💀 Necromancer Deck Guide — Shadow Realms

Playstyle: resurrection & card advantage • 66 cards in pool

Necromancer decks rewrite Shadow Realms' economy of resources. Where other archetypes accept that dead cards stay dead, Necromancer turns the graveyard into a resource — reviving fallen allies, stealing opponent cards mid-battle, and generating additional bodies out of thin air. The signature mechanic is Reanimate: at specific HP thresholds, Necromancer cards resurrect a random fallen ally with partial stats. High-rarity Necromancers resurrect with full stats and carry over buffs accumulated before death. In extended Arena sieges, a Necromancer defense that resurrects once or twice can turn a winnable fight into a loss for the attacker. The archetype peaks in long, attrition-heavy matchups where card advantage snowballs — every revived card is a free resource your opponent has to deal with again. Counter: Angel decks match Necromancer's sustain profile and heal faster than Necromancer can revive. Burst strategies (Demon, Assassin) can chain-delete cards faster than Reanimate triggers. Necromancer is the dark-horse ladder pick — underestimated in quick skirmishes, devastating in long Arena siege matches.