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{{Witch Doctor Skill Hex}}
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{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Painful Transformation}}
| [[Painful Transformation]]
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{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Angry Chicken}}
| Hexed targets bleed for {{c_lime|39}} damage per second while hexed.
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{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Unstable Form}}
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{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Hedge Magic}}
| width="40px" | [[image:IconIndigo.jpg|40px|link=Indigo]]
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{{Witch Doctor Skillrune Jinx}}
| [[Angry Chicken]]
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| You turn into an Angry Chicken for up to {{c_lime|5}} seconds that can explode for {{c_lime|135 - 213} damage to all enemies within {{c_lime|12}} yards.
 
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| width="40px" | [[image:IconObsidian.jpg|40px|link=Obsidian]]
 
| [[Unstable Form]]
 
| Hexed targets explode when killed dealing {{c_lime|146 - 160}} Poison damage to all enemies within {{c_lime|8}} yards.
 
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| width="40px" | [[image:IconGolden.jpg|40px|link=Golden]]
 
| [[Hedge Magic]]
 
| The Fetish Shaman will periodically heal friendly targets for {{c_lime|5322}} Life.
 
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| width="40px" | [[image:IconAlabaster.jpg|40px|link=Alabaster]]
 
| [[Jinx]]
 
| Increases the damage taken by hexed targets to {{c_lime|90%}}.
 
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{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
 
{{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
 
  
 
==Skill Design==
 
==Skill Design==

Revision as of 22:04, 16 September 2011

IconHex.png

Hex is a Support Witch Doctor skill unlocked at level 6. It summons a Fetish shaman to assist the Witch Doctor by hexing enemies into chickens for a limited duration.



Background

Hex in action

The Witch Doctor summons a Fetish spellcaster to cast hexes upon his enemies.


Skill Effects

The following is a very quick list. See the Hex 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.


Icon Skill Description
IconHex.png Hex
Command
Summon (Level 6)

[e]

Cost: 176 Mana
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Summon a Fetish Shaman for 8 seconds that will hex enemies into chickens. Hexed enemies are unable to perform offensive actions and take 20% additional damage.

IconCrimson.png
Painful Transformation

[e]

Hexed targets bleed for 60% of your weapon damage per second.

IconIndigo.png
Angry Chicken

[e]

You turn into an Angry Chicken for up to 5 seconds that can explode for 300% weapon damage to all enemies within 12 yards.

IconObsidian.png
Unstable Form

[e]

Hexed targets explode when killed dealing 240% weapon damage as Poison to all enemies within 8 yards.

IconGolden.png
Hedge Magic

[e]

The Fetish Shaman will periodically heal friendly targets for 5322 Life.

IconAlabaster.png
Jinx

[e]

Increases the damage taken by hexed targets to 90%.

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

Skill Design

Descriptions of this skill viewable at Blizzcon 2009 and Blizzcon 2010 gave only vague information about its function, but an August 2011 gameplay video ([1]) shows it in use. A Witch Doctor is seen to use the skill several times in rapid succession, summoning a Fetish Shaman with each use. Each Shaman remains stationary and bathes the ground in a broad area around itself with pulsing, green light. As soon as one such Shaman is summoned, a wraith within its field is seen to spontaneously transform into a clucking, white chicken and wander aimlessly for several seconds, before spontaneously reverting to its original form. Several skeletons within the same Shaman's AoE remain unaffected.


Synergies


Development

Hex was first seen at BlizzCon 2009 listed as a skill in the gameplay demo, but it was not yet implemented. At the time, it was a Tier II skill on the Voodoo Skill Tree. It was still listed at BlizzCon 2010, but there are no gameplay reports detailing any use of the skill.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Hex became a level 6 skill.


Media

Hex can be seen in action on video here:

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


References