Army of The Dead

Build Overview

Army of the Dead is a one of a kind build that uses the unique two-handed sword Sanguivor, Blade of Zir that offers a playstyle completely unique to the build, and with the new Mythic Unique system coming into Season 14, the build has received a massive boost in power to help compensate for the nerfs to Overpower.
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 build thats definitely worth looking at.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Easy to Play
Fully Automatic Resolve Engine
Completely new build
Tankiest Necro Build
No Aim Required

Cant Control Where Damage Happens
Can be hard to attain a very goodSanguivor, Blade of Zir
Heavily Nerf By The Overpower Changes
Reliant on a Mythic Unique Sanguivor, Blade of Zir

Equipment

HelmHarlequin Crest

Chest armorAspect of Glynn's Anvil

GlovesVehement Brawler's Aspect

PantsBlood Moon Breeches

BootsAspect of Interdiction

AmuletAspect of Redirected Force

Ring 1Cadaverous Aspect

Ring 2Hellbent Commander 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.

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

Resolve stacking is utilized in tandem with Aspect of Interdiction and Aspect of Redirected Force for maximum survivability and damage.

Talisman

Talisman Priority

Skill Tree

Available

0 (0)

Spent69 (14)

Leveling Path

Paragon Board

Mercenaries

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Godslayer Crown is easily triggered by the Wat Runeword in combination with Dizzying Curse Decrepify for easy zero effort grouping

Changelog

2026-06-29

Updated for Season 14

2026-05-07

Build Fully Updated

2026-04-27

Guide added to Mobalytics