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Removed in 7.29Necronomicon was taken out of the game in 7.29 (Apr 2021). If you used it, you will need a replacement.
6 buffs and 4 nerfs in total: roughly even.
Cost and recipe
- ▲Manacost increased from 50 to 150changed 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
Biggest changes
- ▲Duration increased from 50 to 60adjusted 2 times across 2 patches, net buff
- ▼Gold and XP bounties reduced from 100/150/200 to 50/100/150
- ▲Mana Break increased from 20/30/40 to 30/40/50
- ◆Mana Break damage from 60 to 50%
- ▼Strength reduced from 10/15/20 to 6/12/18
- ▲Last Will damage increased from 550/675/800 to 600/700/800
- ▲Mana regeneration increased from 2/2.5/3 to 3/3.5/4
- ▲No longer provides Archer Aura (movement/attack speed of necro units increased with the same amount as the aura provided)
- ◆Attack damage type changed from Piercing to Hero and damage amount adjusted such that the net effect is -57% vs creeps, -10% vs buildings and +26% vs heroes
- ▼Mana regen reduced from 3/3.5/4 to 2/3/4
- ▼Last Will no longer deals damage through Spell Immunity
Most recent change patch 7.27, Jun 2020
- ▲No longer provides Archer Aura (movement/attack speed of necro units increased with the same amount as the aura provided)
- ◆Attack damage type changed from Piercing to Hero and damage amount adjusted such that the net effect is -57% vs creeps, -10% vs buildings and +26% vs heroes
- ▼Mana regen reduced from 3/3.5/4 to 2/3/4
What it did before it was removed
- + 6 / 12 / 18 Strength
- + 2 / 3 / 4 Mana Regeneration
- Demonic Summoning Active 80s cooldownSummons a Warrior and an Archer to fight for you for 60 seconds. Warrior: Burns mana every hit, and deals magical damage to whoever kills it. Gains True Sight at level 3. Health: 800 Damage: 25 Mana Break Damage: 30 Last Will Damage: 600 Archer: Has a passive movement and attack speed aura. Gains Purge at Level 3. Health: 800 Damage: 37 Aura Move Speed: 5 Aura Radius: 1200
Built from Sage's Mask, Sage's Mask, Belt of Strength plus a 1,250 gold recipe.