Army of The Dead

Build Overview

This build is based upon the small amount of information we have publicly available and will be updated in full once the expansion goes live.

Army of the Dead is a new build coming to Season 13 Lord of Hatred thanks to the extreme buffs to the unique two-handed sword Sanguivor, Blade of Zir that took it from useless to one of the strongest Uniques in the game, offering up to a 1,000%[x] damage bonus when you consume 7 corpses.

Back that up with being extremely easy to play, the highest corpses generation in the game through theCorpse Generation Army of the Dead upgrade, and a host of powerful Aspects like Unyielding Commander's Aspect, and you've got a potential top contender for the season.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Easy to Play
Sanguivor, Blade of Zir is a 1,000%[x] Damage Multiplier when fully stacked
Completely new build

Comes online only after unlocking your Ultimate Army of the Dead
Needs lots of Cooldown Reduction

Equipment

HelmAspect of the Embalmer

Chest armorAspect of Hardened Bones

GlovesAspect of Channeling

PantsBlood Moon Breeches

BootsFlickerstep

AmuletUnyielding Commander's Aspect

Ring 1Hellbent Commander Aspect

Ring 2Vehement Brawler's Aspect

WeaponSanguivor, Blade of Zir

OffhandEmpty

Equipment Priority

Sanguivor, Blade of Zir makes up the core of the build by stacking up Souls through consuming Corpses through Corpse Explosion to unleash insane amounts of damage.

Aspect of Channeling is a perfect choice in this build as Army of the Dead is considered a channeling ability.

Army of the Dead also has the Summoner tag to benefit from things like Hellbent Commander Aspect and Unyielding Commander's Aspect.

Flickerstep is currently used in this build to help reduce Army of the Dead's cooldown. We will most likely get better ways of lowering it after launch when everything is revealed, but until then they are used in this build.

Aspect of the Embalmer is used to generate Blood Orbs to stack Blood Begets Blood in our paragon.
Heir of Perdition is an upgrade over Aspect of the Embalmer late game.

Skill Tree

Available

Spent28

Leveling Path

As most of the skill tree is unknown, only the important skills have been assigned. An updated skill tree will be made directly after launch.

If Azurewrath procs end up being AOE, Dead Cold Army of the Dead will be best in slot when paired with it for Pit/Tower pushing over Pile the Bodies Army of the Dead

The Corpse Generation Army of the Dead and Crowd Control and Corpse Generation Severupgrades are vital to help generate corpses to stack Sanguivor, Blade of Zir using Corpse Explosion.

Paragon Board

Mercenary

Raheir is chosen for majority of the game thanks to his free Resistances/ Armor he provides, with Subo being an alternative when trying to push Pits/ Tower thanks to his minimap tracking.

Varyana is chosen as back-up for her Attack Speed bonus.

How it Plays

How it plays is currently written without full information. The rotation is based on publicly known information and is subject to change as the build gets updated post launch.

Cast Army of the Dead to start generating corpses
Cast Corpse Tendrils to group enemies together
Repeatedly cast Corpse Explosion to stack Sanguivor, Blade of Zir and trigger Flesh-eater. 7 Corpses are needed to fully stack it
Cast Whirlpool Blight to group enemies together again
Dash through the grouped enemies with Flickerstep to reduce Army of the Dead's cooldown
Cast Army of the Dead again and kill the entire screen
Cast Corpse Explosion on the corpses of the fallen enemies to stack Sanguivor, Blade of Zir so the next loop starts off empowered
Repeat

Crowd Control and Corpse Generation Sever can be casted at any point to help generate more Corpses.

How it Works

How it works is currently written without full information. This section is based on publicly known information and is subject to change as the build gets updated post launch.

The core to the entire playstyle is Sanguivor, Blade of Zir and the Pile the Bodies Army of the Dead upgrade together gives Army of the Dead a total increase of 1,300%[x] damage when fully stacked.

The current goal of the build is to stack Cooldown Reduction through Cooldown Reduction Army of the Dead, Cooldown Reduction affix rolls, Ultimate Cooldown Reduction tempers, and Flickerstep to maintain maximum amount of uptime on Army of the Dead.

With all currently known information, the Corpse Generation Army of the Dead upgrade is the current best way to generate Corpses for Corpse Explosion to stack Sanguivor, Blade of Zir. If this changes post launch this guide will be updated.

Changelog

2026-04-27

Guide added to Mobalytics