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Acid Cloud in action.

Acid Cloud is a Decay Witch Doctor skill unlocked at level 22. This skill is a DfA attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. The poison comes from a sort of laughing Mardi Gras mask that appears briefly in the sky, and it leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals DoT and AoE as well.

Background[edit | edit source]

The Witch Doctor creates a rain of acid over a small radius, dealing poison damage, plus poison damage to anything in the vicinity of the resulting toxic puddle.

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

Refer to the Acid Cloud rune effects article for a thorough description of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Acid Rain">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Lob Blob Bomb">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Slow Burn">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Kiss of Death">Acid Cloud</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Corpse Bomb">Acid Cloud</skill>

Skill Design[edit | edit source]

This skill opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about three seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's Plague of Toads.

If you ever hated the acid dogs from Diablo I, now you can wreak that acidic pain on others!

This spell was originally one of the Wizard's. It was switched to the Witch Doctor during early development.

Acid Cloud variations: Unruned, Kiss of Death, Corpse Bomb, Slow Burn, Acid Rain, Lob Blob Bomb.

Video[edit | edit source]

A video of Acid Cloud in use can be seen below, courtesy of the DiabloInc You Tube channel.

Acid on skellies!

Synergies[edit | edit source]

The following Witch Doctor passives provide a benefit to Acid Cloud, runed or not:

Name	Level	Description

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill>

Development[edit | edit source]

Acid Cloud was first seen at BlizzCon 2008 as a Tier III Wizard skill in the Conjuring Skill Tree. By BlizzCon 2009, Acid Cloud had been moved to the Witch Doctor's Voodoo Skill Tree, to the delight of many who thought using this skill was out of character for the Wizard. This move was alluded to by Bashiok shortly before the BlizzCon event^[1]. Flux shared his thoughts on this skill:[1]

It’s an interesting description, and a pity we couldn’t see this one in action, to see just how the thrown bottle, explosion, and acid cloud was handled. So how long is the delay between the initial explosion and then start of the acid rain? Would a fast monster take only the 1-5 damage, and move out of the area before the more painful DoT Aoe began?

Beta[edit | edit source]

Skill tiers were removed shortly before the beta started in September 2011, and Acid Cloud became a level 22 skill, too high-level to play in the beta. The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13 in February 2012, and Acid Cloud was classified as a Decay skill (but remained at level 22). After being nerfed for Beta Patch 14, it was buffed some for Beta Patch 15.

Previous Versions[edit | edit source]

Acid Cloud when it was a Wizard skill.

Media[edit | edit source]

Acid Cloud can be seen in action on video here:

Runestone effects on Acid Cloud

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

Zoom of the Acid Cloud.
Wizard Acid Cloud on Skeletons.
Acid pools on the floor.
Acid Cloud with all rune effects.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown* — BlizzBlues 14th July 2009

BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report
BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats
Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
Witch Doctor Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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[1] Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown* — BlizzBlues 14th July 2009

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-'''Acid Cloud''' is a [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 19. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. It leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
+[[File:IconAcidCloud.png|left]]
+[[File:Wiz-acid-cloud1.jpg|thumb|250px|Acid Cloud in action.]]
+'''Acid Cloud''' is a Decay [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 22. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. The poison comes from a sort of laughing Mardi Gras mask that appears briefly in the sky, and it leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
+<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-{{Skillbox D3
-|portrait= Wiz-acid-cloud1.jpg
-|portrait-width= 150px
-|name= Acid Cloud
-|user= Witch Doctor
-|clvl= 19
-|description= Acid rains down dealing initial poison damage followed by poison damage per second to nearby enemies who remain in the area.
-|type= [[DfA]]/[[DoT]]/[[AoE]]
-|resource= Costs [[Mana]]
-|alabaster= The witch doctor belches forth a directional pool of acid.
-|crimson= Causes immediate damage instead of a damage over time effect.
-|golden= Afflicts enemies with a disease effect that deals damage over time.
-|indigo= Increases area-of-effect radius.
-|obsidian= Spawns slimes that attack nearby enemies.
-}}
 The Witch Doctor creates a rain of acid over a small radius, dealing poison damage, plus poison damage to anything in the vicinity of the resulting toxic puddle.
+==Skill Rune Effects==
+Refer to the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] article for a thorough description of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Acid Rain">Acid Cloud</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Lob Blob Bomb">Acid Cloud</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Slow Burn">Acid Cloud</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Kiss of Death">Acid Cloud</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Corpse Bomb">Acid Cloud</skill>
 ==Skill Design==
-[[Image:Wiz-acid-cloud2.jpg|thumb|175px|left|Acid on [[Skeleton|skellies]]!]]
+This [[skill]] opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about three seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's [[Plague of Toads]].
-This [[skill]] opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about ten seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's [[Plague of Toads]].
 If you ever hated the acid dogs from [[Diablo I]], now you can wreak that acidic pain on others!
 This spell was originally one of the Wizard's. It was switched to the Witch Doctor during early development.
+[[Image:Acidcloud_runed.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Acid Cloud variations: Unruned, Kiss of Death, Corpse Bomb, Slow Burn, Acid Rain, Lob Blob Bomb.]]
+===Video===
+A video of Acid Cloud in use can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
-{{clear-left}}
+<youtube>rWJhV31TY8U</youtube>
-==Skill Rank Table==
+[[Image:Wiz-acid-cloud2.jpg|thumb|175px|right|Acid on [[Skeleton|skellies]]!]]
-*'''Rank 1:''' 1-5 initial [[poison]] damage, 5-10 damage per second.
-*'''Rank 2:''' 2-6 initial [[poison]] damage, 10-15 damage per second. (A)
-*'''Rank 3:''' 3-7 initial [[poison]] damage, 15-20 damage per second. (A)
-*'''Rank 4:''' 4-8 initial [[poison]] damage, 20-25 damage per second. (A)
-*'''Rank 5:''' 5-9 initial [[poison]] damage, 25-30 damage per second. (A)
-(A) = Assumed
 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Acid Cloud, runed or not:
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
-==Skill Rune Effects==
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill>
-[[Image:Acidcloud_runed.jpg|right|thumb|550px|Acid Cloud showing every runed version.]]
-*[[Alabaster Rune]] - The witch doctor belches forth a directional pool of acid.
-*[[Crimson Rune]] - Causes immediate damage instead of a damage over time effect.
-*[[Golden Rune]] - Afflicts enemies with a disease effect that deals damage over time.
-*[[Indigo Rune]] - Increases area-of-effect radius.
-*[[Obsidian Rune]] - Spawns slimes that attack nearby enemies.
-The video below demonstrates these runes' effects.
-<youtube>rWJhV31TY8U</youtube>
-<br>
 ==Development==
-'''Acid Cloud''' was first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]] as a Tier III [[Wizard]] skill in the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. By [[BlizzCon 2009]], Acid Cloud had been moved to the Witch Doctor's [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], to the delight of many who thought using this skill was out of character for the Wizard. This move was alluded to by [[Bashiok]] shortly before the BlizzCon event<ref>[http://www.blizzblues.com/us/acid-cloud-for-the-wizard-frown-18360842066.html Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown*] -- BlizzBlues 14th July 2009</ref>. [[Flux]] shared his thoughts on this skill:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/]
+'''Acid Cloud''' was first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]] as a Tier III [[Wizard]] skill in the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. By [[BlizzCon 2009]], Acid Cloud had been moved to the Witch Doctor's [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], to the delight of many who thought using this skill was out of character for the Wizard. This move was alluded to by [[Bashiok]] shortly before the BlizzCon event<ref>[http://www.blizzblues.com/us/acid-cloud-for-the-wizard-frown-18360842066.html Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown*] — BlizzBlues 14th July 2009</ref>. [[Flux]] shared his thoughts on this skill:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/]
 <blockquote>''It’s an interesting description, and a pity we couldn’t see this one in action, to see just how the thrown bottle, explosion, and acid cloud was handled. So how long is the delay between the initial explosion and then start of the acid rain? Would a fast monster take only the 1-5 damage, and move out of the area before the more painful DoT Aoe began?</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Acid Cloud became a level 19 skill.
+===Beta===
+Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Acid Cloud became a level 22 skill, too high-level to play in the beta. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Acid Cloud was classified as a Decay skill (but remained at level 22). After being [[nerf]]ed for [[Beta Patch 14]], it was [[buff]]ed some for [[Beta Patch 15]].
 ===Previous Versions===
-* [[Acid Cloud (BlizzCon 2008)|Acid Cloud]] when it was a Wizard skill
+* [[Acid Cloud (BlizzCon 2008)|Acid Cloud]] when it was a Wizard skill.
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7962606#post7962606 JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Witch Doctor (Translated by Zediono)]
+* [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
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