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*{{SmIconLink|Longsword_%2B1_Icon.png|Phalar Aluve}} can debuff nearby enemies with a {{SmIconLink|Bane_Icon.png|Bane}}-like effect and an extra {{DamageText | 1d4 | Thunder}} on hit or, alternatively, buff nearby allies with a {{SmIconLink|Bless_Icon.png|Bless}}-like effect.  As of Patch 3, the Sing or Shriek effects persist even when Phalar Aluve is un-equipped.

*{{SmIconLink|Hellrider's Pride Icon.png|Hellrider's Pride}} provides {{SmIconLink|Blade Ward Icon.png|Blade Ward}} when healing a character or creature.  Will not effect undead summons.

*{{SmIconLink|Shield_of_Devotion_Icon.png|Shield of Devotion}} allows you to cast a version of [[Aid]] on nearby allies once per Long Rest.

*{{SmIconLink|Voss' Silver Sword.png|Duke Ravengard's Longsword}} grants nearby allies temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier when you land a killing blow.

*{{SmIconLink|Mace_PlusTwo_Icon.png|Devotee's Mace}} provides turn-based healing in an AoE around the wielder.  Will not effect undead summons.

**'''Location:''' Obtained from [[Divine Intervention: Arm Thy Servant|Divine Intervention]].

*{{SmIconLink|Bhaalist_Armour_Icon.png|Bhaalist Armor}} makes ''most'' nearby enemies vulnerable to piercing damage, particularly good with Skeleton Archers.

*{{SmIconLink|Spell_Abjuration_GlobeOfInvulnerability_Icon.png|Globe of Invulnerability}} can be used to protect summoned creatures.

*{{SmIconLink|Spell_Transmutation_Slow_Icon.png|Slow}} can greatly diminish the effectiveness of enemy units, and can make it easier for summoned creatures to hit them, which is important because summoned creatures tend to have pretty underwhelming attack rates.

*{{SmIconLink|Bitter_Divorce_Icon.png|Second Marriage}} can be obtained if you choose to keep the {{SmIconLink|Bitter_Divorce_Icon.png|Bitter Divorce}} wand at the culmination of the [[Save Mayrina]] questline, and allows you to summon [[Connor Vinderblad]] as a zombie.  Mayrina must survive the fight with the Hag in order to complete the quest.

*{{SmIconLink|Moonlantern Icon.png|Shadow Lantern}} can only be obtained by interacting with the broken Moonlantern located in Balthazar's study in Moonrise Towers while Gale is in your party.  Allows you to cast {{SmIconLink|Conjure_Shadow_Lantern_Wraith_Icon.png|Conjure Shadow Lantern Wraith}}.  The wraith only persists while the lantern is equipped, unfortunately.

*{{SmIconLink|Infernal Rapier Icon.png|Infernal Rapier}} can be obtained through Wyll's questline after the point of no return in Act 2, assuming the player chooses the right dialogue choices.  Allows you to cast {{SmIconLink|Spell Conjuration PlanarAlly.png|Planar Ally: Cambion}} once per Long Rest.

*{{SmIconLink|Greataxe_PlusTwo_Icon.png|Sethan}} allows you to summon a {{SmIconLink|Spiritual_Weapon_Icon.png|Spiritual Weapon}}.

*{{SmIconLink|Killer's_Sweetheart_Icon.png|Crypt Lord Ring}} grants a cast of [[Create Undead]] once per Long Rest.

*{{SmIconLink|Abyss Beckoners Icon.png|Abyss Beckoners}} provides resistance to *all* damage types to *all* summoned creatures while the effect is active, but will cause the creatures to go mad if they fail a Wisdom Saving Throw.  While you can get this item in Act 1, I would recommend that you start using this probably after you enter Act 3, once you have enough summoned creatures that the madness debuff isn't super debilitating, and possibly only if your summoned creatures really need the durability boost.  You can turn the passive effect on and off without consuming an action, so use the {{SmIconLink|Abyss Beckoners Icon.png|Abyss Beckoners}} to prevent big AoE damage, and then turn the effect off once enemies have exhausted their spell slots. Ghouls and Flying Ghouls are immune to Madness status. Making this the go-to for Necromancer builds.

*{{SmIconLink|Circle of Bones Icon.png|Circle of Bones}} provides permanent physical resistance to all nearby allied undead as long as the circlet is equipped.  The cast of Raise Undead it provides doesn't benefit from the Necromancer Wizard passive, so I would only use it in a pinch.

*{{SmIconLink|Scroll_of_Summon_Quasit_Icon.png|Scroll of Summon Quasit}} or {{SmIconLink|Scroll_of_Summon_Quasit_Icon.png|Find Familiar: Cheeky Quasit}} summons a unique NPC, Shovel.  Spellcasters can gain access to this spell permanently once per Short Rest by choosing the right dialogue options.

*{{SmIconLink|Find_Familiar_Cat_Icon.png|Find Familiar:Scratch}} if you have Scratch in your camp.  I think you may need to speak with him using {{IconLink | size = 25 |Speak with Animals.webp|Speak with Animals}} at least once.

*{{SmIconLink|Flesh_Model.png|Flesh}} only works in the Gauntlet of Shar, and seemingly only if [[Balthazar]] is alive.

*{{IconLink | size = 25 |COL Summon Us Faded.png|Summon Us}} can only be obtained after the point of no return in Act 2 if Us was freed during the prologue and once again in the Mind Flayer Colony. Summons Us as an intellect devourer NPC.  

*{{SmIconLink|Staff_of_Cherished_Necromancy_Icon.png|Staff of Cherished Necromancy}}  

*{{SmIconLink|Spell_Conjuration_FindFamiliar_Boo.png|Find Familiar: Boo}} can be used by [[Minsc]] only.

*{{SmIconLink|Danse_Macabre_Icon.png|Danse Macabre}} can be learned in Act 3 only if you followed the {{SmIconLink|Book_Thay_A_Image.png|Necromancy of Thay}} questline starting in Act 1.  This spell requires a minimum of a level 5 spell slot.

*{{IconLink | size = 25 |Sights of the Seelie Summon Deva Icon.png|Sights of the Seelie: Summon Deva}} can only be learned in Act 3 by a single wizard character that has scribed the {{IconLink | size = 25 |Scroll of Bestial Communion Faded.png|Scroll of Bestial Communion}} found in the Sorcerous Vault. This spell requires a level 6 spell slot.

*{{SmIconLink|Mage Hand Icon.png|Mage Hand}} is a [[Cantrip]] that can be learned natively by every spellcaster save for Clerics.

*{{SmIconLink|Find Familiar Icon.png|Find Familiar}} is a {{SmIconLink|Ritual_Spell_Icon.png}}[[Spells#Ritual_Spells|Ritual]] spell.

*{{SmIconLink|Flaming Sphere Icon.png|Flaming Sphere}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Badge_Icon.png|Druid}}, {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Badge_Icon.png|Wizard}}, or '''Light Domain''' {{SmIconLink|Class_Cleric_Badge_Icon.png|Cleric}} at class level 3, and can by learned by an '''Arcane Trickster''' {{SmIconLink|Class_Rogue_Badge_Icon.png|Rogue}} or '''Eldritch Knight''' {{SmIconLink|Class_Fighter_Badge_Icon.png|Fighter}} at class level 8.  Requires [[Concentration]].

*{{SmIconLink|Spiritual_Weapon_Icon.png|Spiritual Weapon}}

*{{SmIconLink|Animate Dead Icon.png|Animate Dead}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Badge_Icon.png|Wizard}}, {{SmIconLink|Class_Cleric_Badge_Icon.png|Cleric}}, {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Spores_Badge_Icon.png|Circle of the Spores}} [[Druid]], or '''Pact of the Tome''' {{SmIconLink|Class_Warlock_Badge_Icon.png|Warlock}}.

**A {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Necromancy_Badge_Icon.png|Necromancy School}} [[Wizard]] will automatically gain {{SmIconLink|Animate Dead Icon.png|Animate Dead}} at class level 6, even if they learned it previously at class level 5.

*{{SmIconLink|Conjure Minor Elemental Icon.png|Conjure Minor Elemental}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Badge_Icon.png|Wizard}} or a {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Badge_Icon.png|Druid}}.

*{{SmIconLink|Conjure_Woodland_Being_Icon.png|Conjure Woodland Being}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Badge_Icon.png|Druid}}.

*{{SmIconLink|Guardian_of_Faith_Icon.png|Guardian of Faith}} can be learned by a Cleric.   

**{{SmIconLink|Spell_Abjuration_GlobeOfInvulnerability_Icon.png|Globe of Invulnerability}} can be used to prevent the automatic loss of hit points that occurs when the {{SmIconLink|Guardian_of_Faith_Icon.png|Guardian of Faith}} lands an attack.

*{{SmIconLink|Conjure Elemental Icon.png|Conjure Elemental}} can be learned by  a {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Badge_Icon.png|Wizard}} or {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Badge_Icon.png|Druid}} starting at class level 9, as well as by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Bard_Badge_Icon.png|Bard}} or {{SmIconLink|Class_Warlock_Badge_Icon.png|Warlock}} through [[Magical Secrets]] and '''Minions of Chaos''' respectively.

*{{SmIconLink|Create_Undead_Icon.png|Create Undead}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Cleric_Badge_Icon.png|Cleric}}, {{SmIconLink|Class_Warlock_Badge_Icon.png|Warlock}}, or {{SmIconLink|Class_Wizard_Badge_Icon.png|Wizard}}.

*{{SmIconLink|Planar_Ally_Icon.png|Planar Ally}} can be learned by a {{SmIconLink|Class_Cleric_Badge_Icon.png|Cleric}}.

*{{SmIconLink|Action_FungalInfestation.png|Fungal Infestation}} is learned automatically by {{SmIconLink|Class_Druid_Spores_Badge_Icon.png|Circle of the Spores}} [[Druid]] at class level 6, and can be used as a reaction up to four times per Long Rest.  Does not require or consume spell slots.

*{{IconLink | size = 25 |Control Undead.webp|Control Undead}} is learned automatically by {{IconLink | size = 25 |Paladin Oathbreaker Icon.png|Oathbreaker}} [[Paladin]] at class level 3, and costs an action as well as a Channel Oath Charge. Does not require or consume spell slots.