Introduction
The Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer leveling build conjures weapons of massive destruction to nuke your foes into obliteration. This is your leveling guide for the Diablo 4 Server Slam Beta, with Skill Point allocation up to the max level 20. Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer is easily capable of blasting through the entire Fractured Peaks content that is available. Let us go over the build mechanics, character progression and playstyle!
Line up your enemies to pierce through them with a highly damaging 
Bone Spear. Against tougher opponents, consume all your Essence to launch a devastating 
Bone Spirit. Only corpses will remain after the smoke clears.
This caster build is perfect for players that do not want to rely on minions. Take matters into your own hands with the Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer!
Skill Tree Points
The following table shows the order in which to allocate your Skill Points for the Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer build. You gain 19 points at Level 20 and 2 points from completing Renown in Fractured Peaks, for a total of 21.
| Order | Skill | Cluster |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bone Splinters | Basic |
| 2 | Enhanced Bone Splinters | Basic |
| 3 | Bone Spear | Core |
| 4 | Enhanced Bone Spear | Core |
| 5 | Supernatural Bone Spear | Core |
| 6 | Acolyte’s Bone Splinters | Basic |
| 7 |  Corpse Explosion | Corpse and Macabre 1 |
| 8 | Enhanced Corpse Explosion | Corpse and Macabre 1 |
| 9 | Plagued Corpse Explosion | Corpse and Macabre 1 |
| 10 | Bone Spear Level 2 | Core |
| 11 | Bone Spear Level 3 | Core |
| 12 | Bone Spear Level 4 | Core |
| 13 | Bone Spear Level 5 | Core |
| 14 |  Unliving Energy | Core |
| 15 |  Imperfectly Balanced | Core |
| 16 | Imperfectly Balanced Level 2 | Core |
| 17 | Bone Spirit | Corpse and Macabre 2 |
| 18 | Enhanced Bone Spirit | Corpse and Macabre 2 |
| 19 | Dreadful Bone Spirit | Corpse and Macabre 2 |
| 20 | Imperfectly Balanced Level 3 | Core |
| 21 |  Blood Mist | Corpse and Macabre 1 |
Mechanics and Playstyle
The Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer build requires careful management of resource. Generate Essence with Bone Splinters and spend it with Bone Spear. Corpse Explosion is free damage with no Essence cost. Bone Spirit is used as both a generator and high damage AoE skill.
Minions can be sacrificed for more beneficial stat increases once you have 
Stand Alone and 
Memento Mori. Until you have these Skill Tree Nodes, keep Raise Skeleton on your skill bar for additional damage output and cannon fodder.
Maximize your DPS with the Damage Rotation.
Damage Rotation
- Constantly cast Bone Spirit whenever it is off cooldown against bosses, or against a large group of mobs. It can be used even when Essence is empty to start generating with Dreadful Bone Spirit.
- Cast Bone Splinters until Essence is full.
- Drag enemies to line them up and pierce through them with Bone Spear.
- Use Raise Skeleton on any corpses if your minion count is not maxed. Corpse Explosion can be used on any extra corpses near enemies for free damage.
- Repeat the rotation as necessary.
Book of the Dead
The specialization of the Necromancer gives bonuses to minions or sacrifices them for bonuses to the player. Follow the steps below for the Book of the Dead.
- At level 5, activate the first Skeletal Skirmishers upgrade.
- At level 15, activate the first Skeletal Mages upgrade.
- At level 25, complete the Necromancer class quest to unlock the Golem and activate the first Bone upgrade. Sacrifice Skirmishers for 5%[+] Critical Strike Chance and Sacrifice Cold Mages for 15%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Golem replaces Skeletons on your Skill Bar.
Legendary Item Aspects
Listed below are the Aspects found on Legendary items that are important for the Bone Spear and Spirit Necromancer build. They are listed in order of priority.
| Aspect Name | Legendary Aspect Power |
|---|---|
| Explosive Mist | Blood Mist triggers Corpse Explosion on surrounding Corpses. When Blood Mist detonates a Corpse, its Cooldown is reduced by # seconds. |
| Swelling Curse | Bone Spirit deals increased damage based on distance traveled, up to #%[x]. |
| Splintering | Bone Spear’s primary attack makes enemies hit beyond the first Vulnerable for # seconds. Bone Shards from Bone Spear deal #% bonus damage to Vulnerable enemies and pierce them. |
| Plunging Darkness | Bone Prison spawns a pool of Blight that deals #% bonus damage over 6 seconds. |
| Edgemaster | Skills deal up to #%[x] increased damage based on your available Primary Resource when cast, receiving the maximum benefit while you have full Primary Resource. |
| Rapid | Basic Skills gain #%[+] Attack Speed. |
| Might | Basic Skills grant 25% Damage Reduction for # seconds. |
| Torment | Critical Strikes with Bone Skills increase your Essence Regeneration by #%[x] for 4 seconds. |
| Expectant | Attacking enemies with a Basic Skill increases the damage of your next Core Skill cast by #%[x], up to 50%[x]. |
| Sacrificial | Your Sacrifice bonuses are increased by #%. |
| Exposed Flesh | Lucky Hit: Up to #% chance to generate # Essence when hitting a Vulnerable enemy with your Bone Skills. |
| Blood-soaked | Blood Mist leaves a trail that lasts for # seconds and deals # Shadow damage per second to enemies who stand in it. Your Movement Speed is no longer reduced while Blood Mist is active. |
| Serration | The Ossified Essence Key Passive also increases the Critical Strike Damage of your Bone Skills by #%[+] per Essence above #, up to #%[+]. |
| Bursting Bones | When a segment of Bone Prison is destroyed or expires, it deals # damage in an area around itself. |
| Disobedience | You gain #%[x] increased Armor for 4 seconds when you deal any form of damage, stacking up to #%[x]. |
| Wind Striker | Critical Strikes grant #%[+] Movement Speed for 1 second, up to 6 seconds. |
| Eluding | Becoming Injured while Crowd Controlled grants you Unstoppable for 4 seconds. This effect has a # second Cooldown. |
| Inner Calm | Deal #%[x] increased damage for each second you stand still, up to 30%[x]. |
| Retribution | Distant enemies have a #% chance to be Stunned for # seconds when they hit you. You deal #%[x] increased damage to Stunned enemies. |
| Protector | Damaging an Elite enemy grants you Barrier absorbing up to # damage for 10 seconds. This effect can only happen once every 30 seconds. |
Gems
Listed below are the best Gems to socket into gear for each slot type.
- Weapon: Emerald for +#% Critical Strike Damage to Vulnerable Enemies.
- Armor: Ruby for +#% Maximum Life.
- Jewelry: Any Gem that gives the Resistance type you are lacking the most.
Elixirs and Health Potions
Visit the Alchemist in Kyovashad to craft helpful Elixirs that increase stats and experience gain for 30 minutes. Make sure to forage plants and pick up the necessary crafting materials. Use an Elixir providing any Resistance you need most, or the Weak Assault Elixir to increase Attack Speed by 7%.
Return to the Alchemist when you reach level 10 and 20 to upgrade your potion. The extra healing is essential to survival.
