Dominating Diablo 4 Season 8: The Bone Spear Necromancer Build Guide

The Necromancer class has always been a fan favorite in the Diablo franchise, and Diablo 4 is no exception. With Season 8 upon us, players are eager to discover the most powerful and efficient builds to conquer the challenges that await. While various Necromancer builds can be viable, the Bone Spear build continues to reign supreme for its incredible damage output, especially in the late game.

Why Bone Spear Remains King

Boss Killing: Few builds can match the Bone Spear Necromancer's ability to obliterate bosses in record time.

Nightmare Dungeons: Its crowd control and high damage make it ideal for pushing through high-tier Nightmare Dungeons.

Versatility: While specializing in direct damage, the build can be adjusted with different Diablo 4 Items to tackle different scenarios.

Core Skills and Synergies

The foundation of this build lies in the following skills:

Bone Spear: Your primary damage dealer. Focus on enhancing its damage, critical strike chance, and vulnerability application.

Bone Spirit: Acts as a powerful secondary damage spell with a high burst damage potential, especially when Overpowered.

Blood Mist: Provides crucial invulnerability and mobility, allowing you to escape dangerous situations and reposition.

Corpse Tendrils: Your main source of crowd control, pulling enemies together for easier targeting and applying Vulnerability.

Decrepify: A powerful curse that slows enemies, reduces their damage output, and makes them more vulnerable.

Bone Storm / Army of the Dead: Ultimate Skill usage depends on player preference. Bone Storm will provide additional AOE damage and survivability, whereas Army of the Dead will provide additional DPS and damage reduction via the Supreme Army of the Dead upgrade.

Key Diablo 4 Items & Aspects

Aspect of Serration: (Weapon) Increases the Critical Strike Damage of Bone Spear based on distance traveled, amplifying its damage significantly.

Splintering Aspect: (Gloves) Bone Spear makes enemies Vulnerable

Exposed Flesh Aspect: (Amulet) Lucky Hit: Hitting a Vulnerable enemy with Bone Spear has up to a [20-30%] chance to generate 30 Essence

Unique Items: Consider the Black River Scythe for corpse explosion synergy and the Howl from Below gloves, particularly useful at lower levels, to make your corpse explosions home in on targets.

Stats to Prioritize:

Intelligence: Increases overall damage.

Critical Strike Chance: Essential for triggering massive damage spikes.

Critical Strike Damage: Synergizes perfectly with Bone Spear's high critical strike potential.

Vulnerable Damage: A must-have for any build that applies Vulnerability (which this build does!).

Essence Cost Reduction/Maximum Essence: Allows you to cast more Bone Spears more frequently.

Farming Diablo 4 gold

Nightmare Dungeons: High-tier Nightmare Dungeons offer significant gold rewards upon completion, along with valuable Diablo 4 Items to sell.

Helltides: Helltides provide a great opportunity to gather materials and loot, which can be sold for gold.

Whispers: Completing Whispers tasks often rewards you with gold caches.

Selling Unwanted Items: Don't underestimate the value of selling unwanted Legendary and Unique Diablo 4 Items to vendors.

Conclusion

The Bone Spear Necromancer remains a top-tier choice in Diablo 4 Season 8. With the right skills, Diablo 4 Items, and a solid understanding of its mechanics, you can dominate the game's toughest challenges.