Diablo 4 Season 10: Necromancer Balance Changes, Buffs & New Items Overview

Diablo 4 Season 10: Necromancer Balance Changes, Buffs & New Items Overview

Updated: August 16,2025 | Game: DIABLO 4
Diablo 4 Season 10: Necromancer Balance Changes, Buffs & New Items Overview

Blizzard has released the official patch notes for the Diablo 4 Season 10 PTR, running from August 19th to 26th. In this patch, significant adjustments are made to Necromancer's balance, enhancing gameplay dynamics and introducing exciting new content to players.

Balance Updates

In this season, Necromancers receive several notable tweaks primarily focusing on their Wither and Bone Graft abilities.

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Minions

All Necromancer Minions are now automatically resummoned when the Necromancer is resurrected, offering a seamless transition in battle.

Skills

Blight

  • Corrupting damage has been boosted from 135% to 160%.

Supernatural Blight

  • Previous: You and your Minions dealt 20%[x] increased damage to enemies within Blight.
  • Now: You and your Minions deal 10%[x] increased Shadow damage to enemies within Blight.

Blood Lance

  • Damage has been increased from 80% to 110%.

Blood Surge

  • Nova Damage has been raised from 70% to 80%.

Sever

  • Main damage reduced from 110% to 100%.
  • Return damage decreased from 45% to 20%.

Plagued Corpse Explosion

  • Damage bonuses have been increased from 10%[x] to 25%[x].

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of the Great Feast

  • Essence drain has been increased from 1 to 2 per second per Minion, and from 7 to 14 if no Minions are active.
  • Damage bonus increased from 30-50%[x] to 35-55%[x].

Blood Seeker’s Aspect

  • Blood Lance damage per lanced enemy decreased from 10-30% to 5-15%[x].
  • Critical Strike Damage for Blood Lance while Healthy decreased from 25%-45%[x] to 15-35%[x].

Reaping Lotus’ Aspect

  • Sever damage has been increased from 140-200% to 180-240%.

Aspect of Fel Gluttony

  • Now also enhances your Golem’s damage by 20-40%[x].

Cadaverous Aspect

  • Previous: Consuming a Corpse increased the damage of your Core and Ultimate Skills by 3.5-7.0%[x] for 5 seconds, maxing out at 17.5-35.0%[x].
  • Now: Consuming a Corpse increases your damage by 3.5-7.0%[x] for 5 seconds, maxing out at 17.5-35.0%[x].

New Necromancer Unique Items

In addition to balance changes, Necromancers will receive a new Unique Focus this season, enhancing their versatility and power.

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Gospel of the Devotee (Unique Focus)

Affixes:

  • +80-94 Intelligence
  • +424-457 Maximum Life
  • +4.4-10% Basic Skill Attack Speed
  • +13-17.5% Chance for Basic Skills to Deal Double Damage

Unique Power:

  • Your Basic Skills are enhanced. Damaging an enemy with a Basic Skill causes them to take 10-30%[x] increased damage from your other Basic Skills for 10 seconds.
  • Reap attacks 10% faster.
  • Decompose now spawns a Corpse every 0.5 seconds.
  • Hemorrhage triggers an additional burst on the initial target.
  • Bone Splinters pierce through enemies.

Bug Fixes

Finally, players can look forward to various bug fixes aimed at improving the gameplay experience for Necromancers.

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  • Resolved issues where Skeletal Shadow Mages’ attacks were incorrectly categorized as Darkness Skills.
  • Corrected bugs where Skeletal Shadow Mages’ attacks gained double benefit from some sources of Summon Damage.
  • Fixed an issue where Army of the Dead could not hit the Scourge of the Land Boss in the Pit.
  • Addressed a bug where Bone Duster’s Aspect did not benefit from the increased Bone Prison duration tempering affix.

With these exciting changes in mind, players can enhance their Diablo 4 experience by acquiring unique items and leveling up their builds. Don’t forget to check out strategies for finding cheap Diablo 4 items to boost your gameplay!