What is the Five-Strand Necromancer in Diablo 2 Remastered?

Dec-27-2023

 

As time goes on, the overall strength of Diablo 2 Remastered players is gradually improving. When you have the ability to create multiple advanced rune words, such as the most representative "Mystery" and "Infinity", and there is also a certain surplus of advanced runes, then you will have the opportunity to experience what old players often call the Five-Strand Necromancer.

 

 

 

The Five-Strand Necromancer is a kind of late-game playstyle, which refers to the state with multiple auras and status bonuses. The so-called five strand mainly include the following:

 

1. The second act hireling's own aura, usually choosing "Strength Aura".

 

2. The "Sin" aura granted by the second act hireling weapon "Infinity".

 

 

 

3. The "Frenzy" aura granted by the character weapon "Beast".

 

4. The "Battle Command" state granted by the character's off-hand weapon "War Calling", which can increase the maximum health and mana of yourself and teammates, also known as BO blood. Some people also count the Thorn Aura of the Iron Golem itself as one ring, but this aura only works for the Iron Golem itself.

 

5. The weapon used by summoning Iron Golem, "Insight" (providing Meditation Aura) or "Pride" (providing "Concentration Aura").

 

From the above, it can be seen that the overall investment of the Five-Strand Necromancer is not low, Infinity (two 30 numbers), Beast (30 numbers), Pride (28 numbers, 29 numbers, 32 numbers), War Calling (27 numbers). Plus the character must-have Mystery (30 numbers, 31 numbers), this set of costs is not easy to complete without good luck or money power.

 

It is not recommended to choose "Wild Rose", which can provide "Thorn Aura". In the later stages, players can ignore the bonus of "Thorn Aura" for counterattack damage, and "Mystery" which can bring about gameplay qualitative changes and significantly improve map efficiency is the first choice for character clothes, and the hireling chooses "Fortitude" for more obvious output power, "Misha Transfer" should give full play to the comprehensive ability of the protagonist.

 

"Strength Aura", "Frenzy Aura", and "Concentration Aura" can greatly improve the physical output ability of all nearby minions, while "Sin" aura can reduce enemy defense and resistance to ice, fire, and electricity, which is equivalent to improving the hit rate of physical output minions. Reducing enemy fire resistance can also enhance the damage of Necromancer's skill "Skeleton Bomb" (Skeleton Bomb is physical and fire damage).

 

For the choice between Iron Golem with "Insight" and Iron Golem with "Pride", it is also necessary to combine your own operation level and strength. There are many situations that will cause Iron Golem to disappear, such as character death, skill point reset, Iron Golem death (run away), etc. In fact, low-cost "Insight" Iron Golem is more popular among most players.