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PoE Guide

PoE Necromancer Ascendancy Class: Tree & Passives

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Updated on Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026

Overview

The Necromancer is an Ascendancy for the Witch Class in Path of Exile. The other two Witch Ascendancies are the Occultist and Elementalist

The Necromancer is a class that specialises in corpse manipulation, empowering Minions and Allies, as well as improving the effectiveness of Offering Skills and gaining additional bonuses from Auras

Guide

Small Passives

  • Minions deal 10% increased Damage, Minions have 10% increased maximum Life
  • Minions deal 10% increased Damage, 5% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills
  • Minions deal 10% increased Damage, 4% increased Cast Speed
  • Minions deal 10% increased Damage, 8% increased maximum Mana
  • Minions deal 10% increased Damage, 10% increased Skill Effect Duration

Commander of Darkness

  • Auras from your Skills grant 3% increased Attack and Cast Speed to you and Allies
  • You and nearby Allies have +30% to Elemental Resistances
  • You and nearby Allies deal 30% increased Damage

Essence Glutton

  • For each nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies Regenerate 0.2% of Energy Shield per second, up to 2.0% per second
  • For each nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies Regenerate 5 Mana per second, up to 50 per second
  • Regenerate 4% of Mana over 2 seconds when you Consume a corpse
  • Regenerate 8% of Energy Shield over 2 seconds when you Consume a corpse

Mindless Aggression

  • Minions have 20% more Maximum Life
  • Minions deal 10% more Damage

Unnatural Strength

Mindless Aggression is required to allocate Unnatural Strength

  • Minions have Unholy Might

Unholy Might is a buff that converts 100% of Physical Damage to Chaos Damage and grants a 25% chance to inflict Withered on hit.

Bone Barrier

Mindless Aggression is required to allocate Bone Barrier

  • 1% additional Physical Damage Reduction per Minion, up to 10%
  • 1% of Damage Dealt by your Minions is Leeched to you as Life
  • Minions gain 40% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield

Plaguebringer

  • With at least one nearby corpse, nearby Enemies deal 10% reduced Damage
  • With at least one nearby corpse, you and nearby Allies deal 10% more Damage
  • If you've Consumed a corpse Recently, you and your Minions have 30% increased Area of Effect

Corpse Pact

Plaguebringer is required to allocate Corpse Pact

  • Enemies near corpses you Spawned Recently are Chilled and Shocked
  • 4% increased Attack and Cast Speed for each corpse Consumed Recently, up to a maximum of 200%

Mistress of Sacrifice

  • Your Offering Skills also affect you
  • Your Offerings have 50% reduced Effect on you
  • 40% increased Skill Effect Duration