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Necromancer

Tower • Legacy Enemy • Modern Enemy

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Necromancer
Mode Appearance	Easy Casual Intermediate Challenge Trials Nuclear Western Basic Arena PVP Molten Arena PVP Challenges Juggernaut Jailed Towers β - Legion Oops! All slimes! Vanguard Boss Rush Events The Classic Mission 1 The Classic Mission 2 The Classic Mission 3 The Classic Mission 4 The Classic Mission 5 Pls Donate (Easy) Pls Donate (Hard) The Takeover (Noob) The Takeover (Pro) Halloween 2025 Live Event
Wave Debut	13 (Easy, Headache Headquarters & Basic Arena PVP) 15 (Casual) 14 (Intermediate & Molten Area PVP) 12 (Challenge Trials) 16 (Western) 10 (Nuclear) Originally: 7 (Classic Candy Cane Lane, Classic Forest Camp, Classic Island Chaos, Classic Castle & Nil Zone) 8 (Classic Winter) 6 (The Takeover Noob) 9 (The Takeover Pro)
Statistics
Base Health	300 (Easy) 450 (Intermediate & Casual) 1,000 (Challenge Trials) 1,350 (Western) 1,500 (Nuclear) 400 (Basic Arena PVP) 500 (Molten Arena PVP) 600 (Sandbox) Challenges 400 (Boss Rush)
Health Scaling	Trio - 1,800 (Nuclear) Quad - 2,000 (Nuclear)
Speed	Below Average (2.8) Average (3.25, Summoner version)
Cash Given	$198 every 33% health (Easy, Casual & Intermediate) $400 every 33% health (Western) $1,155 every 33% health (Nuclear) $2 every 33% health (Default)
Spawned By	Nuclear Monster Conjurer
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Stun Immune (Variable) Freeze Immune (Variable) Health Regen (Variable) Slime (Variable) Bloated (Variable) Nimble (Variable) Boss Immunities: Freeze Immunity Stun Immunity Poison Slowdown Confusion Thorn Slowdown Nuke Fallout Damage DJ Booth Slowdown Defense Dropping Hacker Conversion Hacker Slowdown
Ability
AbilityCooldown: 14Starting CD: 3	Summon - Slams its staff into the ground, creating purple smoke and summoning five Skeletons (Brick Men in Headache Headquarters). Some summons can be Hidden, though the Summoner version does not do that.
PVP
Send Cost	$260
Send Cost	$260
Wave Unlock	18
Wave Unlock	18
Economy Bonus	$0
Economy Bonus	$0
Send Number	1
Send Number	1
Spawn Timer	1.5
Spawn Timer	1.5
Stat Changes	500 Health
Stat Changes	500 Health

• Current
• The Takeover Event
• Version 1
• Translated

"Looks like ending all of those zombies attracted a Necromancer!
Don't give him a chance to raise the undead!
Those minions are tricky, but destroy them as fast as possible!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 13 (Easy & Headache Headquarters)

"A Necromancer is beginning to reanimate the corpses to fight once more!
Take them out first before their minions overwhelms^[sic] you!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 15 (Casual)

"There's a necromancer nearby!
I'm getting a bad feeling about this!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 12 (Challenge Trials)

"Watch out for Necromancers and make sure to shoot their minions in the face.
Then shoot them again!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 7 (The Takeover Event, Noob)

"Hey! I think they're finally gone-!.
Ah...Nope. Still coming."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 9 (The Takeover Event, Pro)

"Looks like the zombie horde is "summoning" a Necromancer.
Don't let them get the chance to raise even more zombies!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 19 (Formerly, Molten)
Commander dialogue on Wave 13 (Formerly, Normal)

"A dark necromancer is approaching!
It can summon enemies from the ground, so kill the necromancer quickly!"

―Commander dialogue on Wave 19 (Formerly, Fallen & Special Maps)

"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 and Basic Arena PVP modes on Wave 13, in Intermediate and Molten Arena PVP modes on Wave 14, in Casual mode on Wave 15, in Challenge Trials on Wave 12, in Badlands II on Wave 16 and in Polluted Wasteland II on Wave 10. It has high health and decent speed. It has one ability where it uses its staff to summon five Skeletons, which may be Hidden. 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 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.

In any Challenge Map mode that has the Dark Necromancer and the Enemies Beta modifier active, the Necromancer replaces the Dark Necromancer. The Necromancer can be spawned by the Nuclear Monster with its Nuclear Summon ability and can be spawned by the Conjurer with its Dark Slam ability. The Grave Digger used to spawn it with its Triumphing Sheol ability. It used to also be spawned by the Mystery Boss on the Molten mode before the 11th of December 2024, 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, Tower Defense Simulator x PLS DONATE Event and The Takeover 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.
  • Area of effect towers, like the Mortar, Rocketeer, Shotgunner or Mercenary Base's Grenadiers can be quite useful as they can damage both the Necromancer and the Skeletons it summons.
  • The Hacker can be decent here, as it damage the Necromancer by converting the summoned Skeletons into hologram clones.
• 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 crowd control towers like the Freezer, Warden or Electroshocker, though this is not necessary.
  • Stalling towers with the ability to hit multiple enemies, such as 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.

Gallery

Animations

Current walk animation (29 July 2022 – Present)

Current Summon animation (29 July 2022 – Present)

Converted Variants

Green variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)

Overclock variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)

Corpse Variants

Second Corpse variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)

Icons

Necromancer on a game icon.

Promotional Videos

PLS DONATE Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer on a promotional video.

Rocketeer Rework - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer on a promotional video.

Swarmer Rework - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer on a promotional video.

Assassin Tower Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer on a promotional video.

Trailers

Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️

Necromancer in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator- Halloween 2022 Trailer

Necromancer in the game trailer.

Skill Tree Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer in the game trailer.

Summer Battlepass - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer in the game trailer.

Medic & Turret Update Trailer - Tower Defense Simulator

Necromancer in the game trailer.

Miscellaneous

Necromancer on its Index icon (Necromancer variant).

Necromancer on its Index icon (Summoner variant).

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 was the only enemy in Headache Headquarters that is not replaced by the Brain Rot modifier in 2024, though in 2025 two more enemies would not be replaced, these being the Speedy Boss and Brute.
  • However, the Skeletons it would usually summon are replaced by Brick Men, and its health is increased to 1,200.

Update History

• 29 July 2022 - v1.3.0
  • Necromancer added.
• 30 September 2022 - v1.4.0
  • 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 - v1.4.2
  • 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 - v1.4.2c
  • 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 - v1.14.0
  • 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 - v1.17.2
  • 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.
• 3 May 2024 - v1.20.0
  • 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.
• 6 May 2024 - v1.20.1
  • Health decreased from 500 to 450 in Intermediate mode.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • 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.
• 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
  • 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.
• 27 May 2024 - v1.23.2
  • Health decreased from 600 to 250 in Molten mode.
• 28 May 2024 - v1.23.3
  • 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 - v1.23.4
  • Wave unlock increased from 17 to 18.
  • Send cost increased from $200 to $300.
  • Send cooldown increased from 1 to 4.
  • Economy boost decreased from $20 to $0.
  • Bugfix: No longer spawns Skeletons on both paths in PVP Test.
• 21 June 2024 - v1.25.0
  • Send cost decreased from $300 to $260.
  • Send cooldown increased from 4 to 6.
  • Now has 600 health in Back to Basics.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • Send cooldown removed.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • No longer appears in Fallen mode, as it has been replaced by the Fallen Necromancer.
• 25 September 2024 - v1.33.0
  • Health increased from 250 to 300 in Easy mode.
  • Now is a Boss enemy when it first spawns in Easy mode.
• 6 November 2024 - v1.40.0
  • Necromancer can no longer have its defense dropped while a Boss enemy.
• 13 November 2024 - v1.41.0
  • Now appears in Pls Donate.
    • Has 600 health in the Easy difficulty and 1,000 health in the Hard difficulty.
• 4 December 2024 - v1.44.0
  • No longer appears in Pls Donate, as it has been removed.
• 11 December 2024 - v1.45.0
  • Now appears in Casual mode.
    • Has 450 health.
  • No longer appears in Molten mode, as it has been replaced by the Molten Necromancer.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Bugfix: Now has 800 health in Polluted Wasteland II, due to Enemies Beta being removed.
• 22 January 2025 - v1.50.0
  • 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.
  • Now uses its modern variant, giving it some changes to its summons in Badlands II, mainly having a chance to summon Hidden Skeletons.
• 19 February 2025 - v1.54.0
  • Health increased from 800 to 2,500 in Polluted Wasteland II.
  • Cash given increased from $198 to $1,155 every 33% health.
• 5 March 2025 - v1.56.0
  • Health decreased from 2,500 to 1,500 in Polluted Wasteland II.
• 1 April 2025 - v1.58.1a
  • Necromancer now appears in Headache Headquarters as part of April Fools 2025 Event.
• 8 April 2025 - v1.59.6b
  • Necromancer no longer appears in Headache Headquarters.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Now appears in Low Rank and Mid Rank PVP Test.
    • Has 500 health in Mid Rank.
    • Has a spawn timer of 1.5 in Low Rank.
    • Health increased from 300 to 400 in Low Rank.
    • Number sent increased from 1 to 1-2.
    • Now changes the health of the Necromancer to 500 when sent.
• 23 April 2025 - v1.62.0
  • No longer appears in the PVP Test as it has been removed.
• 23 July 2025 - v1.71.0
  • Now appears in Basic Arena and Molten Arena PVP, carrying over most of its PVP Test statistics.
    • Number sent decreased from 1-2 to 1.
• 12 September 2025 - v1.74.3a
  • Now appears in Sk8 P4rk Noob and Pro difficulty as part of The Takeover Event.
    • Has 600 health in Noob difficulty and 1,000 health in Pro difficulty in Sk8 P4rk.
    • Gives $198 every 33% health lost in Noob difficulty and $283 every 33% health lost in Pro difficulty of Sk8 P4rk.
• 22 September 2025 - v1.74.3g
  • No longer appears in Sk8 P4rk, as it has been removed.
• 24 September 2025 - v1.75.0
  • Now appears in Challenge Trials.
    • Has 1,000 health in Challenge Trials.
    • Gives $297 every 33% health lost.
• 1 October 2025 - v1.76.0
  • Bug: No longer gives the intended cash reward in Challenge Trials.
• 4 October 2025 - v1.76.2b
  • Necromancer now appears in Nil Zone as part of the Halloween 2025 Live Events.
    • Has 2,500 health.
    • Gives $675 every 33% health lost.
• 4 October 2025 - v1.76.2d
  • Necromancer no longer spawns in Nil Zone, as the Halloween 2025 Live Event has ended.
• 11 October 2025 - v1.76.4a
  • Necromancer now appears in Nil Zone as part of the Halloween 2025 Live Events.
  • Health decreased from 2,500 to 2,000 in Nil Zone.
• 12 October 2025 - v1.76.4b
  • Necromancer no longer spawns in Nil Zone, as the Halloween 2025 Live Event has ended.

Notes

Easy
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 11	Necromancer & Armored Wave 13	Slow Boss Wave 16

Casual
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 13	Necromancer Wave 15	Slow Boss Wave 16

Intermediate
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 13	Necromancer & Reaver Wave 14	Living Experiment Wave 16

Challenge Trials
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Armored Wave 11	Necromancer Wave 12	Bolt Wave 13

Nuclear (Polluted Wasteland II)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Lurker Wave 9	Necromancer Wave 10	Toxic Wave 11

Western (Badlands II)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Giant Skeleton Wave 15	Necromancer Wave 16	Withered Wave 18

Basic Arena PVP
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 11	Necromancer Wave 13	Armored Wave 14

Molten Arena PVP
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Enraged & Armored Wave 11	Reaver & Necromancer Wave 14	Living Experiment Wave 16

Headache Headquarters (1 April 2025 – 8 April 2025)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Png Bot2 Wave 11	Armored Toilet & Necromancer Wave 13	Megatron Toilet Wave 16

Classic Candy Cane Lane (The Classic Event, Mission 1) (23 May 2024 – 28 May 2024)
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 – 28 May 2024)
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 – 28 May 2024)
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 – 28 May 2024)
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 – 28 May 2024)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Hidden Boss Wave 6	Necromancer & Hidden Wave 7	Korblox General Wave 8

Noob (The Takeover)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 5	Necromancer Wave 6	Bolt Wave 7

Pro (The Takeover)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 7	Reaver & Necromancer Wave 9	Living Experiment & Hazmat Wave 11

Pls Donate (Tower Defense Simulator x PLS DONATE Event) (13 November 2024 – 4 December 2024)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 11	Necromancer Wave 13	Dev & Alien Wave 15 (Easy) Dev, Alien & Breaker4 Wave 15 (Hard)

Nil Zone (Halloween 2025 Live Events) (11 October 2025 – 12 October 2025)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 & Corrupted Terror Wave 6	Necromancer Wave 7	Corrupted Blight Walker & Null Beast Wave 8