Build Guide
Hey guys! So, for some unknown reason Spirit Barrage is STILL considered a pet, even though it does not work with Zunimassa anymore. However, it gets Ring of Emptiness buff as well as other buffs from Mask of Jeram and Enforcer gem. I think that this is a bug and potentially will be fixed. However, this bug is not entirely ground-breaking, overpowered or life-changing, it just gives the opportunity to play a powerful spellcaster LON WD build, which in my opinion is great. So let's use this opportunity!
2) Confidence Ritual - another 25% dps multiplier.
3) Swampland Attunement. More damage reduction
4) Jungle Fortitude = +15% flat DR buff
5) Bab Madicine = +25% DR debuff cause you cast a lot of poison
5) Pierce the Veil. MOAR damage but not recommended cause you drop Aquila's bonus fast
6) Fierce Loyalty. Not bad movespeed buff for speedfarming variant.
Useful Skills
1) Manitou can be used (with or without Voo's Juicer), but it gives random explosions and based on my testing it's much less damage. Not recommended
2) Spirit is Willing is not really necessary with Rush of Essence.
2) Locust Swarm - Cloud of Insects. Good debuff for damage reduction, but hard to cast on every single mob. Use it only if you die too much.
3) Zombie Dogs - Leeching Beasts. Can give recovery if you manage to fit them.
4) Horrify - Frightening Aspect, more armor.
STACK AS MUCH ATTACK SPEED AS POSSIBLE (gloves, rings, weapon) THEN STACK AREA DAMAGE!
GR85 temporary demonstration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oErmPDCTvJc
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PLEASE tell me this is going to be ACTUALLY good again.
I got a Primal Barber and a Primal HF with Confidence Ritual on it that are BEGGING to be used...
im curious since this build has the frostburns, if equipping the barber and cubing the rimeheart would be viable? has anyone tested that yet?
Never bother with Rimeheart, that thing does such miniscule damage it isn't worth using til Blizzard buffs it. Besides, Witch Doctor can barely even survive high GR with Sacrificer, removing it would make it impossible because you'd be getting 1-shotted everywhere you walk.
Speaking of the Asian Server, I hope that in your video you eventually discuss the Andariel's Visage vs Grin reaper discussion
I am almost at 90, but looking for ancient mojo atm
Why not still use Voo's Juicer for the up to 60% Spirit Barrage dmg? Still use Phlebotomize or Spirit is Willing and cube Barber.
Down side is losing 5 stacks for Soul Harvest but could completely substitute for Zombie Dogs and use Ancient Parthan for bracers?
Has any testing been done with this? Not sure if the 60% Spirit Barrage dmg warrants loss of 30% Int but seems may be better for single target since Soul Harvest stacks hard to keep up on Rift Guardians.
For Fire setup this is the best choice, but for Cold, Sacred Harvester is just too good to drop. 15% more int and 30% more damage reduction is a lot for this sqiushy setup. It CAN be possible indeed, but it's hard to fit without bigger issues
If you don't have a good ancient 5th passive HF amulet yet, you can use a Haunt of Vaxo that procs off of Zei's Stone of Vengeance. Since this is a DPS build, those 2x Shadow Clones proc very often and deal some additional dmg casting a bunch of other WD skills not on the current skill-bar. Has there been a comparison of Zei's vs BotT?
Isn't better to cube MoJ (for 100% extra damage) and wear the grim reaper?
When stacking elemental dmg, is there diminishing returns when you stack too much?
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Very nice build. Did 85 today with Paragon 950