User blog comment:999killshot99/What is the best Necromancer Item set up?/@comment-2154860-20160616114131/@comment-2154860-20160616184234

One of the things I dislike about this wiki is the single reply...

Okay, you say a friend, so you're playing online. Are you playing on Closed Battle.net, Open Battle.net or a private server? And Tephra is correct, if Bloodrise has a 50% open wounds mod, it's not a legitimate item. Don't throw it away just yet, though.

I'll usually follow the Summonmancer guide but always add a single point in Lower Resist.

He can also be played as a caster, but it's important to max out the skills relevant to bone spear or spirit.

I've also walked a Daggermancer, but it was only because I found a Fleshripper. A bit more challenging, but stil quite viable.

I wouldn't play him as a melee character because his skills aren't really made for melee (Daggermancer has skills to boost his Attack Rating with a dagger, but nothing else), but I don't want to discourage someone trying something different. The crushing blow mod is helpful for knocking off the initial large chunks of life and the open wounds counts as extra damage that increases with level and will cause damage to anything that has had some life knocked off it. Amplify Damage, Decrepify, Terror, Life Tap and Dim Vision would be hot keyed, but I think I've already written too much. ;)

I'll add more if you want to know. For now though, I think I'll stop.