Witch Doctor passives

Passive skills replaced Traits late in game development. Many passives are very similar to previously-known traits, with the main changes coming in changes to the character level requirements, and the fact that passives are on/off, rather than using 1, 3, or 5 points, as Traits did. Characters only get three passive in total, with one slot opening up for a passive at Clvl 10, 20, and 30.

[edit] Witch Doctor Passives

This list is tentative and based on the beta build. Expect further refinements in the final game.

Name	Level	Description

Circle of Life
(database)
Passive

10

Whenever an enemy dies within 12 yards, there is a 30% chance that a Zombie Dog will automatically emerge. The range of this effect is increased by items that increase your gold pickup radius.

Jungle Fortitude
(database)
Passive

10

Reduces all damage taken by you and your pets by 15%.

Spiritual Attunement
(database)
Passive

13

Maximum Mana is increased by 20%. Regenerate 1% of your maximum Mana per second.

Mana is the fuel you use to cast offensive and defensive skills.

Gruesome Feast
(database)
Passive

16

Whenever you are healed by a health globe, you gain 10% of your maximum Mana and 10% Intelligence for 10 seconds. The Intelligence bonus can stack up to 5 times.

Bad Medicine
(database)
Passive

20

Whenever you deal Poison damage to an enemy, their damage is reduced by 20% for 3 seconds.

Blood Ritual
(database)
Passive

20

15% of Mana costs are paid with Life. In addition, you regenerate 1% of your maximum Life per second.

Zombie Handler
(database)
Passive

24

You can have 4 Zombie Dogs summoned at one time. The health of your Zombie Dogs and Gargantuan is increased by 20%.

Pierce the Veil
(database)
Passive

27

All of your damage is increased by 20%, but your Mana costs are increased by 30%.

Fetish Sycophants
(database)
Passive

30

Whenever you cast a physical realm spell, you have a 5% chance to summon a dagger-wielding Fetish to fight by your side for 60 seconds.

Physical realm spells are:
Poison Dart
Plague of Toads
Zombie Charger
Corpse Spiders
Firebats
Firebomb
Locust Swarm
Acid Cloud
Wall of Zombies

Spirit Vessel
(database)
Passive

30

Reduces the cooldown of your Horrify, Spirit Walk, and Soul Harvest spells by 2 seconds. In addition, the next time you receive fatal damage, you automatically enter the spirit realm for 2 seconds and heal to 15% of your maximum Life. This effect cannot occur more than once every 90 seconds.

Rush of Essence
(database)
Passive

36

Spirit spells return 49 Mana over 10 seconds.

Spirit spells are:
Haunt
Horrify
Mass Confusion
Soul Harvest
Spirit Barrage
Spirit Walk

Vision Quest
(database)
Passive

40

When you deal damage with Corpse Spiders, Firebomb, Plague of Toads or Poison Dart, your Mana regeneration is increased by 30% for 5 seconds.

Fierce Loyalty
(database)
Passive

45

All your pets get 100% of the benefit of your Thorns and Life regeneration items.

Grave Injustice
(database)
Passive

50

Whenever an enemy dies within 8 yards, regain 2% of your maximum Life and Mana and the cooldown on all of your abilities is reduced by 1 second. This range is extended by items that increase your gold pickup radius.

Tribal Rites
(database)
Passive

55

The cooldowns of your Fetish Army, Big Bad Voodoo, Hex, Gargantuan, Summon Zombie Dogs and Mass Confusion abilities are reduced by 25%.

[edit] Development

See the Witch Doctor skill archive for the full list, with descriptions, of all active and passive skills that have been removed from the game during development.

By the July 2011 Press Event, the skill system had once again been completely redesigned. The traits system was scrapped, and replaced by a new version of passive skills, but still separate from the active skills. Although 15 of the Witch Doctor's traits were turned into passives, 15 of them were removed, and 2 passives were brand new: Aggression and Expert Defense.

The list of Witch Doctor passives shown at the press event is likely still in development and may change before game release. Also, the levels of the passives are a hold-over from when they were traits and will be changed.

[edit] References

Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011

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