The Immortal Necro

We TRY to set a world record with this bizarre build! This necro is practically unkillable. Poison, Bone, and Summon skills are all used in this Diablo 2 Resurrected Guide.
This build was inspired by the Poison Nova Uber build that ‪@lordzhangfei7534‬ put out called "CRAZY 100% Poison Nova Necro Uber Build; No Summons, No Health Pots, No Merc, PURE POISON! RIP UBERS". Check out his channel!
Check out ‪@goatunnheim‬ 's channel and his video called "[D2R] Expensive Necro Ubers in 3 Minutes". Amazing run.
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[@Coooley]

You might have noticed the gear changed slightly at the end. I meant to talk about this, but instead... Here's the full planner: maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/ps1z10wq

[@turbo_brian]

Just the shield?

[@14mwh014m]

'the ward' best uniq shield in classic, sad disappearence (and well no more fade ^^)

[@14mwh014m]

just to be sure, did you tried zeal (from passion) with your setup to see if this speedsup this melee attack thingy ?

[@Coooley]

@@14mwh014m that's "The Ward" lol. Different shield. Zeal presents more problems with AR issues, etc, but mainly... Good luck focusing a zeal with 40 other monsters surrounding you

[@Coooley]

@@turbo_brian Yeah, pretty much. A few versions were tested with more AR, etc, but that's basically what we landed on. OW better than poison dagger.

[@WhatIfTheories]

It's things like this that make D2 arguably the greatest game of all time.

[@edisonkillingelephants]

20-year-old game still finding builds insane I love DIABLO 2

[@cl8804]

ye just a shame about refunded

[@momchilandonov]

With the huge imbalance between champs it hardly is lol...

[@cl8804]

@@momchilandonov what the fuck is a champ??

[@trushbetold]

The original starcraft is my choice for best of all time. My main reason? The map editor changed gaming forever. The entire moba genre came from sc1 map editor, now we have league of legend tournaments selling out stadiums for live shows

[@goatunnheim]

Woohoo! Note: -100 Target Defense is applied before %bonus, so Baal only needs about 30 hits to be defenseless!

[@Kyfeheartsword]

Congrats on the uber kill!

[@goatunnheim]

@@Kyfeheartsword ty!

[@kurzackd]

Correct. Uber Baal has 3150 base defence, but the Frozen Armor (or is it *SHIVER* ?) he applies to himself gives him a 225 percent bonus. So, the 3150 thus gets buffed to the displayed 10,237 here. The -100 def per hit given by the hammer applies to Baal's *BASE* defence, hence why the display counter reduces his def by exactly 325 after each hit. :P .

[@Winnetou17]

Can't believe that this permanently reduces the defense, not acts as if the monster had 100 less defense. Crazy! Was it always like that ?

[@goatunnheim]

@@Winnetou17 Yes!

[@XMJX647]

Bro if you uploaded at least once a week you would probably have another zero on you subscriber count. You make me interested in a game I dont even play anymore. You could make a video about watching paint dry and i'd watch it.

[@shaneconnors4074]

20+ year old game ain't that much more to find.

[@user-ir7cd6qi7u]

untrue. coooley did alotta d2r uploads after d4 was a flop and it just wasnt worth it. sux that d4 was just so bad... love from korea

[@MrSuxor]

I watch content from everyone on D2. It's definitely true Cooley is the absolute most entertaining. His showmanship is just a cut above the rest!

[@bcarl7953]

​@@shaneconnors4074 beg to differ. It's 23+ years old and I'm playing a build I've never heard of or played before. The demon machine crossbow enchantress.

[@nilslobie9934]

@@bcarl7953my favorite build in the game, so much fun

[@NickDeCastro]

This was one of the best D2R videos I have ever seen. Not only because @Coooley is one of the best at the game, it also highlights just how deep and diverse the design of D2R really is to STILL be getting new builds after over 20 years! 🎉😎

[@wozar7461]

GG man. Your videos are always a blast.

[@Coooley]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@cyberborgman2000]

Totally agree, watched every Cooley vid and always love the content. Wish there was more :) even the trophy room episodes are bangers for someone like me who is a die hard d2 fan but only for a few weeks every few years x

[@RetiredMonolith]

You are the best d2 content creator. I have watched some of your videos from years ago about duping, hybrids and other nostalgic topics multiple times

[@Pimula.Tsuchimi]

Great story. For about seven minutes, I was actually lost down the rabbit hole.

[@builderman912]

diablo 2 will never die, its the new "chess"

[@punec]

Great build man. I saw a german dude use a very similar build 10ish years ago. But he was using a Fleshripper and maxed poison dagger skill for the AR. Sure it was a bit slow but he could do ubers

[@j.sch.8266]

Insane how you always manage to come up with something new and intriguing despite blizzard having added nothing to the game for several seasons now.

[@Coooley]

Glad you appreciate it, man! Bring on some updates 😂

[@wtbskilllololo]

Honestly those are some of the most fun videos popping in and out just look at the Non-Meta players like Doublebilly and MichaelBustamante they always play some weird shit(its not crop of the top and they're most likely Player1 builds but sometimes they scale pretty okay)but i commend for enjoying the game that way. I still have ways to improve that myself cause im a lootgoblin and stop playing after 1-3 weeks on Ladder especially S6-S7 were pretty terrible in terms of Trading(most players dont come back because of no updates and the Bots have become way too many since people are making Money from botting again).

[@fairleemadegaming]

Your story telling, editing skills and everything is impeccable! Great work Coooley!!!

[@LuckyLuciano6]

Coooley does it again!

[@Coooley]

Thanks, brother. We should do some D4 collabs

[@LuckyLuciano6]

@Coooley good idea

[@Boblepanda]

sick ass video, love seeing how your content has evolved over the years. By far and away my favorite D2 creator!

[@RNGesus_Channel]

You beat me to this video. I started a bone necro on ladder and have been playing around with ways to do ubers with it using this exact method. I tried so many variations, but you seem to have nailed it. Good job man

[@bubdigli6756]

i haven't played d2 in a long time, but I always like clicking on a coooly vid. It's nice to have a d2 creator that has decent editing and sound design. BTW, Why are you yellow green on your face capture?

[@Coooley]

Well, that's because of my "decent" editing skills.... 😅 Could be better. Thanks for the heads up!

[@cloontang89]

Amazing find. Well done Cooley! Love your content. D2 just keeps on giving :)

[@Caydos]

Lmao the guy in the end spamming poison nova and breaking it's frame based damage calculation all the time was funny AF. I guess he just wanted to keep them poisoned to stop healing.

[@osmohautaniemi3176]

This is dope! I love your science into this game, this is my all time favourite, from old school d2 gamer here. This is the coolest thing I have ever seen in game

[@KevinCarlino]

This kinda stuff still blows my mind.

[@xPremo_]

Haters will say its Fake. GG Coools!

[@Coooley]

Love watchin' those videos :) Thanks, brother

[@SebastianBohn]

Never imagined I would see a guide using Ward. Makes me quite nostalgic. Also, what probably most people overlook is how the Ward magically warped into Swordback Hold for the sub 5’ run. Sneaky. 😉

[@Nicolas.Edouard.K]

After more than 20 year, i'm still amazed at the creativity of dedicated people. Going off the beaten path is the best way! Keep up your work, you're amazing!

[@jeffreybarker357]

The Necro has always been my favorite class. Eat your heart out, everyone. Lol this is nuts. Well done.

[@Odinoian]

No, man. This is a WIN! I'm here for the science! And like you, I prefer a plug-n-play build where I don't have to sprint around for procs and summons, and once I don't have my fix I'm dead

[@chromff9261]

Appreciated the Octopath Traveller music ❤️ nice video dude!

[@minhkhang9793]

Can you link me thhe song name? I am listening to all playlist but cannot find it yet. Thanks. Music is very dope

[@a-lie-n]

@@minhkhang9793Critical Clash 1

[@minhkhang9793]

@@a-lie-n thanks man. it is a sick song.

[@whulfz0r81]

So fucking awesome man, love to see shit like this. Thanks!

[@Lathriel]

First of all hi everyone. Hope you all having a great day. I play this game since 2000 but mainly as a casual, but even back then I had my mind set for paladin build that I am now slowly crating in gear wise sense since character is not yet lvled. There are many mechanics in game that I have yet to learn. Some ppl know build by name, some not, an Avenger build. Since I like to see some new stuff that I never tried before, I will use Act 3 merc to reach 8 different active auras in total. My merc gear will be : Andariel helm, Dragon body armor, Lawbringer weapon and Phoenix shield. My paladin gear will be : Dream helm, Bramble body armor, Exile shield, for weapons will craft Doom and Last Wish to see how each behaves, Soul Drainer gloves, Gore Rider boots, Nosferatu's Coil belt, Seraph's Hymn amulet, Raven Frost as first ring, and or Carrion Wind or Nature's Peace as second ring. Since despite my long history with game am still lacking good chunk of knowledge about itemization and stats mechanics, cannot even predict in my head what to expect. First breaking of ice for everything I guess. I started watching your videos since D2R was released and I can tell you this Coooley. My sorc that I raised at a start of D2R is still on same hybrid system to this day, Frozen Orb/Firewall, and am enjoying it every second I play it. You manage to hit my taste with the explanations and ideas. Btw, even though I am big time noob with various game content, I knew on first second what is the most important stat on that weapon, cuz that is reason why am careful with items I wish to use on my future Avenger, that - on target defense per hit. So there is hope for me after all 😅

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

Thorns used to be super-broken in 1.0. Basically, in 1.0, thorns damage would proc BEFORE the monster dealt damage to your minions, and if the monster died from it, it never dealt damage (this only worked on minions), so having a merc, summon, resurrected, or converted monster with thorns on it, would just make the other monsters drop dead. I remember doing cows, and the cows would just come up to my merc, and instantly drop dead, it was glorious. Wasn't as good with the bosses, though, since they wouldn't kill themselves in 1 hit, so they still dealt damage to those minions.

[@DeadpoolsChimiChanga]

I don’t even play this series but my friend linked me this video so we could compliment your BGM choices 👍👍

[@xPremo_]

Low Key some of the best thing Coooley does with his videos.

[@GoatedGang]

This is awesome!

[@kurzackd]

Coooley forgot to explain quite *the KEY* feature of this build... ... namely that you need a *SНIТ TON* of Dexterity ( *AND* probably AR charms ... ) in order to achieve a bearable amount of Attack Rating... :P .

[@henne.0419]

Necros for decades: all our minions die in one hit what are we supposed to do, hit the boss with basic aa? Blizzard: *eventually giving in* Necros in 2024: aaaactually

[@chazzanschutz6096]

You basically ported my Everquest Clank (Cleric Tank) into D2R, Huzzah! (Thanks for this, I know what I am building now).

[@ianadams112]

My first comment on one of your videos. This is extremely interesting, loved every second of it the editing and the music were all fantastic could watch stuff like this all the time!

[@kurzackd]

one of the character names for the Necro that we see briefly is "oko" ... -- coincidentally or not, the word means *EYE* in most Slavic languages... (Russian, Polish, etc...) Kinda fits in with having to acquire Baal's eye lol... :P .

[@ScalpingTrends]

The outro speech sounded like what needed to be at the end of your youtube career lol

[@DMBlade4]

It's 2024 and new techs are still being discovered for this masterpiece of a game. Absolutely goated game

[@RealFatherHowie]

It's hard to find humble d2 gamers. You know everyone wants to show only the best of the best and this was really freaken good and I think that's important

[@RickBomhof]

this is absolutely crazy. fresh content bro

[@yunggeist3211]

Awsome build. Something about utilizing auto attacks for main damage output feels really satisfying. Reminds me of Diablo 1 I guess. Seriously one of the coolest builds I've seen so far

[@philipperichard3207]

Love this video, i really wanted too try a similar build a few years ago, but it did not work that well. Thank you Coooley, you have showed me that this build was possible after all and this video came out at my birth day. This is a great birthday gift! Its a shame youtube decided too show it too me 10 days later.

[@Coooley]

Happy belated birthday!

[@Ghosts-Soulmate]

Immortal necro is all I needed to hear IM READY FOR ONE

[@gel87Kjetil]

Bone runeword has always been fun on bearnec as well, but the fpa change on bear kinda destroyed that build :p

[@kurzackd]

I think Coooley missed to explain on a *VERY* important detail in this strategy... Exactly *what is **_THE DURATION_* of the "-X to monster defence" debuff when applied to ... *UBER BOSSES... ??* Why do I somehow have the feeling that it's like a mere 5 seconds or so... ? :X .

[@Maty514]

That's a whole lot of big brain shit. What the hell are these items 😂

[@Coooley]

Fook yeah, Baud! Thanks. Now let's no-life some D4 this weekend...

[@GxNi4234]

most useful is the negative defense 25% and the -100 per hit... really cool video.

[@andyveres3982]

Thanks for another great video Coooley

[@lawrencebacosa7444]

Bone runeword was supposedly garbage lol! Great job on everyone theory crafting this build

[@balintmiklosy9138]

Bro... This is the coolest build. Hats off!

[@sekim8695]

you're story telling is amazing bro!

[@spig3547]

I've done this build but I couldn't work out how to get my own damage in, I can't believe I didn't think to take a weapon with CB in with me, amazing and well done.

[@Pairsath]

What - and I can't stress this enough - the FUQ!?!? Damn fine work, Cooley!!!

[@D2guy566]

Love it bro thats fascinating to say the least! Keep the great content 🔥🔥🔥

[@mattsaxton1074]

Hey Cooley, not sure if this has already been tested or not, but do you think using the "Eternity" rune word on an Uber speed running Smiter would work well? You can have 8 revives with crushing blow, which would likely help out vs Ubers more than Grief's +damage I'm thinking.

[@arturogonzalez4273]

I also never get tired of listening to Octopath Traveler's amazing soundtracks.

[@returnofmerenguespersempre6664]

After countless hours as melee player i guessed - to monster defense on that quiz right of the bat

[@jdsim9173]

Here you are can't die, and i can't survive nightmare diablo.

[@BrianCheng24]

Theory crafting at its finest. Another Coooley banger!

[@peacemaker54]

Thaaaaat was bunker dude !!! Quick question though why is your voice on every other "short" narrative videos all over youtube 😂

[@IM-xg2ki]

Awesome, Diablo 2 truly one of the best games of all times, still coming up with interesting builds.

[@besyuziki]

This is art. You're an artist.

[@joqlepecheur7350]

I love the spirit ward and to see how you integrated successfuly into a build

[@creed5248]

Never have tried the Bone armor - but love the Peace armor for the chance to cast a free Valkyrie and who doesnt love Treachery - good for almost every melee character . LoL !!

[@creed5248]

Never made a boner either ...

[@cory9919]

i think my initial pressing concern wasnt "how the F are we doing this?" it was "does it have damage?"

[@spawn5881]

ahh.. .Quinn's idea soundtrack... spot on!

[@lordzhangfei7534]

I made a very similair build on my channel and used only poison to kill ubers. The feeling of being immoral is very strong on this build.

[@Coooley]

I'm glad you commented... That video was an inspiration for this build and I wanted to site it in the description. When I went back and searched, I couldn't find it. It's in there now :)

[@lordzhangfei7534]

@Coooley hey, thanks! Loved the video, a nice move with thorns, - def on hit and amp. Very nice spin on the build no doubt. Cheers man! Congrats on all the success! Your videos always are something new and cool.

[@whateverppl1229]

4:33 considering you likely already have other sources of crushing blow / open wounds, my guess is the -100 to monster defense per hit (coupled with the -25%)

[@Coooley]

Absolute D2 Legend. GG!

[@TopSecretGG]

bump, i mean.. a comment in the appreciation of the magnitutde of this video!

[@siestu]

When you said that 90% of ppl wont point right stat, 90% of ppl point right stat out of suspicion.

[@tokivikerness8863]

My brother refuses to use stormshield on his barb so he always rocks the spirit ward. It's definitely a good one.

[@pibbz13]

This is why D2 is the best version of diablo out there

[@mvargasmoran]

This was amazing to watch live

[@jeffbeal2364]

Not sure if this still works but I would love and expert like Coooley to try it out. Back in the day I make a Conversion/Thorns pally. Whats funny is when the Conversion wears off, the Thorns is still active for a few seconds and other players would just get wrecked, Always. It was a super troll build for just your own pure enjoyment.

[@paladin_au]

well done goatunnheim!

[@mrsquiggles1379]

5:39 help I naruto ran right through the window from excitement

[@kushpaladin]

i knew my useless necro that i make every ladder would come in handy 🤣

[@NoweSredniowiecze]

I saw this on Kano speedrun and I immadiately thought of the variation of act 1 mercenary with Edge+Bramble which will stack Thorns aura to 29lvl. What do you think? Worth a shot?

[@bradleycontois-tu3fg]

came for knowledge stayed for the music@

[@Ubeogesh]

4:22 it's "-100 monster defence per hit".

[@dg6246]

Fuck yeah, brother

[@travismanning9682]

Awesome Necro! Keep it up! Do you have a D4planner for your D4 Barb? Thanks!

[@blakebalentine]

That's a wild build I haven't herd of. Good shit...

[@quentinfavucet514]

you could use the shield in weapon switch, and use act 2 merc with prayer, iron golem with insight, it could be great !

[@proftregret6184]

Really intelligent build

[@bivdog]

My guess on the stone crusher, because I know it’s gonna be something goofy: -monster defense per hit, because each thorns proc will count as a “hit”

[@bivdog]

Half credit? Lol

[@game_jinx]

i remember mentioning spirit ward to all streamers 2 years ago. and got told i was an idiot... i was also told uniques dont drop from racks and arrows break barrels. i knew not to listen to that candy kane

[@user-ds7ll2rt3l]

Best d2 creator hands down

[@greggutman5863]

I only go into llammas and debrunski chat and live streams to make him talk about you cause this channel is dope asf

[@matiasbrum529]

aplaudo que sigas generando contenido nuevo en este juego jaja

[@Mike_316]

Hi, great Video. Is this " -100 to Monster Defense on Hit" work with a Smiter too ?

[@alexandrecoderre9499]

Smite always hit. -def is pointless with smite

[@heldim92]

What if you use Iron Maiden + Thorns instead of Amplify + Thorns specifically for ubers? I would love to see the combined returned damage, if functional! I bet that would give you the first place!!

[@natureboy1206]

I love your videos coooley, you’re one of my favorite content creators. Have you ever tried to play path of exile? If so do you like it? Cheers! 🍻 😊

[@Coooley]

Thanks, man! I appreciate that. I have tried it! I like it. Can't wait for #2 to come out!

[@natureboy1206]

@@Coooley for sure POE 2 is gonna be Legendary, I’ll see ya there!

[@uwiese94]

My eyes are bleeding wtf 😂 this is genius

[@MondayTage]

-100 defense per hit is the most useful stat on stone crusher

[@jakobhodges2197]

that’s a wildddd video heck yeah i like the build

[@joyl7842]

I always make my early Ladder Season DClone kills with Thorns and my Fire Golem. It takes a few minutes, but requires only 1 item, an Edge Bow. It's by far the easiest way to kill DClone.

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

Your creativity and great humour always impress and astound me. 💥🧙💥

[@raidbossnunu]

most useful stat on stone crusher in my opinion (without reading the comments): -100 to monster defense per hit

[@jammyjamz89]

I hope that Old Blizzard North devs and contributors watch coooleys videos and cry like I do 🥲