Minecraft Dungeons:Necromancer

“	NECROMANCER THE THREAT – Another Undead horror, necromancers use their staffs to summon zombies and skeletons to carry out their dirty work. They will also rapidly fire damaging bolts from their staff to make dealing with their summoned minions even harder! YOUR STRATEGY – The best way to defeat a necromancer is to keep your distance and shoot it with a bow – Ideally one enchanted with Multishot so you can hit the summoned mobs at the same time as the necromancer. If you are forced into melee combat, try to hide in a corner to avoid being swarmed by skeletons and zombies.	„
	— Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes

A necromancer is an undead hostile mob that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons.

Appearance[]

Necromancers are large skeletons that wear blue turfs, a cape with blue stripes near the end, a golden belt with a blue gem in the middle, has greenish eyes, and wears a gold crown-like headwear. Necromancers always hold a staff with a blue orb placed upon a stick. They look similarly to the Nameless One but are slightly smaller, about 2.5 blocks tall, and wear a purple robe with blue markings.

Spawning[]

Behavior[]

Basic attack

Necromancer basic attack

Necromancers use their staff to summon zombies to attack heroes. They summon mobs much more often than the Nameless One. Should the hero get too close, necromancers immediately flee until they are a safe distance from the hero, and then summon mobs again.

Strong attack

Necromancer strong attack

Necromancers also rapidly fire damaging laser orbs from their staff to heroes. The laser orbs deal less damage than the zombie's melee attack but more damage than the skeleton's ranged attack, and they also knock the hero back.

Novelty

Necromancer "Novelty"

Necromancer sometimes throws it's staff into the air while idling. As one of the easter eggs in the game.

Haunted Caller[]

The haunted caller is an ancient necromancer that can be encountered during ancient hunts with the minimum offering of the following runes:

The ancient resides within a Creepy Crypt-themed arena and possesses, at minimum, the following enchantments:

Six enchanted skeleton horsemen act as the ancient's minions, possessing the following enchantments:

Cowardice

Upon defeating the haunted caller, a gilded variant of the following items drops as a reward:

Sounds[]

Sound	Description
	Boney laugh
	Death
	Hurt
	Idle
	Laugh
	Prepare summon
	Spell
	Step
	Summon

Arrows[]

Sound	Description
	Arrow Impact Normal

Data values[]

In the game files, necromancers are referred to internally by the name SkeletonNecromancer.
In the sound file, the torment quiver is referred to internally by the name necromancerQuiver.

SkeletonNecromancer;

Basic health: 600
Push multiplier: 0.6
Ranged Post Attack Delay: 5.0
Ranged Acquire Target Range Units: 1200.0
Ranged Lose Target Range Units: 1600.0
Ranged Min Distance Before Fleeing: 500.0
Range: 1200.0
Number Of Projectiles: 1
Delay Seconds: 0.5
Delay Seconds Per Projectile: 0.0
Angle Span: 0.0
Angle Off set: 0.0
Max Randomized Angle Factor: 0.0
Non Random First Arrow: true

History[]

Minecraft Dungeons
Dungeons Beta					Added necromancers.
1.3.2.0					Now spawns in a secret area in the Overgrown Temple.
1.8.0.0					Added the haunted caller.
1.8.0.0					Now appears in the Woodland Mansion and Woodland Prison.
1.9.1.0					Now spawns in a secret area in the Abyssal Monument.
1.10.2.0					Now appears in The Stronghold.
1.10.3.0					Reduced charge speed.
1.10.3.0					A necromancer can lock onto a hero who flees more than 20 blocks. ^{[citation needed]}

Trivia[]

A necromancer was seen summoning drowned within the reveal for the hidden depths. However, it was a placeholder for drowned necromancers, the aquatic variant of the mob. Despite this, it can spawn on the land section within the abyssal monument.
Necromancers have a rare idle animation where they throw their staff in the air, then strike a pose in celebration.
A necromancer's laugh can be heard in 0:30 Caves & Cliffs part one trailer.