1.0.4 Witch Doctor Preview

Witch Doctor

Circle of Life - Whenever an enemy dies within 12 yards, there is a 30% chance (up from 5%) that a Zombie Dog will automatically emerge. The range of this effect is increased by items that increase your gold pickup radius.

Spirit Vessel - Reduces the cooldown of your Horrify, Spirit Walk, and Soul Harvest spells by 2 seconds. In addition, the next time you receive fatal damage, you automatically enter the spirit realm for 2 seconds (down from 3) and heal to 15% of your maximum Life (up from 10%). This effect cannot occur more than once every 90 seconds.

Rush of Essence - Spirit spells return 49 Mana over 10 seconds. (Changed from 30% of the spells' Mana cost over 10 seconds) / Spirit spells are: / *Haunt / *Horrify / *Mass Confusion / *Soul Harvest / *Spirit Barrage / *Spirit Walk

Vision Quest - When you deal damage with Corpse Spiders, Firebomb, Plague of Toads or Poison Dart, your Mana regeneration is increased by 30% for 5 seconds (Changed from 300% Mana regeneration when 4 more skills are on cooldown).

Grave Injustice - Whenever an enemy dies within 8 yards, regain 2% of your maximum Life and Mana (up from 1%) and the cooldown on all of your abilities is reduced by 1 second. This range is extended by items that increase your gold pickup radius.

Tribal Rites - The cooldowns of your Fetish Army, Big Bad Voodoo, Hex, Gargantuan, Summon Zombie Dogs and Mass Confusion abilities are reduced by 25% (Previously didn't affect Gargantuan, Summon Zombie Dogs and Mass Confusion).

Summon Zombie Dogs - Cost: 49 Mana / Cooldown: 45 seconds (down from 60 seconds) / Summon 3 Zombie Dogs from the depths to fight by your side. Each dog deals 9% of your weapon damage as Physical per hit.
Burning Dogs - : Your Zombie Dogs burst into flames, burning nearby enemies for 2% of your weapon damage as Fire** *every second (Added "every second"*).

Poison Dart
Flaming Dart - : Ignite the dart so that it deals 180% (up from 160%) weapon damage as Fire at once.
Spined Dart - : Gain 29 Mana (up from 25 Mana) every time a Poison Dart hits an enemy.

Corpse Spiders - Cost: 5 Mana / Throw a jar with 4 spiders that attack nearby enemies for a total of 120% (up from 16%) weapon damage as Physical before dying.
Blazing Spiders - : Summon fire spiders that deal a total of 156% (up from 21%) weapon damage as Fire.
Spider Queen - : Summon a spider queen that births spiderlings, dealing 630% (up from 16%) weapon damage as Poison over 15 seconds. (Previously stated "to enemies in the area") / You may only have one spider queen summoned at a time.
Leaping Spiders - : Summon jumping spiders that leap up to 25 yards to reach their target and attack for a total of 144% (up from 19%) weapon damage as Physical.

Grasp of the Dead - Cost: 123 Mana / Cooldown: 8 seconds / Ghoulish hands reach out from the ground, slowing enemy movement by 60% and dealing 320% (up from 20%) weapon damage as Physical over 8 seconds (Previously stated "for 8 seconds").
Groping Eels - : Increases the damage done to 416% (up from 26%) weapon damage as Physical.
Death Is Life - : Enemies who die while in the area of Grasp of the Dead have a 10% chance (up from 5%) to produce a health globe** *or summon a Zombie Dog (Previously did not have a chance to summon a Zombie Dog*).

Soul Harvest
Languish - : Reduces the movement speed of harvested enemies by 80% (up from 60%) for 3 seconds.
Vengeful Spirit - : Harvested enemies also take 230% (up from 70%) weapon damage as Physical.

Locust Swarm
Diseased Swarm - : Enemies killed by Locust Swarm leave behind a cloud of locusts that deal 75% (up from 25%) weapon damage as Poison over 3 seconds** *to enemies who stand in the area (Changed wording from "This cloud of locusts lingers for 3 seconds"*).

Spirit Barrage - Cost: 108 Mana / Bombard a target with a spirit blast that deals 230% (up from 190%) weapon damage as Physical.

Well of Souls - : An additional 3 spirits seek out other targets and deal 65% (up from 30%) weapon damage as Physical.
Phantasm - : Summon a spectre that deals 225% (up from 45%) weapon damage as Physical** **over 5 seconds to all enemies within 10 yards.
Manitou - : Summon a spectre that hovers over you, unleashing spirit bolts at nearby enemies for 1667% (up from 28%) weapon damage as Physical** **over 20 seconds.
Horrify - Cost: 37 Mana / Cooldown: 16 seconds (down from 20 seconds) / Don a spectral mask that horrifies all enemies within 12 yards, causing them to run in Fear for 4 seconds.
Firebomb - Cost: 10 Mana / Lob an explosive skull that deals 110% (up from 85%) weapon damage as Fire to all enemies within 8 yards.
Ghost Bomb - : In addition to the base explosion, the skull creates a larger blast that deals an additional 30% (up from 20%) weapon damage as Fire to all enemies within 28 yards.
Fire Pit - : The explosion creates a pool of fire that deals 36% (up from 8%) weapon damage as Fire over 3 seconds.
Pyrogeist - : Create a column of flame that spews fire at the closest enemy for 640% (up from 140%) weapon damage as Fire over 6 seconds (up from 3 seconds).** You may only have one Pyrogeist active at a time.**
Acid Cloud - Cost: 172 Mana / Cause acid to rain down, dealing an initial 115% (up from 100%) weapon damage as Poison, followed by 150% (up from 75%) weapon damage as Poison over 3 seconds to enemies who remain in the area.
Corpse Bomb - : Raise a corpse from the ground that explodes for 230% (up from 200%) weapon damage as Poison to enemies in the area.
Lob Blob Bomb - : The acid on the ground forms into a slime that irradiates nearby enemies for 250% (up from 25%) weapon damage as Poison** over** 5 seconds.
Slow Burn - : Increases the duration of the acid pools left behind to *deal 300% weapon damage as Poison over *6 seconds.
Kiss of Death - : Spit a cloud of acid that inflicts 127% (up from 116%) weapon damage as Poison, followed by 165% (up from 83%) weapon damage as Poison over 3 seconds (Previously stated "to enemies who remain in the area").
Gargantuan - Cost: 147 Mana / Cooldown: 60 seconds / Summon a Gargantuan zombie to fight for you. The Gargantuan attacks for 100% (up from 25%) of your weapon damage as Physical.
Humongoid - : The Gargantuan gains the Cleave ability, allowing its attacks to hit multiple targets for 130% (up from 33%) of your weapon damage as Physical.
Wrathful Protector - : Summon a more powerful Gargantuan that only lasts for 15 seconds. The Gargantuan's fists burn with fire, dealing 110% (up from 55%) of your weapon damage as Fire and knocking enemies back.
Bruiser - : The Gargantuan gains the ability to periodically slam enemies, dealing 200% (up from 100%) of your weapon damage as Physical and stunning them for 3 seconds.
Spirit Walk
Severance - : Damage enemies you walk through in spirit form for 225% (up from 100%) weapon damage as Physical** every second for 2 seconds**.
Umbral Shock - : When Spirit Walk ends, your physical body erupts for 310% (up from 85%) weapon damage as Fire to all enemies within 10 yards.
Zombie Charger
Wave of Zombies - : Summon 3 Zombie Chargers that each deal 115% (up from 72%) weapon damage as Poison.
Leperous Zombie - : The Zombie Charger leaves behind a cloud of noxious vapors that deals 240% (up from 25%) weapon damage as Poison *over 3 seconds *to enemies caught in it.
Firebats - Cost: 123 Mana / Call forth a swarm of fiery bats to burn enemies in front of you for 180% (up from 150%) weapon damage as Fire.
Hungry Bats - : Rapidly summon bats that seek out nearby enemies for 350% (up from 280%) weapon damage as Fire.
Plague Bats - : Diseased bats fly towards the enemy and infect them. Damage is slow at first, but can increase over time to a maximum of 270% (up from 225%) weapon damage as Poison.
Cloud of Bats - : Call forth a swirl of bats that damage nearby enemies for 234% (up from 195%) weapon damage as Fire. The damage of the bats increases by 20% (up from 10%) every second, up to a maximum of 100% (up from 50%).
Plague of Toads - Cost: 12 Mana (down from 34 Mana) / Release a handful of toads that deal 130% weapon damage as Poison to enemies they come in contact with.
Wall of Zombies - Cost: 103 Mana / Cooldown: 25 seconds / Raise a line of zombies from the ground that attacks nearby enemies for 800% (up from 80%) weapon damage as Physical for over 5 seconds.
Barricade - : Increases the width of the Wall of Zombies (Previously the zombies attacked for 80% weapon damage as Physical).