Difference between revisions of "Ritual of Blood (skill)"

Latest revision as of 20:17, 18 August 2011

This skill was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the Witch Doctor skills article for current skill information for this class.

Ritual of Blood is a tier IV skill in the Spirit Skill Tree, which causes a percentage of the mana cost of spells to be paid in health.

Ritual of Blood trait, added in 2010, with the same name and very similar properties.

Background[edit | edit source]

Diablo III Skill [e]

Ritual of Blood Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
While active, X% of all mana costs are paid for with health
Skill Details:
Type:	Buff
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Self
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	None
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor performs a ritual of blood, using his own life force to cast spells.

Skill Design[edit | edit source]

This skill works much like Hunter Aspects in World of Warcraft, it will only work when it is active, and can be activated/deactivated at will. This skill has moderate use, since it only pays 20% of the cost in health, still requiring 80% to be payed in mana (assumed). However, if combined with Spirit Vessel, this skill might become more useful when spamming spells to take down a tough enemy.

Skill Rank Table[edit | edit source]

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- While active, 4% of all mana costs are paid for with health.
- Mana Cost: None
Rank: 2/5
- While active, 8% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
Rank: 3/5
- While active, 12% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
Rank: 4/5
- While active, 16% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
Rank: 5/5
- While active, 20% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None

Synergies[edit | edit source]

None known.

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

None known.

Development[edit | edit source]

Ritual of Blood was first seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo, and is a new skill. It is unknown if this skill was iterated, at least publicly.

Media[edit | edit source]

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Ritual of Blood have been seen:

Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References[edit | edit source]

Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats

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 '''Ritual of Blood''' is a tier IV [[skill]] in the [[Spirit Skill Tree]], which causes a percentage of the mana cost of spells to be paid in health.
-* [[Ritual of Blood]] trait, added in 2010, with the same name and very similar properties.
+* [[Ritual of Blood (trait)|Ritual of Blood]] trait, added in 2010, with the same name and very similar properties.
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 The Witch Doctor performs a ritual of blood, using his own life force to cast spells.
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 ==Skill Design==
-This skill works much like Hunter Aspects in World of Warcraft, it will only work when it is active, and can be activated/deactivated at will. This skill has moderate use, since it only pays 20% of the cost in health, still requiring 80% to be payed in mana (assumed). However, if combined with [[Spirit Vessel]], this skill might become more useful when spamming spells to take down a tough enemy.
+This skill works much like Hunter Aspects in World of Warcraft, it will only work when it is active, and can be activated/deactivated at will. This skill has moderate use, since it only pays 20% of the cost in health, still requiring 80% to be payed in mana (assumed). However, if combined with [[Spirit Vessel (skill)|Spirit Vessel]], this skill might become more useful when spamming spells to take down a tough enemy.
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