vendor.	250
Invoke Death	Summons a skeleton pet.		Con.	Research	490
Lich	Next spell in the line of the allure death series, changes the caster into a skeleton and exchanges hitpoints for mana.		Alt.	Research	5
Paralyzing Earth	Single Target Root Spell (Max: 3 Mins)		Alt.	Research	100

Level 50

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Improved Invisibility to Undead	Self Only Improved Invisibility to Undead	Vel.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	75

Level 51

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Dread of Night	Undead only Fear spell.	Kun.	Alt.	Vendor.	100
Envenomed Bolt	Poison Based Damage Over Time	Kun.	Con.	Vendor.	320
Sacrifice	Kill Player for Gem Creation	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	100
Splurt	Duration Damage over Time Spell	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	237

Level 52

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Defoliation	Disease Based Direct Damage against Plants (max: 725	Kun.	Evo.	NPC Drop.	250
Manaskin	Protective Skin with Mana Regeneration	Kun.	Abj.	Vendor.	330
Plague	Disease based DoT	Kun.	Con.	Vendor.	300
Scent of Terris	Mass Resist Debuff.	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	200

Level 53

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Annul Magic	Single Target Magical Debuffer	Kun.	Abj.	Vendor.	75
Convergence	Resurrection with Experience (max: 93%)	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	700
Enstill	Stops target's movement	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	60
Minion of Shadows	Skeleton Pet	Kun.	Con.	NPC Drop.	525

Level 54

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Deflux	Target Direct damage, Self gain hp equal to damage delt.	Kun.	Alt.	Vendor.	198
Shadowbond	Shadow Compact Upgrade	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	10
Shield of the Magi	Self Only HP, MR, and AC Buff	Kun.	Abj.	Vendor.	300
Thrall of Bones	Undead Charm Spell	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	300

Level 55

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Augmentation of Death	Increase Pets AC, Strength and Attack Speed.	Vel.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	250
Chill Bones	Cold Based Direct Damage Spell	Kun.	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Conglaciation of Bone	Chill Bones without Skeleton Form	Vel.	Evo.	NPC Drop.	210
Infusion	Instant Mana Spell.	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Levant	Self only evac spell.	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	500
Skin of the Shadow	Outdoor Scouting Spell	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	85

Level 56

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Cessation of Cor	Target Disease Based Damage Over Time. (max: 1000)	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	250
Sedulous Subversion	Give your mana to another	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	400
Servant of Bones	Skeleton Pet	Kun.	Con.	NPC Drop.	525
Trepidation	Single Target Fear Spell (36 Seconds)	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	200

Level 57

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Conjure Corpse	Summon Corpse	Kun.	Con.	NPC Drop.	700
Exile Undead	Undead DD Spell	Kun.	Evo.	Vendor.	250
Vexing Mordania	Damage Over Time Lifetap	Kun.	Alt.	Vendor.	495

Level 58

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Immobilize	Single Target Fast Root Spell (Max: 60 Secs)	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	80
Pyrocuror	Boiling Blood Upgrade	Kun.	Alt.	Vendor.	400
Quivering Veil of Xarn	Harmshield Upgrade	Kun.	Abj.	NPC Drop.	135

Level 59

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Devouring Darkness	Darkness Upgrade	Kun.	Con.	NPC Drop.	400
Emissary of Thule	Spectre Pet	Kun.	Con.	NPC Drop.	650
Touch of Night	Lifetap Upgrade	Kun.	Alt.	Overthere.	405

Level 60

Spell Name	Spell Description	Era	Class	Location	Mana
Arch Lich	Increase Mana Regeneration & Illusion Spectre	Vel.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Banishment of Shadows	Undead Only Direct Damage Spell	Kun.	Evo.	NPC Drop.	750
Demi Lich	Upgraded Lich Form For Mana Conversion	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	1
Enslave Death	Fixed Duration Undead Charm Spell	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	500
Trucidation	High Damage Lifetap	Kun.	Alt.	NPC Drop.	375

Specialization

Necromancers have maybe the hardest choice of all. There are three classes of magic which would all be powerful additions for a necromancer.

Firstly there is Alteration. This covers many of the DoT's, Lifetap's, and Undead Charms. These spells are used a lot by Necro's, often in heavy combat situations.

Secondly there is Evocation. Whilst Necromancers don't get a lot of nukes, they still pack quite a punch and can be quite nice with a primary specialisation. Whilst soloing Necromancers tend to rely on their DoT's more, a Necro with a good solid guild may find it worthwhile to specialise in Evocation.

Lastly there is Conjuration. This series covers the pet summonings, darkness and disease series of spells. It is probably the second most popular specialisation for Necros after Alteration.

I would recommend going with Alteration myself since you will use these spells as a Necromancer more than any other.

Skills

Casting Skills

Level	Trained	Skill	Cap Until 50	Cap Above 50
1	No	Abjuration	235	235
1	No	Alteration	235	235
1	No	Channelling	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	235	235

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	75	75
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	No	Sense Heading	200	200
1	Yes	Swimming	75	75

Quests

• Shadowbound Armor Quests (25+)
• Harvester Quest (25+)
• Necromancer Epic Quest (50+)

Gearing

Class specific gear suggestions are cross listed on the Gear Reference pages.