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'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Command Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 32. This skill is a curse; it inflicts victims with much slower foot speed and deals damage as well. It's highly useful in the [[Arena]] PvP.
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==Background==
[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Grasp of the Dead in action.]]
A powerful debuff. This curses the target with much reduced movement speed and deals damage as well.
==Skillrune Skill Rune Effects==The following is a very quick listsummary. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
<skill class="WitchDoctor">Grasp of the Dead</skill>
==Skill Design==
[[File:Grasp-of-the-dead-zombies1.jpg|thumb|350px|Grasp of the Dead vs. Zombies. Beta shot, from the beta.]]
This [[skill]] is powerful, but has a very small radius of effect. Possibly this can be increased with a [[runestone]]. As it is, GotD requires precise aim and timing to hit a moving target.
==Synergies==
'''Grasp of the Dead''' was first listed in the [[BlizzCon 2009]] gameplay demo at Tier III in the [[Zombie Skill Tree]], but it had not yet been implemented.
This skill was present on the pre-made Witch Doctor in the [[Blizzcon BlizzCon 2010]] [[Arena]] as a Tier 3 skill, and was quite effective. Unfortunately, there are no gameplay reports from the event describing this skill. ===Beta===Skill tiers were removed for shortly before the [[July 2011 Press Eventbeta]]started in September 2011, and Grasp of the Dead became a level 3 skill.[[Flux]] was able to try it out in the beta:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/witch-doctor-beta-skills-mega-report] <blockquote>''While testing this one in the beta, I hardly ever tried to cast it a second time when it wasn’t available. Much more often I was surprised to see that it was already cooled-down and ready to use again. Only the fact that you just don’t *need* to use it keeps it from being on nearly every hotkey list. That and the limited hotkeys in the early game; I think this one will be quite popular in the late game, since it provides a very handy defensive aid and deals good damage as well.</blockquote> Grasp of the Dead was also one of the skills available in the [[BlizzCon 2011]] PvP [[Arena]], and Adivirgi enjoyed using it:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-arena-demo-witch-doctor-report]
<blockquote>''I also used it to slow down enemies who were chasing my injured team mates. It was also useful in tight areas (around the center of the arena map in this demo), where people were forced to run over it to get to you. I think I would have preferred to rune it with a crimson just to add more damage to its DoT effect. Overall this is a fun ability that requires you to be really quick and lead the enemy’s movement so that it lands just in front of where they are running.</blockquote>
The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Grasp of the Dead was classified as a Secondary skill and moved to level 2. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was [[nerf]]ed a little bit, and [[Beta Patch 15]] saw its mana cost increase significantly.
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==Media==
Grasp of the Dead can be seen in action on video here:
* [[Gameplay: Blizzcon 2010]] (in the [[Arena]])
* [[Video: Blizzcon 2010 Arena]]
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==References==
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvp-arena-report/ BlizzCon 2010 PvP Hands-on Report]
* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-arena- demo-witch-doctor-report BlizzCon 2011 PvP Demo: The Witch Doctor] — IncGamers 1st Aug 27th Oct 2011* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/active/ Witch Doctor Active Skills] -- — Blizzard's Official Diablo III 13th Sep 2011Site
