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NecromancyRS3 Ironman Necromancy Training Guide

Built for Ironmen — rituals at the Um ritual site make your own necroplasm, ink and ensouled bars, and Kili’s tier tasks upgrade your gear every 10 levels. Tier 70+ upgrades also need boss drops.

Necromancy goes to level 120. Every method below is self-sufficient: no Grand Exchange, only what you gather, craft or earn yourself.

Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·

Training path

5 stages from level 1, each starting at the level you unlock it.

  1. Levels 1–20

    Necromancy! quest, then combat in the City of Um troll cave (5+) + lesser communion rituals

    Location
    City of Um (Um ritual site)
    NPC
    Kili

    Necromancy is built for Ironmen

  2. Levels 20–50

    Combat on undead/Slayer targets + necroplasm rituals for ink; complete Kili’s tasks for tier 20–50 Deathwarden robes

    Location
    Um ritual site
    NPC
    Kili
  3. Levels 50–80

    Greater communion rituals (60) + bossing; tier-70/80 gear (needs The Spirit of War)

    Location
    City of Um

    Build toward Deathwarden (tank) / Deathdealer (power) tier 70–90

  4. Levels 80–99

    Hermod for hermodic plates (Deathdealer upgrades), then Rasial with tier 90 gear

    Location
    Well of Souls / Rasial’s Citadel
    NPC
    Hermod

    Rasial drops the tier 95 First Necromancer’s equipment

  5. Levels 99–120

    Rasial / Zuk-style bossing + high-tier rituals for relics & incantations

    Location
    City of Um / endgame bosses

Getting the resources

Without the Grand Exchange, every input comes from your own account.

  • •Ink: 20 necroplasm + ashes + a vial of water per regular ink; necroplasm comes from rituals — no buying
  • •Bones, ashes & ectoplasm (ritual materials): from your own kills, the Ectofuntus/buckets of slime and City of Um chests
  • •Gear upgrades: ensouled bars from rituals plus Kili’s task items (souls, pies, and boss drops from tier 60 up)

Quests that give Necromancy XP

15 quests have a set Necromancy XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).

  • Alpha Vs Omega
  • Ancient Awakening
  • Battle of Forinthry
  • Flesh and Bone
  • Hermy and Bass
  • Housing of Parliament
  • My One and Only Lute
  • Necromancy!
  • Remains of the Necrolord
  • Requiem for a Dragon
  • Rune Mythos
  • Skelly by Everlight
  • The Spirit of War
  • Tomes of the Warlock
  • Vessel of the Harbinger

What Necromancy unlocks for an Ironman

Gear and quality-of-life items from our gear progression and utility lists that need a Necromancy level.

  • 1

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T10)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 10. Source: Free from the Necromancy! tutorial (Sostratus)

  • 20

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T20)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 20. Source: Craft after Kili Row (lesser ensouled bars)

  • 20

    Deathwarden robes (T20)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 20. Source: Craft after Kili Row

  • 30

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T30)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 30. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge I

  • 30

    Deathwarden robes (T30)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 30. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge I

  • 40

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T40)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 40. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge II

  • 40

    Deathwarden robes (T40)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 40. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge II

  • 50

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T50)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 50. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge III

  • 50

    Deathwarden robes (T50)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 50. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge III

  • 60

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T60)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 60. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge IV (ensouled bars + bone runes)

  • 60

    Deathwarden robes (T60)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 60. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge IV

  • 70

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T70)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 70. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge V

  • 70

    Deathdealer robes (T70, power)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 70. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge V (power): upgrade T60 Deathwarden with Hermodic plates (Hermod drop)

  • 70

    Deathwarden robes (T70, tank)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 70. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge V (needs The Spirit of War)

  • 80

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T80)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 80. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge VI (greater ensouled bars)

  • 80

    Deathdealer robes (T80, power)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 80. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge VI (power) + Hermodic plates

  • 90

    Death guard + Skull lantern (T90)

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 90. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge VII

  • 90

    Deathdealer robes (T90, power)

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 90. Source: Craft after Kili's Knowledge VII (power) + Hermodic plates

  • 95

    Omni guard + Soulbound lantern

    Gear

    Necromancy weapon, tier 95. Source: Rasial, the First Necromancer (T95)

  • 95

    Robes of the First Necromancer

    Gear

    Necromancy armour, tier 95. Source: Rasial, the First Necromancer

Voice of Seren

No Prifddinas district lists Necromancy, so the Voice of Seren does not boost it. See which skills it boosts this hour.

Key XP milestones

Total XP needed to reach each level, from the standard RuneScape XP formula.

LevelTotal XP
50101,333
70737,627
926,517,253
9913,034,431
120104,273,167

Common questions

How should an Ironman train Necromancy?

Built for Ironmen — rituals at the Um ritual site make your own necroplasm, ink and ensouled bars, and Kili’s tier tasks upgrade your gear every 10 levels. Tier 70+ upgrades also need boss drops. The path in this guide: 1–20, Necromancy! quest, then combat in the City of Um troll cave (5+) + lesser communion rituals; 20–50, Combat on undead/Slayer targets + necroplasm rituals for ink; complete Kili’s tasks for tier 20–50 Deathwarden robes; 50–80, Greater communion rituals (60) + bossing; tier-70/80 gear (needs The Spirit of War); 80–99, Hermod for hermodic plates (Deathdealer upgrades), then Rasial with tier 90 gear; 99–120, Rasial / Zuk-style bossing + high-tier rituals for relics & incantations.

Which quests give Necromancy XP?

15 quests give a set Necromancy XP reward, including Alpha Vs Omega, Ancient Awakening, Battle of Forinthry, Flesh and Bone, Hermy and Bass, Housing of Parliament, My One and Only Lute and Necromancy! and 7 more.

How much XP is level 99 Necromancy?

Level 99 Necromancy needs 13,034,431 XP. Necromancy goes to 120, which needs 104,273,167 XP.

More Ironman guides

Archaeology training →Ironman Archaeology path from 1 to 120.Attack training →Ironman Attack path from 1 to 120.All skill guides →Training paths for all 29 RS3 skills, built for Ironmen.Gear progression →Where each Ironman gear upgrade comes from and what it takes.

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