So I jumped into Diablo 4 yesterday wanting to level up my necromancer without sweating too hard. Figured I’d test-drive a dead simple build perfect for beginners who just wanna cruise through early game without complicated combos or farming.
Getting Started with Basic Setup
First I picked Bone Splinters for basic attack cause it’s free and melts stuff fast. Unlocked Reap as my main scythe skill – that wide swing shreds groups real nice. Didn’t touch corpses early on cause managing them slows down leveling.
Survival Tricks That Actually Work
Grabbed Blood Mist immediately when available. Saved my butt SO many times when swarmed! Used it to escape nasty elites while my skeletons tanked. Speaking of skeletons – maxed skeletal warriors first for meatshields. Golems? Nah, too much essence cost early game.
- Reap for clearing trash mob packs
- Corpse Explosion once I hit level 15
- Bone Spear for burst damage on elites
Why This Build Clicked for New Players
Zero gear dependency was huge. Just threw on whatever dropped with +damage stats. Didn’t need perfect aspects – slapped cold mages for chill effects using random dungeon drops. By level 35 I was melting bosses by spamming Bone Spear into Corpse Explosion chains while skeletons swarmed. Felt overpowered without trying hard!
Final thoughts? This setup’s dummy-proof. If you’re starting necro and hate reading guides longer than your grocery list, try this lazy build. I slept through 90% of the leveling content while eating pizza one-handed. Now at level 50 tweaking endgame stuff!