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| − | '''Poison Dart''' is a [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] | + | '''Poison Dart''' is a [[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. |
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|description= Fires a deadly dart that deals poison damage and additional damage over time. | |description= Fires a deadly dart that deals poison damage and additional damage over time. | ||
|type= Direct [[Damage]]/[[DoT]] | |type= Direct [[Damage]]/[[DoT]] | ||
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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> | <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 | + | Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Poison Dart became a level 1 skill. |
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Revision as of 16:04, 10 August 2011
Poison Dart is a 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 damage over-time.
Contents
Background
| Diablo III Active Skill [e] | |
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| Poison Dart | |
| Used by: | Witch Doctor |
| Enabled at: | Clvl 1 |
| Fires a deadly dart that deals poison damage and additional damage over time. | |
| Type: | Direct Damage/DoT |
| Resource Use: | Costs Mana |
| Alabaster rune: | Snakes on a face |
| Crimson rune: | Adds Fire damage |
| Golden rune: | Recovers Mana |
| Indigo rune: | Fires multiple darts |
| Obsidian rune: | Slows enemies |
The Witch Doctor uses a blowpipe to fire a poison dart.
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.
Skill Rank Table
- Rank 1: Fires a deadly poison dart that deals X-X poison damage and an additional X-X poison damage over X seconds.
Synergies
- No synergies with any of the passive skills are yet known.
Skill Rune Effects
The rune effects for Poison Dart were revealed at BlizzCon 2010 by Wyatt Cheng in the gameplay panel.[1]
- Alabaster rune: A snake is fired out to glom onto the face of an enemy. It wriggles around in ecstasy as it slowly poisons its target.
- Crimson rune: Substantial fire damage is added to the dart.
- Golden rune: Mana is recovered with dart hits.
- Indigo rune: Grants machine gun darts, allowing four (or more) to be fired in very rapid succession.
- Obsidian rune: Darted enemies are slowed.
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:[2]
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.
Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Poison Dart became a level 1 skill.
Media
Poison Dart can be seen in action on video here:
You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:
References
- ↑ BlizzCon 2010 Gameplay Panel Transcript
- ↑ Bashiok forum post -- Incgamers 4th Aug 2010
- BlizzCon 2010 Witch Doctor Hands-on Report
- JudgeHype.com July 2011 Press Event Coverage - The Witch Doctor (Translated by Zediono)
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