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- "The meat becomes raw.
You can destroy necromancers to chase enemies all over the world." - ―Commander dialogue on Wave 19 (Translated Fallen)
Description
The Necromancer is a summoner enemy that appears in any map with the Enemies Beta modifier active on Wave 19, in Easy mode on Wave 13, in Intermediate mode on Wave 14, in Casual mode on Wave 15 and in Badlands II. It has high health and decent speed. It has one ability where it uses its staff to summon five Skeletons, which may be Hidden in Easy, Casual, Intermediate and Badlands II modes. Skeletons were replaced by Brick Men in Headache Headquarters by the Brain Rot modifier.
The Necromancer originally was added as an enemy internally called Summoner with the display name of Necromancer, though on the 24th of February 2024, a new modern version of the legacy Necromancer would be added, which would be identical to the Summoner in terms of design, while also being quite similar in its statistics and ability. The Summoner variant is now rarely used, as it has been slowly replaced by the Necromancer variant in all new modes. Only Polluted Wasteland II and sometimes Challenge Maps have it still appear. Both of these enemies, despite technically being different enemies, will be listed as one enemy due them being quite similar and serving the same purpose.
The Necromancer replaces the Dark Necromancer in any map with the Enemies Beta modifier active. The Necromancer can be spawned by the Nuclear Monster with its Nuclear Summon ability and by the Conjurer with its Dark Slam ability. The Grave Digger used to spawn it with its Triumphing Sheol ability. It can also be spawned by the Mystery Boss on the Molten mode, as well as in Polluted Wasteland II before the Halloween 2022 Update and in Easy mode before the 19th of July 2024.
The Necromancer also appeared in The Classic Event and Tower Defense Simulator x PLS DONATE Event.
Appearance
The Necromancer is a humanoid with a waist in its rig. It has a very desaturated light green skin color, and some of the skin on its head is missing, exposing a light grey skull. It has a black torso, sleeves, legs and cape. It has a light grey chain wrapped around its torso. It wields a dark brown wooden staff that has a small skull with light red streaks as well as grey horns on top of it, which it uses to summon Skeletons.
Strategy
- The Necromancer can be a threat when it first appears, as it can summon many Skeletons if not killed quickly, creating hordes, especially in groups.
- Killing the Necromancer before it can summon any Skeletons is recommended.
- Early game towers like the Soldier, Ace Pilot, Militant, Brawler or Golden Scout can take care of the Necromancer quite quickly.
- High DPS towers like the Minigunner and Accelerator can be prepared specifically for this enemy if early game towers are not enough, with use of the Farm to get them as they may be quite expensive.
- Do note that the Accelerator, if locked onto the Necromancer or other strong enemies, will ignore the Skeletons the Necromancer summons until the targeted enemy is defeated or leaves its range.
- The Ranger and Sniper struggle against the hordes of Skeletons the Necromancer summons due to their slow firerate. They can be set to Strongest to target and kill the Necromancer while other towers take care of the Skeletons.
- Crowd control towers, like the Mortar, Rocketeer, Shotgunner or Gladiator can be quite useful as they can damage both the Necromancer and the Skeletons it summons.
- In Easy, Casual and Intermediate modes only, the Skeletons the Necromancer summons have a chance to be Hidden, so ensure your towers are upgraded to have hidden detection.
- In Intermediate mode, the Slime enemy has the potential to turn into the Necromancer. As Slimes often come in large groups, it is easy to get overwhelmed.
- Do note that you do not earn any money from the summoned enemies.
- The Necromancer and its Skeletons move at a somewhat fast pace. You may want to use slowing towers like the Freezer, Warden or Electroshocker, though this is not necessary.
- Stalling towers with the ability to hit multiple enemies like the Electroshocker, Freezer or Frost Blaster are particularly effective against the Necromancer as they can also stall the summoned Skeletons without taking their attention away from the Necromancer.
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Trivia
- The Necromancer has the second most gamemode appearances, appearing in seven gamemodes total, behind the Breaker, Breaker2, Breaker3 and Breaker4.
- The Commander improperly mentioned this enemy as a Dark Necromancer.
- This is because the Commander's dialogue for Fallen mode is not changed when the Enemies Beta modifier is applied.
- Skeletons summoned by the Necromancer are called "Summoner's Skeleton" instead of "Necromancer's Skeleton".
- However, this is not the case in Easy mode. In that mode, the Skeletons are properly called "Necromancer's Skeleton".
- The Necromancer is also instead referred to as a "Summoner" when it is mentioned in the Halloween 2022 Update's update log.
- The Necromancer is the only enemy in Headache Headquarters that is not replaced by the Brain Rot modifier.
Update History
- 29 July 2022
- Necromancer added.
- 30 September 2022
- Now appears in Badlands II.
- Health now depends on gamemode.
- Now has 500 health in Badlands II.
- Now has 800 health in Polluted Wasteland II.
- 31 October 2022
- Now appears in any map with the Enemies Beta modifier active, replacing the Dark Necromancer.
- Now has 500 health in Enemies Beta Fallen and Pizza Party.
- Bug: Necromancer has 500 health in Polluted Wasteland II instead of 800.
- 2 November 2022
- Bugfix: Necromancer now has the correct amount of health in Polluted Wasteland II.
- 14 November 2022
- Bug: Necromancer has 500 health in Polluted Wasteland II instead of 800.
- 24 February 2024
- Necromancer variant added.
- Now appears in Easy Mode.
- Has 250 health in Easy mode.
- Speed decreased from Average (3.25) to Below Average (2.8) in Easy mode.
- Gives
$500 upon death in Easy mode.
- Summon ability has a reduced cooldown on first spawn in Easy mode.
- Summon ability has a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons in Easy mode.
- Skeletons are called "Necromancer's Skeleton" instead of "Summoner's Skeleton".
- 1 April 2024
- Now appears in Headache Headquarters.
- Has 1,200 health in Headache Headquarters.
- Summon ability now summons Brick Men that can sometimes spawn as Hidden.
- Summon ability has a reduced cooldown on first spawn in Headache Headquarters.
- Now appears in Headache Headquarters.
- 3 May 2024
- Now appears in Intermediate mode.
- Has 500 health in Intermediate mode.
- Gives
$198 every 33% health lost in Intermediate mode.
- Summon ability has a reduced cooldown on first spawn in Intermediate mode.
- Summon ability has a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons in Intermediate mode.
- Now gives
$198 every 33% health lost in Easy mode instead of
$500 on death.
- Now appears in Intermediate mode.
- 6 May 2024
- Health decreased from 500 to 450 in Intermediate mode.
- 18 May 2024
- Now appears in PVP Test.
- Has 300 health in PVP Test.
- Summon ability has a reduced cooldown on first spawn in PVP Test.
- Summon ability has a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons in PVP Test.
- Unlocked on Wave 17.
- Can be sent out for
$200 in groups of 1.
- Adds
$20 to economy.
- Bug: Spawns Skeletons on both paths in PVP Test instead of only its own path.
- Now appears in PVP Test.
- 23 May 2024
- Now appears in Molten mode, Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle.
- Has 600 health in Molten mode, 250 in Classic Candy Cane Lane, 400 in Classic Winter, 400 in Classic Forest Camp, 500 in Classic Island Chaos and 600 in Classic Castle.
- Summon ability has a reduced cooldown on first spawn in Molten mode, Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle.
- Summon ability has a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons in Molten mode, Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle.
- Speed decreased from Average (3.25) to Below Average (2.8) in Molten mode.
- Now appears in Molten mode, Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle.
- 27 May 2024
- Health decreased from 600 to 250 in Molten mode.
- 28 May 2024
- No longer appears in Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Winter, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos and Classic Castle, as they have been removed.
- 29 May 2024
- 21 June 2024
- Send cost decreased from
$300 to
$260.
- Send cooldown increased from 4 to 6.
- Now has 600 health in Back to Basics.
- Send cost decreased from
- 19 July 2024
- Send cooldown removed.
- 2 August 2024
- No longer appears in Fallen mode, as it has been replaced by the Fallen Necromancer.
- 25 September 2024
- 6 November 2024
- Necromancer can no longer have its defense dropped while a Boss enemy.
- 13 November 2024
- Now appears in Pls Donate.
- Has 600 health in the Easy difficulty and 1,000 health in the Hard difficulty.
- Now appears in Pls Donate.
- 4 December 2024
- No longer appears in Pls Donate, as it has been removed.
- 11 December 2024
- Now appears in Casual mode.
- Has 450 health.
- No longer appears in Molten mode, as it has been replaced by the Molten Necromancer.
- Now appears in Casual mode.
- 16 December 2024
- Bugfix: Now has 800 health in Polluted Wasteland II, due to Enemies Beta being removed.
- 22 January 2025
- No longer appears in Pizza Party.
- 5 February 2025 - V1.52.0
- Health increased from 500 to 1,200 in Badlands II.
- Cash given is now mode dependent.
- Gives
$198 every 33% health in Easy, Casual and Intermediate mode.
- Gives
$400 every 33% health in Badlands II.
- Gives
$2 every 33% health in modes without set cash.
- Gives
- Now uses its modern variant, giving it some changes to its summons in Badlands II, mainly having a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons.
Notes
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Breaker2 Wave 11 |
Necromancer & Armored Wave 13 |
Slow Boss Wave 16 |
Casual | ||
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Breaker2 Wave 13 |
Necromancer Wave 15 |
Slow Boss Wave 16 |
Intermediate | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Breaker2 Wave 12 |
Necromancer & Reaver Wave 14 |
Living Experiment & Skeleton Wave 16 |
Nuclear (Polluted Wasteland II) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Mystery Wave 16 |
Necromancer Wave 19 |
Toxic Wave 20 |
Western (Badlands II) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Giant Skeleton Wave 15 |
Necromancer Wave 16 |
Withered Wave 18 |
Headache Headquarters (1 April 2024 ā 8 April 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Png Bot2 Wave 11 |
Necromancer Wave 13 |
Armored Toilet Wave 14 |
Classic Candy Cane Lane (The Classic Event, Mission 1) (23 May 2024 ā 28 May 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Redcliff Traitor Wave 6 |
Necromancer Wave 7 |
Slow Boss Wave 8 |
Classic Winter (The Classic Event, Mission 2) (23 May 2024 ā 28 May 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Breaker2 & Redcliff Traitor Wave 6 |
Necromancer Wave 8 |
Korblox General Wave 9 |
Classic Forest Camp (The Classic Event, Mission 3) (23 May 2024 ā 28 May 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Breaker2 Wave 5 |
Hidden Boss & Necromancer Wave 7 |
Breaker4 Wave 8 |
Classic Island Chaos (The Classic Event, Mission 4) (23 May 2024 ā 28 May 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Korblox Soul Wave 5 |
Necromancer Wave 7 |
Redcliff Traitor & Korblox Soul Wave 8 |
Classic Castle (The Classic Event, Mission 5) (23 May 2024 ā 28 May 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Hidden Boss Wave 6 |
Necromancer & Hidden Wave 7 |
Korblox General Wave 8 |
Pls Donate (Tower Defense Simulator x PLS DONATE Event) (13 November 2024 ā 4 December 2024) | ||
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Previous Debut | Current Debut | Next Debut |
Breaker2 Wave 11 |
Necromancer Wave 13 |
Dev & Alien Wave 15 (Easy) Dev, Alien & Breaker4 Wave 15 (Hard) |