The Sever Summon Necromancer is easily the most fun-to-play Necromancer builds in Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant. Aside from being a relatively easy-to-level-up class build that deals massive AOE, CC, and damage over time, the Sever Necromancer also has decent mobility.
The increased mobility goes a long way in making this Necromancer build easy to recommend as it greatly increases the overall survivability of this build. It wouldn't be fair if we didn't mention how fun and flashy Sever feels to use over every other Core Necromancer's abilities.
Even better are the several Caged Heart makes this build all the more convenient to use, making it an easy pick for Season of the Malignant. With all of that said, let's dive into our best Diablo Sever Summon Necromancer build guide for Diablo 4 Season of the Malignant.
Table of Contents
- Diablo 4 Sever Sever Summon Necromancer Overview: Is it a Good Class in Season 1?
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Sever Summon Necromancer Skills
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Paragon Legendary Nodes & Glyphs for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Malignant Hearts for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Legendary Aspects for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
- Best Book of the Dead Upgrades for the Summon Necromancer Build in Diablo 4
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Gems for Sever Necromancer Build
- Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Stats Priority for the Sever Summon Necromancer build
Diablo 4 Sever Sever Summon Necromancer Overview: Is it a Good Class in Season 1?
Sever Necromancer is a good class build if you want a balanced experience where you deal both melee and ranged damage while having an army of Skeleton minions at your disposal.
It's a powerful build before level 50 and after 50, making it a great choice for easy leveling as well. As mentioned previously, it also has decent mobility, so unlike other Necromancer builds, you could try this one solo. With that out of the way, let's dive into the nitty gritty of our best Sever Necromancer build in Diablo 4 Season 1.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Sever Summon Necromancer Skills
When you reach the end game, your main goal with this build will be to consistently stun enemies with Corpse Tendrils, deal Shadow Damage over time with Blighted Corpse Explosion, and finally top it off with Sever to clear everything in front of you.
When playing through high-density enemy activities like Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons, you will have to rely on Blood Mist to help you move around the battlefield and avoid enemy attacks at all costs.
For that to happen, you must spend all 58 skills points (including Renown ones) wisely. Below you can find the layout of all skill point distribution for the best Sever Summon build in Diablo 4 Season 1.
| D4 Sever Summon Necromancer Skills in S1 | Points Spent |
| Reap | 1 |
| Enhanced Reap | 1 |
| Sever | 5 |
| Enhanced Sever | 1 |
| Paranormal Sever | 1 |
| Unliving Energy | 1 |
| Imperfectly Balanced | 3 |
| Hewed Flesh | 3 |
| Blood Mist | 1 |
| Enhanced Blood Mist | 1 |
| Ghastly Blood Mist | 1 |
| Corpse Explosion | 5 |
| Enhanced Corpse Explosion | 1 |
| Blighted Corpse Explosion | 1 |
| Grim Harvest | 3 |
| Fueled by Death | 3 |
| Decrepify | 1 |
| Enhanced Decrepify | 1 |
| Abhorrent Decrepify | 1 |
| Death's Embrace | 2 |
| Corpse Tendrils | 1 |
| Enhanced Corpse Tendrils | 1 |
| Blighted Corpse Tendrils | 1 |
| Reaper's Pursuit | 1 |
| Crippling Darkness | 1 |
| Terror | 3 |
| Gloom | 3 |
| Bone Storm | 1 |
| Prime Bone Storm | 1 |
| Supreme Bone Storm | 1 |
| Stand Alone | 1 |
| Memento Mori | 1 |
| Shadowblight | 1 |
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Paragon Legendary Nodes & Glyphs for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
The Paragon Board (courtesy of maxroll.gg) further enhances your skills and prepares you for end-game activities. You can equip Glyphs to gain passive buffs, such as increased damage dealt to Elite enemies. You can upgrade these Glyphs by completing Nightmare Dungeons.
For the best Sever Summon Necromancer build, we recommend upgrading and using the following Glyphs:
- Control
- Blood-Drinker
- Scourge
- Darkness
- Exploit
As for the Legendary Nodes, we recommend following this order:
- Flesh Eater (Unlock the Legendary Node)
- Wither (Unlock the Legendary Node)
- Scent of Death (Unlock the Legendary Node)
- Bloodbath (Go through the board but don't unlock the Legendary Node)
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Malignant Hearts for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
Malignant Hearts are the latest Seasonal items that you can equip on your Amulet and Jewelry slots to gain passive bonuses. You can have up to three Malignant Hearts active at a time.
There are currently 32 Malignant Hearts in the game, which you can get by farming Malignant Tunnels or by crafting at Cormond's Workbench. Below we have listed all the different types of Malignant Hearts you can get in Diablo 4, just in case you were aware.
| Malignant Heart | Power Type | Color / Socket |
| Brutal | Defensive | Blue |
| Devious | Utility | Purple |
| Vicious | Offensive | Red |
| Wrathful | Ultimate | Black |
The best Malignant Hearts for the Sever Summon Necromancer build are:
Caged Heart of the Barber (Wrathful): Critical Strikes and all subsequent damage within (2-4) seconds is absorbed by your target. Then, the absorbed damage erupts onto surrounding enemies. Stored damage is increased by 11%x per second.
Caged Heart of the Sacrilegious (Vicious): Walking near a Corpse automatically activates an equipped Corpse skill every second, dealing (28-38%)x reduced damage.
Caged Heart of the Decrepit Aura (Brutal): When at least 4 enemies are near you, gain an aura that automatically curses surrounding enemies with Decrepify for (6-17) seconds.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Legendary Aspects for the Sever Summon Necromancer Build
Whether it's the Codex of Power or the extracted ones, Legendary Aspects are essential for crafting the most powerful build in Diablo 4. Here are some Legendary Aspects that would do wonders for your Summon Necromancer build.
| Codex of Power (Legendary Aspect) | Location | Item Slot |
| Blighted Aspect | Akkan's Grasp, Hawezar | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Wind Striker Aspect | Shivta Ruins, Kehjistan | Boots, Amulet |
| Fastblood Aspect | Iron Hold, Hawezar | Ring |
| Aspect of the Umbral | Champion's Demise, Dry Steppes | Ring |
| Aspect of Grasping Veins | Corrupted Grotto, Kehjistan | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Ring, Amulet |
| Smiting Aspect | N/A | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
| Aspect of Decay | N/A | Ring, 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet |
| Aspect of Grasping Veins | N/A | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Ring, Amulet |
| Aspect of Shielding Storm | N/A | Helm, Chest Armor, Pants, Amulet, Shield |
| Aspect of Retribution | N/A | 1H, 2H, Gloves, Amulet, Ring |
Best Book of the Dead Upgrades for the Summon Necromancer Build in Diablo 4
Unlike other classes in Diablo 4, Necromancers can summon undead creatures to fight alongside them in the battle via the Book of the Dead. Since this is a build focused on Summon, it's essential to unlock the right Summoning upgrades for the Book of the Dead. Here are a few that stand out among the rest.
Skeletal Reapers
- Upgrade 1 - Reaper attacks against enemies who are immobilized, Slowed, Stunned or vulnerable reduce the cooldown of their powerful wind-up attack by 2 seconds.
- Upgrade 2 - Reapers have a 10% chance to carve flesh off enemies, forming a corpse. This can only happen every 5 seconds.
Bone Skeletons
- Upgrade 1 - Reduce the life cost of your Bone Mages attacks from 15% to 10%. After being alive for 5 seconds, Bone mages deal 40% increased damage.
- Upgrade 2 - Each time a Bone Mage dies from its attack, they leave behind a corpse and Fortify you for x.
Blood Golem
- Upgrade 1 - Your Golem absorbs 15% of the damage you would take.
- Upgrade 2 - While healthy, your Golem gains 25% damage reduction and x25% increased damage.
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Gems for Sever Necromancer Build
Equipping the right Gems on your Gear slot can make your build even more powerful. You can use them to enhance the damage of a particular skill, improve critical chance or improve your defenses.
For Sever Necromancer Build, we recommend the following Gems:
- Royal Ruby on Armor: 4% max life
- Royal Sapphire on Armor: 3% damage reduction while fortified
- Royal Emerald on Weapon: +12% Critical Strike damage to Vulnerable enemies
- Royal Skulls on Jewelry: +25 Armor
Best Diablo 4 Season 1 Stats Priority for the Sever Summon Necromancer build
For the best Summon Necromancer build, you would want to prioritize equipping the gear that allows your Minions to stay alive as long as possible. Aside from this, it's best to invest in items that increase your attack speed and overall damage output.
As far as the Primary Stats is concerned, the priority should be:
- Intelligence: +0.1% Skill Damage per point.
- Willpower: +0.1% Resource Generation per point.
- Dexterity: +0.02% Critical Strike Chance per point.
- Strength: nothing.
Investing in primary stats will also improve your defensive stats. So for instance, if you increase your Intelligence, Willpower, and Dexterity, here's what will happen to your defensive stats:
- Dexterity: +0.025% increase to Dodge Chance per primary stat point.
- Intelligence: +0.05% increase to All Resistance per primary stat point.
- Willpower: +0.1% increase to Healing Received and +0.25% Overpower Damage per point
That concludes our best Summon Necromancer build in Diablo 4 Season 1,
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