Hex

Hex is a Witch Doctor Tier 3 skill unlocked at level 6. It summons a Fetish shaman to assist the Witch Doctor by hexing enemies into chickens for a limited duration.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Hex
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Enabled at:	Clvl 6
Skill Description
Summon a fetish shaman that will hex enemies into chickens. Hexed enemies are unable to perform offensive actions and will take additional damage.
Type:	Summon/Debuff
Resource Use:	Costs Mana
Skill Rune Effects
Alabaster rune:	Unknown
Crimson rune:	Unknown
Golden rune:	Unknown
Indigo rune:	Unknown
Obsidian rune:	Unknown

The Witch Doctor summons a Fetish spellcaster to cast hexes upon his enemies.

Skill Design

This sounds like a crazy skill, and is only known from the descriptions seen at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010. As of 2010 the summoned Fetish is apparently able to transform enemies into chickens.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Summon a Fetish Caster to cast hexes on enemies for 6 seconds. Cost: 12 mana.
• Rank 2: Summon a Fetish Caster to cast hexes on enemies for 7 seconds. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 3: Summon a Fetish Caster to cast hexes on enemies for 8 seconds. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 4: Summon a Fetish Caster to cast hexes on enemies for 9 seconds. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 5: Summon a Fetish Caster to cast hexes on enemies for 10 seconds. Cost: 12 mana. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Trait Synergies

• No synergies with any of the traits are yet known.

Skill Rune Effects

• No rune effects for Hex are known.

Development

Hex was first seen at BlizzCon 2009 listed as a skill in the gameplay demo, but it was not yet implemented. At the time, it was a Tier II skill on the Voodoo Skill Tree. It was still listed at BlizzCon 2010, but there are no gameplay reports detailing any use of the skill.

Media

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

• Diablo III screenshots and pictures
• Hex specific gallery contents

References

• BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats