Shovel

A rare melee weapon dealing 5 damage that knocks the target back 2 tiles and digs up a corpse — any regular enemy type from the current zone, potentially a champion. Corpses alone have uses: coins, line-of-sight blocking, or tile denial. But the Shovel really shines with Reanimate, which revives dug-up corpses as Zombies on your team, and Dark Ritual, which can generate free spells from them. One of the better weapons in a necromancer-style build.

The dug-up corpse spawns a random enemy type from the current zone, including potential champions. This unpredictability is a double-edged sword: you might get a weak fodder enemy or a dangerous champion corpse that fuels multiple spell casts with Dark Ritual. The Knockback 2 on the hit also helps displace the target while generating your resource, making each use multi-functional.

A core weapon in necromancer-flavored builds that leverage corpse interactions. Combine with Reanimate to build a growing zombie army across a run, using the Shovel to generate bodies on demand. The Staff of the Underworld is a natural pairing, as it starts each fight with a free zombie and the Shovel can then generate additional bodies during the fight itself.