Diseased Swarm
Diseased Swarm is a rune effect in Locust Swarm, is a Physical Realm Witch Doctor skill.
This rune effect adds a poisonous cloud of insects to the skill. This cloud lingers for 3 seconds in the place of anything that dies from the Lcousts, dealing 25% weapon damage to anything that passes through the area. The damage is negligible in the larger scheme of things, but like many Witch Doctor skills, this one is about adding just a bit more damage from multiple sources, all adding up to a considerable damage output.
Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]
Refer to the Locust Swarm rune effects page for a thorough description of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Locust Swarm</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Diseased Swarm">Locust Swarm</skill>
Media[edit | edit source]
Screenshots and movies will be added post-release.
Development[edit | edit source]
Prior to the skill revision in February 2012, this rune effect was enabled by the Alabaster Rune, granting the following effect with a level 7 runestone:
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Diseased Swarm |
[e] Targets killed by the Locust Swarm leave behind a disease cloud that deals 50% weapon damage per second as Poison to enemies in the cloud. The cloud lasts 3 seconds. |
| Classes of the Diablo games |
Skills - Active skills - Skill runes - Passives - Resource - Movement ability [e] Barbarian Demon Hunter Monk Necromancer Witch Doctor Wizard Followers Other Classes Fan-made |
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| Witch Doctor skill categories: Primary Secondary Defensive Terror Decay Voodoo |
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Grasp of the Dead |
Firebats |
Haunt |
Locust Swarm |
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