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'''Firebats''' is a Tier IV [[skill]] in of the [[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Voodoo Skill Tree]]. It casts forth a spray of flaming bats, which spews firebats, dealing massive deal substantial fire damage to enemies in front of youthe vicinity.
==Skill Design==
This skill works much like the Sorceress' is a sort of [[Inferno or the Druid's Arctic Blast]], spewing the dealing fire/ice damage to anything in front of the direction of your mouse cursor until your [[mana]] runs outWitch Doctor for as long as he keeps casting the spell. The mana cost on this skill is quite highIt takes a moment to start producing damage, and is practically unusable if you get requires the Witch Doctor to remain stationary while he casts it at lower levels. Hopefully, it There is a steady mana drain while the spell is not final and will be balancedin use.
==Synergies==
[[File:Firebats3.jpg|thumb|350px|Firebats swarm a [[Cultist]].]]
* [[Plagued]] -- This Clv 43 trait increases the damage done by "Animal and Plague skills."
==Runestone Effects==
The specific runes that grant the bonuses are not yet known, but some of their bonus properties have been observed.
* One rune boosts the range and damage of the Firebats.
* One rune turns Firebats into a sort of defensive field, with the bats constantly swarming around the Witch Doctor and only extending out to damage enemies when they move into melee range.
==Development==
''Firebats'' was first seen in the [[WWI 2008]] build. It has stayed pretty much was originally located in the same until [[BlizzCon 2009Spirit Skill Tree]], except for the fact that it used then moved to be in the [[Spirit Voodoo Skill Tree]] . Skill trees were removed beforeBlizcon 2010. The skill's damage and range was lowered with the introduction of Runestones; unmodified Firebats were much less effective in the 2010 Blizzcon build than they had been back in 2008.
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Image:Wd-firebats1.jpg|Firebats on an [[Unburied]].
File:Firebats3.jpg|Firebats swarm a Cultist.
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