[2.3] Grinning Zombie Bears (GR50+)

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by LogicalThinker_Gaming last updated Aug 3, 2015 ( Patch 2.2 )

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Skills

Corpse Spiders Spider Queen
- Corpse Spiders
This is a Signature spell. Signature spells are free to cast.

Throw a jar with 4 spiders that attack nearby enemies for a total of 576% weapon damage as Physical before dying.
Spider Queen

Throw a jar with a spider queen that births spiderlings, dealing 2625% weapon damage as Poison over 15 seconds.

You may have one spider queen summoned at a time.
Zombie Charger Zombie Bears
- Zombie Charger
Cost: 150 Mana

Call forth a reckless, suicidal zombie that deals 560% weapon damage as Poison to all enemies in its path before decomposing.
Zombie Bears

Summon zombie bears that stampede towards your enemy. Each bear deals 520% weapon damage as Poison to enemies in the area.
Spirit Walk Jaunt
- 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.
Jaunt

Increase the duration of Spirit Walk to 3 seconds.
Wall of Death
- Wall of Death
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Raise a wall of zombies 28 yards wide from the ground that blocks enemies and attacks them for 1200% weapon damage as Physical over 6 seconds.
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%.
Acid Cloud Lob Blob Bomb
- Acid Cloud
Cost: 175 Mana

Cause acid to rain down, dealing an initial 300% weapon damage as Poison, followed by 360% weapon damage as Poison over 3 seconds to enemies who remain in the area.
Lob Blob Bomb

The acid on the ground forms into a slime that irradiates nearby enemies for 600% weapon damage as Poison over 5 seconds.

Blood Ritual
- Blood Ritual
20% of Mana costs are paid with Life. In addition, you regenerate 1% of your maximum Life per second.
Swampland Attunement
- Swampland Attunement
You and your pets gain 120 Physical, Poison, Fire, and Cold Resistance for every enemy within 20 yards.

The range of this effect is increased by your gold pickup radius.
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.

Items

Helltooth Mask

Set Helm

Primary Stats

+626–750 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
Helltooth Mantle

Set Shoulders

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5.0–8.0%.
+4 Random Magic Properties

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
Hellfire Amulet

Legendary Amulet

Secondary Stats
Helltooth Tunic

Set Chest Armor

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
Helltooth Gauntlets

Set Gloves

Primary Stats

+626–750 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8.0–10.0%
+4 Random Magic Properties

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
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
Helltooth Leg Guards

Set Pants

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
+4 Random Magic Properties
Empty Socket

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
Helltooth Greaves

Set Boots

Primary Stats

+416–500 Intelligence
+416–500 Vitality
+4 Random Magic Properties

Helltooth Harness
Helltooth Mask
Helltooth Mantle
Helltooth Tunic
Helltooth Leg Guards
Helltooth Greaves
Helltooth Gauntlets
(2) Set: Enemies hit by your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, or Wall of Death are afflicted by Necrosis, becoming Slowed, taking 1500% weapon damage every second, and taking 20% increased damage from your attacks for 10 seconds.
(4) Set: After applying Necrosis to an enemy, you take 60% reduced damage for 10 seconds.
(6) Set: After casting Wall of Death, gain 1400% increased damage for 15 seconds to your primary skills, Acid Cloud, Firebats, Zombie Charger, Zombie Dogs, Gargantuan, Grasp of the Dead, Piranhas, and Wall of Death.
Focus

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Restraint

Set Ring

Primary Stats

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

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence

Bastions of Will
Focus
Restraint
(2) Set: When you hit with a resource-generating attack or primary skill, deal 50% increased damage for 5 seconds.
Scrimshaw

Legendary Spear

Primary Stats

+(32–39)–(39–49) Damage
Increases Zombie Charger Damage by 60–80% (Witch Doctor Only)
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the Mana cost of Zombie Charger by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+128–163 Dexterity

+128–163 Strength

+128–163 Intelligence
Thing of the Deep

Legendary Mojo

Primary Stats

+(15–19)–(16–23) Damage
+240–269 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 5.0–10.0%
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

+90–104 Maximum Mana (Witch Doctor Only)
Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 20 yards.

More Details

Head
- Helltooth Mask
- Stat Priority: Int CHC Socket Vit
Shoulders
- Helltooth Mantle
- Stat Priority: Int Vit CDR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Stat Priority: None
Torso
- Helltooth Tunic
- Stat Priority: None
Wrists
- Stat Priority: None
Hands
- Helltooth Gauntlets
- Stat Priority: None
Waist
- Belt of Transcendence
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Helltooth Leg Guards
- Stat Priority: None
Feet
- Helltooth Greaves
- Stat Priority: None
Rings
- Focus
- Restraint
- Convention of Elements
- Stat Priority: None
Weapon
- Scrimshaw
- Starmetal Kukri
- Stat Priority: None
Offhand
- Thing of the Deep
- 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%.
- Esoteric Alteration
  Esoteric Alteration
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Gain +10% non-Physical damage reduction.
- 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)

I am working on testing a few builds with the latest PTR 2.3 updates.

The preface of this build is to have free zombie bears and mimics to help melt enemy's away

Gear info and explanation on Skills above:

Missing Passive is the new Passive: Confidence Ritual

deal 25% additional damage to enemy within 20 yards

Wall of Death - Replaces Wall of Zombies

Skill Rune - Communing with Spirits

Summon a 15 yard radius spectral ring that deals 1400% weapon damage as Cold over 6 seconds, Chills all enemies who walk through by 60% and reduces their damage done by 25%

Jeram's Bracers

New Legendary Bracers

Wall of Death can be cast up to twice again within 2 seconds before the cooldown begins

Increases the attack speed of Wall of Death by 30%

Note: This will not be reflected in the item's tooltip

Hellfire Amulet

I am using the Spirit Vesel passive

Belt of Trancendence

Provides the fetishes which will proc SMK and reduce BBV coold own

Thing of the Deep

Adds nice range to health pick-up. this directly buffs the new swampland attunement passive

Kanai's Cube:

Weapon - SMK

Armor - Grin reaper

Ring - Convention of Elements

Gems:

Esoteric - non-physical damage reduction

Bane of the trapped - Increased Damage through the rift

Toxin - Debating if the pet gem would be better here so I will be testing that soon.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Primary Stat
Vitality
Movement Speed
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Chance
Critical Hit Damage
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Armor
Resist All
Life
Life Regeneration

Utility

Resource Cost Reduction
Life on Hit
Area Damage
Gold Find

Build Guide

Leave your comments and suggestions more testing and builds to come!

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