Bone Spear Necromancer Build Guide
Bone Spear fires a magic projectile that pierces through all enemies. Virtually no immunities exist for magic damage, providing consistent killing power.
Overview
Bone Spear fires a magical projectile that pierces through all enemies in a line. Dealing magic damage that almost nothing is immune to, it provides consistent killing power everywhere. The build pairs with Bone Wall and Bone Prison for PvP utility.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
- Magic damage — virtually no immunities exist
- Pierces through all enemies in a line
- Strong in both PvE and PvP
- Consistent damage everywhere
Weaknesses
- Single-direction damage — narrow area coverage
- Lower damage ceiling than Poison Nova
- Mana-intensive without proper sustain
- Needs synergy investment to scale
Skill Allocation
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Bone Spear pierces through all enemies in a line, making it effective in corridors and against clustered monsters. Magic damage means virtually nothing is immune. Bone Wall and Bone Prison provide defensive utility and PvP control. Corpse Explosion chains after the first kill for area cleanup. Use Amplify Damage curse to help your mercenary and Corpse Explosion deal more damage.
White runeword in a +3 Bone Spear wand provides massive skill bonuses cheaply. Homunculus or Spirit for the shield. Enigma for Teleport to position spears. Arachnid Mesh for FCR. Stack FCR to 125% breakpoint for rapid Bone Spear casting. Insight on mercenary for Meditation mana sustain.
Strength for gear. Everything else into Vitality.
Act 2 Offensive (Might) with Insight for mana sustain.