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** [[Passive skill]]s - Skills where effects are activated automatically, by the computer or by special events.

** [[Signature skill]]s - Skills that define characters.

* [[Mana]] -- The Witch Doctor's energy [[resource]].

* [[Runestones]] - Their huge impact on changing skills can not be over-emphasized.

Click to the individual skill pages for more details about these skills including numbers, screenshots, [[runestone]] information, blue quotes, and much more.

===Poison Dart===

The Witch Doctor uses a blowpipe to fire a poison dart. A fairly slow attack that's hugely improved by runestones.

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===Summon Zombie Dog===

Better known as "Mongrels," Zombie Dogs are the basic Witch Doctor pet, capable of tanking and fighting effectively, though they are not meant for a long life, and deal their best damage when [[Sacrifice]]d.

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===Plague of Toads===

The Witch Doctor summons several toads that hop forward like living [[Charged Bolt]]s and explode against enemies. Some dramatic [[runestone]] effects are known for this skill.

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===Grasp of the Dead===

A powerful curse, this one deals damage as well as slowing enemies for a short duration.

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===Haunt===

A ranged spell attack, this sics a ghostly entity upon the target, dealing [[DoT]]. The Haunt will seek a new target when its victim dies.

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===Zombie Charger===

A zombie is summoned, which charges straight in the direction specified, melting into nothing and dealing poison damage to any targes along the way. A runestone can grant the infamous [[Zombie Bears]] effect.

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===Hex===

A curse of sorts, this one causes damage and blocks the afflicted's ability to attack.

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===Corpse Spiders===

Spiders emerge from a rotting zombie corpse and launch themselves at nearby enemies, dealing poison damage with their swarming bites.

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===Horrify===

A powerful curse, this one frightens nearby enemies into running away for a few seconds. The radius emanates from the Witch Doctor, not from the spot targeted when cast, so it only works on enemies who are very nearby.

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===Firebats===

A short range spell attack, this sends flaming bats out in an [[Inferno]]-like spray, dealing damage to anything in their path.

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===Firebomb===

Previously known as Skull of Flame, this is a ranged attack that's thrown like a grenade. It explodes on impact, dealing considerable fire damage. The projectile is a human skull, filled with an explosive liquid.

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===Spirit Walk===

A powerful movement/escape skill, especially useful in the [[Battle Arena]]. The Witch Doctor leaves his physical body behind as a decoy and can run freely, invisible, for several seconds.

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===Soul Harvest===

A buff that increases the WD's spell damage based on how many enemies are nearby.

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===Sacrifice===

This skill causes a Mongrel to detonate in a huge spray of purple and pink smoke, dealing physical damage to all nearby enemies.

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===Gargantuan===

A large, powerful zombie pet that [[tanks]] for the Witch Doctor.

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===Locust Swarm===

A ranged spell attack, this sends out a cloud of locusts that swarm over enemies, eating their flesh from the bones. Locusts will [[chain]] between nearby enemies, potentially consuming numerous targets per cast.

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===Spirit Barrage===

A [[DfA]] attack that's never yet been shown publicly. [[Acid Cloud]] covers a small radius, so presumably this one has a larger radius.

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===Acid Cloud===

Originally a Wizard spell, this one was moved to the Witch Doctor to provide a [[DfA]] attack with a small radius that melts the flesh from the bones of anything in the targeted area.

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===Mass Confusion===

A mind control spell that temporarily changes the alignment of some enemies.

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===Big Bad Voodoo===

No description is available.

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===Wall of Zombies===

One of the showier Witch Doctor skills to be displayed in the early announcement, this one causes a wall of zombies to erupt from the earth. The WoZ blocks the progress of enemies as well as dealing physical damage to anything in range.

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===Fetish Army===

The Witch Doctor is able to summon Fetishes, versions of the monsters from Diablo II, to fight for him. Never yet publicly seen.

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==Passive Skills==