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Wall of Zombies is a Witch Doctor skill enabled at level 27. One of the more creative skills in Diablo III, WoZ causes a tightly-spaced line of zombies to erupt from the ground, blocking the progress of monsters and tearing apart any monsters that come into their reach.

This is a signature skill of the Witch Doctor.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]

Wall of Zombies
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Enabled at:	Clvl 27
Skill Description
Zombies erupt from the earth and attack nearby enemies for X damage per second.
Type:	DoT/Line AoE
Resource Use:	Costs Mana
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Witch Doctor calls upon the undead to prevent the enemy from reaching him.

Skill Effects

The following is a very quick list. See the Wall of Zombies 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.

Skill		Effect
Wall of Zombies (Level 27)		A line of zombies emerge from the ground, attacking nearby enemies for 21 - 36 physical damage per second for 5 seconds. Cost: 352 Mana.
	Creepers	Up to 3 zombies will emerge entirely from the ground and attack nearby enemies for 36 - physical damage per swing.
	Barricade	Doubles the width of the wall. The line of zombies will attack for 30 - 44 physical damage per second.
	Dead Rush	Zombies run out in all directions dealing 99 - 128 physical damage to nearby enemies.
	Unrelenting Grip	Zombies will slow the movement of enemies by 60% for 9 seconds.
	Pile On	A tower of zombies falls over dealing 185 - 277 physical damage to any enemies in the way.

Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.

Skill Design

Zombie wall killing Skeletons.

This skill looks like a lot of fun to everyone who sees it. It's not been tested in any of the Blizzcon demos, so little is known about the short or long term damage capacity.

As there is no player collision at all in Diablo III, this skill does not block[1] the Witch Doctor or other players or their miniosn or pets from moving right through it. This prevents using the skill for griefing, but seems a little lacking in realism, to many players.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: Zombies emerge from the ground and attack nearby monsters for 7 damage per second. Cost: 13 mana.

Synergies

No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

The only known runestone effect is the so-called "Zombie Tower" which causes the zombies to climb out of the ground and stack up like gymnasts, before pitching forward to land on enemies below in a splat of poisonous goo. This effect was revealed in the August 2011 pre-beta gameplay movie.

It's not yet known which rune creates this effect.

The tower falls.

A second tower takes form.

Development

Wall of Zombies was first introduced in the WWI 2008 gameplay video when Diablo III premiered. Back then, it was in the Voodoo Skill Tree, then moved to the Zombie Skill Tree, before skill trees were removed for the game. It was a Tier 5 skill until skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Wall of Zombies became a level 27 skill.

Previous Versions

See the Witch Doctor skill archive for more details on previous versions of Wall of Zombies and other Witch Doctor skills.

Media

Wall of Zombies can be seen in action on video here:

Gameplay: July 2011 (runed for Zombie Tower)

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

Wall of Zombies killing goatmen.
Wall of Zombies killing Skeletons.
Witch Doctor casting Wall of Zombies.

References

BlizzCon 2008 Witch Doctor Gameplay Report
BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats
Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011

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 '''Wall of Zombies''' is a [[Witch Doctor skill]] enabled at [[clvl|level]] 27. One of the more creative skills in Diablo III, WoZ causes a tightly-spaced line of zombies to erupt from the ground, blocking the progress of monsters and tearing apart any monsters that come into their reach.
 This is a [[signature skill]] of the Witch Doctor.
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 ==Background==
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 The Witch Doctor calls upon the [[undead]] to prevent the enemy from reaching him.
+==Skill Effects==
+The following is a very quick list. See the [[Wall of Zombies 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.
+{{Active skill header}}
+</noinclude>
+{{Skill effects|Wall of Zombies|IconWallZombies.png|([[clvl|Level]] 27)|
+A line of zombies emerge from the ground, attacking nearby enemies for {{c_lime|21 - 36}} physical damage per second for {{c_lime|5}} seconds.<br>Cost: {{c_lime|352}} Mana.}}
+| width="40px" | [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]
+| width="140px" | [[Creepers]]
+| Up to {{c_lime|3}} zombies will emerge entirely from the ground and attack nearby enemies for {{c_lime|36 - }} physical damage per swing.
+|-
+| width="40px" | [[image:IconIndigo.jpg|40px|link=Indigo]]
+| [[Barricade]]
+| Doubles the width of the wall. The line of zombies will attack for {{c_lime|30 - 44}} physical damage per second.
+|-
+| width="40px" | [[image:IconObsidian.jpg|40px|link=Obsidian]]
+| [[Dead Rush]]
+| Zombies run out in all directions dealing {{c_lime|99 - 128}} physical damage to nearby enemies.
+|-
+| width="40px" | [[image:IconGolden.jpg|40px|link=Golden]]
+| [[Unrelenting Grip]]
+| Zombies will slow the movement of enemies by {{c_lime|60%}} for {{c_lime|9}} seconds.
+|-
+| width="40px" | [[image:IconAlabaster.jpg|40px|link=Alabaster]]
+| [[Pile On]]
+| A tower of zombies falls over dealing {{c_lime|185 - 277}} physical damage to any enemies in the way.
+|-
+<noinclude>
+|}
+<p style="text-align:center">Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.</p>
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