Gargantuan

Gargantuan is a Command Witch Doctor skill unlocked at level 18. It summons a large zombie to fight for the Witch Doctor. This skill has not been tested by players, but the summoned creature has been seen in data mined screenshots, and it is a huge and terrifying creature.

Background

Gargantuan in action

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

SPOILER WARNING

The following screenshots of the Gargantuan are not embedded since many fans feel that high level skill visuals are spoilers. Click through to see them.

• Gargantuan side view.
• Gargantuan front view.
• The Gargantuan towers over a hero.
• Gargantuan with a Witch Doctor.

Skillrune Effects

The following is a very quick list. See the Gargantuan rune effects page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.

<skill class="WitchDoctor">Gargantuan</skill>

Skill Design

The Gargantuan is one of the Witch Doctor's pets, and serves as a tank. Jay Wilson described it in an interview:[1]

One of the newest pets that we've added to the Witch Doctor, which is the Gargantuan, which is a big giant, kind of, tough zombie creature that is designed more to absorb damage and kind of distract enemies.

It certainly looks more than capable of dealing as well as absorbing damage.

Synergies

The following Witch Doctor passives provide a benefit to Gargantuan, runed or not:

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Development

This skill was listed amongst the Witch Doctor's skills at Blizzcon 2009 and 2010, but was never seen in use. It has yet to be seen in movement, and the only visuals were obtained via data mining the beta client.

Media

Gargantuan can be seen in action on video here:

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

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• Gargantuan specific gallery contents

References

• BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats
• Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
• Character Previews From Jay Wilson -- IncGamers 9th Aug 2011
• Witch Doctor Active Skills -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011

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