This build focuses on survivability and DPS while providing the best balance between the two for Abattoir of Zir - the Bone Spear Necromancer in Diablo 4.

• Key Components of the Build
• Skill Tree Breakdown
• Paragon Boards Insights
• Gear recommendations
• Affix Priorities
• Selection of gems
• Strategy for gameplay

↖ Key Components of the Build

• Weaponry: We utilize a one-handed sword paired with a lidless shield, which provides solid survivability and decent damage.
• Stunning Glyph - Tears of Blood: Although theoretical at this point, the Tears of Blood Glyph promises a significant increase in DPS.
• Focus on skills: Our strategy stresses maximizing the potency of Bone Spears, supplemented by skills such as Bone Splinters and Acolytes, as well as defensive skills such as disobedience for increased protection.

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↖ Skill Tree Breakdown

• Core Skills: Bone Spear with Paranormal, Hued Flesh for corpse generation, and Imperfectly Balanced for enhanced spear damage.
• Defensive Strategy: One point in Corpse Explosion (Blighted) for its defensive trait, Disobedience, offering up to 66% more armor.
• Essence Management: Skills like Grim Harvest and Fuel by Death are crucial for maintaining a healthy essence pool.
• Offensive Optimization: Investments in Death's Embrace and Death Reach amplify damage output at different ranges.

↖ Paragon Boards Insights

• Starting board: Focus on Prime, ignoring magic nodes for Max Life, and boosting defense and DPS through Sacrifice.
• Subsequent boards: Designed to enhance survivability (Bone Graft, Scent of Death, Flesh Eater) and maximize damage output (Exploit Glyph, Shaper of Bone).

↖ Gear recommendations

• Essential Items: Disobedience helmet for armor, Shielding Storm chest for barrier generation, Serration gloves, and Ghost Walkers boots for movement speed synergy.
• Key Ring and Amulet: Sacrilegious Ring for auto-generating corpse abilities, and Grasping Veins Amulet for a DPS increase.

↖ Affix Priorities

• Offensive: Crit Strike Chance, Max Essence, Crit Strike Damage.
• Defensive: Total Armor, Damage Reduction, Max Health.

↖ Selection of gems

It is recommended that armor slots contain maximum health and weapons should have critical strike damage to vulnerable enemies. A balance needs to be struck between elemental resistances as well.

↖ Strategy for gameplay

• Maintain strength through consistent Bone Spear use, balancing essence efficiently.
• Use Corpse Tendril wisely for burst damage and position your spear strategically.
• Use corridors to increase damage by bouncing spears off walls.

Conclusions:

The Bone Spear Necromancer build is a powerful damage and durability build. Despite the fact that this variant is not unique to Uber, we anticipate adjusting it following the release, especially with the Tears of Blood glyph.