


You get a portrait frame, blood master pennant, banner, sigil, and two additional slots for new characters and stash tabs. A cosmetic set of wings for your character that you may already have if you purchased Heart of the Swarm. Outside of the character you don’t get much else here. If you’ve got no interest in leveling a brand new character in Diablo 3, for $15 the Necromancer is a pricey piece of content. The thing is, a lot of the great new stuff in 2.6.0 is free. It’s definitely something that will keep you tackling challenges in the Adventure Mode and Rifts. This includes four class-exclusive sets with different themes for the character. For those that are going to dig deeper into the Necromancer character, there have been new items added to the game for that class as well.
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The latest update added Challenge Rifts and Realms of Fate on top of what was already a pretty rewarding system of rifts and challenges in the Adventure Mode that Reaper of Souls introduced. There’s just so much to do in the game at this point. Taking the Necromancer on a test drive through the game was a lot of fun, trying out different builds and checking out the new zones added to the game almost got me re-hooked on Diablo 3. In some builds I felt that the Necromancer felt a lot like a Demon Hunter, but with dark arts at their disposal and with the ability to cause a lot more chaos. The end result of a fully leveled Necromancer can be a lot of different things depending on how you like to play. Leaving corpses in its wake, the Necromancer can blow up dead bodies that function what is essentially like detonatable explosives that are littered throughout the battlefield. The Necromancer also uses Blood Magic as a powerful force to control the battlefield. So, like every character in Diablo 3 you’re gonna need to learn the right balance of what to use and when. The summoning features can make the character feel somewhat overpowered at times, but you’re constantly trying to replenish you Essence as well to keep using these powers. Being a caster, it’s also got plenty of curse spells to loosen up enemies before the battle even begins. This class can summon undead creatures to its aid - Giant golems, a group of skeleton warriors, or mages can be called in for support. It’s got some really interesting mechanics in the skill tree that make it feel quite different than the others as well. A caster class by default, the Necromancer can be customized to fight from a distance or up close and personal. Playing the new character, the Necromancer feels like a blend of many in the current roster.
