As much as I love Necromancy in any game I can get it, necromancy and the current iteration of magic in Valheim definitely feels like a miss, for me.

I would have greatly preferred them implementing some sort of rune-enchanting form of magic, adding temporary elemental damage to weapons or temporary resistances/effects to equipment.

If ranged damage had to be implemented, some form of druidic/runic way of doing things should have been explored, rather than just plain RPG staff o' fireball.

And please... Dead Raiser? Thats the best name they could come up with for the Necromancy implement? That and Fish n' bread are tied for most 6th grade naming scheme ever.

It really feels like they brought on a bunch of new ppl post Hearth & Home and the influx of people diluted the game's core identity and theme.