Diablo 3 Pestilence Master’s Shroud Corpse Lance Necromancer Build

This build is capable of clearing high-level Greater Rifts effortlessly, killing demons in a matter of seconds. All you need is a large number of corpses and Devour, which thanks to the Pestilence Master’s Shroud set will fire a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy. The only downside is the dependence on skills with a large cooldown – Land of the Dead and Simulacrum. This means that you need to collect a fairly large group of monsters at the beginning, before using your entire arsenal of skills. Blood Rush will help you with this to quickly move around the locations. Command Skeletons will be a great buff that will increase your damage and restore some of your health.

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Rites of Sanctuary Mechanics Guide

Active Skills

• Corpse Lance (Brittle Touch)
• Devour (Voracious)
• Blood Rush (Molting)
• Command Skeletons (Dark Mending)
• Simulacrum (Reservoir)
• Land of the Dead (Frozen Lands)

Passive Skills

• Overwhelming Essence
• Fueled by Death
• Blood is Power
• Final Service

Gear

Recommended items for each slot with Stat Priority.

Head Pestilence Mask
Intelligence -> Socket -> Critical Hit Chance

Shoulders Pestilence Defense
Corpse Lance Damage -> Cooldown Reduction -> Intelligence

Torso Pestilence Robe
Corpse Lance Damage -> 3 Sockets -> Intelligence

Wrists Strongarm Bracers
Cold Damage -> Critical Hit Chance -> Intelligence

Hands Pestilence Gloves
Cooldown Reduction -> Attack Speed -> Critical Hit Damage

Waist Captain Crimson’s Silk Girdle
Intelligence -> Vitality -> Armor

Legs Pestilence Incantations
Intelligence -> 2 Sockets -> Vitality

Feet Captain Crimson’s Waders
Intelligence -> Vitality -> Armor

Amulet Squirt’s Necklace
Socket -> Cold Damage -> Critical Hit Damage

Ring Krysbin’s Sentence
Socket -> Cooldown Reduction -> Critical Hit Damage

Ring Convention of Elements
Socket -> Cooldown Reduction -> Critical Hit Damage

Weapon Jesseth Skullscythe
High Damage -> Attack Speed -> Cooldown Reduction + Socket (Ramaladni’s Gift)

Off-hand Jesseth Skullshield
Cooldown Reduction -> Intelligence -> Critical Hit Chance

Gems

• Gogok of Swiftness
• Zei’s Stone of Vengeance
• Bane of the Trapped

Weapon: Flawless Royal Emerald
Helm: Flawless Royal Diamond
Torso: Flawless Royal Topaz
Pants: Flawless Royal Topaz

Kanai’s Cube Powers

• Weapon Slot – Reilena’s Shadowhook
• Armor Slot – Corpsewhisper Pauldrons
• Jewelry Slot – Ring of Royal Grandeur

Paragon

• Core: Maximum Essence (200)
• Offense: Critical Hit Damage (200)
• Defense: Life (100) and Armor (100)
• Utility: Area Damage (200)

Season Theme Rotation System Details

The Lords of Hell

Check our Soul Shards Mechanics Guide to learn more about The Lords of Hell Theme and how to use and upgrade Soul Shards in Diablo 3.

Recommended Soul Shards and Rank 3 Power:

• Shard of Hatred (You now deal 10% increased damage for every enemy instead of 5% (to a maximum of 100%));
• Essence of Anguish (When you deal poison damage to an enemy they receive 50% increased poison damage from all sources for 10 seconds).