Necromancy
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Necromancy is the skill relating to the study and casting of dark magic. With a Necromancer Spellbook, you can curse your foes, animate the dead, transform into wicked creatures, and more.
To use the skill, you simply have to cast any of the spells available to you in the spellbook. The more proficient you become at the skill, the more successful and powerful your spells will become.
Necromancy also benefits from a Mastery: Enchanted Summoning, Command Undead and Conduit.
Training
Wearing a good suit will greatly improve training. The most important property will be 100% Lower Reagent Cost forgo using reagents. Other desirable properties include: 40% Lower Mana Cost, 2 Faster Casting, 6 Faster Cast Recovery, and as much Mana Regeneration as possible.
- 0 - 40: Train at NPC Necromancer in New Haven
- 40 - 50: Cast Pain Spike on yourself
- 50 - 70: Cast Horrific Beast
- 70 - 90: Cast Wither
- 90 - 100: Cast Lich Form
- 100 - 120: Cast Vampiric Embrace
Spells
* = Requires Spirit Speak † = Effectiveness relies on Spirit Speak
| Icon | Name | Mana Cost | Minimum Skill | Description |
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Curse Weapon An Sanct Gra Char |
7 Mana | 0 Skill | Briefly enchant your weapon to gain the power of life drain. |
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Blood Oath In Jux Mani Xen |
13 Mana | 20 Skill | †Creates a pact between the target and caster. Any damage dealt to the caster by the target is reflected back. |
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Corpse Skin In Aglo Corp Ylem |
11 Mana | 20 Skill | †Target becomes vulnerable to fire and poison damage. |
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Evil Omen Pas Tym An Sanct |
11 Mana | 20 Skill | The next time the target is hit with magic the results will be enhanced. |
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Pain Spike In Sar |
5 Mana | 20 Skill | †Target temporarily loses health. |
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Wraith Form Rel Xen Um |
17 Mana | 20 Skill | †Transforms the caster into a Wraith. The caster gains mana leech and other abilities. |
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Mind Rot Wis An Ben |
17 Mana | 30 Skill | †The target of this spell is forced to expend more on mana when using mana. |
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Summon Familiar Kal Xen Bal |
17 Mana | 30 Skill | *†The caster can bring forth a pet. Each has their own special abilities. |
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Animate Dead Uus Corp |
23 Mana | 40 Skill | Brings dead creatures back to life which attack nearby monsters. |
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Horrific Beast Rel Xen Vas Bal |
11 Mana | 40 Skill | The caster transforms into a great beast with enhanced Hit Point Regeneration and physical attacks. |
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Poison Strike In Vas Nox |
17 Mana | 50 Skill | Target and adjacent enemies take poison damage. |
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Wither Kal Vas An Flam |
23 Mana | 60 Skill | Creates a ground frost around the caster which deals cold damage to all valid targets. |
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Strangle In Bal Nox |
29 Mana | 65 Skill | †Target is cursed and takes poison damage every few seconds until the effect wears off. |
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Lich Form Rel Xen Corp Ort |
23 Mana | 70 Skill | The caster transforms into a Lich with increased Mana Regeneration and other abilities. This form is useful for regaining mana while training magic skills. |
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Exorcism Ort Corp Grav |
40 Mana | 80 Skill | *Ghosts in Champion Spawn regions without a corpse are sent to the Chaos Shrine. |
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Vengeful Spirit Kal Xen Bal Beh |
41 Mana | 80 Skill | *†Summons a Revenant to attack a choosen target. |
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Vampiric Embrace Rel Xen An Sanct |
23 Mana | 99 Skill | The caster transforms into a vampire, becoming immune to lower level poisons and is granted other abilities. |
Necromancy Scrolls
Necromancy scrolls cannot be purchased from NPCs. They are either crafted by a scribe or looted from monsters and Treasure Chests. Certain scrolls drop on specific monsters. Here are some examples:
- Animate Dead - Ratman Mages
- Blood Oath - Ratman Mages, Evil Mages, Imps, and Nightmares
- Corpse Skin - Unicorns, Ratman Mages, Imps, and Orc Mages
- Curse Weapon - Ratman Mages, Evil Mages, and Imps
- Evil Omen - Ratman Mages and Imps
- Horrific Beast - Ratman Mages, Imps, and Nightmares
- Lich Form - Messages in bottles and level 3 Treasure Maps, Daemons, Liches, Evil Mage Lords, and Imps
- Mind Rot - Ratman Mages and Imps
- Pain Spike - Ratman Mages, Gargoyles, Imps, Ophidian Apprentice Mages, and Air Elementals
- Poison Strike - Messages in bottles. Deamons, Liches, Ratman Mages, Imps, and Air Elementals
- Strangle - Messages in bottles. Deamons, Liches, Evil Mages, Imps, Nightmares, Air Elementals, and Meer Mages
- Summon Familiar: - Imps
- Vampiric Embrace - Meer Eternals, Tentacles of the Harrower, Dark Father, and The True Harrower
- Vengeful Spirit - Messages in bottles, Deamons, Liches, Air Elementals, and Nightmares
- Wither - Messages in bottles, Deamons, Liches, Imps, and Meer Mages
- Wraith Form - Ratman Mages and Imps
An alternative method to acquiring a full Necromancer's Spellbook is to complete the Necromancy quest in New Haven (reach 50 in Necromancy skill).