Necromancer

Necromancer

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HISTORY

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Necromancer
Unlock Cost	1,800 or 1,500
Base Cost	$1,650
Base Selling Price	$550
Type	Offensive
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	3
Statistics
Base Damage	15
Damage Type	Single (Level 0) Pierce (Level 1-3) Multi-target (Level 4)
Base Firerate	2.008
Base Range	16 8 (Gravestone Range)
Hidden Detection	Level 2+
Lead Penetration	Level 0+ (Collision only)
Flying Detection	Level 0+
Immunities	None

"Deal damage to collect souls! Souls get used to summon gravestones."

―Store Description

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―Former Store Description

Description

The Necromancer is an exclusive spawner tower that can be unlocked in the store for 1,800 gems. It is only sold during every Halloween, though for the Lunar Overture Event, it was on sale until 2nd of December 2023. However, due to a bug, it is still purchasable. It could have also been obtained through a gamepass for 1,500.

The Necromancer fires magic bolts at enemies, which at Level 1 can pierce two enemies, hitting three enemies. At Level 4, these are replaced by beams fired from its book, which are not projectiles. The Necromancer also has a soul meter of 30, which it fills up by damaging enemies. When the soul meter is full, the Necromancer will summon gravestones. The Necromancer can destroy these gravestones using its Raise the Dead ability. The Necromancer will summon up to six gravestones, after which it will not summon any. At Level 3, the Necromancer now can upgrade gravestones. When it has reached the limit of six gravestones, after dealing enough damage it will upgrade them. Upgraded gravestones summon stronger units. At Level 4, these gravestones can also deal damage when destroyed.

The units spawned depend on the Level of the tower and the gravestone. At Level 0, Level 1 gravestones can only spawn Skeletons, at Level 2, Level 1 gravestones gain the ability to summon Sword Skeletons. At Level 3, gravestones can be upgraded to Level 2, where they spawn Skeletons, Skeleton Knights and Giant Skeletons. At Level 4, gravestones can be upgraded to Level 3, where they spawn Skeleton Knights, Hallow Guards and Executioner Skeletons. The units that spawn from gravestones are random.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Dark Magic - $650
+3 Damage +1 Max Hits +2 Max Gravestone Sell Price changes to $766

Level 2 - Armed Skeletons - $1,750
2.008 > 1.508 Firerate +1 Max Hits +1 Gravestone Spawn Count +Hidden Detection Spawns Sword Skeleton •15 Damage •0.808 Firerate •6 Range •30 Health •Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $1,350

Level 3 - Corpse Manipulation - $9,500
+2 Range +22 Damage +2 Max Hits +1 Max Gravestone 1 > 2 Max Gravestone Level Spawns Giant Skeleton •2 Range •250 Health •Hidden Detection Spawns Skeleton Knight •35 Damage •0.658 Firerate •7 Range •100 Health •Hidden Detection Sell Price changes to $4,516

Level 4 - Into Oblivion - $30,000
1.508 > 0.308 Firerate +2 Range -20 Damage +2 Max Hits +1 Gravestone Spawn Count Pierce attack replaced with beam attack +300 Gravestone Explosion Damage 2 > 3 Max Gravestone Level Spawns Executioner Skeleton •50 Damage •4.008 Firerate •0.1 Tick •30 Range •3,500 Health •Hidden Detection Spawns Hallow Guard •2 Range •1,250 Health Sell Price changes to $14,516

Ability

Raise the Dead
Level 0+ 5s Cooldown Destroys all its graves, summoning random units based on the gravestone level. Any units on the path from the previous ability use are also instantly killed.

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Necromancer Stats
Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	Max Hits	Max Gravestones	Gravestone Spawn Count	Max Gravestone Level	DPS
0	$1,650	15	2.008	16	1	4	2	1	7.47
1	$2,250	18	2.008	16	2	6	2	1	8.96
2	$4,000	18	1.508	16	5	6	3	1	11.94
3	$13,500	40	1.508	18	5	7	3	2	26.53
4	$43,500	20	0.308	20	7	7	4	3	64.94

Skeleton Stats
Gravestone Level	Unit	Health	Damage	Firerate	Tick	Range	DPS
1-2	Skeleton	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A
1	Sword Skeleton	30	15	0.808	N/A	6	18.56
2	Giant Skeleton	250	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A
2-3	Skeleton Knight	100	35	0.658	N/A	7	53.19
3	Hallow Guard	1,250	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	N/A
3	Executioner Skeleton	3,500	50	4.008	0.1	30	124.75

Skins

To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.

Skin	Mage
Rarity	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	750
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate

Strategy

• Placement is important for the Necromancer, because of its projectile and the way it spawns gravestones.
  • The Necromancer should be placed at the ends of a straight path or around corners to maximize its pierce.
    • At Level 4, the Necromancer no longer fires projectiles and instead targets enemies using beams, making placement less important in this regard.
  • The Necromancer needs to be placed next to the path so that it can summon gravestones, so you might not be able to utilize the most of its range.
• The Necromancer stops attacking while summoning gravestones, making it unable to attack for a while.
  • This does not happen when the Necromancer upgrades gravestones.
  • This makes it unable to defend by itself, as hordes of fast enemies like the Glitch or Shock could get out of its range fairly easily, especially at Level 0-3. Thus, bringing in reliable towers like the Minigunner will help avoid this issue.
• At Level 1, the Necromancer gains the ability to pierce enemies, allowing it to be used against crowds of enemies.
  • Do be aware that the projectile can miss, meaning it cannot fill the soul meter.
  • At Level 4, it fires beams instead of projectiles, making it significantly more effective against crowds of enemies.
• It is not recommended to use the Necromancer against major bosses due to its low single target DPS, and the fact that you have to move the Necromancers a lot for its units to actually be able to attack them.
  • Additionally, most major bosses can damage the units with abilities, making them even more risky to use.
• The Necromancer's Raise the Dead ability can be used to summon various skeletons, which get quite powerful at later levels.
  • It is recommended to wait until gravestones are at their higher level, so that it spawns strongest units.
  • The units that spawn are random, meaning that the units that spawn may not be the ones that you need, which is especially common at Level 3 gravestones, which do not always spawn their strongest unit, the Executioner Skeleton.
  • Do note that using its ability will kill any previously spawned units.
  • At Level 4, the Level 3 gravestones explode when you activate the ability, which can make them useful as traps to take down groups of weaker enemies and chip the health down of stronger ones. You should only do this when enemies are about to walk on the gravestones or are walking on them currently, since you will still kill any previously spawned units.
• Units spawned by the Necromancer, especially at higher levels, have high health, making them useful against crowds of enemies.
  • The Executioner Skeleton's axe also deals piercing damage, rapidly dealing damage to any unit caught by it, though its high firerate and the far distance that its axe travels make it quite inconsistent.
• The Necromancer has flying detection at Level 0, which can make it fairly useful against flying enemies.
  • While it does not have hidden detection until Level 2, some of its units can detect and all of them can deal damage to them, making it still useful against hidden enemies before being upgraded to Level 2.
  • You should not solely rely on the Necromancer for these two traits alone, however, as the Necromancer is a rather expensive way to counter these types of enemies and there are better and cheaper alternatives such as Ace Pilot, Militant or Golden Scout.
  • That being said, the Necromancer's pierce and high damage at Level 2 makes it great against hordes of Hiddens and Balloons, though the Necromancer's slow firerate may struggle with them from time to time. At Level 4, it can do quite well against groups of Hidden Bosses along with supplementary damage with its ability.
  • The Necromancer is, however, useless against Lead Balloons because it cannot damage lead enemies nor can any of the skeletons collide with them.
• The Necromancer is quite expensive to upgrade to Level 3 and 4. Because of this, towers like the Farm or Cowboy are recommended to afford them more easily.
  • The DJ Booth can also be helpful at reducing its upgrade costs.
• The Necromancer's skeletons can be effective against Leads and Lead Bosses because they can damage them through collision and have a good amount of health to eliminate multiple of them.
  • However, the Sword Skeleton, Skeleton Knight and Executioner Skeleton cannot damage them with their own attacks, so they may likely be destroyed quicker than usual.

Trivia

• The Necromancer is the first non-hardcore tower to be obtainable for Gems.
  • It is also the cheapest tower to unlock with Gems.
• Unlike most other towers purchasable in the store, the Necromancer is only available every Halloween, though during the Lunar Overture Event, it was on sale until 2nd of December 2023.
  • Due to a bug, it is present in the store much longer than intended.
• The Necromancer's beam attack at Level 4 shares a resemblance to the Plasma Trooper's beam attack from Tower Battles, as they both can attack more than one unit and use beams to target an enemy. There is a visual resemblance as well.
• This is the first tower to place something on the track.
• The former Necromancer Level 4 upgrade name is a reference to the Darkhold from the Marvel Comics.

Update History

31 October 2023 Necromancer added. Bug: Necromancer units can walk towards the exit. This was fixed later the same day. Bug: Necromancer can attack enemies while stunned. Bug: Necromancer uses the Accelerator icon. Bug: Necromancer's gravestones can collide with players. Bug: Sword Skeleton and Skeleton Knight sometimes get stuck in the ground for a short amount of time after spawning. Bug: Executioner Skeleton deals full damage to enemies with defense. 12 November 2023 Bug: Necromancer units start going backwards after reaching the entrance, disappearing after reaching the exit. 24 November 2023 Gamepass price decreased from 1,500 to 900. 29 November 2023 Gamepass price increased from 900 to 1,500. 1 December 2023 Bugfix: Necromancer units no longer move backwards after reaching the entrance, they now disappear there instead. 2 December 2023 Necromancer taken offsale. 21 December 2023 Bug: Necromancer is in the store again. Bug: Necromancer projectiles are now invisible. 28 January 2024 Bug: Gravestones are now invisible. 10 February 2024 Bugfix: Projectiles are now visible. Bugfix: Gravestones are now visible. 24 February 2024 Statistical changes: Base Cost decreased from $2,250 to $1,650. Damage increased from 8 to 15. Firerate increased from 1.508 to 2.008. Hidden detection removed, moved to Level 2. Max gravestones decreased from 6 to 4. Skeleton health increased from 20 to 30. Skeleton hidden detection removed. Level 1 Cost decreased from $750 to $650. Max hits decreased from +2 to +1. Max gravestones increased from +0 to +2. Level 2 Cost decreased from $2,000 to $1,750. Firerate changed from 1.508 > 1.008 to 2.008 > 1.508. Max hits increased from +0 to +1 Hidden detection added, moved from Level 0. Sword Skeleton health increased from 20 to 30. Level 3 Cost decreased from $10,000 to $9,500. Damage increased from +15 to +22. Max hits increased from +0 to +2. Max gravestones increased from +0 to +1. Skeleton Knight damage increased from 25 to 35. Skeleton Knight range increased from 6 to 7. Skeleton Knight health increased from 65 to 100. Level 4 Renamed from The Darkhold to Into Oblivion. Damage decreased from -10 to -20. Firerate changed from 1.008 > 0.308 to 1.508 > 0.308. Range increased from +0 to +2. Gravestone explosion damage increased from 75 to 300. Max hits increased from +1 to +2. Gravestone spawn count increased from +0 to +1. Hallow Guard health increased from 750 to 1,250. Hallow Guard hidden detection removed. Executioner Skeleton health increased from 3,000 to 3,500. Executioner Skeleton range increased from 24 to 30. 29 March 2024 New skin: Mage

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