
The Aspect of Untimely Death grants the Necromancer a significant bonus to their Overpowering attacks that can range anywhere between 20 and 60%.

Aspects like these can also be imprinted on your off-hand item, meaning you can still use a unique weapon in your main hand. The Aspect of Untimely Death can’t be found in the Necromancer Codex of Power so you’ll need to extract it yourself if you want to imprint it onto a specific weapon.

If The Grandfather is an ideal weapon for Bone builds, weapons imprinted with the Aspect of Untimely Death are undoubtedly most suitable for Blood builds. Updated by Jason Moth on July 17, 2023: This article has been updated to include a number of related links to articles that might be of interest to Necromancer players. In addition, you can use enchants and Aspects to customize random drops and create the weapon of your dreams. Diablo 4 does feature a number of unique items that can drop during specific encounters. However, that doesn’t mean you’re completely at the mercy of RNG while playing the game. The vast majority of weapons you’ll come across in Diablo 4 are randomly generated and won't necessarily be scaled to your level, so it’s not exactly easy to find the perfect one for your ideal build. Related: Diablo 4: Necromancer Leveling Guide

Weapons are particularly important for a Necromancer and should always take priority over other pieces of gear. This class is extremely gear-dependent, to the point where the Necromancer’s gear dictates not only their own stats, but also those of their Golem and Skeletal minions. Figuring out how to optimize the Necromancer can be a bit of a pain if you’re new to Diablo 4.
