The Ultimate Blood Lance Necromancer Build in Diablo 4: Unleash Unimaginable Power!
Discover the ultimate Diablo 4 Necromancer build - Blood Lance Unleash unparalleled speed-farming and conquer Nightmare Dungeons with this powerful build Master the main skills, passive abilities, gear, and Paragon Boards to dominate the game
The Blood Lance ability of the Necromancer may not be as widely favored as the more powerful Bone Spear, but it possesses unique qualities that make it a formidable Core Skill in the endgame of Diablo 4. When utilized in the correct build, this skill has the potential to conquer high-tier Nightmare Dungeons with ease.
Blood Lance is a highly intricate ability that necessitates manipulation of various class-specific mechanics exclusive to the Necromancer in Diablo 4. This guide will provide a comprehensive walkthrough, discussing everything from the skill tree configuration to the allocation of points on the Paragon Board, essential for maximizing the effectiveness of this Diablo 4 build.
Diablo 4: Blood Lance Build Main Skills
Skill | Points |
Acolyte's Hemorrhage | 3 |
Supernatural Blood Lance | 7 |
Dreadful Blood Mist | 7 |
Blighted Corpse Tendrils | 7 |
Ghastly Bone Prison | 3 |
Supreme Bone Storm | 3 |
The build we have here is reminiscent of the endgame Bone Spear build, but it showcases a few important distinctions. Rather than relying solely on critical hits and a high max Essence, this build aims to maximize the damage inflicted by every sixth cast of Blood Lance. In terms of playstyle, it's all about continuously unleashing Blood Lance towards your enemies and witnessing their swift demise.
Corpse Tendrils enhances the bonuses of Aspect of Grasping Veins, increasing Critical Strike Chance and Damage, while also generating Blood Orbs to power the build's Aspects and Paragon Nodes. Additionally, Bone Prison serves as a diversion for distant enemies and inflicts Vulnerable.
To ensure effective damage dealing, the build includes Bone Storm in the skill bar. When fully upgraded, it reduces incoming damage while simultaneously boosting the Necromancer's critical hit chance.
Passive Skills
Skill | Points |
Hewed Flesh | 3 |
Death's Embrace | 3 |
Death's Reach | 3 |
Gruesome Mending | 1 |
Coalesced Blood | 3 |
Tides of Blood | 3 |
Drain Vitality | 2 |
Stand Alone | 3 |
Memento Mori | 3 |
Inspiring Leader | 3 |
Rathma's Vigor | 1 |
Book of the Dead | |
Skirmishers | Sacrificed (+crit chance) |
Bone | Sacrificed (+Overpower damage) |
Blood | Sacrificed (+Life) |
This particular combination of passive skills is vital for any Blood build aiming to maximize Overpower damage. The skills Tides of Blood and Coalesced Blood have a profound impact on the power of Blood skills, particularly during the latter stages of the game.
The Inspiring Leader skill provides a valuable bonus to attack speed, making it a must-have for maximizing efficiency. It works effectively even without active minions. As Blood Lance heavily relies on attack speed for consistent Overpower procs, it's a no-brainer to choose this passive skill.
For Blood builds, Rathma's Vigor stands out as the top Key Passive due to its ability to grant an additional source of guaranteed Overpower damage every few seconds. This enables players to unleash consecutive Overpower procs, delivering significant damage to every target impacted by Blood Lance. Just be cautious not to waste Rathma's Vigor on Hemorrhage.
Aspects and Gear
Offense | Defense | Utility |
Accelerating (Gloves) | Might | Potent Blood (Ring) |
Rathma's Chosen (1H) | Disobedience | Mother's Embrace (Unique Ring) |
Hungry Blood (Off-hand) | Shielding Storm | Wind Striker |
Grasping Veins (Amulet) |
In order to maximize the impact of Blood Lance as an area of effect (AOE) skill, Hungry Blood is essential. This ability increases the likelihood of enemies targeted by the lance to also launch additional Blood Lances, resulting in a mesmerizing torrent of crimson that inundates the screen with numbers.
Rathma's Chosen and Accelerating Aspect not only increase the speed at which players can activate the Overpower proc of Blood Lance, but also hasten the rate at which Hemorrhage strikes, resulting in a greater number of Blood Orbs formed and more Essence generated. Having a high attack speed also enhances the frequency at which Essence-generating effects triggered by Lucky Hit are activated.
Potent Blood ensures that the Necromancer can maintain their Essence levels as long as they are able to collect Blood Orbs. On the other hand, Mother's Embrace reduces the Essence cost of excessive Blood Lance use, while also providing notable offensive statistics.
As for gear, stack as much Life, Overpower damage, and crit stats as possible. Insert Rubies into weapon and armor sockets, and use Skulls on accessories.
Paragon Boards
Opt for either the Blood-drinker or Sacrificial Glyphs in the initial game board—the former strengthens the Necromancer whenever they collect a Blood Orb, while the latter bestows a damage boost based on a percentage as long as there are no summoned minions.
Next, acquire the Bloodbath board to enhance Overpower damage. Invest in all nodes that impact maximum Life, Healing Received, and damage dealt while under the Fortified state. The Glyph Socket in this area is predominantly surrounded by Dexterity nodes, making it perfect for utilizing Glyphs such as Territorial and Essence.
Subsequently, obtain Bone Graft to gain access to the Reinvigorate cluster of nodes. This will simplify Essence management by replenishing Essence after each kill, thus aiding in the clearance of packs of monsters. Proceed to acquire the Blood Begets Blood and Scent of Death boards to benefit from their bonuses to Life, damage, and defenses. Recommended Glyphs for these boards include Dominate, Corporeal, and Imbiber.
Diablo 4 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
