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In the current Diablo 4 Season 8 Belial’s Return, Necromancer has become the most chosen class by players with its powerful clearing efficiency and super high damage ability. But it is worth noting that Necromancer builds really have a lot of options to choose from, so it is very challenging to find some that can help you level quickly while being able to make full use of the latest season mechanism Boss Power. In order to reduce the time and effort you spend on choosing the best Necromancer leveling build, this guide will introduce you to some specific options for Blood Surge Necromancer builds, which can help you smoothly pass the leveling stage that requires you to grind and cultivate for a long time. Most importantly, this Blood Surge Necromancer build combines the two most powerful skills (Blood and Minion) of this class at once, and does not require too much gear to stack the effectiveness, so it is very suitable for players who are just getting started with this powerful character of Necromancer. Active Skills Blood Surge Necromancer build which just introduced mainly uses Blood Surge skill, and the summoned Skeletal Minions as the main source of damage, because this combination can meet the range attacks (for clearing or farming) and single-target attacks (for defeating a single boss) you need at this stage. But I need to remind you that Blood Surge requires a lot of Essence to be consumed in your build, so you may need to choose some skills that can automatically generate more Essence in your build, and spend Diablo 4 Gold to upgrade their levels to obtain a steady stream of Essence. In addition, there are some skills that can trigger additional attack effects that are also very suitable for placement in this Blood Surge Necromancer build. The following are some active skills recommended for you based on the changes made to the attributes and statistics of each skill in the current season. Enhanced Hemorrhage: Each time you pick up a Blood Orb, your next Hemorrhage will be strengthened, and each time you hit an enemy, you will generate two additional Essences. Paranormal Blood Surge: While you are healthy, you gain Overwhelming Blood whenever you are attacked by Blood Surge Nova. At 5 stacks, Blood Surge Overpowers are activated. Raise Skeleton: It raises a Skeleton from the corpse of the enemy you just defeated, and once you have summoned all Skeletal Priests, it buffs your minions for 5 seconds, increasing their damage by 20% and restoring 10% of their maximum health. Ghastly Bone Prison: When elite enemies and bosses are trapped in Bone Prison, you gain 25 Essence, and each trapped enemy grants you an additional 5 Essence. Horrid Iron Maiden: Casting Iron Maiden on 3 or more enemies in combat increases damage by 30% and curses the enemies. You can regain some Essence during this casting. Supreme Soulrift: Increases your damage by 1% for each Soul absorbed, up to 30%. Since your combat speed and clearing speed are both important during the leveling phase, the recommended skill rotation is very simple: cast Blood Surge at the beginning of the fight, and then use skills that can generate Essence as much as possible to cast Blood Surge again. When fighting elite enemies and bosses, add Soulrift to them and continue to cast Blood Surge until they are defeated. In view of this, you should spend more D4 Gold as soon as possible to upgrade Blood Surge to level 5 to cause more bleeding damage to the enemy. Passive Skills In this Blood Surge Necromancer build, you’ll want to activate passive skills that, when combined, will increase the damage of your gear, so here are the names of the recommended passive skills and how many points you can put into them. Unliving Energy (3) Skeletal Warrior Mastery (3) Skeletal Mage Mastery (3) Amplify Damage (3) Death’s Embrace (3) Coalesced Blood (3) Tides of Blood (3) Drain Vitality (3) Transfusion (3) Rathma’s Vigor With this passive skills tree of high damage bonuses, all you need to do is keep your health and build strong during leveling to ensure that blood orbs released by Hemorrhage and Blood Surge can be easily collected and can do higher damage. Boss Powers After introducing the regular active and passive skill options, the seasonal mechanism Boss Powers exclusive to Diablo 4 Season 8 Belial’s Return is also about to appear. It is a buff mechanism obtained when you defeat the world boss, ladder bosses, or the boss in the seasonal event. In this buff, the main power you choose will give you the damage effect unique to this boss, and Modifiers will provide you with powerful stat buffs. Although the space for Boss Powers is not very large for Blood Surge Necromancer build, which focuses on leveling, you can use the following to speed up the process. Ashava’s Poison Breath - It dropped by World Boss Ashava. When attacking an enemy under a DoT effect, including Soulrift, it will create a poison wave. Beastmaster’s Training - It dropped by Beastmaster during Incursion Events. Increases the damage your summoned minions deal based on your critical strike damage. Hatred Embrace’s Hate - It dropped during Hatred’s Embrace in Incursion events. Critical chance increases with Shadow Resistance. Runewords Similarly, Runewords, which are only of great use in Diablo 4 endgame stage, can also be placed in Blood Surge Necromancer build. Here are the recommended combinations for you and their effectiveness. Cir+Lum: Allows you to generate additional Essence after casting five skills. Zan+Tec: When you cast Soulrift, you will gain additional Barbarian’s Earthquake skill. Cem+Qua: Gain additional movement speed when you cast the dodge skill. The above are the specific build options and precautions for Blood Surge Necromancer build in Diablo 4 Season 8, which is very worthwhile for novice players to try in the leveling stage. I hope that with the help of this guide, you can quickly have an optimal build that can make your leveling process easier and earn enough loot from it to complete the challenges in the endgame. I wish you a happy game!  

As we all know, Obducite is one of the important materials you need when entering Diablo 4 Season 7 endgame, they can help you quickly upgrade your equipment in order to clear higher Pits or simply dominate Torment 4 and do your favorite grinding activities. Whatever the reason, we all need it, and accumulating a lot of Obducite quickly is the goal of almost every player! As you know, there are 3 sources to get Obducite in Diablo 4. The first and most popular is of course Nightmare Dungeons, then Infernal Hordes, and last but not least is Kurast Undercity using Tribute of Refinement. But which one is the fastest way to get as much Obducite as possible in the shortest time? Here, we will try to answer this question. Nightmare Dungeons First of all, as you know, Nightmare Dungeons have always been one of the best sources of Obducite in Diablo 4, and this is also true in Season 7. But did you know that not all Nightmare Dungeons are the same? It turns out that the amount of XP and Obducite you can get is based on the ranking of Nightmare Dungeon, which depends on the size, layout, and monster density of the dungeon. Therefore, some Nightmare Dungeons are better for you to farm materials than others. However, this ranking changes from season to season, so we will introduce 8 so-called S-tier Nightmare Dungeons in Season 7 that are your best choice for Obducite. For the ranking of these dungeons, we followed two important factors. The first is based on how fast you can clear the dungeon, for this we assume that 3 minutes is the best time for you to clear Nightmare Dungeons, and the other influencing factor is based on the amount of Obducite you can get. Of course, we know that there are many factors that can change the results, but please note that here we exclude the results of encountering Butcher or finding multiple Goblins, so Obducite you can actually get is definitely more considerable than we expect. In the final list of Nightmare Dungeons, you can see that the 8 most suitable dungeons for farming are:  Ancient’s Lament Sarat’s Lair Deserted Underpass Mariner’s Refuge Uldur’s Cave Sirocco Caverns Forsaken Quarry Caldera Gate The good thing about these 8 dungeons is that their layouts are very simple, which means that they either have only one layer like Uldur’s Cave, Forsaken Quarry, Mariner’s Refuge, Sarat’s Lair, and Ancient’s Lament, or if there are 2 layers, the layout feels like walking a straight line, allowing you to clear the dungeon very quickly, just like Deserted Underpass, Sirocco Caverns or Caldera Gate dungeons. The most important thing is that the density of monsters in these dungeons is very high, some of these dungeons are what we call spider-themed dungeons, you know when you kill a spider more spiders will spawn, so these dungeons are the best. Not only can you collect more Obducite from them, but you also have the opportunity to make a good profit of Diablo 4 Gold by group clearing a lot of mobs, killing two birds with one stone! In addition to these, we also found Feeding Grounds, Light’s Watch, and Blind Burrows. The problem with Feeding Grounds and Light’s Watch is that they are both large dungeons, unless you have an excellent fast farming build, it will take you a long time to clear them, and you don’t get much Obducite from these dungeons compared to other dungeons. Blind Burrows is another spider dungeon, very similar to Sarat’s Lair, but Sarat’s Lair is better because it is completed faster. So, if you can choose, it is recommended that you always choose Sarat’s Lair or any other dungeon first. So, taking into account the time it takes to clear a dungeon, teleport back to town, and the loading times, you can earn up to 1,500 Obducite every 4-5 minutes if you farm these dungeons as quickly as possible. That means on average you can run about 12 dungeons per hour and get a total of 18,000 Obducite. The problem here, though, is that these Dungeon Keys are random drops, and even if you can craft them, that can affect your farming efficiency. Infernal Hordes The second method brings us to our beloved Infernal Hordes. Obducite has been given an enormous boost this season, with Hellborne option appearing more often than ever before. This is great because even if you have a really bad speed farming build like Blood Wave Necromancer, you should still get 800 to 900 Burning Aether every 10 waves, for an average of 4,500 Obducite per run. I think better builds should be able to get around 1200 Aether on average, since they will be completing Infernal Hordes in a shorter time. This means that in one hour you should get between 17,000 and 20,000 Obducite. If we compare this amount to the 18,000, you can get in Nightmare Dungeon, you can almost say they are about the same. Kurast Undercity We come to the last contender, which is Kurast Undercity with Tribute of Refinement. As you know, Kurast Undercity just appeared last season, and you can get Mythic Uniques, materials, and Obducite from it, depending on the type of Tribute you use. To get Obducite, you need Tribute of Refinement, and according to our data, these Tributes are currently the best source for Obducite. In 30 minutes, we did a total of 8 dungeon runs and got a whopping 16,000 Obducite. Note that these runs took place at Torment level 4, but we are not sure if Torment level makes a difference in Obducite drops. As you can see, our farming method was to ignore all enemies and activate Beacons, and if for some reason we didn’t reach the highest level in the last part, we killed some enemies, just to make sure we always had maximum coordination. Once again, the build we used was not optimized for fast clearing, so you also got that amount of Obducite with your build. This means that if you use a fast farming build, in 1 hour you can easily get even close to 30,000 Obducite! Ridiculous! However, there is a minor problem, and that is finding Tribute. You need to complete Dark Citadel, get Tree of Whispers caches, or you can always do Infernal Hordes and exchange the remaining Aether for Obducite, Gem Fragments, and you will definitely get 1 Tribute of Refinement. That’s it! Finally, please tell us which method is better for you? Do you have a scavenging build that helps you farm Obducite faster? Do you have any other better farming tips to share? See you next time!

In Diablo 4, there are six classes: Barbarian, Druid, Necromancer, Spiritborn, Sorcerer and Rogue. Compared with other classes, Rogue has a short attack range and low defense. The only outstanding feature is that Rogue has good mobility. Rogue players can focus on melee combat or combine melee and ranged combat. But in any case, this requires a certain level of proficiency. Rogue builds can play a reliable role in all aspects, but because Rogue’s defense is not high, it is possible to be surrounded by monsters and killed by the enemy if you are not careful. Therefore, for Rogue players, the experience in the early stage of the game is different from that of other classes. Even if it is not a strong Sorcerer, Sorcerer’s Firewall can ensure that he can deal with monsters in a safe area and easily obtain gold, materials, gem fragments and other resources from the enemy. Therefore, the following will introduce how to level Rogue quickly. Skills If Rogue wants to level up quickly, the main idea is to rely on AOE skills to clear monsters quickly. Therefore, the following Rogue Leveling Build is recommended for you: Twisting Blades Rogue Dual Core Rapid Fire Flurry Rogue Penetrating Shot Rogue Dance of Knives Rogue Barrage Rogue The basic skill recommended for players to choose for Rogue is Puncture. Puncture allows your throwing knives to fly a not too far distance, but in any case this extends your attack range, and more importantly, it can slow down the opponent in the third attack. This allows Rogue to contain monsters and always stays within a safe range. The basic skill, Fundamental Puncture, is a perfect improvement to Puncture, which allows Rogue’s throwing knives to hit more enemies. This can greatly improve your efficiency in farming monsters. Whether it is Leveling or farming Diablo 4 Gold, you can’t do without this skill. Barrage is the core skill that Rogue should choose. Players need to improve the rank of Barrage as much as possible, which may allow Rogue to fire multiple arrows at a time. At the same time, these arrows have a chance to rebound after hitting the enemy. Barrage has different enhancement options. At the beginning, players can choose Advanced Barrage, which can give you a higher chance of hitting a critical strike. After you gain Precision skill, the enhancement skill can be switched to Improved Barrage. This skill allows the player’s third attack to make the monster Vulnerable. Shadow Step and Dash are the mobility skills that Rogue should choose. Dash can slow down the enemy being hit and can also cause some damage to them. When Rogue uses Shadow Step, he can quickly move behind the opponent, which is conducive to Rogue make a lot of damage. There is no order in which these two skills should be learned. Their main function is to avoid some particularly large damage and allow Rogue to move to a safe position. Shadow Imbuement and Cold Imbuement are active skills that Rogue needs to point out. The cooldown of these two skills is not long, and you can use them in rotation. For both skills, you only need to set them to Rank 1, but you still need to make additional enhancements to them. Also Read: How To Get Dorian Pet Which Has Special Season-Specific In Diablo 4 Season 7? Witch Powers Rogue is very good at debuffing enemies, so there are many Witch Powers that work well with Rogue. You can choose from the following Witch Powers: Hex of Shattering Hex of Flames Aura Specialization Aura of Siphoning In Season 7, players can carry 6 different Witch Powers for their characters, divided into 1 unique Witch Power and 5 ordinary Witch Powers. In addition to Witch Powers mentioned above, players can freely combine them. Equipment In order to leveling up quickly, Rogue’s equipment selection needs to consider whether it can cause AOE damage to monsters or hit more enemies. Other equipment can be simplified, but for Rogue who needs to level up quickly, Aspect of Branching Volleys is an indispensable weapon. Aspect of Branching Volleys can increase the chance of arrow splitting by 30% to 60% and also increase the chance of arrow rebound by 50% to 80%! This weapon can greatly increase your efficiency in farming gold or clearing monsters. To get Aspect of Branching Volleys, you need to go to Shadowed Plunge Dungeon in Hawezar, and after completing this dungeon, unlock Codex of Power. Then you can get it. For other equipment, you need to pay attention to the properties of the items. In the early stages of the game, you don’t have so many ways to slow down enemies and move quickly, so equipment selection can focus on improving defense. After you have some basic skills, you can choose equipment that improves agility, movement speed, maximum health, attack speed, and armor. But be careful not to rush into the monster group rogue rashly. After all, Rogue does not have the defense of the Barbarian. After you have all the key skills, equipment selection needs to focus on choosing effects such as reducing cooldown time and increasing skill damage. The above is how Rogue should choose the right skills and equipment in the early game. Rogue is a class that requires proficiency. It may be a bit difficult to deal with monsters in the early stages of the game, but after Rogue level is increased and you already have some good equipment, your Rogue will be very fast in clearing monsters. At the same time, Rogue can also impose various debuffs on the enemy, so it is very popular in the team.

Blizzard has unveiled the theme for Diablo 4's Season 2: Season of Blood, set to coincide with Halloween. This chilling season introduces vampiric powers and exciting gameplay mechanics. Let's delve into what's new and when it arrives. Release Date and Season Format Diablo 4 Season 2, known as the Season of Blood, is scheduled to kick off on October 17, 2023. Following the established pattern of Diablo seasons, it will last approximately three months, providing unique themes, quests, and mechanics tailored for that period. Vampiric Abilities and Storyline The central theme of Season 2 is vampires. Players will gain vampiric powers to combat the menacing vampire threat that has emerged to threaten Sanctuary. The story revolves around an NPC companion, Erys, voiced by Gemma Chan, who is a vampire hunter. Erys seeks aid in confronting the invading vampire forces. Players must harness their newfound vampiric abilities to help her track down a powerful vampire lord, putting an end to this dark menace. Battle Pass and Rewards While details about Season 2's Battle Pass remain under wraps, it is expected to follow a similar structure to Season 1. The Season 1 Battle Pass offered both free and premium tracks, with various cosmetics and rewards. However, Season 1 faced criticism for underwhelming cosmetics and rewards, including the presence of Platinum, an in-game currency, in the pass. Blizzard may address these concerns in Season 2 to better cater to the community. Gameplay Mechanic Updates Season 2 of Diablo 4 will bring permanent quality-of-life updates that respond to community feedback. These include enhanced inventory management, a stash search and filter function, adjustments to how Paragon Points and Skill Points carry forward to Seasonal Realm characters, and updates to status effects functionality such as Elemental Resistances and Critical Strike. Character Progression As Season 1 concludes, characters from Seasonal Realms will retain their gear and progress but transition into regular non-Season characters. To partake in the Season of Blood, players will need to create new Seasonal Realm characters, providing an opportunity to explore different classes. The unique Malignant Hearts from Season 1 will vanish, including any socketed Caged Hearts, with sockets being transformed into traditional Gem sockets. Diablo 4 continues its tradition of delivering engaging seasonal content, with Season 2: Season of Blood adding a thrilling vampire narrative and vampiric powers to the mix. Expect this season to bring fresh challenges and rewards when it arrives on October 17, 2023.