Necromancer Corpse Explosion Build With Trag'Oul and Jesseth Sets

Grasping the essence of his own life forces with the might of the Trag'Oul's Avatar set, this Corpse Explosion variant infuses lethal detonations with his very blood. This daring take on the exploding corpses Necro archetype is available in both Greater Rift speed farming (the present guide) and regular Rift farming (see the link above) variation.

The basic skill setup of the Trag'Oul Corpse Explosion Necromancer is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Grim Scythe Cursed Scythe Command Skeletons Dark Mending 1 Land of the Dead Frozen Lands 2 Corpse Explosion Final Embrace 3 Blood Rush Metabolism 4 Devour Cannibalize
Passive Skills
Spreading Malediction Eternal Torment Final Service Blood is Power

The required gear setup for the Trag'Oul Corpse Explosion Necromancer is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

• Helm: Trag'Oul's Guise
• Shoulders: Aughild's Power
• Gloves: Trag'Oul's Claws
• Chest: Trag'Oul's Scales
• Belt: Dayntee's Binding
• Pants: Trag'Oul's Hide
• Boots: Trag'Oul's Stalwart Greaves
• Bracers: Aughild's Search
• Amulet: The Johnstone
• Ring 1: Krysbin's Sentence
• Ring 2: Convention of Elements
• Weapon: Jesseth Skullscythe
• Offhand: Jesseth Skullshield

Due to the 4th Kanai's Cube slot in Season 33 and the ability to include an extra damage multiplier in the form of Reilena's Shadowhook, you will focus on expanding your Essence reserve alongside the usual recommendations for this build. Skill-wise, this necessitates that you to swap Grim Scythe for Decrepify Borrowed Time (you still want extra CDR for Land of the Dead), and Devour for Simulacrum Reservoir (time its use with LotD). In your passives, swap Eternal Torment for Overwhelming Essence.

• Kanai's Cube 4th Slot: Reilena's Shadowhook

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

• Legendary Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Bane of the Stricken
• Legendary Gem 3: Gogok of Swiftness

• Weapon Slot: Trag'Oul's Corroded Fang
• Armor Slot: Grasps of Essence
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur
• 4th Slot (Season 33): Reilena's Shadowhook