Changes: Devour

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Devour

Class: Necromancer (Diablo III)
Required Level: 16
Skill Category: Corpses
Active
Generate: 10 Essence per corpse

Consumes all corpses within 60 yards to restore 10 Essence per corpse.

Damage Type: Physical
Other Stats: Requires a corpse

Devour is a Necromancer Corpse skill in Diablo III. It very loosely resembles the Carrion Vine and Solar Creeper.

In-game

When cast, consumes all nearby monster corpses (radius is wide enough to affect the entire screen) to replenish the Necromancer's Essence.

The skill costs no Essence to cast, and has no cooldown, so with sufficient corpses, it can be used again and again.

Runes

Satiated: Increases maximum Life by 2% for 2 seconds for each corpse devoured. Current Life increases proportionally; the absolute value of current Life does not decrease when maximum Life is returned to normal value.
Ruthless: Also consumes all of the Necromancer's minions for additional 10 Essence per minion killed.
Devouring Aura: The skill can no longer be cast at an area, and instead becomes a passive aura that consumes all corpses within 15 yards of the Necromancer yards, restoring 11 Essence per corpse. The range of this effect is increased by 50% of effective gold pickup radius. The skill will show a faintly pulsing aura displaying the radius.
Voracious: Reduces all Essence costs by 2% for each corpse consumed for 5 seconds. This effect stacks.

Cannibalize: Each corpse consumed also restores 3% of maximum Life.

Non-rune enhancements

The Johnstone: each corpse consumed in Land of the Dead grants a stack of Macabre Knowledge. Macabre Knowledge increases the damage of Corpse Lance and Corpse Explosion by 150-200% while outside Land of the Dead.
Requiem Cereplate: Devour restores an additional 75-100% Essence and Life, and when Devour restores Essence or Life above the maximum, the excess is granted over 3 seconds instead of instantly.
Corpsewhisper Pauldrons (Legendary Pauldrons): Corpse Lance damage is increased by 25-30% for 3 seconds for each cast of any skill that consumes a corpse, stacking up to 20 times.
Trag'Oul's Avatar Set (Set Bonus for 4 items): while at full Life, healing from Cannibalize is added to maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% additional Life.
Trag'Oul's Avatar Set (Set Bonus for 6 items): healing from Cannibalize is increased by 100%.
Pestilence Master's Shroud Set (Set Bonus for 2 items): each corpse consumed fires a Corpse Lance at a nearby enemy, dealing 800% damage (damage type is chosen based on the highest Elemental Damage skill bonus).
Pestilence Master's Shroud Set (Set Bonus for 6 items): each corpse consumed grants an Empowered Bone Spear charge that increases the damage of the next Bone Spear by 3000%. This effect stacks up to 100 times.

Passives

Fueled by Death: grants 3% increased movement speed for 5 seconds, stacking up to 10 times, for each Devoured corpse.
Life from Death: each Devoured corpse has a 20% chance to create a Health Globe.

Development

The logic behind the Necromancer's Devour skill was that though it can feel wasteful, the decision to consume all the corpses is intentional, so Devour isn't used mindlessly.^[1]

References

↑ 2017-04-07, Necromancer Influencer Summit 2017: New Information on Skills, Sets, and More. Diablo Fans, accessed on 2017-04-08

Necromancer Skills

Primary Skills
Bone Spikes • Grim Scythe • Siphon Blood
Secondary Skills
Bone Spear • Skeletal Mage • Death Nova
Blood and Bone
Bone Armor • Bone Spirit • Blood Rush • Simulacrum
Reanimation
Command Skeletons • Command Golem • Army of the Dead • Land of the Dead
Curses
Decrepify • Leech • Frailty
Corpses
Corpse Explosion • Corpse Lance • Devour • Revive
Passives
Fueled by Death • Life from Death • Stand Alone • Bone Prison • Commander of the Risen Dead • Swift Harvesting • Extended Servitude • Rigor Mortis • Overwhelming Essence • Dark Reaping • Spreading Malediction • Eternal Torment • Final Service • Grisly Tribute • Draw Life • Serration • Aberrant Animator • Blood for Blood • Blood is Power • Rathma's Shield

[NecroSummit-1] 2017-04-07, Necromancer Influencer Summit 2017: New Information on Skills, Sets, and More. Diablo Fans, accessed on 2017-04-08

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 *'''Satiated''': Increases maximum [[Life]] by {{value|2%}} for {{value|2}} seconds for each corpse devoured. ''Current Life increases proportionally; the absolute value of current Life does not decrease when maximum Life is returned to normal value.''
 *'''Ruthless''': Also consumes all of the Necromancer's [[Pets|minions]] for additional {{value|10}} Essence per minion killed.
-*'''Devouring Aura''': The skill can no longer be cast at an area, and instead, when activated, becomes a passive aura that consumes all corpses within {{value|15}} yards of the Necromancer yards, restoring {{value|11}} Essence per corpse. The range of this effect is increased by {{value|50%}} of effective [[gold]] pickup radius. ''The skill will show a faintly pulsing aura displaying the radius.''
+*'''Devouring Aura''': The skill can no longer be cast at an area, and instead becomes a passive aura that consumes all corpses within {{value|15}} yards of the Necromancer yards, restoring {{value|11}} Essence per corpse. The range of this effect is increased by {{value|50%}} of effective [[gold]] pickup radius. ''The skill will show a faintly pulsing aura displaying the radius.''
 *'''Voracious''': Reduces all Essence costs by {{value|2%}} for each corpse consumed for {{value|5}} seconds. This effect stacks.
 [[File:DevourCorpses.gif|thumb]]
 *'''Cannibalize''': Each corpse consumed also restores {{value|3%}} of maximum Life.
 ===Non-rune enhancements===
 *'''[[The Johnstone]]''': each corpse consumed in [[Land of the Dead]] grants a stack of Macabre Knowledge. Macabre Knowledge increases the damage of [[Corpse Lance]] and {{3|Corpse Explosion}} by 150-200% while outside Land of the Dead.