Gargantuan

Gargantuan is a Tier Six Witch Doctor skill. It summons a large zombie to fight for the Witch Doctor. This skill has never been demonstrated, so nothing is known about what sort of zombie it summons.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Gargantuan Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
Summon a large level X zombie follower to fight for you.
Skill Details:
Type:	Summon
Quantity:	Cast
Effect:	Target
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	13 mana
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	None
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor summons forth a huge lumbering gargantuan to do his bidding.

Skill Design

It is unknown how the Gargantuan looks like, or what exactly his role is. We do know he is a big undead monster and either hits very well or is a good tanker. It wouldn't be surprising if this were a pet version of the Unburied or one of the other grotesque demons.

Skill Rank Table

The stats as listed in the Blizzcon 2009 demo. Expect changes in the final game.

• Rank: 1/5
  • Summons a large zombie follower to fight for you.
  • Mana Cost: 13 mana
• Rank: 2/5
  • Summons a large zombie follower to fight for you. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 13 mana
• Rank: 3/5
  • Summons a large zombie follower to fight for you. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 13 mana
• Rank: 4/5
  • Summons a large zombie follower to fight for you. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 13 mana
• Rank: 5/5
  • Summons a large zombie follower to fight for you. (A)
  • Mana Cost: 13 mana

(legend (A) = Assumed)

Synergies

Numerous Witch Doctor traits boost the class' spell casting across the board, and against specific types of enemies. A few directly boost Gargantuan.

• Spirit Link -- 10% of damage taken is instead redirected to your summons.
• Zombie Master -- Increases damage done by Zombie skills.
• Ferocity -- Increases damage done by your summons.
• Care of the Master -- Increases the health of your summons.

Runestone Effects

Nothing is known about the benefits of runestones in this skill.

Development

Gargantuan has only been seen in the hover descriptions at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010. It's never been seen in use, and the descriptions don't seem to have changed much over time.

Media

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

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

• Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats