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Locust Swarm

2010-11-02T01:58:08Z

Kolixela: /* Skill Rune Effects */

'''Locust Swarm''' is a tier III [[skill]] in the [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], which summons swarm of locusts which devour anything they meet.

==Background==
{{Skillbox
|game= Diablo III


|active= Active
|name= Locust Swarm
|ranks= 5
|user= Witch Doctor
|tree= Voodoo
|description= Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deal X damage per second over Y seconds. The locusts will jump to additional nearby targets
|type= DoT
|quantity= Enemies
|effect= All Enemies
|school= Magical
|resource= Mana
|cost= 15 mana
|cast-time= Unknown
|cooldown= Unknown
|synergies= Unknown
}}
The Witch Doctor sends a locust swarm to literally devour the flesh of his enemies.

==Skill Design==
A really nice skill against packs of monsters, working like a disease that affects one monster and then the rest of the group. It can spread quite fast, so casting this spell just once is enough, and by the time it is done, you would have used a few other skills. Enemies who are killed by Locust Swarm leave behind a skeleton, a most pleasant visual effect.

==Skill Rank Table==
(legend (A) = Assumed)

*Rank: 1/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 4.0 damage per second over 2.0 seconds.
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 2/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 4.5 damage per second over 2.5 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 3/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 5.0 damage per second over 3.0 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 4/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 5.5 damage per second over 3.5 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 5/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 6.0 damage per second over 4.0 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
[[Image:Wd-locust-swarm1.jpg|thumb|right|ACHOOO! uh, i don't feel so good.]]

==Synergies==
* None known.

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

Rank 2 Mana Regen Rune (don't remember the color, indigo maybe)
Your Locust Swarm regenerates 50% of the damage it deals as mana to you
(This effectively made the WD have near infinite mana) (Turns the swarm blue)

Rank 2 Multi-target Rune (don't remember the color either)
Your Locust Swarm now jumps to two targets upon creature death
(more or less useless with the amount of AoE in the spell itself)

* None known.

==Development==
''Locust Swarm'' was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was moved and iterated, judging from the latest demo. The old Locust Swarm was in the Plague Skill Tree (which itself, was renamed to [[Zombie Skill Tree]]), and now doesn't affect [[Summon Zombie Dog|Zombie Dogs]] in any way.


==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?si=Locust+Swarm&x=0&y=0&limit= Locust Swarm-specific gallery contents]

==Related Articles==
*[[Voodoo Skill Tree]]

==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]

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[[category:Witch Doctor]]
[[category:skills]]

Plague of Toads

2010-10-30T09:17:58Z

Kolixela: /* Skill Rune Effects */

'''Plague of Toads''' is a tier III [[skill]] in the [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], which summons a pack of poisonous toads who run into enemies and explode, dealing poison damage.

==Background==
{{Skillbox
|game= Diablo III
|portrait= Plague-of-toads2.jpg

|active= Active
|name= Plague of Toads
|ranks= 5
|user= Witch Doctor
|tree= Voodoo
|description= Release a handful of toads that deal X-Y poison damage to anybody who steps on them.
|type= Direct Damage
|quantity= Duration
|effect= Circular [[AoE]]
|school= Magical
|resource= [[Mana]]
|cost= 9
|cast-time= Unknown
|cooldown= Unknown
|synergies= Unknown
}}
The Witch Doctor sends forth toads that hop into enemies, exploding in an acidic blast.

==Skill Design==
A good skill to cast and forget, switching to other skills to finish off enemies that might have survived. The toads start hopping towards random enemies and explode when they make contact with them. Also, the toad's carcasses deal damage to enemies who stand on them. It works very well against the Dune Dervish, because the toads cannot be reflected back by the dervish's Whirlwind.

==Skill Rank Table==
(A) = Assumed

*Rank: 1/5
**Release a handful of toads that deal 6-9 poison damage to anybody who steps on them.
**Mana Cost: 9 mana
*Rank: 2/5
**Release a handful of toads that deal 8-11 poison damage to anybody who steps on them. (A)
**Mana Cost: 9 mana
*Rank: 3/5
**Release a handful of toads that deal 10-13 poison damage to anybody who steps on them. (A)
**Mana Cost: 9 mana
*Rank: 4/5
**Release a handful of toads that deal 12-15 poison damage to anybody who steps on them. (A)
**Mana Cost: 9 mana
*Rank: 5/5
**Release a handful of toads that deal 14-17 poison damage to anybody who steps on them. (A)
**Mana Cost: 9 mana

[[Image:Wd-plague-toads1.jpg|frame|GO-GO-GADGET TOADS!]]

==Synergies==
* None known.

==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
* None known.

Previews at Blizzcon 2010

Rune color and Rank unknown as was shown at skill panel

Large Frog, fairly large, eats enemies

Rain of Frogs, spell changes to instead rain frogs onto the enemies, seems to be single target

==Development==
''Plague of Toads'' was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was moved and visually changed, judging from the latest demo. The old Plague of Toads was in the Plague Skill Tree (which itself, was renamed to [[Zombie Skill Tree]]), and the toads were a green/grey-ish color.



==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?si=Plague+of+Toads Plague of Toads-specific gallery contents]

<gallery>
Image:Plague-of-toads2.jpg|Toads on a [[Dune Thresher]].
Image:Wd-plague-toads1.jpg|A [[Beast]] feeling the explosive nature of toads.
Image:Witch_Doctor_Plague_of_toads_and_Dune_Thresher.jpg|Larger image.
</gallery>



==Related Articles==
*[[Voodoo Skill Tree]]

==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]

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[[category:Witch Doctor]]
[[category:skills]]

Poison Dart

2010-10-30T09:15:18Z

Kolixela: /* Poison Dart Revealed */

Poison Dart was revealed as a Witch Doctor skill in early August, 2010. No official description of the skill has yet been given, nor has it appeared in any screenshots or gameplay video.

==Poison Dart Revealed==

All that is known of this skill came from a forum post by D3 CM [[Bashiok]], on August 4, 2010. A fan proposed a dart gun weapon for the Witch Doctor, and got more than he bargained for in the reply. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/a-new-witch-doctor-skill-revealed/]

::'''A blowgun that you can buy different kinds of darts and also have different blowgun skills like a rapid shot and critical shot.'''

::'''Bashiok:''' Wow, pretty good guess. We have a new witch doctor skill called '''Poison Dart'''. Pretty much this.

Poison Dart was added to the game after the three-skill tree arrangement was removed, so it was never officially assigned to a skill tree, but it would clearly have been in the [[Voodoo Skill Tree]] if it had been, along with all the other spell-like Witch Doctor direct attacks.

Skill Rune info

Rank 1 Mutlishot Rune (don't remember the Color for that Rune)
Shoots 2 Poison Darts

Rank 2 Mutlishot Rune (don't remember the Color for that Rune)
Shoots 4 Poison Darts

(These shoot very fast)

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Summon Zombie Dogs

2010-10-30T09:10:07Z

Kolixela: /* Skill Rune Effects */

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

Zombie dogs fight against the Witch Doctor's enemies, though they don't deal very much damage and are more useful as [[tanks]] allowing the Witch Doctor to cast attack spells from the back row, devastating monsters who are engaged with the dogs.

Mongrels can also be detonated by the [[Sacrifice]] skill, dealing substantial damage to anything in the vicinity. This is their most effective way of directly damaging monsters.

==Background==
{{Skillbox
|game= Diablo III
|portrait= Wd-mongrel3.jpg

|active= Active
|name= Summon Zombie Dog
|ranks= 5
|user= Witch Doctor
|tree= Zombie
|description= Summon 1 level 12 [[zombie dog]] to aid you. Can have up to X zombie dogs at a time.
|type= Summon
|quantity= Cast
|effect= Target
|school= Magical
|resource= Health
|cost= 10 health
|cast-time= Unknown
|cooldown= Unknown
|synergies= Unknown
}}
The Witch Doctor summons forth vicious undead lackeys to do his bidding.

==Skill Design==
[[File:Wd-mongrel1.jpg|left|thumb|Two mongrels.]]
Summon Zombie Dog is the first summoning skill in the Zombie Skill Tree, and is the backbone of early witch doctors specializing in this tree. They aren't 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.

===Enhancing the Dogs===

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]].

==Skill Rank Table==
(legend (A) = Assumed)

*Rank: 1/5
**Summon 1 level 12 zombie dog to aid you. Can have up to 1 zombie dogs at a time.
**Health Cost: 10 health
*Rank: 2/5
**Summon 1 level 12 zombie dog to aid you. Can have up to 2 zombie dogs at a time.
**Health Cost: 10 health
*Rank: 3/5
**Summon 1 level 12 zombie dog to aid you. Can have up to 3 zombie dogs at a time.
**Health Cost: 10 health
*Rank: 4/5
**Summon 1 level 12 zombie dog to aid you. Can have up to 4 zombie dogs at a time. (A)
**Health Cost: 10 health
*Rank: 5/5
**Summon 1 level 12 zombie dog to aid you. Can have up to 5 zombie dogs at a time. (A)
**Health Cost: 10 health

[[File:Wd-mongrel-locust.jpg|thumb|350px|Mongrel enhanced with Locusts.]]

==Synergies==
* None known.

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

Blizzcon 2010 Crimson Rune Rank 2 effect.

Your Zombie Dogs share 20% of the damage you take
(this effect requires you summon new zombie dogs to trigger)

None confirmed. Elemental (fire or locust) effects may be granted to the dogs by [[runestones]].

==Development==
''Summon Zombie Dog'' was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was iterated, renamed and moved, judging from the latest demo. The Summon Zombie Dog was called [[Summon Mongrel]] (as [[Mongrel]] was the original name of the Zombie dog), was in the Voodoo skill tree and mongrels could be enchanted with [[Locust Swarm]] or [[Skull of Flame]].


==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=all&si=Mongrel Zombie Dog-specific gallery contents]

==Related Articles==
*[[Zombie Skill Tree]]

==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]

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Locust Swarm

2010-10-30T09:08:11Z

Kolixela: /* Skill Rune Effects */

'''Locust Swarm''' is a tier III [[skill]] in the [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], which summons swarm of locusts which devour anything they meet.

==Background==
{{Skillbox
|game= Diablo III


|active= Active
|name= Locust Swarm
|ranks= 5
|user= Witch Doctor
|tree= Voodoo
|description= Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deal X damage per second over Y seconds. The locusts will jump to additional nearby targets
|type= DoT
|quantity= Enemies
|effect= All Enemies
|school= Magical
|resource= Mana
|cost= 15 mana
|cast-time= Unknown
|cooldown= Unknown
|synergies= Unknown
}}
The Witch Doctor sends a locust swarm to literally devour the flesh of his enemies.

==Skill Design==
A really nice skill against packs of monsters, working like a disease that affects one monster and then the rest of the group. It can spread quite fast, so casting this spell just once is enough, and by the time it is done, you would have used a few other skills. Enemies who are killed by Locust Swarm leave behind a skeleton, a most pleasant visual effect.

==Skill Rank Table==
(legend (A) = Assumed)

*Rank: 1/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 4.0 damage per second over 2.0 seconds.
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 2/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 4.5 damage per second over 2.5 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 3/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 5.0 damage per second over 3.0 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 4/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 5.5 damage per second over 3.5 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
*Rank: 5/5
**Assault nearby foes with a plague of locusts that deals 6.0 damage per second over 4.0 seconds. (A)
**Mana Cost: 15 mana
[[Image:Wd-locust-swarm1.jpg|thumb|right|ACHOOO! uh, i don't feel so good.]]

==Synergies==
* None known.

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

Rank 2 Mana Regen Rune (don't remember the color, indigo maybe)
Your Locust Swarm regenerates 50% of the damage it deals as mana to you
(This effectively made the WD have near infinite mana)

Rank 2 Multi-target Rune (don't remember the color either)
Your Locust Swarm now jumps to two targets upon creature death
(more or less useless with the amount of AoE in the spell itself)

* None known.

==Development==
''Locust Swarm'' was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was moved and iterated, judging from the latest demo. The old Locust Swarm was in the Plague Skill Tree (which itself, was renamed to [[Zombie Skill Tree]]), and now doesn't affect [[Summon Zombie Dog|Zombie Dogs]] in any way.


==Media==
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?si=Locust+Swarm&x=0&y=0&limit= Locust Swarm-specific gallery contents]

==Related Articles==
*[[Voodoo Skill Tree]]

==References==
* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]

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[[category:Witch Doctor]]
[[category:skills]]