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Necromancer
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"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)
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"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)

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"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)
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"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)

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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.
  • 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.
    • However, the Skeletons it would usually summon are replaced by Brick Men, and its health is increased to 1,200.

Update History

Notes

  1. ā†‘ Only first Necromancer spawned in Easy is a boss.


BeginnersHardcoreIconEasy
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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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Breaker2
Wave 12
Necromancer & Reaver
Wave 14
Living Experiment & Skeleton
Wave 16
Nuclear (Polluted Wasteland II)
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Mystery
Wave 16
Necromancer
Wave 19
Toxic
Wave 20
Western (Badlands II)
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Giant Skeleton
Wave 15
Necromancer
Wave 16
Withered
Wave 18
Headache Headquarters
(1 April 2024 ā€“ 8 April 2024)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Breaker2
Wave 11
Necromancer
Wave 13
Dev & Alien
Wave 15 (Easy)
Dev, Alien & Breaker4
Wave 15 (Hard)


EnemiesNewHeader
Regular Enemies
Tutorial
Easy Mode
Casual Mode
Intermediate Mode
Molten Mode
Fallen Mode
Hardcore Mode
Polluted Wasteland II
Badlands II
Pizza Party
Challenge Maps Only
Event Enemies
The Heights
Area 51
Nightmare Carnival
Village of Despair
Eggy Island
Trick or Threat Town
Outpost 32
(Frost Invasion)
Cyber City
Solar Eclipse Event Rotfield
Foggy Forest
Tower Outskirts
Totality Tower
D00M's Revenge
Cold Ambush
Lunar Overture Event A Dark Tale
The Haunted Past
The Great Finale
Krampus Frosthold
Huevous Hunt
The Classic Event Classic Candy Cane Lane
Classic Winter
Classic Forest Camp
Classic Island Chaos
Classic Castle
Hexscape Event Failed Gateway
The Nightmare Realm
Containment
Pls Donate
Outpost 32
(Operation I.C.E)
Legacy Enemies
Replaced
Pre-MEGA
Golden Mode
Polluted Wasteland
Hidden Wave (Legacy)
Headache Headquarters
Other
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