Grasp of the Dead - Revision history

Flux at 17:29, 6 June 2012

2012-06-06T17:29:38Z

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2012-06-06T16:51:06Z

MrFrye: new skill rune table

2012-05-20T00:29:06Z

new skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 15 update

2012-03-25T01:29:50Z

beta patch 15 update

Flux at 09:29, 16 March 2012

2012-03-16T09:29:46Z

Flux at 15:58, 2 March 2012

2012-03-02T15:58:48Z

Elly: removal of video

2012-02-24T04:40:12Z

removal of video

Kioseth: /* Media */

2012-02-24T01:44:11Z

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Maurish at 17:16, 16 February 2012

2012-02-16T17:16:19Z

Flux: /* Media */

2011-10-27T01:44:26Z

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	[[File:IconGraspDead.png\|left]]		[[File:IconGraspDead.png\|left]]
	'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl\|level]] 2. This skill is a curse; it inflicts victims with much slower foot speed and deals damage as well, and is hugely useful to a low level Witch Doctor, while retaining good value throughout the game and even in high level [[PvP]].		'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl\|level]] 2. This skill is a curse; it inflicts victims with much slower foot speed and deals damage as well, and is hugely useful to a low level Witch Doctor, while retaining good value throughout the game and even in high level [[PvP]].
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		+	The rune effects offer various increases on the base skill, including higher damage and greater slowing.

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 [[File:IconGraspDead.png|left]]
-'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 2. 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.
+'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 2. This skill is a curse; it inflicts victims with much slower foot speed and deals damage as well, and is hugely useful to a low level Witch Doctor, while retaining good value throughout the game and even in high level [[PvP]].
 <br><br>__TOC__
 ==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.
+A powerful debuff. This curses the target with much reduced movement speed and deals damage as well. The spell can be cast anywhere in the Witch Doctor's [[Line of Sight]], giving it much more range than most of his spells.  As the duration matches the cooldown, it can be kept almost constantly active when recast quickly.
 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] article for thorough descriptions off all five rune effects, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
 {{skill description header}}
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 <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Desperate Grasp">Grasp of the Dead</skill>
 <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Rain of Corpses">Grasp of the Dead</skill>
 ==Skill Design==
 [[File:Grasp-of-the-dead-zombies1.jpg|thumb|350px|Grasp of the Dead vs. Zombies, 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.
+This [[skill]] is very powerful, even with a fairly small radius. Its slowing effect makes sure that enemies remain in the area of effect for longer, and it can be cast below enemies who are engaged in combat with the Witch Doctor's pets or with other players.

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough 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>
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 ==Synergies==
-The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Grasp of the Dead:
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Grasp of the Dead, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Witch Doctor Passive Pierce the Veil}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Grasp+of+Dead&cat=all '''Grasp of the Dead''' specific gallery contents]
 <gallery>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD|secondary}}
 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Witch Doctor active skills]]

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 [[File:IconGraspDead.png|left]]
-'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Command [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 3. 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.
+'''Grasp of the Dead''' is a Secondary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 2. 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.
 <br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Grasp of the Dead in action]]
+[[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 Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough 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>
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 ==Skill Design==
-[[File:Grasp-of-the-dead-zombies1.jpg|thumb|350px|Grasp of the Dead vs. Zombies. Beta shot.]]
+[[File:Grasp-of-the-dead-zombies1.jpg|thumb|350px|Grasp of the Dead vs. Zombies, 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==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Grasp of the Dead:
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 '''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 2010]] [[Arena]] as a Tier 3 skill, and was quite effective. Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Grasp of the Dead became a level 3 skill.
+This skill was present on the pre-made Witch Doctor in the [[BlizzCon 2010]] [[Arena]] as a Tier 3 skill, and was quite effective. Unfortunately, there are no gameplay reports from the event describing this skill.
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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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 </gallery>
 ==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/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/active/ Witch Doctor Active Skills] -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcon-arena-demo-witch-doctor-report BlizzCon 2011 PvP Demo: The Witch Doctor] — IncGamers 27th Oct 2011

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−	==~~Skill~~ Effects==	+	==Skillrune Effects==
	The following is a very quick list. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.		The following is a very quick list. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

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	The following is a very quick list. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.		The following is a very quick list. See the [[Grasp of the Dead rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

−	~~{{Active skills header}}~~	+	<skill class="WitchDoctor">Grasp of the Dead</skill>
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skill~~ Grasp of the Dead}}
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Death is Life}}~~
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Groping Eels}}~~
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Desperate Grasp}}~~
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Rain of Corpses}}~~
−	~~{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Unbreakable Grasp}}~~
−	~~{{center\|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}~~

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	* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]		* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/ Diablo III screenshots and pictures]
	* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Grasp+of+Dead&cat=all '''Grasp of the Dead''' specific gallery contents]		* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Grasp+of+Dead&cat=all '''Grasp of the Dead''' specific gallery contents]
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		+	<gallery>
		+	File:Arena-GotD1.png\|Older graphic, from 2010 Arena demo footage.
		+	</gallery>