Skyrim:Necromancer

Necromancers are enemy spellcasters who specialize in Conjuration, particularly in the semi-legal school of necromancy: reanimation and suspension of the dead. They can be found in Warlock lairs or gathered around ritual or burial sites in the wilderness, frequently accompanied by skeletons or other undead, and will summon more undead allies when in combat. These mages belong to the Conjurer NPC class.

The type of necromancer you encounter depends on your level. You will continue to meet low-level necromancers even at high levels, but boss-level necromancers will always be at the highest possible level.

Necromancers

A Novice Necromancer firing a Frostbite spell

A Necromancer

Necromancers rely on their reanimated allies and Destruction spells in combat, and carry a leveled dagger in case of close-quarters fighting (iron, steel, orcish, dwarven, elven, glass, or an enchanted dagger of any quality from iron to Daedric).

They wear a pair of boots along with necromancer robes, hooded necromancer robes, robes of Alteration, robes of Destruction, robes of Restoration, or robes of Fortify Magicka Rate.

In addition to the gear listed above, necromancers have a small chance to carry potions, poisons, soul gems (including a higher chance for black soul gems above level 20), Novice or Apprentice level spell tomes, ingredients (common, uncommon, or rare), recipes, and a small amount of gold.

On death, necromancers have a 10% chance to drop potions and poisons, and a 5% chance to drop one of the following scrolls:

• Alteration: Scroll of Mass Paralysis
• Conjuration: Scroll of Conjure Storm Atronach, Scroll of Dread Zombie
• Destruction: Scroll of Blizzard, Scroll of Fire Storm
• Illusion: Scroll of Call to Arms, Scroll of Harmony, Scroll of Hysteria, Scroll of Mayhem
• Restoration: Scroll of Bane of the Undead, Scroll of Guardian Circle

Master Necromancers and Arch Necromancers have the same gear as lower-level necromancers, but have a 50% chance to carry a Staff of Chain Lightning, Staff of Fireballs, or a Staff of Ice Storms. Arch Necromancers do have the chance to carry additional soul gems.

Name	Level	Race		ID			Sta.	Spells	Perks
Novice Necromancer	1	Breton		000551b0	50	100	25	• Frostbite • Lesser Ward • Raise Zombie	None
		Breton		000551b1
		Dark Elf		000551b2
		Dark Elf		000551b3
		High Elf		000551b4
		High Elf		000551b5
		Imperial		000551b6
		Imperial		000551b7
Apprentice Necromancer	6	Breton		000551b8	142	158	25	• Fast Healing • Lesser Ward • Frostbite • Oakflesh • Ice Spike • Raise Zombie	• Recovery • Regeneration
		Breton		000551b9
		Dark Elf		000551ba
		Dark Elf		000551bb
		High Elf		000551bc
		High Elf		000551bd
		Imperial		000551be
		Imperial		000551bf
Necromancer Adept	12	Breton		000551c0	192	198	25	• Fast Healing • Reanimate Corpse • Frostbite • Steadfast Ward • Ice Spike • Stoneflesh	• Augmented Frost • Recovery • Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite • Necromancy
		Breton		000551c1
		Dark Elf		000551c2
		Dark Elf		000551c3
		High Elf		000551c4
		High Elf		000551c5
		Imperial		000551c6
		Imperial		000551c7
Necromage	19	Breton		000551c8	275	270	25	• Fast Healing • Steadfast Ward • Ice Spike • Stoneflesh • Reanimate Corpse • Turn Undead • Revenant	• Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite • Necromancy • Ward Absorb • Recovery
		Breton		000551c9
		Dark Elf		000551ca
		Dark Elf		000551cb
		High Elf		000551cc
		High Elf		000551cd
		Imperial		000551ce
		Imperial		000551cf
Ascendant Necromancer	27	Breton		000551d0	367	323	25	• Close Wounds • Ironflesh • Dread Zombie • Revenant • Fast Healing • Steadfast Ward • Ice Spike • Turn Undead • Ice Storm	• Augmented Frost • Necromancy • Dark Souls • Regeneration • Mage Armor • Respite • Magic Resistance • Ward Absorb
		Breton		000551d1
		Dark Elf		000551d2
		Dark Elf		000551d3
		High Elf		000551d4
		High Elf		000551d5
		Imperial		000551d6
		Imperial		000551d7
Master Necromancer	36	Breton		000551d0	467	383	25	• Close Wounds • Ice Storm • Dread Zombie • Ironflesh • Grand Healing • Revenant • Greater Ward • Turn Greater Undead • Ice Spike	• Augmented Frost 2 • Regeneration • Dark Souls • Respite • Mage Armor • Stability • Magic Resistance • Ward Absorb • Necromancy
		Breton		000551d1
		Dark Elf		000551d2
		Dark Elf		000551d3
		High Elf		000551d4
		High Elf		000551d5
		Imperial		000551d6
		Imperial		000551d7
Arch Necromancer	46	Breton		001091bb	575	500	50	• Close Wounds • Icy Spear • Dread Zombie • Ironflesh • Grand Healing • Revenant • Greater Ward • Turn Greater Undead • Ice Storm	• Augmented Frost 2 • Regeneration • Dark Souls • Respite • Mage Armor • Stability • Magic Resistance • Ward Absorb • Necromancy
		High Elf		001091b5

Necromancer Bosses

A Master Necromancer charging his Ice Storm spell

Apprentice Necromancer bosses have the same inventory as the lower-level necromancers listed above. Necromancer Adept, Necromage, Ascendent Necromancer and Master Necromancer bosses have the same inventory as the Master Necromancers and Arch Necromancers listed above, with the exception that Necromancer Adepts and Necromages have a 50% chance to carry a Staff of Firebolts, Staff of Ice Spikes, or Staff of Lightning Bolts rather than a Staff of Chain Lightning, Fireballs, or Ice Storms.

Name	PC Level	NPC Level	Race		ID			Sta.	Spells	Perks
Apprentice Necromancer	1 6 12	7	Breton		000e1035	175	190	25	• Fast Healing • Lesser Ward • Frostbite • Oakflesh • Ice Spike • Raise Zombie	• Recovery • Regeneration
			Breton		000e1036
			High Elf		000e1037
			High Elf		000e1049
Necromancer Adept	19	14	Breton		000e1039	234	261	25	• Fast Healing • Steadfast Ward • Frostbite • Stoneflesh • Ice Spike	• Augmented Frost • Recovery • Mage Armor • Regeneration • Magic Resistance • Respite • Necromancy
			Breton		000e103a
			High Elf		000e103b
			High Elf		000e103c
Necromage	27	21	Breton		000e103d	317	333	25	• Fast Healing • Steadfast Ward • Ice Spike • Stoneflesh • Reanimate Corpse • Turn Undead • Revenant	• Destruction Dual Casting • Recovery • Impact • Regeneration • Mage Armor • Respite • Magic Resistance • Ward Absorb • Necromancy
			Breton		000e103e
			High Elf		000e103f
			High Elf		000e1040
Ascendant Necromancer	36	30	Breton		000e1041	392	393	25	• Close Wounds • Ironflesh • Dread Zombie • Revenant • Fast Healing • Steadfast Ward • Ice Spike • Turn Undead • Ice Storm	• Augmented Frost • Magic Resistance • Dark Souls • Necromancy • Destruction Dual Casting • Regeneration • Impact • Respite • Mage Armor • Ward Absorb
			Breton		000e1042
			High Elf		000e1043
			High Elf		000e1044
Master Necromancer	46	40	Breton		000e1045	500	410	50	• Close Wounds • Ice Storm • Dread Zombie • Ironflesh • Grand Healing • Revenant • Greater Ward • Turn Greater Undead • Ice Spike	• Augmented Frost 2 • Necromancy • Dark Souls • Regeneration • Destruction Dual Casting • Respite • Impact • Stability • Mage Armor • Ward Absorb • Magic Resistance
			Breton		000e1046
			High Elf		000e1047
			High Elf		000e1048

Wolfskull Cave Necromancers

These four necromancers are found accompanying the Ritual Master at Wolfskull Cave during The Man Who Cried Wolf. The group includes a Breton woman (0009655b), a Dunmer woman (000e1036), a Nord woman (000e1037), and a Nord man (000e1049). They will have the same leveled stats as a generic necromancer of the appropriate level, but are all named "Necromancer".

Named Necromancers

Name	Location	Description
Arondil	Yngvild	An Altmer man exiled from Dawnstar for experimenting on the dead
Lu'ah Al-Skaven	Ansilvund Burial Chambers	A Redguard woman who commands an army of draugr after failing to resurrect her husband
Malkoran	Kilkreath Ruins	The mage responsible for the corruption of Meridia's temple
Nimphaneth	Reachcliff Cave	A Bosmer cannibal encountered during The Taste of Death
Sanyon	Reachcliff Cave	An Altmer cannibal encountered during The Taste of Death
Selveni Nethri	Southfringe Sanctum	A Dunmer woman trapped in Southfring Sanctum seeking to escape and find her daughter
Vals Veran	Hillgrund's Tomb	A Dunmer attempting to raise Golldir's ancestors

Related Quests

• Ancestral Worship: Help Golldir save his aunt and stop a necromancer from defiling his ancestral barrow.
• Ansilvund: Kill Lu'ah Al-Skaven in Ansilvund.
• The Black Star: Help find and repair Azura's Star.
• Blood on the Ice: Windhelm is plagued by a shadowy killer.
• Let Sleeping Wolves Lie^CC: Stop a necromancer from raising undead wolf minions.
• The Man Who Cried Wolf: Investigate reports of strange happenings in Wolfskull Cave.
• Pantea's Flute: Find a missing flute for Pantea.
• The Savior of Selveni Nethri: Help a necromancer escape from Southfringe Sanctum.
• The Staff of Hasedoki^CC: Locate a legendary staff that's been smuggled into Skyrim.
• Toying With The Dead: Retrieve a necromancer's journals for an interested buyer.

World Interactions

• Necromancers Attack Player

Dialogue

All members of the Warlock faction share a set of generic dialogue which they will use when in combat:

"You cannot even conceive of the power I wield..."

"Fire, frost, or lightning - you will suffer at my hands!"

"Don't you see? I am master of the arcane!"

"Behold my power!"

"The elements are mine to command!"

Notes

• Most necromancers have a morality of "Any Crime", which means they're willing to commit any crime. The necromancers found at Wolfskull Cave, however, have a morality of "No Crime," which means they are unwilling to commit crimes of any sort. Their aggression is still very high, though, so they will attack you on sight regardless.
• All the generic necromancers that are Bretons are listed twice in the leveled lists, which means necromancers are slightly more likely to be Breton than one of the other races.
• With the Bone Wolf Creation installed, necromancers can often be found in the company of hostile Bonewolves.
• If you have the Necromantic Grimoire Creation installed, Arch Necromancers will be wearing a Elite Necromancer Hood and Elite Necromancer Robes, which can be looted from them. ^{[verification needed — unsure about other levelled necromancers and if pickpocketing is an option]}

See Also

For more information on necromancy in the Elder Scrolls universe, see the lore article.

Books

• Ivara's Notes by Ivara of Olenveld — Journal of a necromancer hoping to gain power from the Ideal Masters ^CC
• Necromancer's Journal — A necromancer binds an undead wolf to his service ^CC
• Necromancer's Journal — A journal documenting the summoning of zombie hordes to Skyrim ^CC
• Necromancer's Letter — A letter about Necromancers taking over Fort Snowhawk
• Notes on Dimhollow Crypt, Vol. 3 by Adalvald — A Vigilant of Stendarr's notes on an ancient vampire burial site