Spirit Barrage

Spirit Barrage is a Witch Doctor Tier 7 skill unlocked at character level 26. It's an attack skill, one that calls down projectiles from above, striking all enemies, with Arcane damage, in the target zone.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Spirit Barrage Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals X-X arcane damage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Target Area
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	12 mana
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor sends forth spirits to barrage the enemy to death.

Skill Design

This sounds like it could be a powerful AoE skill, but nothing is yet known about the sort of radius or damage it inflicts. The Witch Doctor is not blessed with as many big damage skills as the Wizard, and has few skills that can strike multiple targets at once for heavy damage. If this one can, it could be a mainstay of many high level Witch Doctor builds.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 4-7 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana.
• Rank 2: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 7-10 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 3: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 10-13 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 4: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 13-16 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 5: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 16-19 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

• None known.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Spirit Barrage was first seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo. It was also listed in the BlizzCon 2010 demo, though it's yet to be seen in action.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Spirit Barrage have been seen:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

• Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats