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The Short Man's Finger

The Short Man's Finger

Legendary Ring

  • Legendary
  • Level 70

Properties

Primary Attributes

  • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%

Secondary Attributes

  • Gargantuan instead summons three smaller gargantuans that have their damage increased by 500–650%. (Witch Doctor Only)

Random Affixes

  • +416–500 Strength
  • +416–500 Dexterity
  • +416–500 Intelligence

Ancient & primal values

Ancient

  • +550–650 Strength

Primal

  • +650 Strength

Fixed properties of the ancient form; primal items roll the top value of the ancient range. Game files, version 2.8.0.

All possible random properties (17 primary, 12 secondary)

Besides its fixed properties, this item rolls 2 primary and 1 secondary properties at random from these lists.

Primary

  • Critical Hit Chance Increased by 4.5–6%
  • Critical Hit Damage Increased by 26–50%
  • Reduces cooldown of all skills by 5–8%.
  • Reduces all resource costs by 5–8%.
  • +10–15% Life
  • Attack Speed Increased by 5–7%
  • Regenerates 6,448–7,678 Life per Second ancient 8,445–10,000
  • Chance to Deal 10–20% Area Damage on Hit.
  • +91–100 Resistance to All Elements ancient +110–130
  • +416–500 Strength ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Dexterity ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Intelligence ancient +550–650
  • +416–500 Vitality ancient +550–650
  • +(40–60)–(80–120) Damage ancient +(88–105)–(168–210)
  • +373–397 Armor ancient +436–516
  • +7,737–9,214 Life per Hit ancient +10,135–11,975
  • Sockets (1–1)

Secondary

  • +32–35% Extra Gold from Monsters
  • Monster kills grant +140–200 experience. ancient +220–260
  • Reduces duration of control impairing effects by 20–40%
  • Health Globes and Potions Grant +20,001–29,713 Life. ancient +32,684–38,625
  • +141–160 Physical Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Fire Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Cold Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Lightning Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Poison Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +141–160 Arcane Resistance ancient +176–210
  • +2,401–2,880 Thorns Damage ancient +2,881–3,500
  • +4,252–5,942 Life after Each Kill ancient +6,536–7,725

Pool of the item type from the game files, version 2.8.0. Skill damage bonuses only carry weight for their class. All properties of this slot

This finger belonged to an Umbaru priest who had lost his legs and would summon smaller gargantuans to carry him to rituals. Although he has long since gone to Mbwiru Eikura, his finger remains a conduit to his strange practices.

The Short Man's Finger

This ring completely reworks Gargantuan for the Witch Doctor: instead of one giant companion you now summon three smaller gargantuans whose damage is also greatly increased. A single summon becomes a small strike force that piles far more pressure on the enemy.

More bodies mean more simultaneous hits, more triggers for secondary effects and a wider spread of your damage across the battlefield. The ring is a cornerstone of any summoner-oriented Witch Doctor. My tip: pair it with gear that empowers your summons or boosts their longevity and aggression, so the three gargantuans fight at your side permanently and keep delivering their boosted damage.

Which Gargantuan Rune Suits Three of Them

Gargantuan itself has a 60-second cooldown and attacks for 450% of your weapon damage as Physical. Choose the rune carefully:

  • Restless Giant enrages the gargantuan for 15 seconds when it meets an elite or faces 5 enemies: 20% movement speed, 35% attack speed and 200% Physical damage, at most once every 45 seconds.
  • Humongoid grants Cleave for 585% weapon damage as Cold against several enemies.
  • Bruiser periodically knocks enemies down and stuns them for 3 seconds.
  • Big Stinker surrounds it with a poison cloud.

Be careful with Wrathful Protector: that rune summons a gargantuan that only fights at your side for 15 seconds - a poor fit if you want to keep your gargantuans around permanently.

Stats on the Ring

The damage bonus rolls 500–650%, and a Primal Ancient ring carries the full 650%. The fixed stat is Critical Hit Damage, whose 26–50% range is wide enough to separate two otherwise identical rings clearly. Add +416–500 Intelligence plus Critical Hit Chance, Area Damage, Attack Speed, Cooldown Reduction or a Socket. The ring is often worn with the Mask of Jeram and pieces such as Helltooth Gauntlets, Helltooth Greaves, Helltooth Leg Guards, Helltooth Mantle and Helltooth Tunic.

Where the Name Comes From

The flavor text explains it: the ring belonged to an Umbaru priest who had lost his legs and summoned smaller gargantuans to carry him to his rituals.

by eRnstl