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.
Changes since Season 39
- Tier: C → B
- Different rune: Piranhas (Piranhado) → Bogadile
- The fourth cube slot is gone (Season 39 only).
Active Skills
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L
Locust Swarm
Rune: Pestilence
Poison
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R
Big Bad Voodoo
Rune: Slam Dance
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1
Spirit Barrage
Rune: Manitou
Cold
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2
Spirit Walk
Rune: Jaunt
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3
Soul Harvest
Rune: Languish
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4
Piranhas
Rune: Bogadile
Physical
Passive Skills
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Confidence Ritual
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Grave Injustice
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Swampland Attunement
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Creeping Death
Equipment
1 set piece · 12 legendary items
- HelmAndariel's Visage
- ShouldersPauldrons of the Skeleton King
- AmuletSquirt's Necklace
- ChestAquila Cuirass
- GlovesStone Gauntlets
- BracersLakumba's Ornament
- BeltBelt of Transcendence
- PantsBlackthorne's Jousting Mail
- BootsIce Climbers
- Ring 1Ring of Emptiness
- Ring 2Convention of Elements
- Main HandVoo's Juicer
- Off HandGazing Demise
Kanai's Cube
- WeaponThe BarberInstead 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.
- ArmorFrostburnCold skills deal 20% increased damage and have a 50% chance to Freeze enemies.
- JewelryUnityAll damage taken is split between wearers of this item.
Gear Stats
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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
- +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
- +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
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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
- +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
- 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
- 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
- +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
Lyndon
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
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Level 5
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Kraftschuss
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Verkrüppelnder Schuss
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Level 10
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Anatomie
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Hysterie
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Level 15
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Mehrfachschuss
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Durchschlagender Schuss
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Level 20
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Nachtschleier
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Verschwinden
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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
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?
Other builds of the same class, ranked by tier: Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor Build (Mundunugu's Regalia): Tier S; Gargantuan Witch Doctor Build: Tier S; Zombie Charger Witch Doctor Build: Tier A.













