S16 zDPS Witch Doctor 2.6.4 (Z4/A4)

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by XViper123 last updated Feb 7, 2019 ( Patch 2.6.1 )

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Skills

Haunt Resentful Spirits
- Haunt
Cost: 50 Mana

Haunt an enemy with a spirit, dealing 4000% weapon damage as Cold over 12 seconds. If the enemy dies, the spirit will haunt another nearby enemy.

An enemy can only be affected by one Haunt at a time.
Resentful Spirits

Release two spirits with every cast.
Soul Harvest Languish
- 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.
Languish

Increase your Armor by 10% per harvested enemy and reduce their movement speed by 80% for 5 seconds.
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.
Hex Jinx
- Hex
Cooldown: 15 seconds

Summon a Fetish Shaman for 12 seconds that will hex groups of enemies into chickens. Hexed enemies are unable to perform offensive actions.
Jinx

Hexed enemies take 15% additional damage.
Piranhas Wave of Mutilation
- 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.
Wave of Mutilation

Turn each cast into a wave of piranhas that crash forward dealing 475% weapon damage and causing all enemies affected to take 15% increased damage for 8 seconds.
Big Bad Voodoo Ghost Trance
- 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.
Ghost Trance

The ritual heals all nearby allies for 5% of their maximum Life per second and reduces all damage taken by 20%.

Spirit Vessel
- Spirit Vessel
When you receive fatal damage, you automatically enter the spirit realm for 2 seconds and heal to 50% of your maximum Life.

This effect may occur once every 60 seconds.
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.
Tribal Rites
- Tribal Rites
Reduce the cooldowns of the following skills by 25%:
Hex
Gargantuan
Fetish Army
Summon Zombie Dogs
Big Bad Voodoo
Mass Confusion
Fetish Sycophants
- Fetish Sycophants
When you hit enemies with your spells, you have up to a 15% chance to summon a dagger-wielding Fetish to fight by your side for 60 seconds.

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.
Arachyr's Mantle

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+51 - 60 Resistance to All Elements

Spirit of Arachyr
Arachyr's Visage
Arachyr's Mantle
Arachyr's Carapace
Arachyr's Legs
Arachyr's Stride
Arachyr's Claws
(2) Set: Summon a permanent Spider Queen who leaves behind webs that deal 4000% weapon damage over 5 seconds and Slows enemies. The Spider Queen is commanded to move to where you cast your Corpse Spiders.
(4) Set: Hex gains the effect of the Toad of Hugeness rune. After summoning a Toad of Hugeness, you gain 50% damage reduction and heal for 10% of your maximum Life per second for 15 seconds.
(6) Set: The damage of your creature skills is increased by 4500%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Halcyon's Ascent

Legendary Amulet

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Arachyr's Carapace

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Spirit of Arachyr
Arachyr's Visage
Arachyr's Mantle
Arachyr's Carapace
Arachyr's Legs
Arachyr's Stride
Arachyr's Claws
(2) Set: Summon a permanent Spider Queen who leaves behind webs that deal 4000% weapon damage over 5 seconds and Slows enemies. The Spider Queen is commanded to move to where you cast your Corpse Spiders.
(4) Set: Hex gains the effect of the Toad of Hugeness rune. After summoning a Toad of Hugeness, you gain 50% damage reduction and heal for 10% of your maximum Life per second for 15 seconds.
(6) Set: The damage of your creature skills is increased by 4500%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Strongarm Bracers

Legendary Bracers

200 - 220 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 1%
+201 - 230 Vitality

Secondary Stats

Enemies hit by knockbacks suffer 20 - 30% increased damage for 6 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Arachyr's Claws

Set Gloves

42 - 55 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 6 - 6.5%

Spirit of Arachyr
Arachyr's Visage
Arachyr's Mantle
Arachyr's Carapace
Arachyr's Legs
Arachyr's Stride
Arachyr's Claws
(2) Set: Summon a permanent Spider Queen who leaves behind webs that deal 4000% weapon damage over 5 seconds and Slows enemies. The Spider Queen is commanded to move to where you cast your Corpse Spiders.
(4) Set: Hex gains the effect of the Toad of Hugeness rune. After summoning a Toad of Hugeness, you gain 50% damage reduction and heal for 10% of your maximum Life per second for 15 seconds.
(6) Set: The damage of your creature skills is increased by 4500%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Belt of Transcendence

Legendary Belt

Primary Stats

+85–108 Vitality
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Summon a Fetish Sycophant when you hit with a Mana spender.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+85–108 Dexterity

+85–108 Strength

+85–108 Intelligence
Arachyr's Legs

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

Sockets (1)

Spirit of Arachyr
Arachyr's Visage
Arachyr's Mantle
Arachyr's Carapace
Arachyr's Legs
Arachyr's Stride
Arachyr's Claws
(2) Set: Summon a permanent Spider Queen who leaves behind webs that deal 4000% weapon damage over 5 seconds and Slows enemies. The Spider Queen is commanded to move to where you cast your Corpse Spiders.
(4) Set: Hex gains the effect of the Toad of Hugeness rune. After summoning a Toad of Hugeness, you gain 50% damage reduction and heal for 10% of your maximum Life per second for 15 seconds.
(6) Set: The damage of your creature skills is increased by 4500%. Creature skills are Corpse Spiders, Plague of Toads, Firebats, Locust Swarm, Hex, and Piranhas.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Zunimassa's Trail

Set Boots

309 - 366 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
+416 - 500 Vitality

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 15000% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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.
Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 4.0–5.0%
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4.0–7.0%.
Reduces all resource costs by 5.0–7.0%.
+1 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Ignores Durability Loss
Reduce the remaining cooldown of one of your skills by 1 seconds when you hit with a resource-spending attack.
Starmetal Kukri

Legendary Ceremonial Knife

11.2 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 31 - 35%

Secondary Stats

Reduce the cooldown of Fetish Army and Big Bad Voodoo by 1 second each time your fetishes deal damage.
One of 2 Magic Properties (varies)
+66 - 132 Minimum Damage
+88 - 176 Maximum Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Zunimassa's String of Skulls

Set Mojo

Primary Stats

+1.471363E-43 Maximum Damage
+626 - 750 Intelligence
+626 - 750 Vitality
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 7 - 10%

Secondary Stats

One of 1 Magic Properties (varies)
+1.443337E-43 Minimum Damage

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 15000% increased damage from your pets for 8 seconds.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties

More Details

Head
- Zunimassa's Vision
- The Grin Reaper
- Stat Priority: None
Shoulders
- Arachyr's Mantle
- Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
- Stat Priority: None
Amulet
- Halcyon's Ascent
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Arachyr's Carapace
- Zunimassa's Marrow
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Strongarm Bracers
- Lakumba's Ornament
- Nemesis Bracers
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Arachyr's Claws
- Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
- St. Archew's Gage
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Belt of Transcendence
- Hwoj Wrap
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Arachyr's Legs
- Zunimassa's Cloth
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Zunimassa's Trail
- Arachyr's Stride
- Illusory Boots
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Zunimassa's Pox
- Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac
- Oculus Ring
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Starmetal Kukri
- Sacred Harvester
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Zunimassa's String of Skulls
- Henri's Perquisition
- Vile Hive
- Stat Priority: None

Legendary Gems
- Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  Gem of Efficacious Toxin
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds.
  All enemies you poison take 10% increased damage from all sources and deal 10% less damage. (Requires Rank 25)
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.
- Iceblink
  Iceblink
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Your Cold skills now apply Chill effects and your Chill effects now Slow enemy movement by an additional 5.0%.
  Enemies you Chill have a 10% increased chance to be Critically Hit. (Requires Rank 25)

Kanai's Cube

Wormwood

Legendary Staff

615 Damage Per Second

Secondary Stats

Poison skills deal 20 - 25% more damage.
Locust Swarm continuously plagues enemies around you.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(132 - 308) Physical Damage

+(132 - 308) Fire Damage

+(132 - 308) Lightning Damage

+(132 - 308) Cold Damage

+(132 - 308) Poison Damage

+(132 - 308) Arcane Damage

+(132 - 308) Holy Damage

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Wormwood
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

309 - 366 Armor

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

Increase attack speed of your pets by 40 - 50%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Tasker and Theo
The Ess of Johan

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats

Chance on hit to pull in enemies toward your target and Slow them by 60%.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Ess of Johan

Don't expect to kill anything with this build. Purely for support and CC.

3(4) Piece Zuni for 3% damage resist per pet.
3(4) Piece Arachyr Hex damage resist & heal.

Many items are optional and interchangeable, as long as you maintain 3 pieces of each set.
Choose your favourite pieces.

Core of the build:
Starmetal Kukri + Mass Fetish + Halycon Ascent for constant Big Bad Voodoo debuff and CC.

Possible Legendary choices below: (You won't be able to have them all).

Weapon:
Starmetal Kukri is required
Sacred Harvester or Wormwood in the cube. Sacred Harvester if you need more survivability.
Socket = Amethyst (Life per Hit)

Off-hand:
Vile Hive if using Wormwood. (need to confirm if these work together if you don't have Locust as a spell)
Henri's for Survivability

Helm:
Socket = Diamond (Cooldown reduction)
Grin Reaper (Will only cast Haunt and Piranhas?) - testing needed.
Leoric (for better cooldown reduction or life boost)

Shoulders:
Pauldrons of Skeleton King (chance at free life)

Wrists/Bracers:
Lakumba's for survivability
Nemesis if you're on shrine duty.

Strong arms for team damage.

Gloves:

St Archew's Gage: (Survivability when engaging Elites)
Tasker & Theo (attack speed on Pets for more Starmetal Procs)

Belt:
Hwoj Wrap if using Wormwood. (Slow CC on everything)
Transcendence for more Fetish. (quicker Big Bad Voodoo & damage reduction)

Rings:
Oculus (Team damage buff)
Obsidian (Quicker cooldowns)

Cube:

Wormwood or Sacred Harvester (depending on playstyle/requirement)

Armour: Tasker & Theo priority. If already equipped, choose preferred from other optional choices. (Illusionary Boots, Nem Bracers, Either Helm, Pauldrons of Skeleton, Andrews Gage, Either Belt, etc)

Ess of Johan (Extra CC) or Oculus.

Legendary Gems:
Gem of Efficacious Toxin (10% damage buff & debuff)
Esoteric Alteration (Survivability)
Iceblink (CC)
Enforcer (may be required if pets are dying too much at high levels)
Mutilation Guard (Optional. Even more survivability)

As this is meant as a zDPS, focus on Cooldown reduction where-ever possible.
Other rolls to focus on would be:
Pickup range (to increase Grave Injustice range)
General survivability. (Vitality, Armour, Life per Hit, Life Regen)
Anything that performs some kind of CC. (Stun, Blind, Slow, etc)

Paragon Priorities

Core

Vitality
Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Maximum Resource

Offense

Cooldown Reduction
Attack Speed
Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage

Defense

Armor
Life
Life Regeneration
Resist All

Utility

Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find
Area Damage

Cooldown reduction & survivability.

Build Guide

Skills:
Haunt - Resentful (Cold to Proc Iceblink)
Piranhas - Wave (15% damage buff & knockback) - No Tornado because Dancing mobs don't get sucked in. This will also proc Bad Medicine passive if selected.
Fetish Army - Legion (Zuni & Starmetal synergy)
Hex - Jinx (damage buff & CC)
Big Bad Voodoo - Ghost (20% damage reduction & CC). Slam Dance can be used instead of Ghost for more (15%) damage output.
Soul Harvest - Languish (survivability)

Passives:

Spirit Vessel - (Cheat Death) - Can swap this out if you're feeling really 'safe'.
Grave Injustice - (Cooldowns)
Fetish - (More Halycon procs and toughness from Zuni)
Tribal Rites - (Quicker Cooldowns) - This is likely optional. Could swap this out for Swampland or Jungle for more survivability if needed or Bad Medicine to debuff enemies.
Creeping Death could have some usefulness if running Wormwood.

Lack of Spirit Walk could be an issue (if not using Illusionary Boots). Haunt or Piranhas can be swapped out. Swapping out Haunt could be detrimental to the usefulness of Zodiac and Belt of Transcendence if you are using those items.

Playstyle:
You will want to be aggressive and always in close proximity to large groups of mobs.
Hex & Big Bad Voodoo should be on auto-cast.
Hex should get procc'd often due to Grave Injustice and Obsidian.
Big Bad Voodoo should be procc'd very often due to Fetish spam.
Entire screens of enemies should be getting hexed and dancing.
Haunt & Piranhas should be cast immediately on Elites.
Soul Harvest buff kept up at all times to ensure survivability.

This is for pushing with a team. If enemies are dying 'too quickly', your Fetish's will not get to attack enough to reduce your Voodoo cooldown.
That being said, as you do no damage even 1 common mob will be enough for your Fetishes to beat on.

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