Wall of Zombies

Wall of Zombies in action.

Wall of Zombies is a Decay Witch Doctor skill unlocked at level 28. One of the more creative skills in Diablo III, WoZ causes a tightly-spaced line of zombies to erupt from the ground, blocking the progress of monsters and tearing apart any monsters that come into their reach.

Background

The Witch Doctor calls upon the undead to prevent the enemy from reaching him.

Skill Rune Effects

The following is a very quick summary. See the Wall of Zombies rune effects page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Wall of Zombies</skill>

Skill Design

Zombie wall killing Skeletons.

This skill looks like a lot of fun to everyone who sees it. It's not been tested in any of the Blizzcon demos, so little is known about the short or long term damage capacity.

As there is no player collision at all in Diablo III, this skill does not block the Witch Doctor or other players or their minions or pets from moving right through it. This prevents using the skill for griefing, but seems a little lacking in realism, to many players.

Synergies

The following Witch Doctor passives provide a benefit to Wall of Zombies:

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Development

Wall of Zombies was first introduced in the WWI 2008 gameplay video when Diablo III premiered. Back then, it was in the Voodoo Skill Tree, then moved to the Zombie Skill Tree. When skill trees were removed for the game, it became a Tier 5 skill.

Beta

Skill tiers were removed shortly before the beta started in September 2011, and Wall of Zombies became a level 27 skill. The skill system was once again overhauled for the Beta Patch 13 in February 2012, and Wall of Zombies was classified as a Decay skill and moved to level 28. After being nerfed a tiny bit for Beta Patch 14, it had its mana cost increased for Beta Patch 15.

Wall of Zombies has, throughout development, been too high-level to play, so there are no gameplay reports describing it.

Previous Versions

See the Witch Doctor skill archive for more details on previous versions of Wall of Zombies and other Witch Doctor skills.

Media

Wall of Zombies can be seen in action on video here:

• Gameplay: July 2011 (runed for Pile On)

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

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Wall of Zombies specific gallery contents

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  Wall of Zombies killing goatmen.

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  Wall of Zombies killing Skeletons.

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  Witch Doctor casting Wall of Zombies.

References

• BlizzCon 2008 Witch Doctor Gameplay Report
• BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats
• Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
• Witch Doctor Active Skills — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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