Sacrifice - Revision history

Flux at 01:06, 7 June 2012

2012-06-07T01:06:10Z

MrFrye: new skill rune table

2012-05-20T04:38:58Z

new skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 15 update

2012-03-27T03:14:53Z

beta patch 15 update

Flux at 09:29, 16 March 2012

2012-03-16T09:29:37Z

Maurish at 17:23, 16 February 2012

2012-02-16T17:23:29Z

Brokenstorm at 23:22, 19 September 2011

2011-09-19T23:22:13Z

Maurish at 18:46, 19 September 2011

2011-09-19T18:46:22Z

Maurish at 22:41, 17 September 2011

2011-09-17T22:41:58Z

MrFrye at 10:09, 17 September 2011

2011-09-17T10:09:34Z

Maurish: Updated table

2011-09-16T12:22:04Z

Updated table

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 [[File:IconSacrifice.png|left]]
 [[File:Wd-mongrel-blast.jpg|thumb|400px|Sacrifice in action.]]
-'''Sacrifice''' is a Terror [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 13. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes the Witch Doctor's [[Zombie Dog]]s to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.
+'''Sacrifice''' is a Terror [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 13. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes the Witch Doctor's [[Zombie Dog]]s to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies. As the actual Mongrels deal very weak damage with their attacks, and tend to die quite quickly on higher difficulty levels, their best utility is often to die in a blast of glory.
 ==Background==
 The Witch Doctor dispatches his zombie dogs if they are of no more use to him.
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 <blockquote>''The biggest damage skill he had, and one I made extensive use of. It was especially good late game, when hunting down the last Wizard. I’d chase with the dogs ahead of me, hurling Firebombs at, or just to cut off, the Wizard. As soon as one of the dogs got in range, even if it was just close enough to take one swipe at the running target… bang.</blockquote>
 ===Beta===
 Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Sacrifice became a level 16 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Sacrifice was classified as a Terror skill and moved to level 21. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was moved down to level 13, within reach of the beta players. Unfortunately, there have been no beta gameplay reports detailing the use of this skill.
 ===Previous Versions===
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 * [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] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site
 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD|terror}}
 [[category:Active skills]]
 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
 [[category:Witch Doctor active skills]]

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Sacrifice 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">Sacrifice</skill>
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 ==Synergies==
-The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Sacrifice:
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Sacrifice, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Witch Doctor Passive Pierce the Veil}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
-Obviously, this skill can only be used when the Witch Doctor has [[Zombie Dog]]s available, provided from either the active skill [[Summon Zombie Dogs]] or the passive [[Circle of Life]].
+This skill can only be used when the Witch Doctor has [[Zombie Dog]]s available, provided from either the active skill [[Summon Zombie Dogs]] or the passive [[Circle of Life]].
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD|terror}}
 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Witch Doctor active skills]]

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 [[File:IconSacrifice.png|left]]
-'''Sacrifice''' is a Command [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 16. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes a [[Zombie Dog]] to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.
+[[File:Wd-mongrel-blast.jpg|thumb|400px|Sacrifice in action.]]
-<br><br>__TOC__
+<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
 The Witch Doctor dispatches his zombie dogs if they are of no more use to him.
-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Sacrifice 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 [[Sacrifice 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">Sacrifice</skill>
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 ==Skill Design==
 The explosion in which the dogs are sacrificed is magnificent, and can easily take out multiple enemies if timed and positioned correctly.
 [[Image:Skill witchdoctor sacrificesequence.jpg|thumb|centre|600px|A sequence of images showing sacrifice.]]
-==Synergies==
+Obviously, this skill can only be used when the Witch Doctor has [[Zombie Dog]]s available, provided from either the active skill [[Summon Zombie Dogs]] or the passive [[Circle of Life]].
 ==Development==
 '''Sacrifice''' premiered with [[Diablo III]] in the [[WWI 2008]] gameplay video, and was a Tier II skill in the [[Voodoo Skill Tree]]. For [[BlizzCon 2009]], Sacrifice was moved to the [[Zombie Skill Tree]], but was otherwise unchanged.
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 <blockquote>''The biggest damage skill he had, and one I made extensive use of. It was especially good late game, when hunting down the last Wizard. I’d chase with the dogs ahead of me, hurling Firebombs at, or just to cut off, the Wizard. As soon as one of the dogs got in range, even if it was just close enough to take one swipe at the running target… bang.</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Sacrifice became a level 16 skill.
+===Beta===
+Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Sacrifice became a level 16 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Sacrifice was classified as a Terror skill and moved to level 21. For [[Beta Patch 14]], it was moved down to level 13, within reach of the beta players. Unfortunately, there have been no beta gameplay reports detailing the use of this skill.
 ===Previous Versions===
 See the [[Witch Doctor skill archive]] for more details on previous versions of Sacrifice and other Witch Doctor skills.
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 File:Mongrel-sacrifice-arena2.jpg|Mongrel detonation in the [[Arena]].
 </gallery>
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 * [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://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/active/ Witch Doctor Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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-==Skill Effects==
+==Skillrune Effects==
 The following is a very quick list. See the [[Sacrifice 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">Sacrifice</skill>

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 [[File:IconSacrifice.png|left]]
-'''Sacrifice''' is a Support [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 16. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes a [[Zombie Dog]] to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.
+'''Sacrifice''' is a Command [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 16. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes a [[Zombie Dog]] to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.
 <br><br>__TOC__

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 [[File:IconSacrifice.png|left]]
 '''Sacrifice''' is a Support [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 16. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes a [[Zombie Dog]] to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.
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 {{Active skills header}}
-</noinclude>{{Witch Doctor Skill Sacrifice}}
+{{Witch Doctor Skill Sacrifice}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune Provoke the Pack}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune For the Master}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune Black Blood}}
 {{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
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 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 {{Active skills header}}
 </noinclude>{{Witch Doctor Skill Sacrifice}}
-| [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]
+{{Blank header}}
-| [[Provoke the Pack]]
+| width="55px" | [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]
 | Increase all damage done by {{c_lime|40%}} for every sacrificed dog for {{c_lime|60}} seconds.
 |-