

However, if you have a strong enough team, you can leave the far weaker Bone Rabbles up, and hopefully, the Necromancer will then unwittingly fill his ranks with this trash enemy, which you can simply ignore - leaving you to focus on the Necromancer. It's important to get rid of the Bone Solider and Bone Defender adds as soon as you can as they will just make the battle more troublesome. The Vestal and Crusader both have a damage bonus when it comes to Unholy enemies, so they can really help to pack a punch against this boss and his minions. However, even if the Necromancer manages to move positions, the Hellion can attack any position anyway. The Necromancer is resistant to Stun, so it won't always land.

There are two ways to circumvent this: either use the Hellion to Stun him, stopping him from attacking/summoning adds in the first place, or simply use an Occultist or Bounty Hunter to drag him back into position one. This will continue until the Necromancer is in position four. If needed, the shieldbreaker can eliminate the stealth of the undead.Whenever the Necromancer attacks, he will automatically summon an undead skeleton add that will appear in front of him. The crusader next falls to rank 3 and is able to use his sacred lance, and then the story repeats itself. The shieldbreaker acts before the crusader who is much slower, and attacks while advancing with her spear. As a bonus, the last two have a skill that eliminates stealth. The grave robber, the houndmaster, the highwayman and the shieldbreaker can also attack the necromancer on all ranks. The necromancer does not have a great resistance to blight (or bleeding), and the plague doctor is able to apply pressure at will. She's able to attack the boss in the front and in the back. The hellion is an excellent alternative to replace him at rank 1. If you bring him, it is better to let the skeletons live and instead position the crusader in the back, armed with his sacred lance. He's completely useless in the previous situation, placed at the front against stealthy skeletons.

The crusader is a hero that I bring to the ruins very often and he seems perfect against the first iteration of this boss, the Necromancer Apprentice. This is a small guide to help you beat the necromancer apprentice, the necromancer and the necromancer lord in the ruins dungeon.
