Necromancer is one of the most self-sustainable classes in Diablo 4, and a lot of that comes down to the fact they’re capable of summoning monsters to assist them. It’s one of the defining features of the class. Players can pick and choose what monsters they want to summon. Some work better in specific scenarios compared to others.
For example, the Book of the Dead allows you to summon Skeletal Warriors, Skeletal Mages, and Golems—the latter of which are incredibly handy since they’re the burlier of the bunch. They can attack, absorb damage for you, and even heal themselves. They’ve saved me more times than I can count.
To get them, you’ll need to meet some prerequisites.
How do you unlock the Golems in Diablo 4?
To unlock the ability to summon Golems as a Necromancer, you must reach level 25 and complete the Necromancer: Call of the Underworld quest.
To track this quest, open your map, navigate to the Necromancer: Call of the Underworld quest, and select “track.” As soon as you’ve tracked this quest, you’ll notice it leads you northwest of Menestad at Sarkova Pass.
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The Necromancer: Call of the Underworld quest requires you to complete a few steps, which include the following:
- Pray at the Shrine of Rathma and talk to the specter Maltorius to trigger a conversation. He’ll ask you to collect 12 Unbroken Bones from the skeleton enemies that spawn in the area.
- To get the Unbroken Bones, you just need to kill the skeletons and collect the resource as it drops.
- If you notice no more skeletons in the area, you may need to wait around a minute, and they’ll respawn. When doing this portion of the quest, I found that by the time I killed all of the skeletons and ran back to the starting shrine area, all of the skeletons I’d killed had already respawned. So don’t worry—you won’t be waiting for them to respawn for hours.
- And once you have the Unbroken Bones, take them to the Bitter Cave. You can see the shrine and cave locations on the map below.
4. Inside the cave, you’ll need to slay several skeletons in the cave to fill the Jar of Souls artifact.
5. Once you’re done, speak to Maltorius again, and you will unlock the Bone Golem, which will be added to your list of Necromancer abilities.
It may seem like a lot just to summon a Golem, but they’re worth it.
How to summon a Golem in Diablo 4
Being able to summon a Golem is very handy, especially if you need a tank or an extra set of hands to do damage. Summoning a Golem is pretty easy if you follow these steps:
- Navigate to your Skill Assignment page. For PC players, the short key is S. However, for console players, you need to press either the Menu or Options buttons and navigate to the Abilities tab.
2. On the Skill Assignment page, you’ll notice your Book of the Dead summons at the bottom of your available skill list—the one on the right is your Golem. You will also see your Golem’s list of abilities, the type of Golem, and an option to Assign Skill—select it.
3. Assign the Golem to an available skill slot by selecting “Confirm.” If you make a mistake, select the “Unassign” button.
4. To summon your Golem, press the key or button that you’ve assigned to your Golem.
What are the Golem variants in Diablo 4?
As you level up, you can unlock other variants, including Blood Golems and Iron Golems, which unlock at levels 28 and 32, respectively. However, you will first start with Bone Golems.
Personally, I like Iron Golems; their ability to attack multiple enemies is excellent. Depending on your Necromancer build, you may prefer the Bone or Blood Golems, or you may even sacrifice them for additional crit strike damage, but you’ll lose the ability to summon Golems.
How to change your Golem variant in Diablo 4
There may come the point where you want to switch from the Bone Golem to either the Blood or Iron Golem. It’s easy to do if you follow these steps:
- Navigate to your Book of Shadows. On PC, the short keys are “Up Arrow” plus “S.” On the console, select Menu or Options, and navigate to the “Book of the Dead” page.
- Select the Golem menu, which shows all three Golem variants. And then, select which Golem you’d like to change to, including which upgrade or whether you’d want to sacrifice your Golem.
- Once you’ve selected a different Golem variant, your Golem will disappear if it’s been summoned. You must re-summon your Golem via your assigned key to summon it once again. But this time, it will be the new Golem variant.
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Depending on your Necromancer build, your Golem may take on the role of tank, DPS, or sacrifice.
