Hex

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Hex is a Witch Doctor skill enabled 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]
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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

Descriptions of this skill viewable at Blizzcon 2009 and Blizzcon 2010 gave only vague information about its function, but an August 2011 gameplay video ([1]) shows it in use. A Witch Doctor is seen to use the skill several times in rapid succession, summoning a Fetish Shaman with each use. Each Shaman remains stationary and bathes the ground in a broad area around itself with pulsing, green light. As soon as one such Shaman is summoned, a wraith within its field is seen to spontaneously transform into a clucking, white chicken and wander aimlessly for several seconds, before spontaneously reverting to its original form. Several skeletons within the same Shaman's AoE remain unaffected.

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


Synergies


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.

Skill tiers were removed for the July 2011 Press Event, and Hex became a level 6 skill.


Media

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References