Wall of Zombies

Wall of Zombies is a Witch Doctor Tier 5 skill unlocked at level 14. 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.

This is a signature skill of the Witch Doctor.

Background

Diablo III Active Skill [e]
Wall of Zombies
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Enabled at:	Clvl 14
Skill Description
Zombies erupt from the earth and attack nearby enemies for X damage per second.
Type:	DoT/Line AoE
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 calls upon the undead to prevent the enemy from reaching him.

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[1] the Witch Doctor or other players or their miniosn or pets from moving right through it. This prevents using the skill for griefing, but seems a little lacking in realism, to many players.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Zombies emerge from the ground and attack nearby monsters for 7 damage per second. Cost: 13 mana.

Trait Synergies

Various Witch Doctor traits provide bonuses across the board to his magical abilities. The only traits that seem like to specifically boost Wall of Zombies are these:

• Zombie Master: Increases damage done by Zombie skills.

Note: The current trait list is very out-of-date and will no doubt be overhauled before game release.

Skill Rune Effects

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• No rune effects for Wall of Zombies are known.

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, before skill trees were removed for the game.

It's not been seen in action since, other than in short gameplay clips.

Previous Versions

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

Media

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