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Gargantuan

Gargantuan

Active Skill · Voodoo · Witch Doctor

  • 5 Runes
  • From level 19

Effect

Cooldown: 60 seconds

Summon a Gargantuan zombie to fight for you. The Gargantuan attacks for 450% of your weapon damage as Physical.

Runes

5 Runes

  • Humongoid

    from level 22 · Cold damage · Proc coefficient 0.1

    The Gargantuan gains the Cleave ability, allowing its attacks to hit multiple enemies for 585% of your weapon damage as Cold.

  • Restless Giant

    from level 29 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.1

    When the Gargantuan encounters an elite enemy or is near 5 enemies, it enrages for 15 seconds gaining:

    20% movement speed

    35% attack speed

    200% Physical damage

    This effect cannot occur more than once every 45 seconds. Elite enemies include champions, rares, bosses, and other players.

  • Wrathful Protector

    from level 39 · Fire damage · Proc coefficient 0.1

    Summon a more powerful Gargantuan to fight for you for 15 seconds. The Gargantuan's fists burn with fire, dealing 575% of your weapon damage as Fire and knocking enemies into the air.

  • Big Stinker

    from level 48 · Poison damage · Proc coefficient 0.1

    The Gargantuan is surrounded by a poison cloud that deals 135% weapon damage as Poison per second to nearby enemies.

  • Bruiser

    from level 56 · Fire damage · Proc coefficient 0.1

    The Gargantuan gains the ability to periodically slam enemies, dealing 200% of your weapon damage as Fire and stunning them for 3 seconds.

The proc coefficient scales the chance of on-hit effects (e.g. legendary powers, gems, Life per Hit) for each hit of the skill. Game files, version 2.8.0.

Gargantuan

Gargantuan summons a massive zombie that fights permanently at your side, dealing physical damage with heavy swings. As a long-lived companion it's standard kit for almost every witch doctor — it ties up enemies, soaks attacks and provides steady baseline damage without needing much attention.

The Wrathful Protector rune trades permanence for a stronger, time-limited gargantuan dealing fire damage. Restless Giant instead turns it into an aggressive damage dealer that, against elites and large groups, gains significant speed and punch for a limited window. Big Stinker is popular in poison builds, since the gargantuan emits a toxic cloud that continuously poisons nearby foes and dovetails neatly with damage-over-time setups.

Runes by unlock level

  • Humongoid (from level 22): Cleave hits several enemies for 585% weapon damage as Cold.
  • Restless Giant (level 29): near an elite or 5 enemies, the Gargantuan enrages for 15 seconds, gaining 20% movement speed, 35% attack speed and 200% Physical damage, no more than once every 45 seconds. In practice the most common choice.
  • Wrathful Protector (level 39): a stronger Gargantuan for 15 seconds, 575% weapon damage as Fire.
  • Big Stinker (level 48): a poison cloud dealing 135% weapon damage per second.
  • Bruiser (level 56): periodic slams for 200% weapon damage as Fire that stun for 3 seconds.

The Short Man's Finger and Helltooth Harness

The Short Man's Finger replaces the single Gargantuan with three smaller ones whose damage rises by 500–650%. In Helltooth Harness, the Gargantuan triggers Necrosis with two pieces: enemies hit are slowed and take 3000% weapon damage every second for 10 seconds. Because the Gargantuan fights on its own, it spreads Necrosis without any input from you. The 6-piece bonus raises its damage by 37,500% after you cast Wall of Death.

Partners

Midnight Feast directly raises the damage of the Gargantuan and Zombie Dogs. Piranhas makes enemies in the pool take more damage, and Soul Harvest and Spirit Walk are part of the basic kit.

by eRnstl