Patch 2.4.1 Sacrifice Build

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by Wakeman last updated Apr 28, 2016 ( Patch 2.4.1 )

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Skills

Summon Zombie Dogs Life Link
- Summon Zombie Dogs
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Summon 3 Zombie Dogs from the depths to fight by your side. Each dog deals 120% of your weapon damage as Physical per hit.
Life Link

Your Zombie Dogs absorb 10% of all damage done to you.
Sacrifice Provoke the Pack
- Sacrifice
Banish one of your active Zombie Dogs causing it to explode, dealing 1090]% of your weapon damage as Physical to all enemies within 12 yards.
Provoke the Pack

Gain 20% increased damage done for 5 seconds after using Sacrifice.
Grasp of the Dead Death Is Life
- Grasp of the Dead
Cost: 150 Mana
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Ghoulish hands reach out from the ground, slowing enemy movement by 60% and dealing 760% weapon damage as Physical over 8 seconds.
Death Is Life

Enemies who die while in the area of Grasp of the Dead have a 70% chance to summon a Zombie Dog.

Damage type is changed to Poison.
Big Bad Voodoo Slam Dance
- Big Bad Voodoo
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Conjure a Fetish that begins a ritual dance that increases the attack speed and movement speed of all nearby allies by 15% for 20 seconds.
Slam Dance

The Fetish increases the damage of all nearby allies by 15%.
Fetish Army Legion of Daggers
- Fetish Army
Cooldown: 120 seconds

Summon an army of 5 dagger-wielding Fetishes to fight by your side for 20 seconds. The Fetishes attack for 180% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Legion of Daggers

Increase number of dagger-wielding Fetishes summoned by 3.
Spirit Walk Healing Journey
- Spirit Walk
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Leave your physical body and enter the spirit realm for 2 seconds. While in the spirit realm, your movement is unhindered.

This ability does not start its cooldown until after its effects expire.
Healing Journey

Gain 15% of your maximum Life when you activate Spirit Walk.

Pierce the Veil
- Pierce the Veil
All of your damage is increased by 20%, but your Mana costs are increased by 30%.
Fierce Loyalty
- Fierce Loyalty
While you have a Gargantuan, Zombie Dog, or Fetish summoned, your movement speed is increased by 15%.

This bonus is increased to 30% while a Gargantuan, Zombie Dog, or Fetish is not in combat.

Additionally, you may have 1 additional Zombie Dog summoned at one time.
Zombie Handler
- Zombie Handler
Your Life, and that of your Zombie Dogs and Gargantuan are increased by 20%.

Additionally, you may have 1 additional Zombie Dog summoned at one time.
Midnight Feast
- Midnight Feast
The damage of your Zombie Dogs and Gargantuan is increased by 50%.

Additionally, you may have 1 additional Zombie Dog summoned at one time.

Items

Zunimassa's Vision

Set Voodoo Mask

Primary Stats

+330–524 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Zunimassa's Haunt
Zunimassa's Vision
Zunimassa's Marrow
Zunimassa's String of Skulls
Zunimassa's Pox
Zunimassa's Trail
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
Zunimassa's Cloth
(2) Set: Your Fetish Army lasts until they die and the cooldown of your Fetish Army is reduced by 80%.
(4) Set: You and your pets take 3% less damage for every Fetish you have alive.
(6) Set: Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 2500% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.
Aughild's Power

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Zunimassa's Marrow

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Zunimassa's Haunt
Zunimassa's Vision
Zunimassa's Marrow
Zunimassa's String of Skulls
Zunimassa's Pox
Zunimassa's Trail
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
Zunimassa's Cloth
(2) Set: Your Fetish Army lasts until they die and the cooldown of your Fetish Army is reduced by 80%.
(4) Set: You and your pets take 3% less damage for every Fetish you have alive.
(6) Set: Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 2500% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.
Aughild's Search

Set Bracers

Primary Stats

+6 Random Magic Properties

Aughild's Authority
Aughild's Power
Aughild's Search
Aughild's Rule
Aughild's Spike
(2) Set: Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7%Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7%.
(3) Set: Reduces damage from elites by 15%Increases damage against elites by 15%
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence

Zunimassa's Haunt
Zunimassa's Vision
Zunimassa's Marrow
Zunimassa's String of Skulls
Zunimassa's Pox
Zunimassa's Trail
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
Zunimassa's Cloth
(2) Set: Your Fetish Army lasts until they die and the cooldown of your Fetish Army is reduced by 80%.
(4) Set: You and your pets take 3% less damage for every Fetish you have alive.
(6) Set: Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 2500% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 50%
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Swamp Land Waders

Legendary Pants

Primary Stats

+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Sacrifice deals 300–400% additional damage against enemies affected by Locust Swarm or Grasp of the Dead.
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence

One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Cold skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Fire skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Poison skills deal 10–15% more damage.

Holy skills deal 10–15% more damage.
Zunimassa's Trail

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+220–349 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Zunimassa's Haunt
Zunimassa's Vision
Zunimassa's Marrow
Zunimassa's String of Skulls
Zunimassa's Pox
Zunimassa's Trail
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
Zunimassa's Cloth
(2) Set: Your Fetish Army lasts until they die and the cooldown of your Fetish Army is reduced by 80%.
(4) Set: You and your pets take 3% less damage for every Fetish you have alive.
(6) Set: Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 2500% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.
Zunimassa's Pox

Set Ring

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+220–349 Dexterity

+220–349 Strength

+220–349 Intelligence

Zunimassa's Haunt
Zunimassa's Vision
Zunimassa's Marrow
Zunimassa's String of Skulls
Zunimassa's Pox
Zunimassa's Trail
Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
Zunimassa's Cloth
(2) Set: Your Fetish Army lasts until they die and the cooldown of your Fetish Army is reduced by 80%.
(4) Set: You and your pets take 3% less damage for every Fetish you have alive.
(6) Set: Enemies hit by your Mana spenders take 2500% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Gain 150 - 200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Starmetal Kukri

Legendary Ceremonial Knife

Primary Stats

+128–163 Intelligence
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 31.0–35.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduce the cooldown of Fetish Army and Big Bad Voodoo by 1 second each time your fetishes deal damage.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(32–39)–(39–49) Arcane Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Poison Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Lightning Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Holy Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Cold Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Fire Damage

+(32–39)–(39–49) Damage
Homunculus

Legendary Mojo

Primary Stats

+(5–6)–(6–7) Damage
+128–163 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 3.0–4.0%
Increases Sacrifice Damage by 50–60% (Witch Doctor Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+60–74 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)
A Zombie Dog is automatically summoned to your side every 2 seconds.

More Details

Head
- Zunimassa's Vision
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Aughild's Power
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- The Traveler's Pledge
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Zunimassa's Marrow
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Aughild's Search
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Swamp Land Waders
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Zunimassa's Trail
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Zunimassa's Pox
- Convention of Elements
- The Compass Rose
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Starmetal Kukri
- Anessazi Edge
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Homunculus
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15%.
- No Gem Selected
- No Gem Selected

Kanai's Cube

Wilken's Reach

Legendary Mojo

Primary Stats

+(262–328)–(263–394) Damage
+626–750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
Increases Grasp of the Dead Damage by 45–60% (Witch Doctor Only)
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Grasp of the Dead no longer has a cooldown.
Wilken's Reach
The Grin Reaper

Legendary Voodoo Mask

Primary Stats

+240–269 Intelligence
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Chance when attacking to summon horrific Mimics that cast some of your equipped skills.
Empty Socket
The Grin Reaper
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Swamp Land Waders pants is mandatory. Homunculus gives you a dog every 2 seconds. Cubed Wilken's Reach removes the cooldown of GotD, allows you to make sure GotD is on every mobs. Cubed Grin Reaper's mimics help spam GotD, and they do GotD a lot as it is the only skill they can use on your bar!

After that, Zuni set 5 pieces and RoRG provide fetishes which act more as tank than damage source. The six pieces bonus also buff the damage of the dogs. Starmetal Kukri is for the BBV. Alternatively, Anessazi Edge is a good choice for crowd control. The remainings are optional.

Spirit Vessel on Hellfire amulet.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Gold Find

Build Guide

With the change to Swamp Land Waders pants (Sacrifice deals 350-400% additional damage to targets affected by Locust Swarm or Grasp of the Dead) and Grasp of the Dead: Death is Life (Chance to summon a Zombie Dog increased to 70%) in 2.4.1, build based on Sacrifice as primary damage skill is viable now!

From my experience, as long as mobs are dying in GotD regularly, GotD and Homunculus are adequate to ensure permanent supply of dogs most of the time. Therefore, other sources of dogs such as Circle of Life and BBV: Boogie Man are probably not needed.

Game Play: Summon your Fetish Army and Zombie Dogs. Cast GotD on group of mobs. Then start spamming Sacrifice on the mobs. As long as you has reasonable killing speed and mobs always die on GotD, you should be able to keep spamming Sacrifice most of the time. The only exception is during Rift Guardian fights with no adds. In such case, Sacrifice all your dogs => cast summon Zombie Dog, then Sacrifice every 2 seconds to allow maximum of active dogs doing the damage, until you can use summon Zombie Dog again. BBV uptime may not be as high as Carnevil or pure melee pet builds, so use it only on elites / RG / bigger groups.

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