Necromancer

A summoner: weak himself, but the undead army adds damage every round – first corpses, then skeletons, then victory.

• Full army: 3 Warriors (+3) + Bone Golem (+2) on every attack
• Resurrect (10 corpses): the killing blow sets you to 5 instead of 0
• Corpse Explosion: 4 + up to 3 bonus dice, a soul makes it all undefendable
• Decrep-ify: −1 damage and a reroll cap on the next enemy turn

• Shear (3–5) is the weakest core attack in the roster
• Undead die to his own scythe rolls at phase end
• Complexity 6 with UNEARTH management on top

• Shear

  Standard route

  Reliable damage route for turns without special setup.

  Take it as soon as 3× 🗡 Scythe is mostly on the table after roll 1 (98% across all three rolls): safe damage beats rerolling working dice for a harder route.

  3× 🗡 Scythe · 3 damage

• Reanimate

  Setup

  Setup attack: places effects that later turns rely on.

  Play it early while turns remain for the effect to pay off – as the last action of a close game Reanimate deals no damage.

  3× 🦴 Bones

• Harvest

  Standard route

  Reliable damage route for turns without special setup.

  Take it as soon as 3× 🗡 Scythe + 1× 💀 Soul is mostly on the table after roll 1 (78% across all three rolls): safe damage beats rerolling working dice for a harder route.

  3× 🗡 Scythe + 1× 💀 Soul · about 2 damage

• Corpse Explosion

  Burst

  High single-turn damage that locks several dice.

  Only go for it when at most one symbol of 1× 🗡 Scythe + 1× 🦴 Bones + 2× 💀 Soul is missing after roll 1 (49% across all three rolls); otherwise you give up an already safe route.

  1× 🗡 Scythe + 1× 🦴 Bones + 2× 💀 Soul · about 8 damage

• Blight

  Control

  Control route: damage plus an effect against the opponent's next turn.

  Worth it when the opponent is hunting their strong route next turn (59% across all three rolls): the effect beats a few extra damage points there.

  Small straight (4 in a row) · 5 damage · decrep-ify

• Black Shroud

  Burst

  High single-turn damage that locks several dice.

  Only go for it when at most one symbol of 4× 💀 Soul is missing after roll 1 (10% across all three rolls); otherwise you give up an already safe route.

  4× 💀 Soul · 4 damage

• Deadman's Party

  Burst

  High single-turn damage that locks several dice.

  Only go for it when at most one symbol of 3× 🦴 Bones + 2× 💀 Soul is missing after roll 1 (21% across all three rolls); otherwise you give up an already safe route.

  3× 🦴 Bones + 2× 💀 Soul · 6 damage

• Necro-Dancer!

  Finisher

  Ultimate: the board's highest damage value with the hardest requirement.

  Do not force 5× 💀 Soul (1% across all three rolls): only when the requirement is reachable after roll 1 is giving up the safe route worth it.

  5× 💀 Soul · 10 damage · decrep-ify

• Corpse Dial: Max 10: 2 = Skeletal Warrior (max 3, +1 each), 3 = Skeletal Mage (Decrep-ify/health steal), 6 = Bone Golem (+2, sacrifice block), 10 = Resurrect. Reanimate 3–4, Blight +1–2, Harvest +1, Resist Death per bones, Corpse Explosion returns. Order: 2 Warriors → Mage → 3rd Warrior → Golem. Buying instantly off Reanimate saves 1 corpse per undead.
• Untote (Companions): Each usable once per turn: Warrior +1 damage, Mage Decrep-ify or steal 1 health, Golem +2 or sacrifice when attacked (2 counter + 2 prevention). At phase end: 1 die per activated undead – every scythe removes one. Summon with corpses in the main phase; Black Shroud summons for free. Deadman's Party and the ultimate skip the removal roll – THOSE are the rounds for full activation.
• Corpse Dial max 10; Skeletal Warriors max 3; after activation, undead face scythe removal at phase end.
• Decrep-ify is marked only where ability/profile data names it; no extra stack limit is inferred.
• 2 corpses = first Warrior, 3 = Mage, 6 = Bone Golem, 10 = Resurrect as documented in the profile.
• 3/5 souls are relevant Corpse Explosion/ultimate thresholds.
• Corpse Dial: Reanimate 3–4, Blight +1–2, Harvest +1, Resist Death per bones, Corpse Explosion returns.
• Corpse Dial: Order: 2 Warriors → Mage → 3rd Warrior → Golem. Buying instantly off Reanimate saves 1 corpse per undead.
• Untote (Companions): Summon with corpses in the main phase; Black Shroud summons for free.
• Untote (Companions): Deadman's Party and the ultimate skip the removal roll – THOSE are the rounds for full activation.

• Barbarian

  Barbarian takes over damage and fills the open team role.

• Monk

  Monk takes over damage and fills the open team role.

• Cursed Pirate

  Cursed Pirate takes over damage and fills the open team role.

• Loki

  Necromancer keeps Loki tied up with Decrep Ify, many of Loki's effects get cancelled that way.

• Scarlet Witch

  Necromancer keeps Scarlet Witch tied up with Decrep Ify, many of Scarlet Witch's effects get cancelled that way.

• Tactician

  Necromancer keeps Tactician tied up with Decrep Ify, many of Tactician's effects get cancelled that way.

• Druid

  Druid keeps Necromancer tied up with Wound, and Necromancer already needs tight rolls.

• Huntress

  Huntress keeps Necromancer tied up with Bleed, and Necromancer already needs tight rolls.

• Forgemaster

  Necromancer lands spikes up to 10 damage once Corpse Dial is up – more than Masterwork prevents.