Diablo 4: Endgame Bone Spear Necromancer Build

Bone Spear is one of the most iconic Necromancer skills, and it makes a triumphant return in Diablo 4 with a few new tricks up its sleeve. It’s capable of high single-target and AOE damage, but getting the most out of it will require a lot of investment from players.

Those who are looking for a fast and reliable Core Skill that boasts some of the best damage in the game will have a lot to look forward to in this build. Here’s how to set up a Bone Spear Necromancer that’s great for conquering all stages of Diablo 4’s endgame.

Updated on January 30, 2025, by Marc Santos: Season of Witchcraft in Diablo 4 introduced not only new content, but also major changes to some active and passive skills for each of the classes. These have drastically affected how some builds work, and while most (if not all) previous builds still work, others have become much better as a result of those changes. We’ve updated this Bone Spear Necromancer build to feature one of the new Uniques added in Season 7 as well as the big changes Blizzard implemented to the Reaper’s Pursuit skill.

Diablo 4 Endgame Bone Spear Necromancer Build

Bone skills have a heavy emphasis on crit damage, which means players should stack as much Critical Strike Chance as they possibly can when attempting a Bone Spear build. Having little to no crit chance will work early, but players will find their damage lacking without it in harder content. Stacking Vulnerable damage in Diablo 4 is a great way to get extra damage without relying on crits early on, and you can take advantage of this by using Plagued Corpse Tendrils.

The build uses three Shadow skills (Reap, Blight, and Soulrift) for the sake of Reaper’s Pursuit
. As of Season 7, this passive now grants Movement Speed and Damage for every Shadow skill on your bar.

To use this build, hit an enemy with Reap to make a Corpse, group enemies up with Corpse Tendrils, and cage them with Bone Prison. Shoot a single Blight blob into the stacked group, and blow them up with Bone Spear. This combo becomes extremely devastating with the new Indira’s Memory Unique Pants, which turns Bone Spear into a Blood skill and causes another Bone Spear to launch from a nearby Corpse.

Passive Skills

• Hewed Flesh
• Imperfectly Balanced
• Titan’s Fall (1/3)
• Coalesced Blood
• Tides of Blood
• Drain Vitality
• Reaper’s Pursuit
• Serration
• Compound Fracture
• Evulsion
• Finality
• Memento Mori
• Stand Alone
• Inspiring Leader
• Ossified Essence

Using Hewed Flesh is sort of an unwritten rule for Diablo 4’s Necromancer, especially when using Corpse skills. It will greatly help improve AOE damage output and make Corpse Tendrils constantly useful in boss fights.

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Every passive here are self-explanatory boosts to your damage and survivability. However, it should be pointed out that despite being a Bone Spear setup, this build will use three Blood skill passives. This is for the sake of the synergy with Indira’s Memory and the Bone Duster Aspect, which makes Bone Spear guaranteed to Overpower when hitting targets inside Bone Cage.

Diablo 4 Season 7 – Witchcraft Powers

Players can pick from 25 different Witchcraft powers during Diablo 4 Season 7, and these will greatly affect the overall effectiveness of your builds. For this one, we recommend the following:

Occult Gems

Occult Gems provide powerful bonuses based on what Witchcraft Powers you have equipped. They can be crafted by Gelena, one of the witches near the Tree of Whispers.

• Dust Stone – Enemies take more damage based on how many Hexes and Auras they are affected by.
• Phantom String – Deal increased Overpower damage to Hexed enemies.

Gear and Aspects

Serration and Grasping Veins are what make this build consistent. The latter provides a large Critical Strike Chance bonus while also providing extra Critical Strike Damage. Serration’s own Critical Strike Damage bonus seems to be counted as a separate multiplier, so players can expect a larger damage increase from it.

Once you’re strong enough to farm Diablo 4‘s bosses, try to get Indira’s Memory as soon as possible to enable the synergy between Bone Spear, Blood passives, and Bone Duster’s Aspect. If you don’t have it yet, use any pair of pants with a Defensive Aspect.

As mentioned, players should stack as many critical hit stats on their gear as possible. Two-Handed Swords are the preferred weapon for this build because of their implicit Critical Strike Damage multipliers. Afterward, stack Vulnerable damage, Core Skill damage, Cooldown Reduction, and Essence Cost Reduction.

Paragon Board

Building Paragon Boards in Diablo 4 requires a fair bit of planning. Bone Graft is pretty much made for Bone skills — it has nodes that make Essence generation easier while also providing a socket for Intelligence Glyphs, which is great for early access to the Sacrificial Glyph.

Scent of Death is generally useful for almost every Necromancer build. It provides bonuses based on the number of Corpses surrounding the player. The board also has a socket suited for Intelligence Glyphs, making it an excellent spot for Sacrificial, which boosts the Necromancer’s damage as long as they have no active minions.

If you have Indira’s Memory, you can either replace the Scent of Death board with Bloodbath to boost Blood Skill and Overpower damage.

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