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Diablo 4has introduced many MMO elements into its sandbox-style open world. One such element is the class-specific quest players undertake every five levels.Each classgains power by completing these quests in the form of key abilities. For the Necromancer this often comes in the form of additional minions.
Diablo 4: Necromancer Leveling Guide
The Necromancer is an incredibly fun class to play as in Diablo 4, especially if you’re using our award-winning leveling guide.
Upon completing the level 25 class quest, the Necromancer gains the ability to summon the Golem. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about unlocking and summoning the golem including where to find the quest, a walkthrough on completing it, andtipsfor summoning your new minion.
Updated by Abigail Angell on October 20th, 2023:This article has been updated ahead of Diablo 4’s Season of Blood to maintain accuracy. Changes include a new featured image, and revisions to the Golem ability table.
How To Unlock The Golem Minion
In order to unlock the Golem minion, players will need to complete the class questNecromancer: Call of the Underworld. You should find this quest on thePriority Queststab. If you have not completed the level 20 Necromancer quest, however, Call of the Underworld may not show up as available for you.
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Necromancer: Call Of The Underworld
Atlevel 25, Necromancers have the option to complete a unique quest calledCall of the Underworld. This quest will unlock the ability to summon the golem and should be completed as soon as it is available.
This quest is located at theShrine of Rathma. To reach the shrine, headNorthwest from the Menestad Waypoint. Once there, you will talk to an NPC namedMaltorius.
If you want a handy marker on your mini-map to guide you, you can track this quest by:
After tracking the quest, a blue diamond should show up at the next location for the quest. The current objective will be displayed on the left-hand side of the screen.
Despite the name, Priority Quests can be sneaky and do not override whatever quest you currently have tracked. To ensure you don’t miss any important quests, checking this tab often is helpful.
Walkthrough
There are several steps to complete this quest:
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How To Summon The Golem Minion
Once you’ve completed the quest to unlock your golem, you’ll need to equip a skill to summon it. To equip and summon the golem minion:
Ensure you have a perk selected in your Book of the Dead - Golems section, or the Golem will not spawn.
If your golem ever dies, it will respawn after 20 seconds, as long as the golem skill remains on your Hotbar.
How To Summon Different Golems
You will start with a bone golem, but can later unlock a blood or iron golem usingBook of the Dead. These golems have different attacks and abilities. Use the Book of the Dead to summon different types of golems.
For the golem to spawn, you need to have a bonus selected next to the golem type (except in the case of the sacrifice bonus, in which case no golem will spawn) as well as the ability on your Hotbar. If your golem ever dies, they will respawn automatically 20 seconds later, as long as you keep the golem ability on your Hotbar.
Which Golem To Summon
The different golems are geared toward different utilities, with their player-selected bonuses further differentiating them. Many players using a ranged build value the bone Golem’s taunting ability, while other,tankier buildsprefer the Iron Golem’s CC. The Blood Golem can synergize well with a drain tank build, but is not the most common choice.
All Golem Abilities
Golem Type
Golem Ability
Possible Bonuses
Taunts all nearby Enemies
Drain life from enemies to heal
Rushes a location and Stuns Enemies with a Slam attack
