Necromancer

Necromancers are mages that summon the dead on A Knight's Story 2.

Due to the fact that Necromancers start with the highest base stats many people choose them. Necromancers start off as the easy choice but as you level they become worse than the other choices. Necromancer's have 4 stats: HP, MSTR, DEF, and EVD. Though it has higher stats at the start than most classes do at 10+, its low stat growth will cause it to be leap-frogged in power very quickly.

Stat Growth

Talent shows how often or well that stat will increase when the Necromancer gains a level.

Class Skill

Call of the Dead - Adds the following stats and bonuses

+Defense = 1 + Character Level

+XP per kill = Character Level

Lasts 150 seconds (2 and a half minutes).

Once in a while, the +Defense will be useful for taking on new areas, but this ability's main benefit is the additional XP gained for each kill made while it's active (the skill must be active when dispatching the enemy, not just during the fight). This allows the Necromancer to level faster, helping to circumvent its slow stat gain. Because of its extremely short duration, however, you'll need to refresh it very often compared to some other classes, making it dangerous to use as a safety net for tougher areas.

Class Upgrade

At level 35, the Necromancer upgrades to a Witch Doctor, gaining a permanent +12 MSTR and +12 EVD.

Training Locations

100% success rate grinding without Call of the Dead (all levels are approximations):

Mystic Forest - Don't fight here. A level 1 Necromancer can defeat everything in Pandora Plains.

Pandora Plains - Levels 1-11.

Golem's Cave - Levels 12-19. Requires MSTR 37, DEF 35 or MSTR 35, DEF 37.

The Swamp - Levels 20-31. Requires DEF 42, or MSTR 42, DEF 40.

Death Desert - Levels 32-50. Requires MSTR 50, DEF 48.

The Volcano - Levels 51-62. Requires MSTR 66, DEF 62.

The Arena - Levels 63+. Requires HP 280, MSTR 80, DEF 70 or MSTR 80, DEF 75.

100% success rate with Call of the Dead (all levels are approximations):

Mystic Forest - Don't fight here. A level 1 Necromancer can defeat everything in Pandora Plains.

Pandora Plains - Levels 1-7.

Golem's Cave - Don't fight here. Enemies in The Swamp all require DEF, making it a prime hunting ground for low level Necromancers.

The Swamp - Levels 8-31. Requires DEF + 1 + Character Level equal at least 42.

Death Desert - Levels 32-37. Requires MSTR 50.

The Volcano - Levels 38-59. Requires MSTR 66.

The Arena - Levels 60+. Requires MSTR 80.

Training Tips

Your class skill will be useful no matter what you're fighting. It's almost always better to fight somewhere you're guaranteed 100% success without Call of the Dead unless you can pay attention to the game every 2 minutes or so. As you can see, you won't be able to take on the more advanced areas for a long time, even with your class skill. It's best to use the class skill to accelerate your levels, rather than to fight stronger enemies.