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Sacrifice is a Tier Three Witch Doctor skill. One of the Witch Doctor's biggest damage skills, Sacrifice causes a Zombie Dog to explode, dealing substantial damage to nearby enemies.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Sacrifice Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing X% of the zombie dog’s health as damage to monsters nearby
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	% of health
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	5 mana
Cast time:	Unknown
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor dispatches his zombie dogs if they are of no more use to him.

Skill Design

The specifics of how the damage is determined are not yet known. Does the "20%" figure refer to the dog's maximum health. Or its health at the time of death?

If the later, then it would be advisable to summon a new dog, and then immediately sacrifice it, rather than using this skill on older Mongrels that are nearly dead.

The explosion in which the dogs are sacrificed is magnificent, and can easily take out multiple enemies if timed and positioned correctly.

[[File:Mongrel-sacrifice-arena1.jpg|thumb|400px|Sacrifice in the Arena.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

• Rank: 1/5
  • A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing 20% of the zombie dog’s health to nearby monsters.
  • Mana Cost: 5 mana
• Rank: 2/5
  • A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing 40% of the zombie dog’s health to nearby monsters. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 5 mana
• Rank: 3/5
  • A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing 60% of the zombie dog’s health to nearby monsters. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 5 mana
• Rank: 4/5
  • A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing 80% of the zombie dog’s health to nearby monsters. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 5 mana
• Rank: 5/5
  • A nearby zombie dog explodes, dealing 100% of the zombie dog’s health to nearby monsters. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 5 mana

A sequence of images showing sacrifice.

Synergies

Though the Witch Doctor traits cover bonuses across the board to numerous spell casting exercises, none grant any specific bonuses to Sacrifice.

One trait do effect Mongrel deaths, though it's not known how these correlate with Sacrificed Mongrels vs. Mongrels killed by monsters.

• Unrelenting Assault -- 10% chance that a Zombie Dog will be brought back to life when it dies.

Runestone Effects

No runestone bonuses to Sacrifice are known.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures
• Sacrifice-specific gallery contents

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  The distinctive explosion.

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  Mongrel detonation in the Arena.

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  Mongrel detonation in the Arena.

References

• Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats