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** [[Witch Doctor skills]] - A list of all the Witch Doctor's active skills.
 
** [[Witch Doctor skills]] - A list of all the Witch Doctor's active skills.
 
*** [[Pet]]s - [[Summon]]ed creatures that aid the Witch Doctor.
 
*** [[Pet]]s - [[Summon]]ed creatures that aid the Witch Doctor.
*** [[Physical Realm spell]]s - Details to come.
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*** [[Physical realm spell]]s - Details to come.
*** [[Spirit Realm spell]]s - Details to come.
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*** [[Spirit spell]]s - Details to come.
 
** [[Witch Doctor passives]] - A list of all the Witch Doctor's passive skills.
 
** [[Witch Doctor passives]] - A list of all the Witch Doctor's passive skills.
 
* [[Witch Doctor skill archive]] - Removed Witch Doctor skills.
 
* [[Witch Doctor skill archive]] - Removed Witch Doctor skills.
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===Primary===
 
===Primary===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Poison Dart}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Poison Dart</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Corpse Spiders}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Corpse Spiders</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Plague of Toads}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Plague of Toads</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Firebomb}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Firebomb</skill>
  
  
 
===Secondary===
 
===Secondary===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Grasp of the Dead}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Grasp of the Dead</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Firebats}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Firebats</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Haunt}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Haunt</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Locust Swarm}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Locust Swarm</skill>
  
  
 
===Defensive===
 
===Defensive===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Summon Zombie Dogs}}
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<skill subcat="Pet" class="WitchDoctor">Summon Zombie Dogs</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Horrify}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Horrify</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Spirit Walk}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Walk</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Hex}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Hex</skill>
 
 
  
 
===Terror===
 
===Terror===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Soul Harvest}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Soul Harvest</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Sacrifice}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Sacrifice</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Mass Confusion}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Mass Confusion</skill>
  
  
 
===Decay===
 
===Decay===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Zombie Charger}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Zombie Charger</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Spirit Barrage}}
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<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Barrage</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Acid Cloud}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Wall of Zombies}}
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<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Wall of Zombies</skill>
  
  
 
===Voodoo===
 
===Voodoo===
 
{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Skill Gargantuan}}
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<skill subcat="Pet" class="WitchDoctor">Gargantuan</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Big Bad Voodoo}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Big Bad Voodoo</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Skill Fetish Army}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Army</skill>
  
  
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{{Skill description header}}
 
{{Skill description header}}
{{Witch Doctor Passive Circle of Life}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Circle of Life</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Jungle Fortitude}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Jungle Fortitude</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Spiritual Attunement}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Spiritual Attunement</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Gruesome Feast}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Gruesome Feast</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Bad Medicine}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Blood Ritual}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Blood Ritual</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Zombie Handler}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Zombie Handler</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Pierce the Veil}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Fetish Sycophants}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Spirit Vessel}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Vessel</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Rush of Essence}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Rush of Essence</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Vision Quest}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Vision Quest</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Fierce Loyalty}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fierce Loyalty</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Grave Injustice}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Grave Injustice</skill>
{{Witch Doctor Passive Tribal Rites}}
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<skill class="WitchDoctor">Tribal Rites</skill>
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Skill Distribution==
 
==Skill Distribution==
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[[Category:Witch Doctor skills]]
 
[[Category:Witch Doctor skills]]
[[Category:Active skills]]
 
 
[[Category:Skills]]
 
[[Category:Skills]]
 
[[category:Featured articles]]
 
[[category:Featured articles]]

Latest revision as of 02:49, 6 March 2016

The Witch Doctor Skill Tree as seen in Blizzcon 2009. Skill are no longer presented in this fashion. Image by Muldric.

This page lists the Witch Doctor skills. Follow the links to the individual skill pages for full discussion of every skill, including first hand reports and screenshots.

Useful skill links:


Active Skills[edit | edit source]

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

Primary[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Poison Dart</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Corpse Spiders</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Plague of Toads</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Firebomb</skill>


Secondary[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Grasp of the Dead</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Firebats</skill> <skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Haunt</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Locust Swarm</skill>


Defensive[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Pet" class="WitchDoctor">Summon Zombie Dogs</skill> <skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Horrify</skill> <skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Walk</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Hex</skill>

Terror[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Soul Harvest</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Sacrifice</skill> <skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Mass Confusion</skill>


Decay[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Zombie Charger</skill> <skill subcat="Spirit spell" class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Barrage</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Wall of Zombies</skill>


Voodoo[edit | edit source]

Name Level Description

<skill subcat="Pet" class="WitchDoctor">Gargantuan</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Big Bad Voodoo</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Army</skill>


Passive Skills[edit | edit source]

Passive skills replaced Traits during late game development in 2011. Many Traits were simply changed to passive skills, but some are all new. See the Witch Doctor traits page for a full list of those passives.

Name Level Description

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Circle of Life</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Jungle Fortitude</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Spiritual Attunement</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Gruesome Feast</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Blood Ritual</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Zombie Handler</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Spirit Vessel</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Rush of Essence</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Vision Quest</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Fierce Loyalty</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Grave Injustice</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Tribal Rites</skill>

Skill Distribution[edit | edit source]

A useful player-made chart showing when the Witch Doctor gains access to skills, passives, and rune effects.

Witch Doctor skill progression. Stats as of May 5, 2012.


Development[edit | edit source]

The Witch Doctor's skills and skill trees were first seen at BlizzCon 2008, with only a few skills enabled and many showing nothing more than vague descriptions in the skill tree. The listing was fleshed out at Blizzcon 2009, but most of his skills, especially the summoning ones, remained NYI. The current information was revealed at Blizzcon 2010, with the passive skills removed (see the Witch Doctor traits and a near-final skill listing.

A large number of the higher level WD spells have still never been shown publicly, in contrast to the skills of the Wizard and Barbarian, almost all of which have been shown off.

Removed Skills[edit | edit source]


References[edit | edit source]