LoN Poison Locus Swarm/Gargantuans - T13 Speed - Witch Doctor - Diablo III Builds

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LoN Poison Locus Swarm/Gargantuans - T13 Speed

by eeevil last updated May 24, 2017 ( Patch 2.5.0 )

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Piranhas Piranhado
- Piranhas
Cost: 250 Mana
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Summons a pool of deadly piranhas that deals 400% weapon damage as Poison over 8 seconds. Affected enemies will also take 15% increased damage.
Piranhado

The pool of piranhas becomes a tornado of piranhas that lasts 4 seconds. Nearby enemies are periodically sucked into the tornado.

Increases the cooldown to 16 seconds.
Horrify Stalker
- Horrify
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Don a spectral mask that horrifies all enemies within 18 yards, causing them to tremor in Fear and be Immobilized for 3 seconds.
Stalker

Increase movement speed by 20% for 4 seconds after casting Horrify.
Spirit Walk Severance
- 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.
Severance

Increase your movement speed by an additional 100% while in the spirit realm.
Soul Harvest Soul to Waste
- Soul Harvest
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Feed on the life force of enemies within 18 yards. Gain 3% Intelligence for 30 seconds for each affected enemy. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
Soul to Waste

Gain 5% increased movement speed for each enemy harvested.
Gargantuan Big Stinker
- Gargantuan
Cooldown: 60 seconds

Summon a Gargantuan zombie to fight for you. The Gargantuan attacks for 450% of your weapon damage as Physical.
Big Stinker

The Gargantuan is surrounded by a poison cloud that deals 135% weapon damage as Poison per second to nearby enemies.
Locust Swarm Diseased Swarm
- Locust Swarm
Cost: 300 Mana

Unleash a plague of locusts that swarms an enemy, dealing 1040% weapon damage as Poison over 8 seconds.

The locusts will jump to additional nearby enemies.
Diseased Swarm

Enemies killed while affected by Locust Swarm leave behind a cloud of locusts that deal 750% weapon damage as Poison over 3 seconds to enemies who stand in the area.

Grave Injustice
- Grave Injustice
Gain 1% of your maximum Life and Mana and reduce the cooldown of all of your skills by 1 second when an enemy dies within 20 yards.

The range is extended by items that increase your gold pickup radius.
Confidence Ritual
- Confidence Ritual
You deal 25% additional damage to enemies within 20 yards.
Pierce the Veil
- Pierce the Veil
All of your damage is increased by 20%, but your Mana costs are increased by 30%.
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

Andariel's Visage

Legendary Helm

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
5–10% more Fire damage taken.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+150–200 Poison Resistance
Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

Physical skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Lightning skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Fire skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Arcane skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Poison skills deal 15–20% more damage.

Holy skills deal 15–20% more damage.

One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Corruption

Legendary Shoulders

Primary Stats

+4 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
Health Globes and Potions Grant +14231–20000 Life.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

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

+626–750 Intelligence

+626–750 Dexterity

+626–750 Strength
Aquila Cuirass

Legendary Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

While above 90 - 95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Nemesis Bracers

Legendary Bracers

8 - 10 Armor

Secondary Stats

Shrines and Pylons will spawn an enemy champion. {c:FF40E0D0}(Emanates)

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5.0–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+330–524 Dexterity

+330–524 Strength

+330–524 Intelligence
Hwoj Wrap

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+11–20 Resistance to All Elements
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Locust Swarm also Slows enemies by 60–80%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
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.
Fire Walkers

Legendary Boots

Primary Stats

+10–12% Movement Speed
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Burn the ground you walk on, dealing 300–400% weapon damage each second.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+160–179 Dexterity

+160–179 Strength

+160–179 Intelligence
Litany of the Undaunted

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

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
The Wailing Host

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

Legacy of Nightmares
The Wailing Host
Litany of the Undaunted
(2) Set: While this is your only Item Set bonus every Ancient item you have equipped increases your damage dealt by 100% and reduces your damage taken by 4%.
In-geom

Legendary Sword
Vile Hive

Legendary Mojo

Primary Stats

+(262–328)–(263–394) Damage
+626–750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Locust Swarm gains the effect of the Pestilence rune and deals 45–60% increased damage.

More Details

Head
- Andariel's Visage
- Mask of Jeram
- Stat Priority: Poison % Int CHC AS
Shoulders
- Corruption
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Homing Pads
- Stat Priority: Int Skill: Gargantuam AD Vit
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: Poison % CHC CHD Socket
Torso
- Aquila Cuirass
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Skill: Gargantuam Socket
Wrists
- Nemesis Bracers
- Lakumba's Ornament
- Stat Priority: Poison % CHC Int Vit
Hands
- Tasker and Theo
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD AS AD
Waist
- Hwoj Wrap
- The Witching Hour
- Harrington Waistguard
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + Life
Legs
- Swamp Land Waders
- Hexing Pants of Mr. Yan
- Pox Faulds
- Stat Priority: Poison % Int Vit Socket
Feet
- Fire Walkers
- Illusory Boots
- Ice Climbers
- Stat Priority: Int Vit Armor + AR
Rings
- Litany of the Undaunted
- The Wailing Host
- Stat Priority: CHC CHD Socket AD
Weapon
- In-geom
- Stat Priority: Dmg % AD AS Int
Offhand
- Vile Hive
- Stat Priority: CHC Skill: Gargantuam AD Int

Legendary Gems
- Bane of the Trapped
  Bane of the Trapped
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase damage against enemies under the effects of control-impairing effects by 15.00%.
  Gain an aura that reduces the movement speed of enemies within 15 yards by 30%. (Requires Rank 25)
- Bane of the Powerful
  Bane of the Powerful
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain 20% increased damage for 30 seconds after killing an elite pack.
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15.00%.
  Your pets take 90% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Wormwood

Legendary Staff

Primary Stats

+(180–220)–(216–274) Poison Damage
Poison skills deal 20–25% more damage.
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Locust Swarm continuously plagues enemies around you.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)

+360–404 Intelligence

+360–404 Dexterity
Wormwood
Mask of Jeram

Legendary Voodoo Mask

Primary Stats

+128–163 Intelligence
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Pets deal 75–100% increased damage.
Empty Socket
Mask of Jeram
The Short Man's Finger

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 15.0–16.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Gargantuan instead summons three smaller gargantuans each more powerful than before.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
The Short Man's Finger

Hellfire Passive Options:
Spirit Vessel (Cheat Death)
Gruesome Feast (More Damage)

This is a really fun pet build that plays similar to Fire Locus Swarm but has much higher damage since it uses Gargs.

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
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

Build Guide

Gems

Helm - Amethyst (If you have a socket)
Armor - Topaz
Weapon - Emerald

Gear Options

If you don't have an Ancient Poison damage Andariel's Visage you can use Mask of Jeram, cube Hwoj Wrap, and wear The Witching Hour instead.

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LoN Poison Locus Swarm/Gargantuans - T13 Speed

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Shoulders

Amulet

Torso

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Weapon

Offhand

Legendary Gems

Kanai's Cube

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Offense

Defense

Utility

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