Grim Scythe (skill)

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For the Diablo II weapon, see Grim Scythe.

Grim Scythe Class: Necromancer (Diablo III) Required Level: 3 Skill Category: Primary Active Generate: 12 Essence per enemy hit Slash with a summoned Scythe in front of the Necromancer dealing 150% damage as Physical. Damage Type: Physical

Grim Scythe is a Primary Necromancer skill in Diablo III.

In-game

Grim Scythe summons a huge spectral scythe in a wide arc, dealing damage in front of the Necromancer and restoring Essence for each damaged enemy.

Runes

• Execution: Non-Elite enemies below 20% health have a 5% chance to be decapitated and instantly killed on a damaging hit.
• Dual Scythes: Slashes with two summoned Scythes instead of one, each dealing 150% damage as Physical and pushing affected enemies together, pulling them directly to the front of the Necromancer (counts as Knockback). Radius is slightly reduced.
• Cursed Scythe: Damage type changes to Poison, and enemies hit by the scythe have a 15% chance to be inflicted with a random Curse of the Necromancer's arsenal; these curses do benefit from runes and enhancements, if any. The actual skills are not cast; instead, an enemy simply suffers the respective effect. The curses will apply even if they are not a part of the current skill set, and each enemy can suffer more than one at a time.
• Frost Scythe: Damage type changes to Cold, and each enemy hit increases the Necromancer's attack speed by 1% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 15 times.
• Blood Scythe: Also heals the Necromancer for 1% of maximum Life per enemy hit.

Non-rune enhancements

• Trag'oul's Corroded Fang: The Cursed Scythe rune has a 100% chance to apply a curse, and increases damage done against cursed enemies by 175-200%.
• Leger's Disdain: Grim Scythe deals an additional 7-10% damage for each point of Essence it restores.
• Trag'Oul's Avatar Set (Set Bonus for 4 items): while at full Life, healing from Blood Scythe is added to maximum Life for 45 seconds, up to 100% additional Life.
• Trag'Oul's Avatar Set (Set Bonus for 6 items): Blood Scythe deals 3300% increased damage but costs twice as much Life to cast. Healing from skills is increased by 100%.
• Simplicity's Strength (Legendary Gem): increases damage by 25% (+0.5% per rank) and heals the character for 4% of maximum Life per hit (rank 25 bonus).
• Boyarsky's Chip (Legendary Gem): Taunts the first enemy hit for 2 seconds (rank 25 bonus).

Passives

• Swift Harvesting: increases attack speed by 15%.
• Blood for Blood: removes the Life cost of Blood Scythe rune when picking up a Health Globe, storing up to 10 charges.
• Blood is Power: every 100% of maximum Life drained by the Blood Scythe rune will reduce all remaining cooldowns by 20%.
• Rathma's Shield: for 4 seconds after casting Land of the Dead, Army of the Dead or Simulacrum, Blood Scythe rune will drain no Life on cast.

Grim Scythe as seen before it strikes

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