Witch Doctor traits

Traits are passive skills. Points spent in these grant bonuses that affect other aspects of the character. Traits are not displayed in the skill listing, but are on their own separate Traits menu.

Unlike skill points, which are earned at every level up, Trait points are only awarded every other level. Only on odd numbered levels: 3, 5, 7, and so on, up to 59.

Known Witch Doctor Traits

This listing comes from the Blizzcon 2010. It should be considered preliminary and subject to change and revision. In fact, the D3 Team said at Blizzcon that traits were very new and still undergoing development, and that with over 30 Traits for the established characters, there were probably too many of them at this point for players to make informed choices.

Click to the individual Traits pages for more details about the particular trait. Many common traits are available to more than one class. Traits become available in bunches, every 4 levels.

Level requirement: Under 10

The level requirements of the earliest Traits are not known, since they were observed on level 9+ characters, for whom they were all already available.

Toughness

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases your vitality by:
  • Level One: +20%
  • Level Two: +40%
  • Level Three: +60%
  • Level Four: +80%
  • Level Five: +100%
• Lore: Not yet known.

Unbreakable Will

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases your willpower by:
  • Level One: +20%
  • Level Two: +40%
  • Level Three: +60%
  • Level Four: +80%
  • Level Five: +100%
• Lore: Not yet known.

Spirit Vessel

• Max points: 5
• Description: Mana gained when you pick up a health globe:
  • Level One: +10 mana gained
  • Level Two: +20 mana gained
  • Level Three: +30 mana gained
  • Level Four: +40 mana gained
  • Level Five: +50 mana gained
• Lore: Not yet known.

Mana Regeneration

• Max points: 3
• Description: Regenerate more mana per second.
  • Level One: +1%
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Mind and Body

• Max points: 3
• Description: Regenerate more health per second.
  • Level One: +1%
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Lucky

• Max points: 3
• Description: Monsters drop higher amounts of gold.
  • Level One: Not yet known
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Level requirement: 11

Death Pact

• Max points: 3
• Description: Reduces damage taken when the Witch Doctor is under 50% health.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Level requirement: 15

Ritual of Blood

• Max points: 1
• Description: 50% of mana costs are instead deducted from health.
• Lore: Not yet known

Leader of the Pack

• Max points: 1
• Description: Mongrels deal 5% more damage.
• Lore: Not yet known

Meditation

• Max points: 3
• Description: Spirit skills give back 30% of their mana cost back over 10 seconds.
  • Level One: Not yet known
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Level requirement: 19

Rituals

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases spell damage by a percentage of your Vitality.
  • Level One: +10%
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
  • Level Four: Not yet known
  • Level Five: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Blood Rites

• Max points: 5
• Description: Collecting a health globe causes a temporary damage bonus.
  • Level One: +5% damage for 10 seconds.
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
  • Level Four: Not yet known
  • Level Five: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Level requirement: 23

Staff Specialization

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases damage done by skills when the Witch Doctor is wielding a staff.
  • Level One: Not yet known
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Right-Handed

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases damage done by skills when the Witch Doctor is wielding a weapon in his/her right hand.
  • Level One: Not yet known
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Level requirement: 27

Assassin

• Max points: 1
• Description: +100% damage when the Witch Doctor is wielding a dagger.
• Lore: Not yet known

Unrelenting Assault

• Max points: 3
• Description: Occasionally causes mongrels to be instantly resurrected upon dying.
  • Level One: 10% chance
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Natural Leader

• Max points: 3
• Description: Not yet known
  • Level One: Not yet known
  • Level Two: Not yet known
  • Level Three: Not yet known
• Lore: Not yet known

Level requirement: 31

Beast Hunter

• Max points: 3
• Description: Damage bonus against Beasts.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Demonsbane

• Max points: 3
• Description: Damage bonus against Demons.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Just... Stay... Dead!

• Max points: 3
• Description: Damage bonus against Undead.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Level requirement: 35

Superior Skill

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases your Dexterity by:
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
  • Level Four: Unknow
  • Level Five: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Spirit Link

• Max points: 5
• Description: Part of damage taken is instead redirected to your summons.
  • Level One: 10% of damage redirected
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
  • Level Four: Unknow
  • Level Five: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Level requirement: 39

Spiritual Attunement

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases your maximum mana.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
  • Level Four: Unknow
  • Level Five: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Cruelty

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases your chance of dealing critical strikes.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
  • Level Four: Unknow
  • Level Five: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Level requirement: 43

Fetish Leader

• Max points: 5
• Description: Increases damage done by Fetish skills.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
  • Level Four: Unknow
  • Level Five: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Plagued

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases damage done by Animal and Plague skills.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Zombie Master

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases damage done by Zombie skills.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Level requirement: 47

Ferocity

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases damage done by your summons.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Quickening

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases your casting speed.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

Care of the Master

• Max points: 3
• Description: Increases the health of your summons.
  • Level One: Unknow
  • Level Two: Unknow
  • Level Three: Unknow
• Lore: Not yet known.

References

• BlizzCon 2010 Diablo 3 Gameplay Panel.
• Witch Doctor traits, translated from French.