The Witch Doctor, abbreviated WD, is a pure spellcaster, dealing with elemental magic, nature magic, necromancy and alchemy. The class has taken some inspiration from the Necromancer of Diablo II, in its ability to summon pets of various types, as well as cast some mind control spells.

The Witch Doctor is a much more active, spell-attacking class than the Necromancer was, though. A Witch Doctor can not succeed just summoning pets and sitting back; he must venture in much closer to the fray, constantly using attack spells to supplement the damage dealt by various short-lived pets.

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This post has been edited by monza84: May 15 2012, 07:33 AM

**format --> LYN id | battletag

Player List :

1. monza84 | n00bh3r3#6237
2. Frostlance | Frostlance#1773
3. erni3 | Ernievoltz#6565
4. Killerjeff88 | madone#6947
5. wingwp | Zanza#6891
6. dingdong985 | DingDong#6282
7. ZeneticX | ZeneticX#1312
8. Zackler | ZackleR#6541
9. xeonsam | Xelion#6361
10. bansai | Lightbringer#6514
11. dinzmalayneum | Sensei#6594
12. switcx | SwiTcX#1908
13. mashimoro85 | Avana#6249
14. blackspade | blackspade#1204
15. ashwin988: Ashwin988#6614
16. subimpact | subimpact#6840
17. Kissan | Kissan#6673
18. shon | Shon#6144
19. renishi | Lazareanu#1581
20. sam sam | Promitheus#6993
21. adi89 | AD105#6245
22. ameenskywalker | Amontre#1728

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This post has been edited by monza84: May 15 2012, 12:39 PM

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Witch Doctor Reporting in!

reporting in > Ernievoltz#6565 battletag

WD reporting in

This post has been edited by wingwp: May 15 2012, 12:40 PM

DingDong#6282

ZeneticX#1312

welcome all doktors ...we gonna spam TOADS!!!!

Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing

^ahahaha, saw that one

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Added on May 15, 2012, 12:47 pmmaybe can use as WD theme song

This post has been edited by monza84: May 15 2012, 12:47 PM

ZackleR#6541

Xelion#6361

Oh no, this weekend exam

someone sooner or later will do "live broadcast" over voice chat

im gonna spam zombie dogs!

Lightbringer#6514

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR4JZ31px6I

im gonna voodoo the s/it out of the M.Fkers

DOCTORS ! y so quiet

every1 fighting the terror 37 boss ?

WD reporting in : Sensei#6594
Im building summoner type, go go Toads

Wd reporting.. Tag SwiTcX#1908

WD, Avana#6249

WD, installing the game tonight. cant wait for it.

all playing edi..reason y quiet...i beat SK edi

Templar 1st skill Heal and intervene, which better?

^heal better

Playing starter edition now. Will comment more when I get my copy next week!

just finished Act1... going to try other characters, but it seems that WD is quite easy to play..

just finish WD starter edition.. trying to max lvl 13 for him now. So much enjoy corpse spider!

+ leaping spider rune to be exact

Meh, i think im done for today :S no mo friends to follow Atm im in act 3.... lvl 25.... so far so good now Lookin for Group

blackspade | blackspade#1204

gonna start playing tomorrow
wait for me guys!!

WD is rather fun. Corpse Spider seems very useful.

Only lvl 6 at the moment.

ahahaha my fellow ME3 mate ....N7E-n00bh3r3 here

Hi hi! Will still play ME3 MP once in a while.

"How did he fit so much jar on him?"

???

Ashwin988: Ashwin988#6614

witch doctor too

I basically use the poison darts still and Firebats with the rune. I am only level 11. Basically pretty awesome. Waiting for the next level to improve my hounds as they are rather squishy now

Level 14

Plague of toads, Runed Grasp
Horrify, Soul Harvest, Zombie Charger.

Grasp -> run in horrify -> soul harvest, walk out toads + charger

For some reasons zombie dogs die too fast even with rune up on it.
Passive with circle of life.

^your playstyle same like me

I don't know how some people play till Hell one day one.
And most streams I watch has DH, Barb, Wiz & Monk.

No WD.. I bet a WD will help a lot

@mark
that because people love those build...but currently all looking a WD in their team..those toads will help a lot..ahahaha

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Added on May 16, 2012, 12:12 pmand guys, u know about Elective Mode? where u can slot any skills u want in those skills/attacks slot?

This post has been edited by monza84: May 16 2012, 12:12 PM

LV23.
Locus Swarm > run in > Soul Harvest > Horrify > Firebomb
for some reason the zombie dogs dont last long as i would expect =(

dogs and garg die dam fast in normal

like that nightmare no need to say liao

add me also subimpact#6840

normally rush into mobs then use soul harvest with 3rd rune , then cast the Runed Grasp and firebomb mobs add a little zombie burst

This post has been edited by subimpact: May 16 2012, 12:54 PM

yup, actually pretty disappointed with dogs/gargan which die so fast but currently spamming firebats + darts + spiders

Anyone experiencing close deaths in normal mode? >_>
Or am I just too careless trololol

I done one death. Poisoned to death by the first 2 trees I encountered.

If add passive skill - jungle fortitude +zombie handle + fierce loyalty,

will dog/garg last longer?

This post has been edited by Kissan: May 16 2012, 01:37 PM

i only have jungle fortitude for lv23. so its kinda not effective. maybe it'll be better once i have Zombie Handler LV24 and Fierce Loyalty LV45. =/

i know my dog hardly last a map, garg on the other hand is like a tank brute

since zombie dogs so weak, need choose hex instead of zombie dogs? those fetish shaman can heal with rune 1.

shon | Shon#6144

Am now Lv24.
Using:
Zombie Dogs
Sacrifice
Gargantum
Circle of Life
Zombie Handler

Seems like this is working well

do u think in inferno our dogs and gargan can last long ? hope there is a way to top up their HP

Ceausescu
Lazareanu#1581

gargan has super amount of HP, but in attack/defense term this guy can't do better than my WD

dart+ bats eventhough i am lvl 25 already with runes of course

the dogs pretty damn useless already halfway through act 1

sigh so far i am just recycling the same skills/not using other skills at all

Using dogs, dart and the area effect to slow enemies down

So far so good level for level 18

Mine now currently using :

Plague Of Toads (Explosive)
FireBats (Dire)
soul Harvest (Swallow Soul)
Haunts
Zombie Charger
Spiritual Attunement

**working quite well now pair up with Templar

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Added on May 16, 2012, 9:43 pmsam sam, what is ur battletag, wanna add u in the list

This post has been edited by monza84: May 16 2012, 09:43 PM

Aren't you scared of dying? Your items are +vitality is it?
I tried something similar to that build.. very risky..

Which act are you in?

^almost end of Act I...and i only use my potion twice (lawan Butcher)

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Added on May 16, 2012, 9:53 pmMy style :

Run to mobs cast Soul Harvest, then run back a bit cast Haunts + Firebats, finish up with Toads & Charger

This post has been edited by monza84: May 16 2012, 09:53 PM

Firebats OP skill ==

my battle tag is Promitheus#6993

whats a good skill setup for a lv 10 onwards WD



This post has been edited by ZeneticX: May 16 2012, 11:44 PM

Hm, I forgot what was available at level 10..
But Poison Darts (Splinter), dogs, soul harvest and dire bats should do the trick.

what about leaping spiders ?

Poison dart, doggy, soul harvest, and entangled. Hahaha

AD105#6245. count on me =)

stopped at lv 15 today. any comments on skill ?

finished act2 now act3... already lvl 26/27, maybe im over levelled...

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Added on May 17, 2012, 4:28 amdarts, dog, sacrifice, entangle, acid, gargantuan. best AOE and control for me atm.. stand all the way to the back and watch your pets work while you pick up the pieces..

This post has been edited by bansai: May 17 2012, 04:28 AM

Level 10 now. I thought that Leaping spiders, Dogs, Entangle and bats have nice synergy. I treat the spiders as AoE. Dogs and Engtangle to tie down the mobs while I toast them with bats.

One thing though, how does Soul Harvest work eh?

^run near the enemy and cast it

entered nightmare

Not bad... gargantuan can tank Nightmare skeleton king

any1 can do the Hotdogging achievement?
Summon 3 Zombie Dogs at the same time without using the skill Summon Zombie Dog.

I am a level 41 wd!

TT So hard to solo nightmare now.. AOE is imba for wd!

This character sucks. Been using it since the launch of the game and I've died more than 10 times. I'm on level 14 now.

Both the hero and its pets are too vulnerable. Most of the skills are short ranged (meaning you have to stand very close to the enemies). Mana simply not enough (Although the regenerationt rate is fast, but it's not fast enough to cast spells to beat enemies). CD for certain spells are too long.

Hope it gets better at late game.

^aiyo bro, how u position urself is important and select skills/runes that suit ur playstyle...truth be told, i play WD Act I till end Act II, not even die once

so true. i finished normal and i died around 5 times only. position play man.

Maybe I'm too noob for this. What is a rune? I haven't played WoW before lol. Looks like I need to read more.

this is my build for level 14 before ---> http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witc...f!Z!aaa

try to position ur character as far away from the target, then use the skills, you will realize how far the range is

however some skill will require you to be near the position of the mobs, like soul harvest

Grasp them first (slow em down)...blow some darts and let ur dogs do their thing, and then end it with charger

This post has been edited by monza84: May 17 2012, 08:28 PM

I haven't learned alot of skills. I think I've only learned 5? But at least 3 of them you need to stand real close.

1 of them is the summon a green decomposing corpse thing. It's powerful but can you imagine the range? You basically need to stand just right in front of the monster to get it working.

Another 1 is fear. Range is a little farther than the green corpse skill. But still need to be very close to the enemies. Short effect, LONG CD.

^Zombie Charger ..that one is long range one bro

Now I'm using the summon poison frogs skill but it sucks, the frogs decomposed themselves before jumping to enemies, and most of the time they jump wildly not aiming at enemies. I thought these skills are definitely better the darts since they are acquired later. Honestly I've never used darts after I've gotten the skill of throwing jars of spiders.

Lol, I'll try the darts again.

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Added on May 17, 2012, 8:33 pmNo! Are we playing the same game? Or I remembered wrongly? The zombie just decomposed themselves (and disappear) after walking for a few steps.

This post has been edited by icycokes: May 17 2012, 08:33 PM

^Plague of toads, that one u just spam it...click to any target and spam it, its random but it will get the target

this is my Witch Doctor skill settings for mobbing

normally i will use Spirit walk rush in then pop soul harvest, run out. nex i will use grasp with acid rain follow up before i finish them off with my frogs. if there is a range mob that is not in group i will use acid rain to flush them down. if i get hell a lot of damage and my hp pot cd is down, i will use spirit walk then pop soul harvest to gain back some hp. Gargantuan will do its own thing that is bashing.

as for boss i will use this instead

firstly i will keep Haunt up at all times, then i will spam Explosive toads(sometimes with spirit walk during movement phase of the fights). acid rain will be used on mobbing during adds if got any otherwise on boss. as usual gargantuan will shuffle on boss.

i love this play style n i am level 26 atm any comments?

for the first few levels. i used poison dart with splinters rune.
really good

ahaha, if you want to compare it with wizard & demon hunter ranged attack then sure consider short but again for me its quite distant from the target before i cast it

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Added on May 17, 2012, 8:37 pm@lord
Yup, i prefer explosive compared to huge toad

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Added on May 17, 2012, 8:38 pmHow about mama spider

This post has been edited by monza84: May 17 2012, 08:38 PM

Level 26 now.

Initiate by running into a group of more than 4, Soul Harvest.
Run out of group a bit, spam 3/4 Dire Bats. Spirit walk if damage too high.
Spam 2 Acid Rain, finish with Firebomb.

(Y)

^walao, so fast one edi catch up with me ..eh, red want to play together act 3

i replace this with fire bats (dire bats rune). longer range, higher dmg, and less mana cost

i dun use fear personally because i see it have less use now early game, without the runes

my main skills - dogs (rabib dogs rune), soul harvest (swallow your soul rune), grasp ( eel rune), darts (splinters rune), and fire bats (dire bat rune)



all above mentioned is on lv 15 onwards. might change a bit when more runes become available

can refer here http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witc...#33;Y!aaaaZ

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: May 17 2012, 08:45 PM

Can can.
But I'm waiting for my friends to catch up to me.. Both of them level 15 still in act II >_>

the big toad is another dissapointment for WD

it swallow the monster, but after that haven't die the monster when it timeouts