Blood Lance build is a powerful non-minion-dependent build in Diablo 4 Season 5 that allows the class to deal massive damage to enemies from a distance, and can also amplify its effects with other skills and equipment. This build is considered A-tier in the current endgame meta. It is a great option for players who prefer Priests of Rathma, especially those who prefer to use a non-summoning, efficient Necromancer build.
After reading this guide, you will know how to optimize Blood Lance Necromancer build for the leveling and endgame phases.
Best Blood Lance Leveling Build
Players need to select skills in a specific order to ensure the best Blood Lance build. To enable additional skill points, you can first use Diablo 4 Gold to unlock Renown points and focus on adding solo Necro passives, which will provide significant boosts to the character in the late game.
Book Of The Dead Setup
When making a Blood Lance build, the following is the best setup:
- Skeletal Warriors–Sacrifice
- Skeletal Mages–Sacrifice
- Golems–Sacrifice
In this build, minions are not relied upon to participate in the fight, but they are sacrificed to enhance the Necromancer’s abilities. Choosing to use these minions makes the build less effective than if they were sacrificed alone.
Leveling Rotation
When approaching a group of enemies, you should first use Decreptify to slow them down and make them vulnerable. Then cast Corpse Tendrils to stun them and increase the chance of additional corpses. Next, use Blood Mist to deal lethal damage to the enemies from a distance. Once your minions engage the enemies, use Bone Storm for large-area damage. Start firing Blood Lance continuously for the major attack.
After Corpse Tendrils wear off, attack the enemies with Corpse Tendrils again to maximize corpse spawns, stun the remaining enemies, and even increase their poison levels. As bodies pile up, cast Corpse Explosion to clean up the surviving enemies.
Legendary Aspects
As you progress through level 50 or play through the story, you can find some useful Legendary Aspects. For example, you can find Sacrificial, which boosts Sacrifice Minion buffs, in Ruins of Eridu in Hawezar. Grasping Veins, which increase critical strike chance for Corpse Tendrils, can be found in Corrupted Grotto in Kehjistan.
To boost Blood Lance damage, you can find Blood Seeker’s in Mercy’s Reach in Fractured Peaks. To make it easier to complete these activities, you can follow Giveaway channel in IGGM discord, which will release product giveaway information from time to time. Remember to be active in the discord group.
Best Blood Lance Endgame Build
After reaching level 50 and unlocking Paragon Board, you can re-specify an endgame version of your Blood Lance Necro build. In the endgame build, you will keep the exact same configuration as before during the upgrade process. Unless you want to adjust or remove certain minions, you don’t need to make any changes.
Endgame Book Of The Dead Setup
Same as leveling build, it is best to sacrifice your minions.
- Skeletal Warriors–Sacrifice
- Skeletal Mages–Sacrifice
- Golems–Sacrifice
Just remember that an individual Necromancer will become less powerful.
Endgame Rotation
Skill rotation in the endgame phase is the same as used during levelling. When approaching enemies, the same skill order should be followed. For specific instructions on how to use skills when approaching enemies in combat, please refer to the previous detailed instructions.
- Decreptify
- Corpse Tendrils
- Blood Mist
- Bone Storm
- Blood Lance–Main Skill
- Corpse Explosion
Paragon Board
You will start to gain Paragon points after reaching level 50, and will no longer gain points for previous skills. Paragon system has a unique mechanic, and players need to choose a progression path from a variety of boards with different themes and benefits. While each path is different, you can effectively strengthen your character by planning your route on Paragon Board and choosing Glyphs that are most critical to your build.
Once you reach Paragon level 15, make sure to pick up these particular Glyphs in the recommended order below to ensure that you are on the best path for your Blood Lance build. As you accumulate more Paragon points, you will unlock more options on Paragon Board.
Level 15
- Corporeal
- Exploit
- Dominate
- Essence
- Sacrificial
- Amplify
Level 21
- Essence
- Dominate
- Exploit
- Corporeal
- Amplify
- Sacrificial
Blood Lance Endgame Item Build
Once you have collected the following equipment, it is up to you to choose which ones to use, and you can even choose to mix and match. This will greatly enhance your Blood Lance Necromancer build in Diablo 4. Each piece of gear is designed to maximize the potential of your Blood Lance build, giving you a decisive advantage and ensuring you can sustain the fight against the game’s toughest challenges.
- Shadow Sin
- Runic Mail of Disobedience
- Shadow Guardian
- Heroic Rival
- Corpse Revenge
- Imp End
- Wraith Voup
- Blood Seeker’s Choker
- Ring of Potent Blood
- Sacrificial Ring
By continuously optimizing your build and gear selection, you will return to the battlefield with even more devastating force, conquering all enemies who dare to challenge you. I wish you a fruitful adventure in Season 5, and leave your legend in the world of the game.
