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Poison Dart in action.

Poison Dart is a Primary Witch Doctor skill unlocked at level 1. It's a ranged attack in which the Witch Doctor blows a poisoned dart at the enemy, dealing initial poison damage and additional damage over time.

The dart moves very quickly and has full screen range, making this a very accurate attack with longer reach than almost any other Witch Doctor skill.

Background[edit | edit source]

The Witch Doctor uses a blowpipe to fire a poison dart. Rune effects can fire multiple darts, or add special functions to the dart. With its low mana cost and great utility, this is one of the more popular Witch Doctor skills.

Skill Rune Effects[edit | edit source]

Refer to the Poison Dart rune effects page for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.

Name	Level	Description

<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Poison Dart</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Splinters">Poison Dart</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Numbing Dart">Poison Dart</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Spined Dart">Poison Dart</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Flaming Dart">Poison Dart</skill> <skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Snake to the Face">Poison Dart</skill>

Skill Design[edit | edit source]

This low-level direct damage skill first appeared in 2010. The casting animation is fairly slow, but the projectile itself is very fast and accurate. The dart always hits the first enemy it encounters though, making this skill difficult to hit anything beyond the first row of enemies.

Synergies[edit | edit source]

The following Witch Doctor passives provide a benefit to Poison Dart, 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]

Poison Dart was revealed as a Witch Doctor skill in early August, 2010. A fan in the official forums proposed a dart gun weapon for the Witch Doctor, and got more than he bargained for in the reply:^[1]

Bashiok: Wow, pretty good guess. We have a new witch doctor skill called Poison Dart. Pretty much this.

It was first seen in Blizzcon 2010 and skill runes were also shown at this moment. It was one of the Witch Doctor's starting skills, and Flux obligingly wrote about it:[1]

The main attack skill that the WD started with, this one was also disappointing while un-runed. It’s pretty much what you’d think; a tiny green projectile that deals impact damage and some DoT to the target. The dart moves quickly through the air so it’s got good accuracy, but the casting (blowing) animation is very slow. Lift the pipe, squat down into the shooting stance, fire, stand back up again, repeat. This results in a poor DPS, even though the actual dart isn’t terrible.

Beta[edit | edit source]

Skill tiers were removed shortly before the beta started in September 2011, and Poison Dart became a level 1 skill. Flux tried it out again, and reported on it:[2]

Poison Dart is the Witch Doctor’s starting attack skill, and the unruned form is about as straight forward as a skill can be. Literally! The Witch Doctor whips out a blow pipe and spits one dart in a straight line, which deals poison damage on impact with some additional poison drain over time. Though the firing animation is kind of slow, the dart flies quickly, and I had no trouble hitting even moving targets. (There are very few monsters in the beta that do anything other than advance upon you in a straight line at a predictable speed.)

The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13 in February 2012, and Poison Dart was classified as a Primary skill (but remained at level 1). After being nerfed some for Beta Patch 14, it was nerfed just a little bit more for Beta Patch 15.

Media[edit | edit source]

Poison Dart can be seen in action on video here:

Video: Blizzcon 2010 Rune Effects

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

Close-up of Witch Doctor blowing a dart

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Bashiok forum post — Incgamers 4th Aug 2010

BlizzCon 2010 Witch Doctor Hands-on Report
Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
Witch Doctor Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One — IncGamers 30th Sep 2011
Witch Doctor Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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[1] Bashiok forum post — Incgamers 4th Aug 2010

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-'''Poison Dart''' is a Physical Realm [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 1. It's a ranged attack in which the [[Witch Doctor]] blows a poisoned dart at the enemy, dealing initial poison damage and damage over-time.
+[[File:Poison-dart1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Poison Dart in action.]]
+'''Poison Dart''' is a Primary [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 1. It's a ranged attack in which the [[Witch Doctor]] blows a poisoned dart at the enemy, dealing initial poison damage and additional damage over time.
+The dart moves very quickly and has full screen range, making this a very accurate attack with longer reach than almost any other Witch Doctor skill.
 <br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
-[[File:Poison-dart1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Poison Dart in action]]
+The Witch Doctor uses a blowpipe to fire a poison dart. Rune effects can fire multiple darts, or add special functions to the dart. With its low mana cost and great utility, this is one of the more popular Witch Doctor skills.
-The Witch Doctor uses a blowpipe to fire a poison dart.
-==Skill Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Poison Dart 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.
+Refer to the [[Poison Dart rune effects]] page for thorough descriptions of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
-{{Active skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Witch Doctor Skill Poison Dart}}
+<skill subcat="Physical realm spell" class="WitchDoctor">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Snake to the Face}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Splinters">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Flaming Dart}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Numbing Dart">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Spined Dart}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Spined Dart">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Splinters}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Flaming Dart">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Numbing Dart}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor" rune="Snake to the Face">Poison Dart</skill>
-{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
 ==Skill Design==
-This low-level direct damage [[skill]] first appeared in 2010. The casting animation is fairly slow, but the projectile itself is very fast and accurate.
+This low-level direct damage [[skill]] first appeared in 2010. The casting animation is fairly slow, but the projectile itself is very fast and accurate. The dart always hits the first enemy it encounters though, making this skill difficult to hit anything beyond the first row of enemies.
 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Poison Dart, runed or not:
+{{skill description header}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill>
 ==Development==
-'''Poison Dart''' was revealed as a Witch Doctor skill in early August, 2010. A fan in the official forums proposed a dart gun weapon for the Witch Doctor, and got more than he bargained for in the reply:<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/a-new-witch-doctor-skill-revealed/ Bashiok forum post] -- Incgamers 4th Aug 2010</ref>
+'''Poison Dart''' was revealed as a Witch Doctor skill in early August, 2010. A fan in the official forums proposed a dart gun weapon for the Witch Doctor, and got more than he bargained for in the reply:<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/a-new-witch-doctor-skill-revealed/ Bashiok forum post] — Incgamers 4th Aug 2010</ref>
 <blue><b>Bashiok:</b> Wow, pretty good guess. We have a new witch doctor skill called Poison Dart. Pretty much this.</blue>
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 <blockquote>''The main attack skill that the WD started with, this one was also disappointing while un-runed. It’s pretty much what you’d think; a tiny green projectile that deals impact damage and some DoT to the target. The dart moves quickly through the air so it’s got good accuracy, but the casting (blowing) animation is very slow. Lift the pipe, squat down into the shooting stance, fire, stand back up again, repeat. This results in a poor DPS, even though the actual dart isn’t terrible.</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Poison Dart became a level 1 skill.
+===Beta===
+Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Poison Dart became a level 1 skill. [[Flux]] tried it out again, and reported on it:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/witch-doctor-beta-skills-mega-report]
+<blockquote>''Poison Dart is the Witch Doctor’s starting attack skill, and the unruned form is about as straight forward as a skill can be. Literally! The Witch Doctor whips out a blow pipe and spits one dart in a straight line, which deals poison damage on impact with some additional poison drain over time. Though the firing animation is kind of slow, the dart flies quickly, and I had no trouble hitting even moving targets. (There are very few monsters in the beta that do anything other than advance upon you in a straight line at a predictable speed.)</blockquote>
+The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Poison Dart was classified as a Primary skill (but remained at level 1). After being [[nerf]]ed some for [[Beta Patch 14]], it was nerfed just a little bit more for [[Beta Patch 15]].
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/search.php?keywords=Poison+Dart&cat=all '''Poison Dart''' specific gallery contents]
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 ==References==
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hands-on-from-blizzcon-mega-pvm-report-witch-doctor BlizzCon 2010 Witch Doctor 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://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/witch-doctor-beta-skills-mega-report Witch Doctor Beta Skills Mega-report: Part One] — IncGamers 30th 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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