Witch Doctor

Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor Build (No Set)

No set · Witch Doctor

  • Tier B in Season 40
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  • 3 variants

Legacy gem build Spirit Barrage for the Witch Doctor: tier B, Season 40, with gear, cube powers, gems and 3 variants.

As of Season 40 · by eRnstl · updated

Changes since Season 39

  • Tier: C → B
  • Different rune: Piranhas (Piranhado) → Bogadile
  • The fourth cube slot is gone (Season 39 only).

Active Skills

  1. L Locust Swarm Rune: Pestilence Poison
  2. R Big Bad Voodoo Rune: Slam Dance
  3. 1 Spirit Barrage Rune: Manitou Cold
  4. 2 Spirit Walk Rune: Jaunt
  5. 3 Soul Harvest Rune: Languish
  6. 4 Piranhas Rune: Bogadile Physical

Passive Skills

  • Confidence Ritual
  • Grave Injustice
  • Swampland Attunement
  • Creeping Death

Equipment

1 set piece · 12 legendary items

  • HelmAndariel's VisageLegendary
  • ShouldersPauldrons of the Skeleton KingLegendary
  • AmuletSquirt's NecklaceLegendaryBane of the Stricken
  • ChestAquila CuirassLegendaryEmeraldEmeraldEmerald
  • GlovesStone GauntletsLegendary
  • BracersLakumba's OrnamentLegendary
  • BeltBelt of TranscendenceLegendary
  • PantsBlackthorne's Jousting MailSetEmeraldEmerald
  • BootsIce ClimbersLegendary
  • Ring 1Ring of EmptinessLegendaryLegacy of Dreams
  • Ring 2Convention of ElementsLegendaryBane of the Trapped
  • Main HandVoo's JuicerLegendaryEmerald
  • Off HandGazing DemiseSanctifiedLegendary

Kanai's Cube

  • WeaponThe BarberLegendaryInstead of dealing direct damage, your Spirit Barrage now accumulates on the target. When you stop casting, it explodes dealing 500% of the accumulated damage to all enemies within 15 yards.
  • ArmorFrostburnLegendaryCold skills deal 20% increased damage and have a 50% chance to Freeze enemies.
  • JewelryUnityLegendaryAll damage taken is split between wearers of this item.

Gear Stats

  • Andariel's Visage

    Helm

    • Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
    • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
    • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
    • Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 10–15%
    Attacks release a Poison Nova that deals 350–450% weapon damage as Poison to enemies within 10 yards.
  • Pauldrons of the Skeleton King

    Shoulders

    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
    • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
    • Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
    When receiving fatal damage, there is a chance that you are instead restored to 25% of maximum Life and cause nearby enemies to flee in fear.
  • Aquila Cuirass

    Chest Armor

    Emerald Emerald Emerald
    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • Reduces damage from elites by 10–11%
    • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
    • Socket
    While above 90–95% primary resource, all damage taken is reduced by 50%.
  • Stone Gauntlets

    Gloves

    • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
    • Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
    • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%
    • Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
    Getting hit increases your armor by 50%, but reduces your movement speed by 15% and attack speed by 20%. This effect stacks up to 5 times.
  • Lakumba's Ornament

    Bracers

    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
    • Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 6–7%.
    Reduce all damage taken by 60% if your Soul Harvest stack is at least 1–3, and an additional 2% for each stack of Soul Harvest.
  • Belt of Transcendence

    Belt

    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
    • +10–15% Life
    Summon a Fetish Sycophant when you hit with a Mana spender.
  • Blackthorne's Jousting Mail

    Pants

    Emerald Emerald
    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • +559–595 Armor ancient +654–775
    • Socket
  • Ice Climbers

    Boots

    • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
    • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
    • Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 10–15%
    • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
    • Increases Gold and Health Pickup by 1–2 Yards.
    Gain immunity to Freeze and Immobilize effects.
  • Squirt's Necklace

    Amulet

    Bane of the Stricken
    • +71–80% Extra Gold from Monsters
    • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 51–100%
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
    • Cold skills deal 15–20% more damage.
    • Socket
    While not taking damage, damage dealt is increased by up to 100% and damage taken is increased by up to 50%.
  • Ring of Emptiness

    Ring 1

    Legacy of Dreams
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
    • Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%
    • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%
    • Socket
    You and your non-Fetish pets deal 250–300% increased damage to enemies affected by either your Haunt or Locust Swarm.
  • Convention of Elements

    Ring 2

    Bane of the Trapped
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
    • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%
    • Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%
    • Socket
    Gain 150–200% increased damage to a single element for 4 seconds. This non-static effect rotates through the elements available to your class in the following order: Arcane, Cold, Fire, Holy, Lightning, Physical, Poison.
  • Voo's Juicer

    Main Hand

    Emerald
    • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
    • +(981–1,199)–(1,175–1,490) Cold Damage ancient +(1,318–1,560)–(1,609–1,940)
    • Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 45–60%
    • +6–10% Damage
    • Increases Attack Speed by 5–7%
    • +120–150 Maximum Mana
    • Socket
    Spirit Barrage gains the effects of the Phlebotomize and The Spirit is Willing runes.
  • Gazing Demise

    Off Hand

    • Physical Damage (Weapon)
    • +626–750 Intelligence ancient +825–1,000
    • +626–750 Vitality ancient +825–1,000
    • Increases Spirit Barrage Damage by 10–15%
    • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 8–10%
    • +120–150 Maximum Mana
    • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
    The damage of Spirit Barrage is increased by 100–150%. Spirit Barrage gains the Phantasm rune which lasts twice as long, and the attack rate from Manitou spectres is increased.
Scoundrel

Scoundrel

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Equipment

  • HelmCain's Insight
  • ShouldersHoming Pads
  • Chest ArmorTal Rasha's Relentless Pursuit
  • GlovesGloves of Worship
  • BeltThe Witching Hour
  • PantsCain's Habit
  • BootsIce Climbers
  • AmuletThe Flavor of Time
  • BracersNemesis Bracers
  • Ring 1Unity
  • Ring 2Oculus Ring
  • Main HandUnbound Bolt
  • Off HandEmpty
  • Scoundrel TokenEmpty

Skills

  1. Level 5
    • Kraftschuss
    • Verkrüppelnder Schuss
  2. Level 10
    • Anatomie
    • Hysterie
  3. Level 15
    • Mehrfachschuss
    • Durchschlagender Schuss
  4. Level 20
    • Nachtschleier
    • Verschwinden

Gameplay

The configuration

This setup is stored as a complete build — gear, skills, runes and cube powers work together and are not assembled from individual statistics.

  • Set: no class set — Legacy gem build
  • Rating: tier B across all classes
  • Kanai's Cube: The Barber, Frostburn, Unity
  • Skills: Locust Swarm (Pestilence), Big Bad Voodoo (Slam Dance), Spirit Barrage (Manitou), Spirit Walk (Jaunt), Soul Harvest (Languish), Piranhas (Bogadile)
  • Passives: Confidence Ritual, Grave Injustice, Swampland Attunement, Creeping Death
  • Variants available: GR push, Speed farming, Torment 16 / Nephalem rifts
Use the variant switcher above to move between the versions. What changes between them is spelled out below — read it before you rebuild.

How the variants differ

Measured against the push version. Anything not listed here stays the same:

  • Speed farming: swaps in skills Horrify (Stalker), Spirit Walk (Severance); cube Ring of Emptiness; gems Bane of the Powerful.
  • Torment 16 / Nephalem rifts: swaps in skills Horrify (Stalker), Sacrifice (Provoke the Pack), Spirit Walk (Severance), Soul Harvest (Soul to Waste), Summon Zombie Dogs (Life Link); cube In-geom, Goldwrap, Convention of Elements; gems Boon of the Hoarder.

Sockets and gems

The 3 legendary gems (Bane of the Stricken, Legacy of Dreams, Bane of the Trapped) belong in the jewellery slots (rings and amulet). Urshi can upgrade them after a Greater Rift whether they are socketed, in your inventory or in your stash.

The remaining 6 sockets are filled with regular gems: Emerald (6).

On the season theme

In Season 40, Angelic Crucibles sanctify a legendary item: perfect Ancient-level stats plus one of three powers of your class at random. You can only wear one Sanctified item at a time. For this build the Locust Swarm / Piranhas power applies, because it uses those skills. The Gargantuan / Summon Zombie Dogs / Sacrifice power works regardless of your skill bar. This build sanctifies Gazing Demise, marked in the gear above. Since the power is rolled at random, a Sanctified item can be sanctified again with another Crucible. All powers are listed on the Season 40 page.

FAQ

How good is the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set in Season 40?

Solid: it is rated tier B across all classes, behind the strongest builds of the season. It ranks #9 of our 10 Witch Doctor builds this season.

Which skills does the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set use?

The skill bar holds Locust Swarm, Big Bad Voodoo, Spirit Barrage, Spirit Walk, Soul Harvest.

What goes into Kanai's Cube for the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set?

Weapon: The Barber, Armor: Frostburn, Jewelry: Unity.

Which legendary gems does the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set use?

The legendary gems are Bane of the Stricken, Legacy of Dreams, Bane of the Trapped.

Which variants of the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set are there?

3 variants: GR push, Speed farming, Torment 16 / Nephalem rifts. Switch between them with the variant selector above; the differences are listed in the gameplay section.

Which follower suits the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set?

Recommended follower: Scoundrel, equipped with Cain's Insight, Gloves of Worship, Homing Pads, Cain's Habit.

Which stats matter for the Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor build without a set?

Prioritize these stats: Intelligence, Critical Hit Chance, Vitality, Attack Speed, Cold Damage, Spirit Barrage Damage.

What are the alternatives for the Witch Doctor?