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Necromancy necromancy Upgrade Order, Talent Tree & Ability Bars

Introduction

This channel lists the general natural combat style progression template for new players to follow devised by the RuneScape Discord Mentors in collaboration with PVME. From levels 1 - 20, where an item is marked P2P, this means it is a members item.

Last Revised: 11 June 2024

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All bars assume Revo++ is being used. The bars below are taken from the Youtube video: Necromancy revolution bars. Below we use the AoE Healing bars as our main AoE bar whilst you learn combat in RuneScape. It is worth noting that Necromancy ability bars can change upon every new ability unlock. Therefore, for more granular information on how to set up your ability bars at each ability unlock, check out the linked video above.

Talent Tree Unlocks

Talents allow the player to unlock and upgrade Necromancy abilities, incantations, and passive effects. Talents can be unlocked with talent points, which can be acquired by gaining experience in combat using necromancy as a combat style. Unlocking higher tiers requires a combination of Necromancy levels, an amount of souls contributed to the Well of Souls through rituals, at least one talent from the previous tier, as well as the completion of quests and are managed at the Well of Souls at the ritual site in the City of Um.

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We recommend you upgrade your talent tree in the following order:

⬥ Unlock spectralscythe2 as soon as possible over any unbought upgrades when you hit level 70

Levels 1 - 20 necromancy

You must craft weapons and armour at least once to be able to equip them (excluding the tier 10 set)

Gear:

⬥ 1 ‎ ‎necromancy Death guard (tier 10) & Skull lantern (tier 10)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Free from the quest Necromancy!

⬥ 20 necromancy Death guard (tier 20) & Skull lantern (tier 20)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the quest Kili Row

Armour

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⬥ 1 ‎ ‎defence Deathwarden robe armour (tier 10)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Bought from Buried Bargains after completion of the quest Necromancy!

⬥ 20 defence Deathwarden robe armour (tier 20)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the quest Kili Row

⬥ Amulet of power

⬥ Deathstorm drape - Best in Slot cape for F2P

⬥ Silverhawk boots (non-ironman & P2P) can be freely claimed from the Marketplace and give a small damage boost.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• The boots can be upgraded at lvl 20, 40, 50 and 60 defence respectively.

Rituals

To unlock Talents in tier 2 of the Talent Tree at level 20, the player will need 50 souls. To maximise souls per ritual, you can use a Fragile memento performing Lesser communication rituals. These are 8 souls per ritual before accounting for multiply glyphs.

Ability bars levels 1 - 20 necromancy

1 necromancy When you begin, you will only have access to necroauto - this ability does not need to go onto your action bar if you have it set to automatically be used when no other abilities are available (this is the default setting).

⬥ At level 2 ‎ ‎necromancy add conjureskeleton

⬥ At level 8 ‎ ‎necromancy add fingerofdeath

⬥ At level 13 necromancy add touchofdeath

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⬥ At level 20 necromancy you will unlock the ability to command your skeleton conjure using commandskeleton if you have unlocked it at the talent tree. This ability overrides conjureskeleton whilst your skeleton is summoned. If you have unlocked the command, swap around touchofdeath and conjureskeleton.

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At level 20 necromancy your bar will look like the bar below:

Monsters to kill 1 - 20 necromancy

⬥ 1 - 20 necromancy Ghostly Troll Thrower in City of Um cave.

⬥ 1 - 20 necromancy Monsters in Lumbridge Catacombs. Requires Blood Pact quest.

Levels 20 - 50 necromancy

You must craft weapons and armour at least once to be able to equip them

Useful quests:

⬥ 24 necromancy Complete the quest Rune Mythos

⬥ 46 necromancy Complete the quest Vessel of the Harbinger

Gear:

⬥ 30 ‎ ‎necromancy Death guard (tier 30) & Skull lantern (tier 30)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge I

⬥ 40 ‎ ‎necromancy Death guard (tier 40) & Skull lantern (tier 40)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge II

⬥ 50 ‎ ‎necromancy Death guard (tier 50) & Skull lantern (tier 50)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge III

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Armour

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⬥ 30 ‎ ‎necromancy Deathwarden robe armour (tier 30)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge I

⬥ 40 ‎ ‎necromancy Deathwarden robe armour (tier 40)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge II

⬥ 50 ‎ ‎necromancy Deathwarden robe armour (tier 50)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge III

⬥ Obsidian cape or Cape of legends

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Latter requires completion of the quest Legends Quest

⬥ salveamulet Salve amulet (e) - for combat with undead creatures

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the quest Haunted Mine and the miniquest Lair of Tarn Razorlor

⬥ Amulet of glory - for combat with non-undead creatures

⬥ Ring of Wealth

⬥ Tome of Um 2 (P2P)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Tome of Um requires completion of the medium City of Um achievements

Rituals

To unlock Talents in tier 3 of the Talent Tree at level 40, the player will need 400 souls. To maximise souls per ritual, you can use a Fragile memento performing Lesser communication rituals. These are 8 souls per ritual before accounting for multiply glyphs.

Ability bars levels 20 - 50 necromancy

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Bar at 20 necromancy

⬥ At level 28 necromancy you unlock deathskulls but don't add it to your bar just yet

⬥ At level 36 necromancy you unlock bloodsiphon - an AoE ability that can heal you from surrounding targets. Add this to the front of your AoE bar

⬥ At level 40 necromancy you unlock conjureghost and conjurezombie if you have unlocked them at the talent tree.

⬥ At level 48 necromancy you unlock bloat - a damage over time ability. Add this to the end of your Single Target and AoE bars.

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At level 48 necromancy your bars will look like the bars below:

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Single Target

AoE

Monsters to kill 20 - 50 necromancy

⬥ 20 - 30 necromancy Monsters in Lumbridge Catacombs. Requires Blood Pact quest.

⬥ 30 - 50 necromancy Dragith Nurn. Requires Blood Pact quest (salveamulet works if you have it!).

⬥ 30 - 40 necromancy Ghosts in any of their locations.

⬥ 40 - 50 necromancy Banshees in the Slayer Tower

Levels 50 - 70 necromancy

You must craft weapons and armour at least once to be able to equip them

Useful quests:

⬥ 65 necromancy Complete the quest The Spirit of War

Gear:

⬥ 60 ‎ ‎necromancy Death guard (tier 60) & Skull lantern (tier 60)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge IV

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After reaching 60 necromancy and finishing the above, refer to #Necromancy for weapon advice

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Armour

⬥ 60 ‎ ‎necromancy Deathwarden robe armour (tier 60)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the achievement Kili's Knowledge IV

⬥ Cape of legends

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the quest Legends Quest

⬥ Ring of Fortune

⬥ One of the God books zarosbook guthixbook zambook armabook bandosbook sarabook

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Requires completion of the quest Horror from the Deep

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After reaching 60 necromancy and finishing the above, refer to #Necromancy for armour advice

Rituals

To unlock Talents in tiers 4 and 5 of the Talent Tree at levels 60 and 70 respectively, the player will need 2,000 souls for tier 4 and 4,500 souls for tier 5. To maximise souls per ritual, wait until 60 necromancy to begin performing rituals again. You can use a Spirit memento performing Greater communication rituals. These are 24 souls per ritual before accounting for multiply glyphs.

Ability bars levels 50 - 70 necromancy

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Bars at 50 necromancy

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Single Target

AoE

⬥ At level 52 necromancy you unlock the ability to be able to conjure a second Spirit. Add conjureghost to your bar.

⬥ At level 54 necromancy you unlock soulsap and soulstrike - Soul strike is an AoE ability.

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Add soulsap and replace bloat with soulstrike on your Single Target bar

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• The AoE bar has changed a fair bit - you can see the new ability bar below

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⬥ At level 60 necromancy you will unlock the ability to command your ghost conjure using commandghost if you have unlocked it at the talent tree. This ability overrides conjureghost whilst your ghost is summoned and increases the damage you deal to your target.

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⬥ At level 60 necromancy you will unlock the ability to command your zombie conjure using commandzombie if you have unlocked it at the talent tree. This ability overrides conjurezombie whilst your zombie is summoned and is a strong AoE ability.

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⬥ At level 62 necromancy you unlock spectralscythe from the talent tree and add this to your AoE bar.

⬥ At level 66 necromancy you unlock volleyofsouls and add this to your Single Target bar.

⬥ At level 66 necromancy add deathskulls to your AoE bar.

⬥ At level 70 necromancy you unlock spectralscythe2 from the talent tree - this will override spectralscythe without you needing to change anything.

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At level 70 necromancy your bars will look like the bars below:

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Single Target

AoE

Monsters to kill 50 - 70 necromancy

⬥ 50 - 60 necromancy Ankous in the Stronghold of Security 4th level.

⬥ 60 - 70 necromancy Shadow warriors in the basement of the Legends Guild

⬥ 50 - 70 necromancy The Abyss Monsters (req. Enter the Abyss miniquest).

⬥ 60 - 70 necromancy Armoured Zombies (req. Defender of Varrock quest, salveamulet works!).

Frequently asked questions

⬥ Why are there only Dual Wield weapons listed here?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Necromancy necromancy currently only has Dual Wield weapons. This guide will be updated should this change in the future.

⬥ What are Special Attacks spec and how do I use them?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Certain weapons e.g. deathguard70 have special attacks - these are powerful abilities that you have to activate manually. Therefore, place spec outside your revolution bar (the abilities with gold trim around them) if your weapon has one. You can find the ability in your Constitution constitution abilities.

⬥ Can I just train slayer?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• You certainly can if you want some variety. It is, however, slower to train at lower combat levels.

⬥ Why are weapons upgrades more important than armour upgrades? / Why is power armour recommended over tank armour?

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Frankly put: You gain more from hitting harder than from getting hit less. A higher tier weapon lets you hit harder by increasing hit chance and damage bonus. Power armour increases damage bonus too. This lets you hit harder and kill more monsters, which means more xp gained per hour.