LoN is probably a good option. Unfortunately, I am too lazy to gather
ancient pieces for all slots, so I will leave it to someone else. Please
tell me your result after testing LoN Sacrifice build!
@Dark_Sol: I think I mentioned in the post that I was too lazy to grind paragon
level and gear. I stopped grinding likes two seasons ago. You see in the
video my paragon level was only 570, and my gear were mediocre.
Therefore, I asked someone with higher paragon level and better gear to
further test it.
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!
Build:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#PQUYZV!Wgdj!bbcbbc ; also Spirit Vessel on my Hellfire amulet.
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.
Gear:
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.
Legendary gems: Bane of the Trapped. Others are optional.
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.
Afterthought:
Zuni and SMK is not essential to use Sacrifice. Therefore, other build variations are possible. E.g. LoN build. Someone can try and tell us the result!
The build works fine for TX rift but I am not sure if it can be good for higher GR. I am too lazy to grind paragon and gear. Those with high paragon level and better gear can tell us the result of this build in higher GR.
Thanks for reading! Any comment?
P.S. I prefer not to call this zero-dog, as the two obviously have very different mechanics and play styles. Better simply call it Sacrifice build, or Wakeman's Sacrifice build if you like. LoL
ancient pieces for all slots, so I will leave it to someone else. Please
tell me your result after testing LoN Sacrifice build!
@Dark_Sol: I think I mentioned in the post that I was too lazy to grind paragon
level and gear. I stopped grinding likes two seasons ago. You see in the
video my paragon level was only 570, and my gear were mediocre.
Therefore, I asked someone with higher paragon level and better gear to
further test it.
http://www.diablofans.com/builds/78860-patch-2-4-1-sacrifice-build
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ft-3S4Csc
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!
Build:
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/calculator/witch-doctor#PQUYZV!Wgdj!bbcbbc ; also Spirit Vessel on my Hellfire amulet.
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.
Gear:
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.
Legendary gems: Bane of the Trapped. Others are optional.
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.
Afterthought:
Zuni and SMK is not essential to use Sacrifice. Therefore, other build variations are possible. E.g. LoN build. Someone can try and tell us the result!
The build works fine for TX rift but I am not sure if it can be good for higher GR. I am too lazy to grind paragon and gear. Those with high paragon level and better gear can tell us the result of this build in higher GR.
Thanks for reading! Any comment?
P.S. I prefer not to call this zero-dog, as the two obviously have very different mechanics and play styles. Better simply call it Sacrifice build, or Wakeman's Sacrifice build if you like. LoL