Legendary Gems

Bane of the Trapped

Increase damage against enemies under the effect of crowd controlling effects and gain a 30% slow aura.

Gogok of Swiftness

Increases attack speed and cooldown reduction by 15% and gives dodge for 4 seconds stacking up to 15 times.

Bane of the Powerful

Gain a 20% damage buff after killing an elite and 15% increased damage/reduced damage taken against elites.

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Equipment

Set: Bones of Rathma

(2) Set Bonus:

Your permanent minions reduce the cooldown of Army of the Dead each time they deal damage, your skeletal minions respawn faster, and your revived minions will no longer expire.

(4) Set Bonus:

Your minions no longer take damage. You gain 1% damage reduction for 15 seconds each time one of your minions deal damage stacking up to 75 times.

(6) Set Bonus:

Each permanent active minion increases the damage of your Army of the Dead by 1750%, up to 31,500%.

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Weapon: Jesseth Skullscythe

Set: Command Skeleton targets the next nearby enemy once the target has been killed and you gain 400% increased damage when there is a target of your Command Skeleton.

Shield: Jesseth Skullshield

Set: Command Skeleton targets the next nearby enemy once the target has been killed and you gain 400% increased damage when there is a target of your Command Skeleton.

Belt Non-Seasonal: The Witching Hour

Has up to 50% increased critical hit damage and 7% increased attack speed as modifiers.

Belt Seasonal: Captain Crimson's Belt

Gives the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set bonus with at least two items of the set equipped.

Bracers: Bonds of C'Lena

Army of the Dead deals 100% increased damage and double that amount on the target of Command Skeleton.

Ring: Convention of Elements

Rotates through damage types and gives an occasional 200% damage increase for 4 seconds.

Ring 2: The Compass Rose

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge

Set: While standing still gain up to 100% increased damage and while moving gain up to 50% damage reduction.

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Season 33

Note: For Season 33, you can also use this set with a Ring of Royal Grandeur as a fourth Kanai's Cube power.

Season 33 Set: Captain Crimson's Trimmings

(2) Set Bonus:

Regenerates 6000 life per second and reduces cooldowns and resource costs by 20%.

(3) Set Bonus:

Damage dealt is increased by your percentage of cooldown reduction and damage taken is reduced by your percentage of resource cost reduction.

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Potion

Bottomless Potion of the Tower

Intelligence increases all resistances which makes armor more valuable for intelligence characters. The Bottomless Potion of the Tower heals you and provides 20% additional armor for a large toughness increase.

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Helm Socket

Flawless Royal Diamond

A Flawless Royal Diamond is recommended to reduce the cooldown of Land of the Dead and increases your damage when using the Captain Crimson's Trimmings set with a seasonal Kanai's Cube power.

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Powers

Weapon: Trang'Oul's Corroded Fang

The Cursed Scythe rune for Grim Scythe now has a 100% chance to curse and deals 200% increased damage.

Armor: Fate's Vow

Army of the Dead deals 250% increased damage and gains the Unconventional Warfare rune.

Ring/Amulet: Krysbin's Sentence

Slowed enemies take 100% increased damage and the bonus is tripled for enemies under crowd control effects.

Seasonal: Ring of Royal Grandeur

One less set item to complete sets (minimum of two set items).

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Item Stat Priority

Helm: Intelligence > Socket > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance

Body: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Armor

Hands: Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Damage

Shoulders: Intelligence > Vitality > Area Damage > Armor

Legs: Sockets > Intelligence > Vitality > Armor

Waist: Intelligence > Vitality > Armor > Life Percent

Bracers: Intelligence > Vitality > Critical Hit Chance > Physical Damage Percent

Feet: Intelligence > Vitality > Movement Speed > Armor

Amulet: Socket > Intelligence > Critical Hit Damage > Critical Hit Chance

Rings: Socket > Critical Hit Chance > Intelligence > Vitality

Bones of Rathma Tips​

1. Make sure and keep Bone Armor up at all times for survival.

2. The Captain Crimson's Trimmings Set can be used with a seasonal Kanai's Cube power.

3. The Rigor Mortis passive triggers the 100% damage increase on the Krysbin's Sentence ring and Bone Armor Dislocation and your Ice Golem trigger the 300% damage increase on Krysbin's Sentence.

4. You can switch the Final Service passive which gives a cheat death for the Blood Is Power passive which gives 20% reduced cooldowns after losing a total of 100% life on the final push for rankings.

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4. Masquerade of the Burning Carnival with Captain Crimson's (Bone Spear)

The Masquerade of the Burning Carnival set bonuses were nerfed back in Season 30 which makes this build now come in at fourth place for Necromancers.​

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