Necromancer

Icon of Necromancer combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Icon of Necromancer combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Necromancer is a combat ability, that utilises magic known as necromancy, and is essential for learning and casting Necromancer skills in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Description

Characteristics

Necromancer combat ability focuses on gaining Vitality when dealing damage directly to Vitality of any character (excluding the caster themselves). Most of the offensive Necromancer skills focus on dealing physical damage, which is resisted by File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical Armour and Physical Resistance. Physical Armour prevents negative status effects from affecting characters whereas Physical Resistance directly lowers physical damage done. The reduction is based on percentage, therefore character with + 10 % physical resistance will receive 10 % less physical damage.

Necromancer combat ability is by default used by 2 preset classes. The Cleric, which is a mage preset class, who uses Necromancer alongside Hydrosophist combat ability and the Inquisitor, which is a warrior preset class, who uses Necromancer alongside Warfare combat ability.

Necromancer on its own offers 5 support spells, 3 summon spells and 7 offensive spells. Craftable spells that include Necromancer offer 8 offensive spells. Overall Necromancer offers 5 support spells, 15 offensive spells and 3 summon spells.

Necromancer ability on its own increases Vitality restored from damage dealt to Vitality of the casters enemies by by 5 % per each point invested. Note that in order to learn all Necromancer spells, the character needs 5 points in Necromancer (either by investment or by bonuses from items). Note that the percentage of Vitality restored relies on the value of damage dealt to Vitality not on amount of Vitality caster or their enemy has.

Ammount of Vitality restored per point in Necromancer

Level	Vitality Restoration (%)	Level	Vitality Restoration (%)
1	5	2	10
3	15	4	20
5	25	6	30
7	35	8	40
9	45	10	50

Damage of Necromancer Skills

Damage in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is calculated through this exact formula: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses% [if attack]) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus% [if spell])

Due to skills under Necromancer ability being spells they all use the following formula for damage: (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus %) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus %)

Since Necromancer skills primarily deal physical damage the combat ability that affects damage done is Warfare. Necromancer combat ability provides only Vitality restoration if Vitality of the target character has been reduced through damage done by character with any points in Necromancer.

Therefore the most crucial elements for damage of Necromancer skills themselves are: Level of the caster, Warfare ability, Intelligence attribute, High ground bonus and Critical Hit bonus.

Necromancer skills DO NOT rely on the base damage done by weapons. However weapons affect damage done if they provide boost to any of the above mentioned elements that affect physical damage done.

Surfaces and Status Effects

Necromancer ability skills focus on cursing enemies, creating and manipulating blood surfaces as well as conjuring the undead to aid in combat. Should caster be harmed and deal any form of damage to their adversary the caster will restore their Vitality in proportion to the damage dealt to the Vitality of their enemies.

Necromancer skills are also capable of causing a variety of status effects. Below is a table listing all effects caused by Necromancer combat ability skills and craftable skills.

Traders

Following table shows all NPCs who are guaranteed to sell necromancer spellbooks, with their location and coordinates in the right column, from them. The location shown in the table (and the coordinates) are only for the initial location the NPC is in. Note that some of these may have other spell/skillbooks and goods to sell. Out of these only Tarquin is guaranteed to follow the Godwoken as they travel with Lady Vengeance. Jahan may join the Godwoken on the ship as well if his demands are met.

Necromancer Skills

Ability Based

Following tables and sub-sections show Necromancer spells that can be learnt by character if they have enough point in Necromancer ability. All of these spells can be crafted by combining corresponding scroll with blank necromancy skillbook or high tier blank necromancy skillbook. Note that not all spells have craftable scrolls. In base game (without cheats) spells from 9 level onward (Adept, Expert and Master tiers) can be gained only after escaping Reaper's Eye island.

Each spell belongs to a tier that is determined through characters level that determines whether it can be found and purchased and requires certain level in Necromancer ability in order to memorise the spell. Higher Tier spells may require more memory in order to use them in combat, this especially applies to spells that require Source in order to cast them.

Table of all base Necromancer Skills

Tier	Skill	Description	Cost	Necromancer
Starter (Level 1)	File:Blood Sucker.png Blood Sucker	Absorb blood surface beneath you to restore your Vitality.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	1
	File:Decaying Touch.png Decaying Touch	Touch your target to deal them physical damage and set File:Decaying.png Decaying status on them.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Mosquito Swarm.png Mosquito Swarm	Summon a mosquito swarm on your target to deal them physical damage and make them File:Bleeding.png bleed. Restores the casters Vitality.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Raise Bloated Corpse.png Raise Bloated Corpse	Target a nearby corpse and raise a bloated cadaver to fight for you.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Novice (Level 4)	File:Death Wish.png Death Wish	Target character receives a damage bonus equal to the percentage of their lost Vitality.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Infect.png Infect	Deal physical damage. Infect a target with a disease that will spread to other nearby characters.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Shackles Of Pain.png Shackles of Pain	Mark a target so that it will receive all the damage you receive.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Adept (Level 9)	File:Bone Cage.png Bone Cage	Bone cage increases physical armour for each corpse in the area around you.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Living on the Edge.png Living on the Edge	For 2 turns, your target character's Vitality cannot be reduced below 1 point, keeping them alive against all odds.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Raise Bone Widow.png Raise Bone Widow	Raise a walking pile of bones that will fight for you.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Black Shroud.png Black Shroud	Creates a cloud of cursed smoke in an area, setting File:Suffocating.png Suffocating and File:Blinded.png Blind on all characters within it.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Expert (Level 13)	File:Grasp Of The Starved.png Grasp of the Starved	Undead hands rise from the underground, attacking enemy characters that stand in blood surfaces and clouds. Deals physical damage to each character and sets File:Crippled.png Crippled.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Master (Level 16)	File:Last Rites.png Last Rites	Sacrifice yourself to bring an ally back to life. Deals piercing damage to you, and ressurects target character with maximum Vitality.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	3
	File:Silencing Stare.png Silencing Stare	Destroy Magic Armour and silence all enemies within a cone in front of you.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Totems of the Necromancer.png Totems of the Necromancer	Spawn bone totems near every corpse in the area, which will attack your enemies.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	5

Craftable

Following skillbooks are classified as craftable for they can be obtained only by crafting them. They cannot be bought from any trader in the game. However it is possible to get them as quest reward or find them as random loot.

Base skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Necromancer skillbook is combined with another non-source skillbook. Resulting skillbook will be a mix of both skillbooks and will require investment in both combat abilities under which the skillbooks belong. Example: In order to learn and cast Corpse Explosion, character needs 1 point in both Pyrokinetic and Necromancer combat abilities.

Source skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Necromancer skillbook is combined with source skillbook and vice versa. One way or another there has to be source skillbook involved in crafting otherwise the resulting book will be non-source skillbook. Like base craftable skillbooks these also cannot be bought from traders in game.

Table of all craftable Necromancer Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost	Secondary Ability
Base (Necromancer 1)	File:Corpse Explosion.png Corpse Explosion	Explode target corpse dealing physical damage in an area.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 1
	File:Corrosive Touch.png Corrosive Touch	Destroy physical armour of your target and coat them in Acid.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Geomancer 1
	File:Blood Rain.png Raining Blood	Create a rain of blood which will make enemies File:Bleeding.png bleed and create a large blood surface in target area.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 1
	File:Vacuum Touch.png Vacuum Touch	Deal air damage to your target as you File:Suffocating.png suffocate and File:Silenced.png silence them.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 1
Source (Necromancer 2)	File:Mass Corpse Explosion.png Mass Corpse Explosion	Explode all corpses around you, dealing physical damage in the area.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 2
	File:Corrosive Spray.png Corrosive Spray	Corrosive spray deals physical armour damage and sets File:Acid.png Acid and File:Atrophy.png Atrophy on targets in a cone.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Geomancer 2
	File:Blood Storm.png Blood Storm	Bolts of coagulated blood fall on enemy characters in the area dealing physical damage and setting File:Diseased.png disease and File:Decaying.png decaying. Turns water in the area into blood.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 3
	File:Vacuum Aura.png Vacuum Aura	Deal air damage around you as you receive an aura that File:Suffocating.png suffocates and File:Silenced.png silences enemies.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 2

Other Skills

Outside of player accesible and craftable skills, there are skills exclusive to NPCs that are also clasiffied as Necromancer. Some of these are also accessible in Game Master Mode. Following table also includes skills exclusive to Gift Bag features such as Pet Power which allows player character to cast Infusions unto any summoned creature. These infusions sometimes grant unique skills unseen in the base game.

Table of all Necromancer Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost
NPC Exclusive	Resurrection	The Lamenting Abomination resurrects one fallen Black Wolf or Old Gray Wolf in its vicinity with 30 to 40 % of its Vitality restored.	Template:Empty AP File:Action Point Icon.png
NPC Exclusive	Airborne Plague	The Sallow Man releases a plague of disease around himself, afflicting all characters in range with Plague status effect for 3 turns.	Template:Empty AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Vile Burst.png Vile Burst	Bloated corpse explodes, dealing physical damage to all characters around it. Death-resisting effects cannot protect Bloated Corpse from destruction by this skill.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Devour Corpse.png Devour Corpse	Devour a fresh corpse to restore your Vitality and receive a Damage buff.	0 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	File:DOS Skill Horrific Scream.png Horrific Scream	Make enemies around you cover and flee.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	File:DOS Skill Invulnerability.png Invulnerability	Make yourself invulnerable.	6 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Deviant Blood Icon (DOS2).png Deviant Blood	Target receives 1 AP and 10% damage boost at the cost of -6 Constitution.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Bloody Spittle Icon (DOS2).png Bloody Spittle	Spit up to three projectiles dealing physical damage, each creating a blood surface under the target.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png

Items

While, the Necromancer combat ability does not affect damage done (only provides healing for the caster) there are few items which also deal physical damage and which could be used alongside the skills to increase damage done this includes arrows and grenades. Additionaly it is possible to affect Necromancer (and Warfare) ability themselves through equipment and runes.

Ammunition

Following arrows and grenades are magical items that can be used both in and outside of combat to cause physical damage All of the following arrows and grenades are empowered by Warfare combat ability. Note that in order to use arrows, character must have bow or crossbow equipped.

Table of all Munition affected by Warfare

Item	Effect	Item	Effect
File:Slowdown Arrow.png Slowdown Arrow	Special arrow which deals physical damage and inflicts File:Slowed.png Slowed Status for 2 turns.	File:Knockdown Arrow.png Knockdown Arrow	Special arrow which deals physical damage and inflicts File:Knocked Down.png Knocked Down Status for 1 turn.

Equipment

Necromancer combat ability is best paired with weapons that cause physical damage or piercing damage (will always directly damage Vitality) and equipment that increases Warfare (physical damage increase), Necromancer (required for abilities and greater healing) and Intelligence.

List of Weapons

Table of all Weapons associated with Necromancer / Warfare

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:The Swornbreaker.png The Swornbreaker	Two-Handed Axe 77-90 Physical damage + 20% Accurancy + 3 Strength + 3 Intelligence + 2 Necromancer Swornbreaker Unrepairable	File:The Viper's Tongue.png Fang of the Winter Dragon	One-Handed Sword 20-21 Physical damage 2-4 Water damage + 25 % Cleave damage Set File:Chilled.png Chilled (5 % chance) + 1 Strength + 1 Intelligence + 1 Hydrosophist + 1 Warfare
File:Glaoch Girt.png Glaoch Girt	One-Handed Mace 89-94 Physical damage 18-19 Earth + 25% Cleave Damage Set File:Crippled.png Crippled for 2 turns (25 % chance) Set File:Slowed.png Slowed for 2 turns (25 % chance) File:Terrain Transmutation.png Terrain Transmutation + 3 Strength + 2 Intelligence + 1 Single-Handed + 2 Warfare 1 empty rune slot	File:The Viper's Tongue.png The Viper's Tongue	One-Handed Sword 11-12 Physical damage + 2 Strength + 1 Warfare
File:Truthseeker.png Truthseeker	One-Handed Sword 102-113 Physical damage + 25 % Critical Chance Set File:Blinded.png Blinded Set File:Blinded.png Blinded for 2 turns + 3 Strength + 2 Warfare + 100 % Accuracy 1 empty rune slot	File:Voor d'Aravel.png Voor d'Aravel	One-Handed Sword 87-96 Physical damage 25% Cleave damage + 10 % Critical Chance Set File:Taunted.png Taunted (25 % chance) File:Guardian Angel.png Guardian Angel + 3 Strength + 2 Constitution + 2 Warfare 1 empty rune slot
File:An Maflin.png An Maflin	Shield 1355 Physical armour 232 Magic armour 20 % Blocking Chance Reflect 10% of melee damage as physical damage Set File:Death Wish.png Death Wish File:Flay Skin.png Flay Skin + 10% Dodging + 5 Strength + 5 Constitution + 1 Single-Handed + 1 Warfare + 1 Polymorph + 6 Initiative + 0.1 Movement 1 empty rune slot	File:Falone.png Falone	Two-Handed Axe 155-181 Physical damage Set File:Decaying.png Decaying for 2 turns (25 % chance) + 50 % Cleave damage + 3 Strength + 2 Intelligence + 1 Two-Handed + 2 Warfare File:Living on the Edge.png Living on the Edge 1 empty rune slot
File:Voor d'lamas.png Voor d'lamas	Two-Handed Mace 119-124 Physical damage + 25 % Critical Chance + 50 % Cleave damage Set File:Knocked Down.png Knocked-Down for 1 turn (25 % chance) File:Challenge.png Challenge + 3 Strength + 2 Constitution + 2 Warfare 1 empty rune slot	File:Anathema.png Anathema	Two-Handed Sword 338-375 Physical damage + 5 Strength + 5 Constitution + 2 Two-Handed + 2 Warfare 1 empty rune slot Unrepairable Brittle

Table of all Armour and Jewellery associated with Necromancer / Warfare

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Danna Dumora.png Danna Dumora	Chest Armour 14 Physical armour 93 Magic armour File:Bone Cage.png Bone Cage + 1 Constitution + 2 Intelligence + 1 Wits + 1 Necromancer + 1 Retribution + 10 % Fire resistance + 10 % Air resistance	File:Ave Layal.png Ave Layal	Gloves 151 Physical armour 107 Magic armour Immunity to File:Silenced.png Silenced File:Silencing Stare.png Silencing Stare + 5 Intelligence + 2 Constitution + 2 Wits + 2 Necromancer + 6 Initiative
File:Visha's Helm.png Visha's Helm	Helmet 72 Physical Armour 10 Magic Armour + 1 Warfare + 20 % Earth Resistance	File:Dora Rav.png Dora Rav	Chest Armour 813 Physical armour 115 Magic armour + 5 Strength + 2 Finesse + 2 Constitution + 1 Polymorph + 2 Warfare + 0.2 Movement + 176 Health 1 empty rune slot
File:Heart of the Tyrant.png Heart of the Tyrant	Chest Armour 30 Physical armour 4 Magic armour Set File:Burning.png Burning (if worn alone) + 1 Warfare + 10 % Fire resistance 1 empty rune slot	File:Unique Golden Red Ring.png The Ravisher	Ring 52 Magic armour File:Dominate Mind.png Dominate Mind + 1 Necromancer

Runes

All equipment that has rune slots can be inserted with runes that will grant them additional properties. Most important runes for all who rely on Necromancer/Warfare ability (in terms of damage and resistances bonuses provided) are the Masterwork Rune, Rock Rune and the Venom Rune.

The Masterwork Rune increases physical damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical Armour if inserted into armour instead. Lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Mystical Masterwork Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Constitution (if inserted into armour), Wits (if inserted into weapon) and Memory (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Masterwork Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Strength (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.

The Rock Rune increases earth damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Earth Resistance Icon.png Earth Resistance if inserted into armour instead. Lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase Vitality by set amount. Mystical Rock Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Warfare (if inserted into armour), Two-Handed (if inserted into weapon) and Geomancer (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Rock Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Strength (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.

Venom Rune increases poison damage when inserted into weapon. Similarly to Rock Rune it will increase File:Poison Resistance Icon.png Poison Resistance if inserted into armour. And lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase Accuracy. Mystical Venom Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Summoning (if inserted into armour), Perseverance (if inserted into weapon) and Necromancer (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Venom Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Finesse (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.