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'''Circle of Life''' is a [[Witch Doctor passive]] skill unlocked at [[clvl|Level]] 13, which 10. It grants a chance that a [[zombie dog]] will emerge from fallen the corpse of enemies in that die near the Witch Doctor. The range varies; it is 10 [[yards]] at base, but is increased by equipment that adds to the Witch Doctor's gold pickup pick up range. As the Witch Doctor does the majority of his killing at well out of melee range, adding to the radiusin this way is very useful. No more dogs will appear above the three allowed (or 4 if [[Zombie Handler]] is enabled). The Mongrels are the basic type if Summon Zombie Dog + one of the rune effects is not enabled.
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{{Witch Doctor Passive Circle of Life}}
{{c_slate|''"The heads hanging in the village had their eyes sewn shut with thick thread. Whatever wicked magic held the frightful hound-beasts together was considerably stronger."'' — Abner Lockridge}}
This is one of the more powerful passive skills, as it can largely replace the need for the Summon Zombie Dog skill, effective giving the Witch Doctor another active skill in the bargain. There are some difficulties to consider, though.
* The 5% chance to summon a new dog is tiny, especially given the very small radius of effect. The Witch Doctor has to be practically in melee range of his kills, which is dangerous for a low hit point mage-style character. Using equipment to add to your gold pickup radius, thus increasing the radius of this ability, is very helpful.
** On the other hand, that close range issue only lasts until the desired number of Mongrels have been summoned. Once there are two or three dogs for protection, the Witch Doctor can back up to his usual spell casting range.
* This skill generally does not create new dogs quickly enough to work well with [[Sacrifice]]. A WD who wishes to blow up his Mongrels regularly will probably want the ability to resummon them directly.
** On the other hand, this skill can cause new dogs to be summoned even during the lengthy cooldown (60s) of Summon Zombie Dog.
