
As soon as you acquire Lakumba's Ornament (and especially when you add a Sacred Harvester), you should switch to the Witch Doctor protective
Slot 6 - Utility: Early on when you are still missing key legendaries, Summon Zombie Dogs Leeching Beasts can provide some decent sustain and act as meat shields. Slot 5 - Mobility: Every well rounded build needs mobility, and for Witch Doctors this means Spirit Walk for farming, consider taking the speediest rune of. The default rune recommendation is the damage increasing Jinx, but once you obtain the Manajuma set you swap into the speedfarming staple Angry Chicken. Slot 4 - Set Mechanic: Hex is taken into the build by necessity, as the 4-piece set bonus grants you Damage Reduction that hinges on regular Hexing. You for Ring of Emptiness, a key legendary item that quadruples your damage against enemies affected by both DoTs. Slot 2 & 3 - Supplementary Damage and Buffs: While only Locust Swarm is affected by the Arachyr set, you will do well to adopt both Locust SwarmĪnd Haunt early on, and get used to the dynamic of supplementing your damage with Pestilence and restoring Mana with Draining Spirit.
Note that prior to obtaining the 6-piece Arachyr bonus, you will not have any set related bonuses to damage, and you can temporarily work with any Mana spender of your liking
Slot 1 - Main Damage: Firebats will fulfill the purpose of a primary damage dealer in the build, taken with the strongest rune Cloud of Bats.It is recommended to build around Firebats as the mostĮfficient damaging skill in the category, splitting your skill slots like so: How to Play the Build: Skills and RotationĪrachyr builds naturally emphasize on creature-related skills, as defined by the 6 piece set bonus.