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Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Active Skill · Terror · Witch Doctor

  • 5 Runes
  • From level 13

Effect

Banish one of your active Zombie Dogs causing it to explode, dealing 1090% of your weapon damage as Physical to all enemies within 12 yards.

Runes

5 Runes

  • Black Blood

    from level 18 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.167

    Ichor erupts from the corpse of the Zombie Dog and Stuns enemies for 3 seconds.

  • Next of Kin

    from level 24 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.167

    Each Zombie Dog you sacrifice has a 35% chance to resurrect as a new Zombie Dog.

  • Pride

    from level 36 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.167

    Gain 280 Mana for each Zombie Dog you sacrifice.

  • For the Master

    from level 41 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.167

    Command all of your Zombie Dogs to charge the target at the same time, each dealing 1300% weapon damage as Physical.

  • Provoke the Pack

    from level 51 · Physical damage · Proc coefficient 0.167

    Gain 20% increased damage done for 5 seconds after using Sacrifice.

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.

Sacrifice

Sacrifice banishes one of your summoned Zombie Dogs, making it explode for physical damage to nearby enemies. The skill lives off its synergy with Zombie Dogs, so without a pack at your side you have nothing to spend. In dog-centric builds it becomes a bursty damage dump you weave between summons.

To avoid ending up with an empty kennel, Next of Kin is popular: sacrificed dogs have a chance to immediately return as a fresh dog, keeping both your pack and your damage rolling. For pure single-target and boss pressure, For the Master is strong, since every dog charges a target at once and unloads concentrated damage. If you would rather recover resources, Pride refunds mana. That lets you decide whether Sacrifice should provide reinforcements, burst, or resources.

Runes by unlock level

  • Black Blood (from level 18): ichor from the corpse stuns enemies for 3 seconds.
  • Next of Kin (level 24): a 35% chance for the sacrificed dog to return as a new Zombie Dog.
  • Pride (level 36): 280 Mana per sacrificed dog.
  • For the Master (level 41): all dogs charge one target at once, each for 1300% weapon damage.
  • Provoke the Pack (level 51): 20% increased damage for 5 seconds after every Sacrifice; the most common choice in practice, since it lifts all of your damage.

Swamp Land Waders as an amplifier

Swamp Land Waders raise Sacrifice's damage by 300–400% against enemies affected by Locust Swarm or Grasp of the Dead. So you first lay one of those skills on the pack and then detonate the dogs. A roll near 400% is clearly worth chasing here.

Keeping the dogs coming

Sacrifice needs Zombie Dogs, supplied by Summon Zombie Dogs and Fierce Loyalty: the passive allows one extra dog and raises your movement speed while you have minions. The 12-yard blast radius rewards holding enemies together beforehand, and Horrify fears them in place. Soul Harvest, Spirit Walk and Gruesome Feast cover Intelligence, escape and Mana.

by eRnstl