2.4 HELLTOOTH GARG GR60-70 SOLO FARMING Comprehensive Guide!

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by Karkew last updated Jan 21, 2016 ( Patch 2.4 )

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Skills

Wall of Death Communing with Spirits
- 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.
Communing with Spirits

Summon a circle of spirits for 6 seconds that deals 1200% weapon damage as Cold, Chills nearby enemies by 60%, and reduces their damage dealt by 25% for 3 seconds.
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.
Summon Zombie Dogs Leeching Beasts
- Summon Zombie Dogs
Cooldown: 45 seconds

Summon 3 Zombie Dogs from the depths to fight by your side. Each dog deals 120% of your weapon damage as Physical per hit.
Leeching Beasts

Your Zombie Dogs heal you for 100% of your Life On Hit with every attack.
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.
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.
Gargantuan Humongoid
- Gargantuan
Cooldown: 60 seconds

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

The Gargantuan gains the Cleave ability, allowing its attacks to hit multiple enemies for 585% of your weapon damage as Cold.

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.
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.
Gruesome Feast
- Gruesome Feast
When you are healed by a health globe, gain 10% of your maximum Mana and 10% Intelligence for 15 seconds. The Intelligence bonus stacks up to 5 times.
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

Helltooth Mask

Set Helm

21 - 24 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Helltooth Mantle

Set Shoulders

59 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Reduces cooldown of all skills by 4 - 7%.

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
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
Helltooth Tunic

Set Chest Armor

51 - 68 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Lakumba's Ornament

Legendary Bracers

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6.0%
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduce all damage taken by 6% for each stack of Soul Harvest you have.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+416–500 Dexterity

+416–500 Strength

+416–500 Intelligence
Tasker and Theo

Legendary Gloves

309 - 366 Armor

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Strength
+626 - 750 Dexterity
+626 - 750 Intelligence
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

Secondary Stats

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

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
The Witching Hour

Legendary Belt

265 - 314 Armor

Primary Stats

Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 50%
Attack Speed Increased by 5 - 6%

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Helltooth Leg Guards

Set Pants

33 - 38 Armor

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Sockets (1)

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
Helltooth Greaves

Set Boots

30 - 35 Armor

Primary Stats

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

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.

+ 4 Random Magic Properties
The Short Man's Finger

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26 - 50%

Secondary Stats

Gargantuan instead summons three smaller gargantuans each more powerful than before.

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
Convention of Elements

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

+416 - 500 Strength
+416 - 500 Dexterity
+416 - 500 Intelligence
Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5 - 6%
Sockets (1)

Secondary Stats

Gain 150 - 200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.

+ 2 Random Magic Properties
Sacred Harvester

Legendary Ceremonial Knife

11.2 Damage Per Second

Primary Stats

+626 - 750 Intelligence

Secondary Stats

Soul Harvest now stacks up to 10 times.
One of 7 Magic Properties (varies)

+(1199 - 1490) Physical Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Fire Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Lightning Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Cold Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Poison Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Arcane Damage

+(1199 - 1490) Holy Damage

+ 3 Random Magic Properties
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
- Mask of Jeram
- Stat Priority: Int CHC Socket
Shoulders
- Helltooth Mantle
- Stat Priority: Int Vit AD AR
Amulet
- Hellfire Amulet
- Xephirian Amulet
- Mara's Kaleidoscope
- Stat Priority: Socket CHC CHD Int
Torso
- Helltooth Tunic
- Stat Priority: Int Vit AR
Wrists
- Lakumba's Ornament
- Stat Priority: Int CHC Cold % Vit
Hands
- Tasker and Theo
- Helltooth Gauntlets
- Stat Priority: Int CHC CHD Vit
Waist
- The Witching Hour
- String of Ears
- Stat Priority: None
Legs
- Helltooth Leg Guards
- Stat Priority: Int Vit AR
Feet
- Helltooth Greaves
- Stat Priority: Int Vit AR MS
Rings
- The Short Man's Finger
- Convention of Elements
- Ring of Royal Grandeur
- Stat Priority: Socket CHD CHC Int
Weapon
- Sacred Harvester
- Stat Priority: Int Socket Dmg % Vit
Offhand
- Thing of the Deep
- Henri's Perquisition
- Uhkapian Serpent
- Stat Priority: Int CHC Vit Skill: Gargantuam

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 Stricken
  Bane of the Stricken
  
  Gem
  
  Primary Stats
  
  Each attack you make against an enemy increases the damage it takes from your attacks by 0.80%.
  Gain 25% increased damage against bosses and Rift Guardians. (Requires Rank 25)
- Enforcer
  Enforcer
  
  Gem
  
  Secondary Stats
  
  Increase the damage of your pets by 15%.

Kanai's Cube

The Furnace

Legendary Two-Handed Mace

Primary Stats

+(39–47)–(47–59) Fire Damage
+3 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Increases damage against elites by 40–50%.
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+192–245 Strength

+192–245 Intelligence

+192–245 Dexterity
The Furnace
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
Ring of Royal Grandeur

Legendary Ring

Primary Stats

Attack Speed Increased by 2.0–3.0%
+27–60 Life per Hit
+2 Random Magic Properties

Secondary Stats

Reduces the number of items needed for set bonuses by 1 (to a minimum of 2).
One of 3 Magic Properties (varies)

+24–29 Dexterity

+24–29 Strength

+24–29 Intelligence
Ring of Royal Grandeur

KANAI'S CUBE:

Weapon Slot

There really is no replacement for The Furnace. Grab Yellow 2H Maces and upgrade them to legendary until you get one!

Armor Slot

This will either be Mask of Jeram or Tasker and Theo,, depending on which one rolled better. Swap either to the relevant Helltooth piece.
**IMPORTANT** - Tasker and Theo that rolls anywhere from 40% - 50% will NOT change the Gargantuan breakpoint/attacks per second (APS) in solo play which is 1.00 APS (60 frames per hit). In groups with BBV from another Witch Doctor, it WILL alter the Gargantuan APS to 1.11 (54 frames per hit). Thus, it is better in most cases to cube the Mask of Jeram for 100% pet damage.

(SOURCE: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/13349475072?page=1#8)

Jewellery Slot

This will be Ring of Royal Grandeur (RORG) 99.9% of the time since it comes with default attack speed % and life per hit and these stats are non ideal stats for this build. Obviously if you are not optimized and have a better rolled RORG over your Short Man's Finger or Convention of Elements, wear what you got and cube the other.

Paragon Priorities

Core

Movement Speed
Primary Stat
Vitality
Maximum Resource

Offense

Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Chance
Attack Speed
Cooldown Reduction

Defense

Life
Resist All
Armor
Life Regeneration

Utility

Area Damage
Life on Hit
Resource Cost Reduction
Gold Find

PARAGON DISTRIBUTION:

Core

Movement Speed - Add until you're capped out at 25% on your character sheet. This will depend what/if you rolled movement speed on your boots.
Intelligence - All your points in here afterwards.
Vitality - No need unless you can't survive.
Maximum Resource - Wtf.

Offense

Crit Damage - Best to place prioritize CHD first due to it being much easier to roll better CHC on items, so these points help balance the 10:1 ratio.
Crit Chance - All your points in here afterwards.
Cooldown Reduction - Helps with pironhado/spirit walk/soul harvest, but not a huge priority because of grave injustice.
Attack Speed - Pet attack speeds do NOT scale with yours. They are only affected when they sit in BBV from Witch Doctors, LAWs from Crusaders, and MANTRA OF RETRIBUTION from the Monk.

Defense

Life % - Since soul harvest and having intelligence provides a large amount of armour and all resistance, prioritizing life will give your defenses more value.
Resist ALL - Next in line due to soul harvest giving a HUGE amount of armor with 10 stacks (with sacred harvester weapon).
Armor - The more the merrier
Life regeneration - Your zombie dogs with leeching beasts help you out with life, so this is last.

Utility

Area Damage - Higher chances of aoe surrounding gargantuan cleave
Life on Hit - Heal me baby. THIS IS USED TO ZOMBIE DOGS - LEECHING BEASTS
Resource Cost Reduction - The only thing that costs mana is piranhado, which means this isn't even important.
Gold Find - Gold in GRs? Try looking up your nose instead.

Build Guide

INTRO:

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This build is based entirely on SPEED and maximizing SOLO efficiency. The core difference in this build is the usage of Thing of the Deep offhand in order to maximize our pickup radius for Gruesome Feast and its insane DPS increase. Additionally, we can pick up the Elite globe drops to fill our progress bar faster. We have opted for this over Henri's Perquisition simply because we do not need the extra tankiness it brings.

SKILLS:

Nothing is different between the skills used here and the standard Helltooth Gargantuan builds out there.

(Gargantuan - Humongoid)
Used because it cleaves multiple targets and has one of the best damage outputs. Coupled with Shortman's Finger and you've got yourself heavy hitting DPS machines.

(Zombie Dogs - Leeching Beasts)
Best for sustain when you have 50 paragon points in Life on Hit. If not, other options are life link to mitigate damage, or burning dogs for additional dps. Chilled to the bone looks good on paper but actually sucks in high density because your dogs are only hitting 4 things and are not always being targeted for the damage bonus.

(Wall of Death - Communicating with spirits)
Used for proccing Helltooth 2PC/6PC bonuses, and to lower enemy damage output by 25% for 3 seconds.

(Soul Harvest - Languish)
Get a shit load of armour (10%/stack) to help you survive, which is bumped up to a maximum of 10 stacks due to your weapon, Sacred Harvester.

(Piranhas - Piranhado)
Great CC ability that pulls mobs together to help the Gargantuan cleave multiple enemies.

(Spirit Walk - Jaunt)
Your friendly "oh shit" button. Press to bypass elite wallers and to re-position yourself away from heavy elite abilities.

ITEMS:

I will only mention the items that have some substitutions/variance. Whatever that is stated as required is well, REQUIRED.

(Head/Gloves)
Use either Helltooth, or Mask of Jeram. This will depend on whether you decide to cube MoJ versus TnT. Note that the pet damage rolls here are very important, thus in order to maximize dps it is optimal to cube MoJ for 100% pet damage versus 50% attack speed on TnT because any attack speed rolls 40-50% will NOT change the Gargantuan's attack speed. They are locked in at a default 84 frames per attack without TnT, and at 60 frames per attack with any roll of 40-50% on the TnT.

** SEE KANAI'S CUBE SUBHEADING ABOVE FOR MORE INFO **

(Waist)
Use Witching Hour for dps, or String of Ears for melee damage reduction if you're dying (which you shouldn't be).

(Amulet)
You have a couple of options here. If you choose Hellfire (which I recommend), the 5th passive can be PIERCE THE VEIL or SPIRIT VESSEL. Besides that, any of the immunity amulets work. High priority given to lightning (Xephirian Amulet) because this element from elites is the hardest to dodge.

(Rings)
The Short Man's Finger is absolutely CORE in this Gargantuan pet build. Convention of elements is an overall 50% dps increase if rolled at 200%. ONLY swap with RORG if either of these two rolled terribly. RORG should almost never be equipped and cubed instead because it has a useless attack speed stat in this build.

***(Offhand)***
The core difference in this build is the usage of Thing of the Deep offhand in order to maximize our pickup radius for Gruesome Feast and its insane DPS increase. Additionally, we can pick up the Elite globe drops to fill our progress bar faster. We have opted for this over Henri's Perquisition simply because we do not need the extra tankiness it brings. The alternatives are Henri's Perquisition and Uhkapian Serpent for defensive bonuses if you find yourself dying.

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