Acid Cloud

Acid Cloud is a tier V skill from the Witch Doctor's Voodoo Skill Tree, which causes him to throw a bottle of acid, dealing initial damage followed by damage per second to any one who remains in the area.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Acid Cloud Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial W-X poison damage, followed by Y-Z poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage & DoT
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	AoE
School:	Acid
Mana cost:	15 mana
Cast time:	Unknown
Duration:	Unknown
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor throws a bottle of acid at his enemies, severely damaging any one in the area.

Skill Design

Acid on skellies!

This skill opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about ten seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's Plague of Toads.

If you ever hated the acid dogs from Diablo I, now you can wreck that acidy pain on others!

This spell now belongs to the Witch Doctor.

Skill Rank Table

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Rank: 1/5
- Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial 1-5 poison damage, followed by 5-10 poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area.
- Mana Cost: 12 mana
Rank: 2/5
- Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial 2-6 poison damage, followed by 10-15 poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area. (A)
- Mana Cost: 12 mana
Rank: 3/5
- Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial 3-7 poison damage, followed by 15-20 poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area. (A)
- Mana Cost: 12 mana
Rank: 4/5
- Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial 4-8 poison damage, followed by 20-25 poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area. (A)
- Mana Cost: 12 mana
Rank: 5/5
- Detonate an acidic bottle in the air. Deals an initial 5-9 poison damage, followed by 25-30 poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area. (A)
- Mana Cost: 12 mana

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Spell was first shown at BlizzCon 2008 when the Wizard was unveiled, in the gameplay material released to the public. It's still assumed to be available as of 6 August 2009. The skill initially belonged to the wizard, but as of August 21 2009, it belongs to the Witch Doctor.

Media

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

Zoom of the acid cloud.
Wizard Acid cloud on Skeletons.
Acid pools on the floor.

References