Blizzard recently unveiled plans of releasing a Necromancer class to "Diablo 3" as part of an upcoming DLC in 2017. The latest news about "Diablo 3" Necromancer class includes the Necromancer pack contents, the playable characters, and pets.

Necromancer Details

The Necromancer will be the next fully playable class introduced to "Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls." Players will take the role of a master of the dark arts, which draws magic from the power of death itself. "Diablo 3's" Necromancer can command mighty armies of risen warriors as well as make corpses explode. Necromancer will be available as part of the "Rise of the Necromancer" pack, scheduled to release in 2017. On order to access this content, players will need both Diablo III and Reaper of Souls.

Necromancer Gameplay

"Diablo 3" Necromancer can anticipate a darker, more controlled gameplay focused around the raw materials of life: blood and bone. The gameplay will be founded in a philosophical, pragmatic approach to life and death. Necromancers will be more like a calculated instrumentalist of the darkest arts. In addition, they are zealots in their practice as they are the experts of curses and reanimation. Necromancers have pets that zealously follow their every command. Blizzard is also planning of a full set of legendary and set items for the Necromancer. This will include the class-specific scythe in their main hand.

Necromancer Pack Content

The upcoming 'Diablo 3" Necromancer will allow players to access playable characters. The Necromancer pack will include an in-game pet, two additional character slots, two additional stash tabs on PC. In addition, it will have a portrait frame, pennant, banner, and banner sigil.

Necromancer Characters

In a recent statement, Senior Designer Travis Day revealed that Blood Golem would make a homecoming in "Diablo 3" Necromancer. Moreover, the Necromancer playable characters will be two new nephalem heroes: one male, one female. It was also confirmed that there will be between four and five golems included in the upcoming pack.

"Diablo 3" is playable on PlayStation 3 and 4, and Xbox One and Xbox 360. As for the release date of "Diablo 3" Necromancer, Blizzard only revealed that it will definitely be around in 2017.