Spirit Vessel

Spirit Vessel is a Witch Doctor passive skill unlocked at Level 30, which reduces the cooldown of Horrify, Spirit Walk and Soul Harvest. In addition, Witch Doctor is saved from certain death by entering the spirit realm.

Description

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Vessel</skill>

Synergies

No synergies with any active skills or other Witch Doctor passives are known.

Development

Passive skills have had a long and storied history. When Diablo III debuted at the WWI 2008, skill trees included passive skills, much like in Diablo II. In 2010, it was announced that passive skills had been renamed traits and separated out from active skills. At the July 2011 Press Event, Blizzard announced that passive skills were once again in the game, replacing the traits system. When traits were changed back to passive skills in early 2011, Spirit Vessel was moved directly from a low-level trait to a level 6 passive, but was then removed from the game prior to the beta launch in September 2011.

Beta

Spirit Vessel returned later in the beta, at level 20 and redesigned with a completely new function. When passives were reorganized for Beta Patch 14, Spirit Vessel was moved up to level 30.

Previous Versions

Spirit Vessel's prior function:

Effect: Health globes provide 10% of maximum mana when picked up.

Older versions of Spirit Vessel:

• Spirit Vessel (skill) - The original passive skill.
• Spirit Vessel (trait) - As a trait.

See the traits page for more details on previous versions of this and many other passive skills.

References

• Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
• Witch Doctor Passive Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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