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'''Summon Zombie Dog''' is a tier I [[Witch Doctor skill]] in the [[Zombie Skill Tree]], which summons zombie dogs to do the Witch Doctor's bidding.

Zombie dogs fight against This is the basic minion skill of the Witch Doctor's enemies. It summons several zombie dogs, though they don't deal very much damage and are more useful better known as "mongrels" which [[tankstank]] allowing for the Witch Doctor to cast attack spells from the back row, devastating monsters who are engaged with the dogs.

|description= Summon 1 level 12 [[The Witch Doctor summons a zombie dog]] to aid youhim. Can have up to X multiple zombie dogs at a timeonce.

The Witch Doctor summons forth vicious undead lackeys More points in the skill allow for more, higher level mongrels. They have good foot speed and are fearless, if not very damaging with their hand to do his biddinghand combat. Sacrifice deals far more damage than the mongrels every will. 

Summon Zombie Dog is the first summoning skill in the Zombie Skill Treemost Witch Doctors will ever use, and is forms the backbone of early witch doctors specializing in this treeWitch Doctor strategy. They aren't The dogs are not very strong individually, either in giving or taking damage, but they are effective meat shields for the Witch Doctor to use his attack spells from the back row.

At higher levels Mongrels can deal decent damage, and in a swarm they may be useful against individual enemies, especially when their damage is boosted by a [[runestone]].

[[File:Wd-mongrel-locust.jpg|thumb|350px|Mongrel enhanced with Locusts.]]Earlier in Diablo III's development, the Witch Doctor's fire and Locust spells could jump to the Mongrels, granting them fire or locust damage on top of their own (weak) attacks. This feature was removed in 2009, but it's possible it may return, perhaps as a Mongrel enhancement from [[runestones]]and later replaced by various runestone effects.

* None knownVarious [[Witch Doctor traits]] boost his spell damage and casting speed across the board, as well as increase damage to particular monster types. Several traits grant bonuses more specific to the Mongrels, though.

==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Runestone Effects==

Blizzcon 2010 Crimson Rune Rank 2 effectA few of the Mongrel runestone effects have been revealed.

Your * [[Crimson rune]] -- Level 2 rune effect: Zombie Dogs dogs share 20% of the damage you take(this effect requires you summon new zombie dogs to trigger)the Witch Doctor takes.

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