HERO ABILITY
Corpse Blast
Erupt bones and rotten corpses beneath the target area, dealing Unholy damage to nearby enemies. Improve the corresponding talent to increase this ability's stat scaling.
HERO CODEX
Criron.
Necromancer.
Necromancer → Undead King. Explore the current abilities and talent pathways.
CHARACTER ARTWORKNecromancer → Undead King
Criron
Become one with death and command the darkness within.
26 Talents14 Ability-linked talents
Ability-linked talents improve or unlock spells. Other nodes develop the hero’s statistics and specialisations. Open a node for its recorded effects and rank details.
ABILITIES & SPELLBOOK
Know your
arsenal.
These spell introductions come from the current map. The talent pathways below describe investment effects; in-game values can change with your build and evolution.
HERO ABILITY
Animate Dead
Animate nearby corpses to fight for the Hero. Improve this ability in the Talent Tree.
HERO ABILITY
Corpses
Creates remains of corpses in the targeted area.
HERO ABILITY
Activate Mana Shield
A Magical Shield surrounds the Hero using up Mana instead of Health when taking damage. The Mana Shield is also effected by the Armor of the Hero.
HERO ABILITY
Chaos of Souls
Unleash souls from the underworld to splash and destroy the living in massive waves of death.
HERO ABILITY
Ritual
Conjure an area of death and depair where all enemies decay while undead corpses are brought back to life.
HERO ABILITY
Unholy
Unholy spirits emerge from the ground causing anything nearby to wither and die. Pools of blood will be spattered all around in horribles unholy waves.
EVOLVED FORM
Raise Necrox
Raise the Flesh Golem known as Necrox to devour all in its path. Synergy: Necroism (Increased Stats)
EVOLVED FORM
Raise Elder Mages
Summon forth the Elder Mages of Hell, the grandfathers of evil. Abilities: Mana Shield, Bloodlust
EVOLVED FORM
Necroism
Fully embracing the way of the Necromacer the Hero now summons Stronger and Faster units. Increased Life, Armor, Damage of Summons.
HERO ABILITY
Raise Giant Skeletons
Summon a Giant Skeletons from the bones beneath the Earth. Synergy: Necroism (Increased Stats)
HERO ABILITY
Unholy Touch
The Unholy Touch grants Summons Lifesteal and armor. The Touch also increases targets power granting them Stronger Spell Damage as well as other bonuses. Imbues the units Main Attack with Unholy Affinity.
HERO ABILITY
Unholy Aura
An Unholy Aura surrounds the Hero tainting all allies with dark energy granting them great and evil power. Life Regeneration/Second: (Hero Level)
THE TALENT PATHWAYS
Shape your
power.
Development compendium · 28 October 2026. This reference follows the current development map; released-map values may differ.
01
Signature
Necromancer's GiftMAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Become one with death and command the darkness within.
Gain +5% Ability Power and +5 Mana Regeneration each rank while strengthening Criron's undead creations.
Gain +5% Ability Power and +5 Mana Regeneration each rank while strengthening Criron's undead creations.
12
Core wheel
Corpse BlastMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Increase Corpse Blast's Unholy damage, Magicka scaling, impact area, and the force of its eruption.
Each rank grants +1 Blast bonus point.
Corpse Blast's own talent multiplier is x0 before investment, x1 at rank 1, then +x1 per rank; its Blast bonus is counted within that scaling.
Each rank grants +1 Blast bonus point.
Corpse Blast's own talent multiplier is x0 before investment, x1 at rank 1, then +x1 per rank; its Blast bonus is counted within that scaling.
Undying LegionsMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Bind your summons to the power of the Underworld. Each rank increases the maximum Life of all your summons by 5%.
Ossuary AegisMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Encase your summons in armor forged from bone and cursed iron. Each rank increases the Armor of all your summons by 5.
Animate DeadMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 7+
Increase the number of nearby corpses returned to battle.
Each rank raises 1 additional corpse.
Each rank raises 1 additional corpse.
Summon CorpsesMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 30+
Create stronger corpses for Animate Dead. Each rank grants +5% inherited Life, +2.5% inherited Damage, and +5 Armor; every second rank creates 1 additional corpse.
Mana ShieldMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Improve the amount of damage absorbed by Criron's Mana and reduce the Mana consumed by each incoming strike.
Casting RateMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Channel necromantic magic with greater speed.
Gain +1% Casting Rate each rank.
Gain +1% Casting Rate each rank.
Undead RegenerationMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Draw restorative power from the Underworld.
Gain +5 Life Regeneration each rank.
Gain +5 Life Regeneration each rank.
Chaos of SoulsMAX RANK 15 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Increases Chaos of Souls' damage multiplier by 1.00 per level.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
RitualMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 40+
Deepen the forbidden Ritual.
Each purchased rank sets Ritual ('A10Q') to the same Warcraft ability level.
Each purchased rank sets Ritual ('A10Q') to the same Warcraft ability level.
UnholyMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Increases Unholy Power's damage multiplier by 1.00 per level.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Talent stat multiplier: x0 before investment; rank 1 = x1, then +x1 per rank.
Unholy TouchMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Learn Unholy Touch, empowering a chosen ally with unholy fury.
Rank 1 adds its Spellbook. Resetting this talent removes it.
Rank 1 adds its Spellbook. Resetting this talent removes it.
05
Learned abilities
Deathly DominionMAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Command your undead servants with merciless authority. Each rank increases the base Damage of all your summons by 5%.
Learn Raise Giant SkeletonMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Raise a Giant Skeleton whose combat power scales directly with Criron's level, stats, and Necroism.
Unholy ResistanceMAX RANK 30 · HERO LEVEL 100+
Increase Unholy Resistance by +1 each rank.
Learn CurseMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 60+
Place a crippling curse upon enemies, weakening their combat power and leaving them vulnerable to Criron's undead army.
Learn Unholy AuraMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 80+
Taint nearby allied units with dark energy, improving their regeneration, movement, and resistance to Holy damage.
04
Hero specialisation
Giant Skeleton - Tier 1MAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Increases the amount of Skeletons Summoned.
Skeletal Guard - Tier 2MAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 40+
Increases Life/Armor/Damage of Giant Skeleton
Graveborn Horde - Tier 3MAX RANK 20 · HERO LEVEL 70+
Increases Life/Armor/Damage of Giant Skeleton. Level 10 summons 2, Level 20 Summons 3.
Undead Legion - Tier 4MAX RANK 3 · HERO LEVEL 10+
Increases Life/Armor/Damage of Necrox.
04
Evolution
Learn Raise NecroxMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Unleash bones and rotten corpses from beneath the earth in a wider eruption with greater Magicka-scaled Unholy damage.
Rank 1 learns the ability; later ranks strengthen its effects.
Rank 1 learns the ability; later ranks strengthen its effects.
Learn Raise Undead MagesMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 20+
Raise Undead Mages from nearby corpses to support Criron's army with ranged Unholy magic.
Rank 1 learns the ability; later ranks strengthen the mages.
Rank 1 learns the ability; later ranks strengthen the mages.
Learn NecroismMAX RANK 1 · HERO LEVEL 70+
Learn Necroism, deepening Criron's bond with death and strengthening his command of undead servants.
Raise Dead EvolutionMAX RANK 10 · HERO LEVEL 1+
Upgrade Raise Dead after Criron evolves. Rank 1 grants Unholy Warriors and Legion damage; later ranks add +2% inherited Damage, +3 Armor, and faster attacks. Ranks 3/5/7/10 grant Critical Strike, Life Steal, Cleave, and Spell Immunity.
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