Difference between revisions of "Corpse Spiders"

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Corpse Spiders is a tier II skill in the Witch Doctor's Voodoo Skill Tree, which summons huge spiders that deal damage for a small amount of time.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Corpse Spiders Active, 1 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
Summon X spiders to attack nearby enemies for Y-Z poison damage per hit
Skill Details:
Type:	Summon
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Target
School:	Poison
Mana cost:	Unknown
Cast time:	Instant
Duration:	10 seconds
Cooldown:	1.5 sec
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor summons a defiled Zombie who vomits up spiders that attack nearby monsters.

Skill Design

Carrion Spiders being summoned.

Carrion Spiders is an active attack spell in the Witch Doctor's Plague Skill Tree. It works like a summoning skill that calls forth 3 huge spiders. When cast, a zombie emerges half-way from the ground, vomiting/spitting out 4 big spiders that attack any enemies in the vicinity.

If there are no enemies left (or never were) then the spiders will die, ending the spell. The spiders deal poison damage.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- Summon 3 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 8-13 poison damage per hit.
- Mana Cost: 12 mana
Rank: 2/5
- Summon 4 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 9-14 poison damage per hit.
- Mana Cost: 16 mana
Rank: 3/5
- Summon 5 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 10-16 poison damage per hit.
- Mana Cost: 20 mana
Rank: 4/5
- Summon 6 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 11-18 poison damage per hit. (A)
- Mana Cost: 24 mana
Rank: 5/5
- Summon 7 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 12-20 poison damage per hit. (A)
- Mana Cost: 28 mana

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

The old Spider Totem Spell.

Corpse Spiders was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was changed, balanced, renamed and moved, according to the latest demo. This skill was first revealed during BlizzCon 2008, at that time, and up to BlizzCon 2009, it was known as Spider Totem and worked differently. It worked like a trap (the Assassin skills from Diablo II) with a radius of poison damage. When cast a small totem would appear out of the ground, from which hundreds of small spiders emerge, and swarm over nearby monsters, dealing poison damage.

During BlizzCon's 2009 Heroes and Monsters panel, the development team addressed the spell, revealing it's flaws and the changes made to it. The Spider Totem had a noisy look, a player would cast this in a combat situation, and the entire screen was filled with small spiders which made it hard to concentrate. Also, they didn't like the totem thematic, as the Witch Doctor is more dark than that. They addressed the flaws by making a preset amount of bigger spiders (which are creepier) emerge from the mouth of a zombie that came out of the ground.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:

Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats

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-'''Carrion Spiders''' is a Tier 1 [[skill]] from the [[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Plague Skill Tree]], summoning huge giant spiders.
+'''Corpse Spiders''' is a tier II [[skill]] in the [[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], which summons huge spiders that deal damage for a small amount of time.
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 |user= Witch Doctor
 |tree= Plague
-|description= Witch Doctor summons 4 giant spiders to hurt and poison enemies.
+|description= Summon X spiders to attack nearby enemies for Y-Z poison damage per hit
 |type= Summon
-|quantity= 4
+|quantity= Duration
-|effect= AoE
+|effect= Target
 |school= Poison
 |resource= Mana
 |cost= Unknown
 |cast-time= Instant
-|duration= None
+|duration= 10 seconds
 |cooldown= 1.5 sec
-<!-- |synergies= Link them -->
 }}
-The Witch Doctor summons a defiled [[Zombie]] who vomits up spiders that fight nearby [[monster]]s.
+The Witch Doctor summons a defiled [[Zombie]] who vomits up spiders that attack nearby [[monster]]s.
 ==Skill Design==
 [[Image:Carrion_Spiders.png|thumb|right|Carrion Spiders being summoned.]]
-''Carrion Spiders'' is an active attack spell in the [[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Plague Skill Tree]]. It works like a summoning skill that calls forth 4 huge spiders. When cast, a zombie emerges half-way from the ground, vomiting/spitting out 4 big spiders that attack any enemies in the vicinity.
+''Carrion Spiders'' is an active attack spell in the [[Witch Doctor]]'s [[Plague Skill Tree]]. It works like a summoning skill that calls forth 3 huge spiders. When cast, a zombie emerges half-way from the ground, vomiting/spitting out 4 big spiders that attack any enemies in the vicinity.
 If there are no enemies left (or never were) then the spiders will die, ending the spell. The spiders deal poison damage.
 ==Skill Rank Table==
-Only Rank 1 is currently known.
+(legend (A) = Assumed)
+*Rank: 1/5
+**Summon 3 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 8-13 poison damage per hit.
+**Mana Cost: 12 mana
+*Rank: 2/5
+**Summon 4 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 9-14 poison damage per hit.
+**Mana Cost: 16 mana
+*Rank: 3/5
+**Summon 5 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 10-16 poison damage per hit.
+**Mana Cost: 20 mana
+*Rank: 4/5
+**Summon 6 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 11-18 poison damage per hit. (A)
+**Mana Cost: 24 mana
+*Rank: 5/5
+**Summon 7 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 12-20 poison damage per hit. (A)
+**Mana Cost: 28 mana
 ==Synergies==
 * None known.
 ==[[Rune|Skill Rune]] Effects==
 * None known.
 ==Development==
 [[Image:Spider_Totem.png|right|thumb|The old Spider Totem Spell.]]
-This skill was first revealed during [[BlizzCon 2008]], at that time, and up to BlizzCon 2009, it was known as Spider Totem and worked differently. It worked like a trap (the {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skills from Diablo II) with a radius of poison damage. When cast a small totem would appear out of the ground, from which hundreds of small spiders emerge, and swarm over nearby monsters, dealing poison damage.
+''Corpse Spiders'' was seen in every Diablo 3 game demo to date, and was changed, balanced, renamed and moved, according to the latest demo. This skill was first revealed during [[BlizzCon 2008]], at that time, and up to BlizzCon 2009, it was known as Spider Totem and worked differently. It worked like a trap (the {{iw|Assassin Assassin}} skills from Diablo II) with a radius of poison damage. When cast a small totem would appear out of the ground, from which hundreds of small spiders emerge, and swarm over nearby monsters, dealing poison damage.
 During BlizzCon's 2009 Heroes and Monsters panel, the development team addressed the spell, revealing it's flaws and the changes made to it. The Spider Totem had a noisy look, a player would cast this in a combat situation, and the entire screen was filled with small spiders which made it hard to concentrate. Also, they didn't like the totem thematic, as the Witch Doctor is more dark than that. They addressed the flaws by making a preset amount of bigger spiders (which are creepier) emerge from the mouth of a zombie that came out of the ground.
-==Other Notes, and Speculation==
-Only 11 WD skills were revealed at Blizzcon, (more than 55 each were shown for the Wizard and Barbarian) so our knowledge of this character's abilities is much less extensive. Furthermore, all 11 skills were active skills, so we know nothing of the WD's passives and masteries.
-This skill has yet to be featured in a screen shot.
+==Media==
+You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
+* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
+==Related Articles==
+*[[Voodoo Skill Tree]]
+==References==
+* [http://www.diii.net/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]
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