Necromancer Class Guide • The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

Necromancer is one of the most unique classes in the game thanks to its second resource system, the Necrosis Stack. Managing when to gain Necrosis and when to spend it on your abilities turns into this really satisfying little mini-game that runs alongside the main loop. It adds an extra layer of decision-making that I genuinely enjoy. Boneyard is one of my favourites – it completely ignores enemy defence, which makes it way stronger than it might look at first glance. I feel like that one’s still kind of underrated.

But of course, the absolute highlight of this class is Spiritual Guardian. Once summoned, it can persist between battles, and that changes everything. It’s not just a summon you throw away for a single encounter – it sticks around, supports you, and honestly just makes the class feel alive in a really cool way. In the video, I go over every ability on both sides of the class sheet, walk through my solo build, and show how to set things up to keep your Guardian active as long as possible. There’s also a full gameplay demo so you can see how this all plays out in action.