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I thought it would be fitting to keep WD discussions here, as it seems to be a class growing in popularity! (thanks Jaco!! :))

Not as much sheet dps as the Wizard (no.2) and the Demon Hunter (no.1) but its still good fun to play.

I'll get the ball rolling here... Im going with a pet build, and finally managed to pickup my Mask of Jeram! yay!

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this is my current profile and build, with a couple of things I am trying to decide right now. Zombie dogs just do bugger all dps, so Im thinking deciding what elemental damage to go with taking dogs into consideration is futile

Poison vs Fire...

Thoughts?
 
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Jay, our one WD cult area thingy:D
Well if you want to go pets there are actually 3 damage types the poison and fire you mentioned plus the physical which is actually more powerfull imo. the sycophants passive does physical damage and there are a few skill that will benefit from the physical damage.
I'm only using fire because I don't have a Zunimassa set tasker and theo or the Starmetal Kukri knife, when I do I will definitly go physical damage.
Regarding the zombie dog, the damage they do is irrelevant, I'm seeing them as tankers and to help wil your survivability by using the life link rune that is when going physical damage, poison or fire you can go rabid dog or burning dogs
Both fire and poison are equally powerfull with the difference of poison being damage over time(DoT)

Well done on getting that Mask of Jeram its a key item for a fetish pets build
 
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I still think you should've kept your level 1 WD. That was fun to watch in a T6 rift! :D
 
flarkit said:
Help a noob please guys! I have a WD with 440k dps running 5 zombie dogs + gargantuan + toads + piranhas + grasp of the dead. Still feel like it's taking too long to kill on T1/T2 though.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/FlarkitZA-2134/hero/41646331
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Replace the gem on your weapon with a emerald.

Reroll the life regen on your gloves for IAS

Left ring reroll vit/AR for crit damge/IAS

Right ring reroll LoH for crit/IAS

Replace your gems with higher level gems.

440k dps is quite low for T1/2

Your toughness might drop but your DPS will go up a lot. My wiz runs T3 just fine with 4m toughness, but with 1.5m sheet dps +52% cold damage and +28% elite damage
 
I enjoy the WD the most, nothing like 6 skills simultaneously doing damage


flarkit said:
Help a noob please guys! I have a WD with 440k dps running 5 zombie dogs + gargantuan + toads + piranhas + grasp of the dead. Still feel like it's taking too long to kill on T1/T2 though.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/FlarkitZA-2134/hero/41646331
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Don`t know, imo would rather put a crit gem in that sword

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Gurumaguaffi-2585/hero/32844172

any advice on my build will be welcome as well

my acid cloud up to 5million damage.
 
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Did you guys try the Zombie Dog ring that creates 1 big dog? My dog crits for 20 mill a pop
 
Important thing to note : Fetish psychophants currently overwrite the fetish army fetishes, this coupled with the fact that fetish psychophants currently proc very fast and a cap of 15 fetishes max, means that using fetish army and fetish psychophants combined isn't advised
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Can anyone comment on this? I'm not sure exactly what he is getting at here.

OK, I found the info. Zunimassa set is actually bugged.

See detailed information here

tldr dont use fettish army if you using the passive. the passive overwrites the fettish army :cry:
 
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jacodebeer said:
The items you are using is not inline with you skills
lets start with, What build are you aiming for, for example, What skills do you enjoy playing?
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The ones which drop blue elites in under 10sec. :D

Thanks for the inputs, I'll certainly relook at the kit
 
techead said:
Can anyone comment on this? I'm not sure exactly what he is getting at here.
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That is true, I have noticed that, when summoning the sycophant fetish and then casting fetish army alot of fetish die instantly, don't know if it is a bug or if it is suppose to be like that! I have not noticed if its the otherway around to like the quote you posted
 
jacodebeer said:
That is true, I have noticed that, when summoning the sycophant fetish and then casting fetish army alot of fetish die instantly, don't know if it is a bug or if it is suppose to be like that! I have not noticed if its the otherway around to like the quote you posted
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well judging from what Im reading online, that certainly is the case. Looks like I will be taking my fettish army off my left-click when I get home. eish
 
techead said:
well judging from what Im reading online, that certainly is the case. Looks like I will be taking my fettish army off my left-click when I get home. eish
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yes I have to do that to but those tiki torches does alot of damage. This is where you need the zunimassa set to keep the army alive
 
jacodebeer said:
yes I have to do that to but those tiki torches does alot of damage. This is where you need the zunimassa set to keep the army alive
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well this changes a lot for me, so I am making a list of things I need to change tonight.

re-roll helm from ARMOR > CHC
swap gem in helm from Magic Find > %life/reduce cooldowns

more to follow...
 
jacodebeer said:
there are alot of skills that can do that, give me something to work with here, tell me what you enjoy...:D
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I like rapid-fire type approaches (a la DH). Whilst I prefer killing the baddies from a safe distance, that option tends to be null and void thanks to vortex, wall, teleport, freezing, etc etc. So clearly one needs to be able to stand up to a bit of damage by some mechanism.
 
Guys please do not listen to this jaco guy he knows nothing about WD's

J/ks


Jaco prob the best guy to ask when it comes WD ..

I am currently running full physical build. My fettish crit for about 8 to 12 mil my big guy for about 20mil and my dogs around 2mil.

If you take in account I have 5 dogs x2mil damage that is 10mil by them self and they help me a lot with tanking.

I can do T5 but the only reason why I can is a lot to do with this off hand http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/item/uhkapian-serpent .... It helps me a lot
 
DTBA said:
Guys please do not listen to this jaco guy he knows nothing about WD's

J/ks


Jaco prob the best guy to ask when it comes WD ..

I am currently running full physical build. My fettish crit for about 8 to 12 mil my big guy for about 20mil and my dogs around 2mil.

If you take in account I have 5 dogs x2mil damage that is 10mil by them self and they help me a lot with tanking.

I can do T5 but the only reason why I can is a lot to do with this off hand http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/item/uhkapian-serpent .... It helps me a lot
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I got the same off-hand as you, yeah it rocks man!
 
flarkit said:
I like rapid-fire type approaches (a la DH). Whilst I prefer killing the baddies from a safe distance, that option tends to be null and void thanks to vortex, wall, teleport, freezing, etc etc. So clearly one needs to be able to stand up to a bit of damage by some mechanism.
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Try this build out and see if it works for you.

http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#ZblUYQ!TWdV!Zaacbb

this is a physical build, so try and get as much physical skill damage increased items as possible from a helm(if you don't have a Mask of Jeram), amulet, weapon (doombringer) bracers and off hand if you can.
To play this you must first cast your Grasp of the dead with a immediate piranha/bogadile(this is your 2 nukes) and you will be able to spam these a little due to your grave injustice passive. The grasp of dead will slow the enemy down for you bogadile to chomp them. cast the big bad voodoo only when there are elites around. followed by the above nuke combo. zombie dogs are there to tank for you and spirit walk to get out of sticky situations. the spiders you can use when waiting for the 2 nukes to cooldown wich will only be a few seconds. they will also summon fetish to aid with damage and tanking. the spider you will be able to throw from a distance like you wanted.
Try it out and let me know if it works for you or not. you can put the skills on any keys you feel comfortable with, this is how I would play this build!
This is just a suggestion... use it don't use it:D
EDIT: Reroll either grasp of the dead or piranha increaded damage on your gear (chest+shoulders+off hand+belt+legs)
 
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