Witch Doctor

The Witch Doctor is one of the first 2 characters confirmed to be in the game by Blizzard, and is the second character in the gameplay video.

Gameplay

The Witch Doctor appears to follow a similar gameplay style as Diablo II's Necromancer, with some key differences. The Witch Doctor summons, casts spells, and can beef up the summoned pets with spells.

Resource system: Witch Doctors use mana. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/3390853

Skills

Physical Realm

Physical Realm	Unlocked at	Cost	Cooldown	Description
Poison Dart	lvl 1	176 Mana		Shoot a deadly poison dart that deals 46-67 Poison damage and an additional 57 Poison damage over 2 seconds.
	20 px	Alabaster	Snake to the Face	Every shot has a 37% chance to be a snake that clamps on to the target and stuns it for 3 seconds.
	20 px	Crimson	Flaming Dart	Ignite the dart, allowing it to deal a full 211-255 Fire damage at once.
	20 px	Golden	Spined Dart	Gain 290 Mana every time a dart hits a target.
	20 px	Indigo	Splinters	Shoot 8 darts at once that deal 18-27 Poison damage each.
	20 px	Obsidian	Numbing Dart	Targets hit by a dart have their movement slowed by 60% for 6.0 seconds.
Plague of Toads	lvl 2	211 Mana		Release a handful of toads that deal 71-99 Poison damage to enemies they come in contact with.
	20 px	Alabaster	Addling Toads	Mutate to yellow frogs that deal 114-159 Poison damage and confuse affected enemies for 2 seconds.
	20 px	Crimson	Explosive Toads	Mutate to red bullfrogs that explode for 156-219 Fire damage.
	20 px	Golden	Toad Affinity	Reduces Mana cost to 62 Mana.
	20 px	Indigo	Rain of Toads	Hail a rain of toads down from the sky that deals 170 Poison damage per second to enemies in the area for 1.5 seconds.
	20 px	Obsidian	Toad of Hugeness	Summon a giant toad that swallows enemies whole for up to 5 seconds, digesting for 64 physical damage per second. This rune adds a 5 second cooldown to the skill.
Zombie Charger	lvl 5	229 Mana		Call forth a reckless, suicidal zombie that deals 71-99 Poison damage to all enemies in its way.
	20 px	Alabaster	Explosive Beast	Summon an explosive zombie dog that deals 124-175 Fire damage to all enemies within 9 yards.
	20 px	Crimson	Zombie Bears	A stampede of three Zombie Bears deal 53-75 damage to enemies in the area.
	20 px	Golden	Undeath	If the charger kills a target, at the end of its path it will reappear as a new charger that deals 50-70 Poison damage. This effect can repeat up to 8 times.
	20 px	Indigo	Wave of Zombies	Summon 8 zombie chargers that deal 99-139 damage each.
	20 px	Obsidian	Leperous Zombie	The charger leaves behind a poisonous cloud that deals 64 Poison damage per second to enemies caught in it.
Corpse Spiders	lvl 7	282 Mana		Summon 4 spiders to attack nearby enemies for 7-21 physical damage.
	20 px	Alabaster	Medusa Spiders	Summon paralyzing spiders that have a 60% chance to slow enemies movement by 60% with every attack.
	20 px	Crimson	Blazing Spiders	Summon fire spiders that deal 15-44 Fire damage.
	20 px	Golden	Widowmakers	Summon widowmaker spiders that leech 70% of the damage they deal as Mana for you.
	20 px	Indigo	Spider Queen	Summon a mother spider that births spiderlings dealing 64-71 Poison damage per second to enemies in the area. Lasts 22 seconds. You may only have one mother spider summoned at a time.
	20 px	Obsidian	Leaping Spiders	Summon jumping spiders that leap up to 25 yards to reach their target and attack for 13-40 physical damage.
Firebats	lvl 9	352 Mana per second		A swarm of fiery bats burn enemies in front of you for 57-85 Fire damage per second.
	20 px	Alabaster	Cloud of Bats	Call forth a swirl of bats to damage nearby enemies for 156-234 Fire damage per second.
	20 px	Crimson	Dire Bats	Summon fewer but larger bats that travel up to 40 yards and hit for 185-249 Fire damage.
	20 px	Golden	Vampire Bats	35% of damage done by the bats is gained as Life.
	20 px	Indigo	Hungry Bats	Rapidly summon bats to seek out nearby targets for 96-217 Fire damage.
	20 px	Obsidian	Plague Bats	Enemies in the area are plagued. Damage is sow at first, but can increase over time to a maximumm of 195 Poison damage per second.
Firebomb	lvl 11	264 Mana		Lob an explosive skull that deals 64-78 Fire damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
	20 px	Alabaster	Flash Fire	Rather than exploding for area damage, each Firebomb can bounce up to 8 additional targets. Damage is reduced by 20% per bounce.
	20 px	Crimson	Conflagration	In addition to the base explosion, create a larget blast that deals an additional 51-63 Fire damage to all enemies within 28 yards.
	20 px	Golden	Pyrogeist	Create a column of flame that spews fire at the closest enemy for 40-51 Fire damage. The column lasts 3 seconds.
	20 px	Indigo	Roll the Bones	Allows the skull to bounce up to 2 times. The first hit deals 90-109 Fire damage and each bounce reduces the damage by 15%.
	20 px	Obsidian	Fire Pit	Leaves behind a pool of fire that deals 28 Fire damage per second for 3 seconds.
Locust Swarm	lvl 19	352 Mana		Summon a plague of locusts to assault enemies, dealing 25 Poison damage per second for 3 seconds. The locusts will jump to additional nearby targets.
	20 px	Alabaster	Diseased Swarm	Targets killed by the Locust Swarm leave behind a disease cloud that deals 32 Poison damage per second to enemies in the cloud. The cloud lasts 3 seconds.
	20 px	Crimson	Searing Locusts	Ignite the locusts with fire causing them to deal 55 Fire damage per second.
	20 px	Golden	Devouring Swarm	Convert 40% of the damage done as Mana for you.
	20 px	Indigo	Pestilence	When the swarm jumps there is a 55% chance to jump to two targets instead of one.
	20 px	Obsidian	Cloud of Insects	Increase the duration of the swarm to 10 seconds.
Acid Cloud	lvl 22	528 Mana		Acid falls down dealing an initial 57-78 Poison damage followed by 14 Poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area.
	20 px	Alabaster	Kiss of Death	Spit a cloud of acid that inflicts 116-160 Poison damage followed by 29 Poison damage per second to enemies who remain in the area.
	20 px	Crimson	Corpse Bomb	A corpse emerges from the ground and explodes for 148-203 Poison damage to enemies in the area.
	20 px	Golden	Slow Burn	Increases the duration of the acid pools to 10 seconds.
	20 px	Indigo	Acid Rain	The initial splash is increased to 50 yards and deals 102 -141 Poison damage.
	20 px	Obsidian	Lob Blob Bomb	The acid on the ground forms into a slime that irradiates nearby enemies for 27 Poison damage per second. The slime will survive for 18 seconds before dissipating.
Wall of Zombies	lvl 27	352 Mana		A line of zombies emerge from the ground, attacking nearby enemies for 21-36 physical damage per second for 5 seconds.
	20 px	Alabaster	Pile On	A tower of zombies falls over dealing 185-277 physical damage to any enemies in the way.
	20 px	Crimson	Creepers	Up to 3 zombies will emerge entirely from the ground and attack nearby enemies for 36-46 physical damage per swing.
	20 px	Golden	Unrelenting Grip	Zombies will slow the movement of enemies by 60% for 9 seconds.
	20 px	Indigo	Barricade	Doubles the width of the wall. The line of zombies will attack for 30-44 physical damage per second.
	20 px	Obsidian	Dead Rush	Zombies run out in all directions dealing 99-128 physical damage to nearby enemies.

Builds and Guides

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Lore

Most believe the fearsome witch doctor of the umbaru race a legend, but I have seen one in battle with my own eyes. And it was difficult to believe, even then. He dispatched his opponent with terrifying precision, assaulting his victim's mind and body with elixirs and powders that evoked fires, explosions, and poisonous spirits. As if these assaults were not enough, the witch doctor also had at his command the ability to summon undead creatures from the netherworld to rend the flesh from his enemy's body.

I came upon this rare display as I ventured deep into the interior of the dense Torajan jungles that cover the southern tip of the great eastern continent, in the vast area known as the Teganze, with the goal of seeking out the tribes that reside there. This area is extremely secluded, and heretofore unseen by foreign eyes. I was fortunate to befriend the witch doctor I saw in battle, and, through him, his tribe: the Tribe of the Five Hills.

The culture of the umbaru of the lower Teganze is fascinating and perplexing to those hailing from more civilized walks of life. For instance, the Tribe of the Five Hills frequently engages in tribal warfare with both the Clan of the Seven Stones and the Tribe of the Clouded Valley, but these are matters of ritual and not of conquest. I had heard tales that these wars are waged in order that the victors may replenish their supply of raw materials for the human sacrifices that their civilization revolves around, and when I timidly asked my hosts more about this topic, I must admit their laughter made me fear for my safety. However, through stumbled attempts at communication of such complex topics as what constitutes heroism and honor in their society, I gathered that only those taken in battle are considered worthy of the ritual sacrifice, much to my relief.

Upon further discussions with my hosts, I discovered that these tribes define themselves by their belief in the Mbwiru Eikura, which roughly translates to "The Unformed Land" (this is an imprecise translation, as this concept is completely foreign to our culture and language). This belief holds that the true, sacred reality is veiled behind the physical one we normally experience. Their vitally important public ceremonies are centered upon sacrifices to the life force that flows from their gods, who inhabit the Unformed Land, into this lesser physical realm.

The witch doctors are finely attuned to this Unformed Land and are able to train their minds to perceive this reality through a combination of rituals and the use of selected roots and herbs found in the jungles. They call the state in which they interact with this other world the Ghost Trance.

Alongside the primacy of the belief in the life force and the Unformed Land, the second most sacred belief of the tribes is their philosophy of self-sacrifice and non-individuality, of suppressing one's self-interest for the good of the tribe. This idea, so foreign to our culture, struck me as something I wished to delve into much more deeply.

Unfortunately, there was intense social upheaval among the tribes due to an incident involving their most current war (inasmuch as I could discern in the ensuing bedlam), and the charged atmosphere warranted my quick departure before I could ask anything further of my hosts. - www.blizzard.com/diablo3