Horrify

Horrify is a Tier Five Witch Doctor skill. It's a sort of curse, frightening any enemies near the Witch Doctor into running away for a short time.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Horrify Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
Don a spectral mask that horrifies all enemies within X feet, causing them to run in fear for X seconds.
Skill Details:
Type:	Debuff
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Circular AoE
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	20
Cast time:	Unknown
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor frightens away any enemies in his immediate vicinity. The spell is cast from the WD; it's not something you can target at an enemy some distance away, which makes it more useful for personal defense, but useless in most tactical situations.

This skill was tested in the Blizzcon 2010 Arena demo, and reported on by Diii.net:[1]

Horrify. One that I saw used seldom, but to great effect when it was. It utterly frustrated Barbarians, since just when they had the Witch Doctor lined up... they’d go running in the other direction, unable to control their character for a couple of seconds. If the WD were smart, he could actually lure in a Barb, Horrify him, tack on a Grasp of the Dead, release the hounds, and then and then blow them up. I never saw this done, but it was fun to imagine.

Skill Design

A useful skill if you are caught unprepared or are surrounded, buying precious time to retaliate. It can be also used to help out team mates who've been swarmed. Furthermore, players can try to take out a pack of enemies, damage them, horrify until your spells cooldown and try again.

Very useful for defending against melee attackers, whether monsters or in the Arena.

Enemies afflicted by Horrify show a glowing green skull over their heads, demonstrating why they are running.

Skill Rank Table

Skill stats from Blizzcon 2009. Expect changes in the final game. (A) = Assumed

• Rank: 1/5
  • Don a spectral mask for 5 seconds that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear for 1-2 seconds.
  • Mana Cost: 20 mana
• Rank: 2/5
  • Don a spectral mask for 6 seconds that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear for 2-3 seconds. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 20 mana
• Rank: 3/5
  • Don a spectral mask for 7 seconds that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear for 3-4 seconds. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 20 mana
• Rank: 4/5
  • Don a spectral mask for 8 seconds that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear for 4-5 seconds. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 20 mana
• Rank: 5/5
  • Don a spectral mask for 9 seconds that horrifies all enemies in proximity, causing them to run in fear for 5-6 seconds. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 20 mana

BOOOOOO!

Synergies

While numerous Witch Doctor traits benefit his spell casting across the board, none has any particular benefits for Horrify.

Runestone Effects

No runestone effects are known for Horrify.

Development

Horrify was first seen in the WWI 2008 build. Besides moving from the old Voodoo Skill Tree to the Spirit Skill Tree, it stayed very much the same as of BlizzCon 2009. It remained the same at Blizzcon 2010, where it was one of the default skills on the pre-made Arena characters. It was very useful in the Arena, mostly in case of sudden encounters with Barbarians.

Media

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

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

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  Horrify in use.

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  Horrify on Ghouls.

References

• Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats