This skill was removed from the game prior to Blizzcon 2010. This article is preserved for archive purposes. See the Witch Doctor skills article for current skill information for this class.
Ritual of Blood is a tier IV skill in the Spirit Skill Tree, which causes a percentage of the mana cost of spells to be paid in health.
- Ritual of Blood trait, added in 2010, with the same name and very similar properties.
Contents
Background
Diablo III Skill [e] | |
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Ritual of Blood Active, 5 ranks | |
Used by: | Witch Doctor |
While active, X% of all mana costs are paid for with health | |
Type: | Buff |
Quantity: | Duration |
Effect: | Self |
School: | Magical |
Mana cost: | None |
Cast time: | None |
Duration: | None |
Cooldown: | None |
Synergies: | Unknown |
Requires: | N/A |
Prereq of: | N/A |
The Witch Doctor performs a ritual of blood, using his own life force to cast spells.
Skill Design
This skill works much like Hunter Aspects in World of Warcraft, it will only work when it is active, and can be activated/deactivated at will. This skill has moderate use, since it only pays 20% of the cost in health, still requiring 80% to be payed in mana (assumed). However, if combined with Spirit Vessel, this skill might become more useful when spamming spells to take down a tough enemy.
Skill Rank Table
(legend (A) = Assumed)
- Rank: 1/5
- While active, 4% of all mana costs are paid for with health.
- Mana Cost: None
- Rank: 2/5
- While active, 8% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
- Rank: 3/5
- While active, 12% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
- Rank: 4/5
- While active, 16% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
- Rank: 5/5
- While active, 20% of all mana costs are paid for with health. (A)
- Mana Cost: None
Synergies
- None known.
Skill Rune Effects
- None known.
Development
Ritual of Blood was first seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo, and is a new skill. It is unknown if this skill was iterated, at least publicly.
Media
You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Ritual of Blood have been seen:
Related Articles
References
The Witch Doctor - Witch Doctor skills - Witch Doctor traits - Mana - Witch Doctor skill archive [e] | ||||||
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