Necromancer Summoner Corpse Explosion Challenge Rift Build Guide: Gems, Stats, and How to Play

This is a guide to the Summoner Corpse Explosion Build, a PvE Necromancer Build in Diablo Immortal! This is a build focusing on using the Necromancer's pets or summons and supplementing it with the Corpse Explosion Skill which is modified by Rotspur for strong damage over time effects.

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Summoner Corpse Explosion Build Profile

Build Profile and Rating

Summoner Corpse Explosion Rift Build
Class	Necromancer
Build Rating
Preference	Solo
Build Focus	PvE: Challenge Rift
Stat Priorities	・Intelligence ・Critical Hit Chance ・Cooldown Reduction ・Critical Hit Damage ・Movement Speed

Build Strengths and Weaknesses

Build Equipment and Skill Summary

Main Hand		Off Hand
Desolatoria		Welcome End
Head	Shoulder	Chest	Legs
Skullveil	Rotspur	They Rest Everywhere	No Legs Required
Set (Grace of The Flagellant + Shepherd)
Neck	Ring 1	Ring 2	Waist
Shepherd and Begetter	Shepherd and Father	Shepherd and Mother	Shepherd and Architect
Hands		Feet
Torn Sole		Bloody Hand
Paragon Trees
Vanquisher > Survivor > Treasure Hunter > Soldier / Gladiator
Skills
Soulfire (Primary)
Corpse Explosion		Command Skeletons
Command Golem		Skeletal Mage
Charm Priority
1. Corpse Explosion 2. Command Skeletons 3. Skeletal Mage 4. Command Golem

Gem Setup

Normal Gems

Legendary Gems

Gem Name	Effect
Sapphire x4	+ 8 Armor Penetration
Topaz x4	+ 8 Resistance
Tourmaline x6	+ 8 Damage

Gem Name	Effect
Berserker's Eye	Increases all damage you deal by 5.00%, but increases all damage you take by 6%. Increases your Critical Hit Chance by 1%. Unlocks at Rank 3
Ca'arsen's Invigoration	Increases the speed of your Primary Attack by 6%. Increases the damage of your primary attack by 2%. Unlocks at Rank 3
Follower's Burden	Increases all damage you deal by 1.00% for each summon you control, up to a maximum increase of 6% Decreases all damage taken by your summons by 1.5%. Unlocks at Rank 3
Freedom and Devotion	Increases the duration of your summons by 8.00%. Increases the damage of your summons by 0.75%. Unlocks at Rank 3
Seled's Weakening	Gain 6.00% increased damage for 60 seconds after killing an Elite monster. Increases all damage you deal to Elite monsters by 1%. Unlocks at Rank 3
Zwenson's Haunting	When you defeat an enemy, a dark beast attacks nearby enemies, dealing 50% base damage + 486 to all nearby enemies. Cannot occur more than once every 6 seconds. Gain a 7% chance to summon a dark dragon after using a skill against an enemy that causes loss of control. (Unlocks at Rank 3) Unlocks at Rank 3

Indicated gem effects only display their base effect. Values will be higher depending on the gem's upgrade level.

Build Introduction

This is a setup for a Rotspur Summoner build. This build is mainly focused on strengthening our summons and utilizing the bonuses we can get from having summons. We added in Rotspur to give the builds some extra area damage that is consistent damage over time. You can easily generate a single corpse with Command Skeleton's focus damage and your primary skill and from there, you can quickly start a chain reaction of passive area damage by setting the floor in poison via Corpse Explosion. This is a steady DPS build and is great for Rift Pushing and if mastered properly, it can even allow you to challenge rifts with higher Combat Rating requirements!

Flagellant 2 Set Plus Shepherd 4 Set Combo

This combo is made to synergize the effect of all the damage over the times available to you. The damage bonuses of the Flagellant set do not apply to the summons as they are not considered as damage over time effects but the bonus you get from Corpse Explosion's poison more than makes up for it and is what enables this build to flourish.

Stats and Paragon Priorities

Attribute Priorities

Paragon Priorities

Vanquisher Tree

The Vanquisher tree is the single most important tree in the whole Paragon Tree. The Necromancer does not prioritize durability so focusing on slotting as much damage as we can is key to making this (as well as several other) Necromancer build work.

Survivor Tree

Survivor is our second best tree to focus on as it provides us the extra survivability in case we happen to be mispositioned which can normally be fatal.

Treasure Hunter

Treasure Hunter is our third priority as it focuses on obtaining more resources. This does not improve our combat efficiency but the other two trees are focused on PvP which our build does not want at all so it's better to focus on the Treasure Hunter and possibly get some legendaries with it along the way!

Soldier and Gladiator

Both trees focus on PvP and are not an activity this build is particularly focused on. Try to stray away from these trees unless your paragon is maxed out.

How to Play

Draw Aggro with Command Golem Time Your Corpse Explosions Always Focus on One Target with Primaries and Skeletons

Draw Aggro with Command Golem

Command Golem is a great skill as it can deal damage and taunt all enemies surrounding it. Use this to initiate fights and keep yourself alive and healthy then follow it up with your other summons for more DPS.

Time Your Corpse Explosions

With Rotspur equipped, the explosion damage will now not stack. To maximize your Corpse Explosion effect, delay your uses and alternate between commanding golem to re-draw aggro and using your primary attacks. Once the poison areas expire, re-use your Corpse Explosion with the newly defeated enemies to re-apply your damage over time.

Always Focus on One Target With Primaries and Skeletons

Your DPS is lackluster without the Rotspur poison supporting you. While you'll be easily able to clear bosses with all your single target damage, clearing groups of enemies will be difficult without the combined effort of Golem and Corpse Explosion so focus on one target and use that as your initial Corpse to start applying damage over time on your current mob group before going to the next one!

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