Skeletal WarriorsBook of the Dead |
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| Types | Skirmishers Defenders Reapers |
| Used Skill | Raise Skeleton |
Skeletal Warriors are a part of the Book of the Dead in Diablo 4. Skeletal Warriors are the most common minions for Necromancers. They fight up-close and personal from melee range, wielding a variety of weapons. Book of the Dead is the Class Mechanic for Necromancers and it unlocks once they reach level 5. This Class Mechanic allows Necromancers to fully customize their army of the dead to better fit their playstyle. This gives them an amplitude of variants regarding how they want to play the Class.
How to unlock Skeletal Warriors in Diablo 4
Skeletal Warriors are the first minions Necromancers unlock. They can summon them from the start of the game. Their variations require a bit of leveling.
- Skirmishers: Unlocked at level 5
- Defenders: Unlocked at level 8
- Reapers: Unlocked at level 12
Diablo 4 Skeletal Warriors Information
Skeletal Warriors act as standard skeletons and they attack enemies at close range with their weapons. Necromancers can initially summon 4 Skeletal Warriors at a time, some Legendary Aspects may increase this number.
When the limit is reached, Necromancers will summon Skeletal Priests if they keep using Raise Skeleton. Skeletal Priests heal all their Skeletal Minions, be it Skeletal Warriors or Skeletal Mages.
First, Necromancers will have to choose the type of their Skeletal Warriors, be it Skirmishers, Defenders or Reapers. All summoned Skeletal Warriors will be of the same type until the player decides to change it. They have distinct abilities that may suit better different playstyles.
A Necromancer can choose one of the three available options regarding the enhancement they want to apply to Skeletal Warriors. Selecting one of them, locks out the other two. The first two options are upgrades for Skeletal Warriors, while the third option, called Sacrifice, renders the Necromancer unable to summon Skeletal Warriors, but receives a personal bonus instead.
These are the 3 available variations for Skeletal Warriors in Diablo 4:
Skirmishers
Sword-wielding skeletal minions that deal 30% increased damage but have 15% reduced life. Unlocks at level: 5
Upgrades & Sacrifice
You can raise one additional Skirmisher warriorEach time you critically strike, your Skirmishers Warriors' next attack Critically Strikes and deals 50% bonus Critical Strike damage. Can only happen every 3 seconds.
Your Critical Strike Chance increased by 5%, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors
Defenders
Durable Shield-bearers with 15% increased Life. Unlocks at level: 8
Upgrades & Sacrifice
Every 6 seconds your Skeletal Defenders negate the next instance of direct damage they would takeIncrease the amount of Thorns that Defender Warriors inherit from you from 30% to 40% You gain 15% Physical Resistance, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors
Reapers
Wields a powerful scythe that has a special wind-up attack, dealing heavy damage every 10 seconds. Unlocks at level : 12
Upgrades & Sacrifice
Reaper attacks against enemies who are Immobilized, Slowed, Stunned or Vulnerable reduce the cooldown of the powerful wind-up attack by 2 seconds.Reapers have a 15% chance to carve the flesh off enemies, forming a Corpse. You deal 10% increased Shadow Damage, but you can no longer raise Skeletal Warriors
Builds that use Skeletal Warriors in Diablo 4
Skeletal Warriors is used in the following Builds:
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Diablo 4 Skeletal Warriors Notes and Tips
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I am pretty sure that these guys only deal 5% of your weapon damage, unlike mages who properly do their 30%. Can't wait for the day we finally get some clarity on stats beyond what we have already tested ourselves >.>
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