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Hey guys I'm Debo, I Main the Witch Doctor class, ever since the beta for Diablo 3 Vanilla. Encouraging players to try out the Witch Doctor class, and enjoy Diablo 3 is my major focus. I started to do this by compiling my thoughts in guides, and streaming to provide information to those who seek it.

My Twitch Tag:

http://www.twitch.tv/spsdebo

My armory Profile:

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Debo-1782/hero/1274676

Diablo Fans Link to where I keep the growing list of all WD information:

http://www.diablofans.com/forums/diablo-iii-class-forums/witch-doctor-the-mbwiru-eikura/95384-debos-2-1-witch-doctor-compendium

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**Side Note- The New Zuni Pieces/Dagger of Darts have't been updated on Diablo Fans Build Simulator yet, So I left those Fields blank**

The gear list can be different between what you have, and what on the list. I've listed the most commonly used end game pieces that most people use in either group, or solo Greater Rift tier play. As long as you have good rolls on your gear, and farm on a semi regular basis obtaining these items isn't to difficult.

**However the hardest items to get are as follows:**

* 3.Dagger of Darts (With good rolls) (Drop Rate: 7.04%)

* 2.Hell Fire Amulet(With good Rolls)

* 1.The Witching Hour (Drop Rate: .83%)

**Drop rates mean the following:**

* The % Chance Drop is for when a legendary drops for that specified slot

* I.E.: A legendary Dagger drops, DOD Drop Rate is Roughly 7%, so basically out of every 10 Legendary Dagger drops you "SHOULD IN THEORY", have one of those drops be a Dagger of darts.

* Keep in mind you could go through 30 Legendary Daggers, and see no DOD, then on your next 3 Legendary Dagger drop you get 3 DOD in a row, that is what we call "RNG" or Random Number Generator.

With that being said below here is the item list, with what I believe is the best items for that gear slot:

**Terminology: Key**

* Int= Intelligence

* Vit= Vitality

* Attack Speed= Increased Item Attack Speed

* Critical Chance= Increased Critical Chance

* Critical Damage= Increased Critical Damage

* Dmg%= Increased Weapon Damage

* All Res = all Resistance

* Elemental Damage= Increase Fire/Cold/Lighting/Holy/Poison/Physical Damage

* LOH= Life on hit

* Increase skill Damage= I.E.: "Increase Fetish Army Damage"

* CDR= Cool Down Reduction

**Helm: CarnEvil**

* Stats you want: Int, Vit, Crit Chance, Socket

* Allows for our Fetishes (Fetish Army, OR Sycophants) to shoot poison darts every-time we shoot a dart.

* Mandatory for the build

**Shoulders: Aughilds Power**

* Stats wanted: Int, Vit, Armor/All Res, Increase Fetish Army Damage

* Part of a 3 Piece set combination

* 2 Piece set= 7% Decreased damage from melee/ranged attacks**

* 3 piece set = 15% Increased Damage to elites, 15% Decreased Damage from elites.

**Gloves: Zuni Gloves**

* Stats wanted (alternative): Int, Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Crit Damage

* Part of the 6 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die, increased toughness for every fetish we have out, and Enabling our pets to deal 275% increased damage on enemies who are hit by our mana spenders

**Ring 1: Unity**

**Unity**

* Stats wanted: Int, Crit Chance, Elite Damage, Socket

* Stats wanted (alternative 2): Int, Crit Damage, Elite Damage, Socket

* Stats wanted (alternative 3): Attack Speed, Crit Damage, Elite Damage, Socket

* Used for solo play to obtain 50% Damage mitigation with your follower

**Ring 2: Royal Ring of Grandeur**

* Stats wanted :Int, Socket, Crit Damage, Attack Speed

* Stats wanted (alternative): Int, Socket, Crit Chance, Attack Speed

* Love it, or Hate it this ring is your best friend. Reduces set cost of all set items by 1, but nothing permitted below 2 set pieces.

* This ring is Mandatory due to the fact we run 5 Pieces of Zunimassa, and 2 Piece Aughilds.

**Weapon: The Dagger of Darts (DOD)**

* Stats wanted: Int, %Dmg, Socket, Attack Speed

* Stats wanted (Alternative): Int, %Dmg, Socket, LOH/VIT

* Best in slot Weapon for CarnEvil build Hands down

* The ability to allow all dart projectiles to pierce through targets is a HUGE asset

**Off Hand: Zunimasssa String of Skulls**

* Stats wanted: Int, Vit, Crit Chance, Increase Fetish Army Damage

* Part of the 6 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die, increased toughness for every fetish we have out, and Enabling our pets to deal 275% increased damage on enemies who are hit by our mana spenders

* Pretty Much Non-negotiable

**Boots: Zunimassa**

* Stats wanted: Int, Vit, Armor, All Res

* Part of the 4 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die (Meaning they are no longer penalized by the 20 sec. De-spawn timer that normally happens when using this skill) .

* Pretty Much Non-negotiable

**Pants: Zuni Pants**

* Stats wanted: Int, Vit, Increased Poison Dart Damage, Socket(2)

* Part of the 6 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die, increased toughness for every fetish we have out, and Enabling our pets to deal 275% increased damage on enemies who are hit by our mana spenders

**Belt:The Witching Hour, Belt of Transcendence**

**Witching Hour**

* Stats wanted: Int, Increased Poison Dart Damage, Attack Speed, Critical Damage

* Attack speed, and Critical Damage, Best in Slot Belt for CarnEvil builds

**Belt of Transcendence (Alternative)**

* Stats wanted: Int, Increased Poison Dart Damage, Vit, Life%

* Lets us generate a fetish every time we use a mana spender

* Combos well with Zuni set bonus, and provides an alternative build route instead of the typical CarnEvil Route

**Chest: Zunimassa Marrow**

* Stats wanted: Int, Vit, Socket(3), Increased Feitsh Army Damage

* Part of the 4 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die (Meaning they are no longer penalized by the 20 sec. De-spawn timer that normally happens when using this skill) .

* Part of the 6 Piece set that allows our Fetish Army pets to stay in combat until they die, increased toughness for every fetish we have out, and Enabling our pets to deal 275% increased damage on enemies who are hit by our mana spenders

* Pretty Much Non-negotiable

**Bracer: Aughild's Search**

* Stats Wanted: Int, Vit, Elemental Damage, Crit Chance

* Part of a 3 Piece set combination

* 2 Piece set= 7% Decreased damage from melee/ranged attacks**

* 3 piece set = 15% Increased Damage to elites, 15% Decreased Damage from elites.

**Necklace: Hell Fire Amulet, Any Standard Legendary Necklace**

**Hell Fire Amulet**

* Stats wanted: Int, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Socket

* Stats wanted: Elemental Damage, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Socket

* Provides an additional Passive bringing it up to 5 Passives running

**Acceptable Passives:**

* Pierce the Veil

* Fetish Sycophants

* Grave Injustice

* Spirit Vessel

* Gruesome Feast

* Jungle Fortitude

**Legendary Necklace**

* Stats wanted: Int, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Socket

* Stats wanted: Elemental Damage, Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Socket

* Until you setup a Hell Fire Amulet, any Legendary Necklace will do with the right stats

* Preferably a necklace that provides additional mitigation to fire, lightning, ranged attacks etc. will be your best bet until you can craft that perfect Hell Fire Amulet.

Paragon Priorities

**Paragon Setup:**

**Core Prioritization**

* 1.Movement Speed until max

* 2.Int

**Offensive Prioritization**

* 1.Attack Speed

* 2.Crit Chance

* 3.Crit Damage

**Defensive Prioritization**

* 1.Armor

* 2.Life %

* 3.All Resistance

**Utility Prioritization**

* 1.Life on hit

* 2.Area Damage

* 3.Resource Cost Reduction