Necromancer Best Weapons & Armor

While skills make up the core of a character’s build in Diablo 2 — especially Necromancers — it is gear that really makes a character special. With thousands of pieces of weapons and armor, though, it can be difficult to parse what is worth farming or using, and what is better left on dungeon floors and shopkeepers’ inventories.

Below, we’ve compiled a list of just what items you should be most interested in as a Necromancer. Of course, whether any given piece of gear will work for you depends on your build, level, preferences, and desire to farm, but this is a general guide on what to look out for.

Gear Tips

  • The most important part of gear for Necromancer’s is +Skill. As long as your resistances are maxed to 75% each, then your primary concern with most gear should be how many skill increases you will get.
  • Especially early on, you might struggle to find +Skill amulets and rings. The best accessories you can find early on Rings and Amulets of the Apprentice, which will boost your Cast Rate.
  • Boots with +Walk/Run Speed are incredibly useful, and so finding Boots of Haste (especially if they also have elemental resistances) is useful.
  • If nothing else, it never hurts to increase your Life or Mana, especially if the piece has other beneficial effects.

BEST WEAPONS

Spirit (25)

White (35)

BEST IN SLOT

Heart of the Oak (55)

Call to Arms (57)

Beast (63)

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Cast Rate
  • +Mana
  • +Resist
  • -Enemy Resist

BEST SHIELDS

Ancient’s Pledge (21)

BEST IN SLOT

Spirit (25)

Rhyme (29)

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Resist
  • +Hit Recovery
  • Block%
  • +Attributes

BEST HELMS

BEST IN SLOT

Lore (27)

Delirium (51)

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Resists
  • +Mana
  • +Magic Find
  • +Life

BEST CHEST ARMOR

Stealth (17)

Bone (47)

Duress (47)

Chains of Honor (63)

BEST IN SLOT

Enigma (65)

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Cast Rate
  • +Hit Recovery
  • +Run/Walk Speed
  • +Magic Find

BEST GLOVES

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Mana
  • +Cast Rate
  • +Resist

BEST BELTS

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Mana
  • +Case Rate
  • +Life
  • +Defense

BEST BOOTS

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Faster Run/Walk
  • +Mana
  • +Hit Recovery
  • +Defense

Best Amulets

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Cast Rate: Casting faster will enable you to use more spells, and amulets are one of the best items for increasing Cast Rate
  • +Life: Improving your life will keep you alive longer, which is universally useful.
  • +Mana: If you find yourself somewhat mana-hungry, using an amulet to boost maximum mana, regen rate, or similar will help.
  • +Attributes: If you need some better Strength or Dexterity to wield a weapon or wear a piece of armor you want, Amulets are a good way to get you there without using unnecessary points.
  • +Resist: If you aren’t maxing out your Resistances with your other gear, you can use an Amulet to fill the gap.

BEST RINGS

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Cast Rate: Casting faster will enable you to use more spells, and rings are one of the best items for increasing Cast Rate
  • +Life: Improving your life will keep you alive longer, which is universally useful.
  • +Mana: If you find yourself somewhat mana-hungry, using a ring to boost maximum mana, regen rate, or similar will help.
  • +Attributes: If you need some better Strength or Dexterity to wield a weapon or wear a piece of armor you want, rings are a good way to get you there without using unnecessary points.
  • +Resist: If you aren’t maxing out your Resistances with your other gear, you can use a ring to fill the gap.

BEST CHARMS

BEST IN SLOT

Annihilus (70)

Hellfire Torch (75)

When looking for magic and rare gear, prioritize these stats, in order, to determine whether a piece of loot is worthwhile.

  • +Skills
  • +Attributes
  • +Cast Rate
  • +Life
  • +Resist
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