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Voodoo Witch Doctor: Cauldron-Focused Healing Spec
Role: Healer / Support
The Voodoo Witch Doctor is a master of alchemy, brewing powerful potions
and elixirs in a mystical cauldron that heals, shields, and empowers their allies. Drawing on the strength of the spirits, they can summon fetishes to aid in healing and protection, while using their cauldron to craft unique brews that help shift the tide of battle. This healing spec focuses on group healing, sustained healing over time, and powerful rituals that provide strong buffs and protection through the use of cauldrons and voodoo magic.
Resource System: Cauldron Essence
Cauldron Essence powers the Witch Doctor’s potions and rituals, with the cauldron itself acting as the focal point for their healing magic. The more they brew and tend to their cauldron, the more Essence they accumulate, allowing them to brew specialized potions or summon fetishes to aid their allies.
- Maximum Cauldron Essence: 100
- Cauldron Essence Generation: Generated through the use of healing abilities, maintaining a cauldron, and through the presence of summoned fetishes.
- Cauldron Essence Decay: If the Essence is not used for a period of time, it will slowly decay, encouraging the Witch Doctor to keep brewing and summoning.
Core Abilities:
- Healing Cauldron
- Healing: Place a Healing Cauldron at a target location, which brews a potent potion that heals all allies within range over time. The cauldron continues to brew the potion for 10 seconds, healing allies based on their missing health.
- Cauldron Essence: 30 Cauldron Essence.
- Voodoo Infusion
- Healing/Utility: Infuse an ally with a powerful voodoo potion that heals them instantly and grants them a damage reduction buff for 10 seconds. Additionally, debuffs on the target are cleansed.
- Cauldron Essence: 20 Cauldron Essence.
- Fetish of Healing
- Summon: Summon a Fetish of Healing, a small voodoo spirit that heals nearby allies and applies a small healing-over-time effect to those in proximity. The Fetish can be summoned to any location, and it lasts for a set duration.
- Cauldron Essence: 25 Cauldron Essence.
- Elixir of Vigor
- Healing/Buff: Brew a special Elixir of Vigor, which instantly heals an ally and increases their haste and movement speed for a short duration.
- Cauldron Essence: 40 Cauldron Essence.
- Cursed Brew
- Debuff/Healing: Brew a cursed elixir and throw it at an enemy, causing them to suffer damage over time while applying a debuff that reduces their healing received. Additionally, the Witch Doctor is healed for a portion of the damage done by this curse.
- Cauldron Essence: 15 Cauldron Essence.
- Summon Voodoo Cauldron
- Ultimate: Brew a massive Voodoo Cauldron that releases powerful healing waves to all allies within range over time. The cauldron increases the healing output of all Healing Cauldrons and Fetishes of Healing in the area by 50%.
- Cauldron Essence: 70 Cauldron Essence.
Signature Abilities:
- Potion of Restoration
- Resurrection: Brew a special Potion of Restoration that, when used on a downed ally, instantly resurrects them with a portion of their health. The revived ally gains immunity to crowd control effects for 5 seconds.
- Cauldron Essence: 50 Cauldron Essence.
- Fetish Army
- Summon: Summon a horde of fetishes to charge into battle, healing allies and dealing damage to enemies. These fetishes can apply debuffs to enemies and can heal allies for a percentage of the damage done.
- Cauldron Essence: 90 Cauldron Essence.
- Voodoo Ritual
- Healing/Utility: Perform a ritual dance that temporarily increases healing done by all players in the area by 20%. Additionally, the cauldron’s healing effects are doubled during this ritual.
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- Big Bad Voodoo Make allies immune to damage for a short time while the caster dances.
- Cauldron Essence: 50 Cauldron Essence.
Talent Tree (Concept):
1. Cauldron Mastery (Healing Focus):
- Brew Master: Reduces the cast time of Healing Cauldron by 2 seconds and increases its healing potency by 15%.
- Voodoo Expertise: Voodoo Infusion now also increases the healing received by the target by 10% for the duration of the buff.
- Toxic Brew: Your Cursed Brew now applies a 20% damage taken increase on the enemy for the duration of the debuff.
2. Fetish Empowerment (Utility Focus):
- Fetish Fortitude: Fetish of Healing now also provides a small damage reduction to allies within range.
- Fetish Totem Mastery: Fetish Totems now heal for an additional 25% over time and increase haste for all allies within range.
- Voodoo Guardian: When your Fetish of Healing heals an ally, the Fetish has a chance to shield the ally for 10% of the healing done.
3. Potion Crafting (Buff/Debuff Focus):
- Elixir Mastery: Elixir of Vigor now grants the target a 25% increased critical strike chance for the duration of the effect.
- Voodoo Brew Master: Increases the effectiveness of all potions brewed by 15%, and reduces the cooldown of Summon Voodoo Cauldron by 30%.
- Vengeful Brew: When you cast Cursed Brew, it now heals you for 25% of the damage dealt to enemies affected by the curse.
Passive Talents (Concept):
- Fetish Healing Mastery: Your Fetish of Healing now heals for an additional 10% and reduces the cooldown of your Fetish Totem by 5 seconds.
- Cauldron Overflow: Whenever you heal with Healing Cauldron, you have a 25% chance to gain 10 Cauldron Essence instantly.
- Voodoo Alchemist: Your healing potions now have a 20% chance to apply a haste buff to all allies within 10 yards for 6 seconds.
Shadow Hunter: Troll Voodoo Witch Doctor (Close-Range Spellcasting Focus)
Role: DPS (Damage Per Second) / Burst
The Shadow Hunter spec is a melee-oriented spellcaster that excels at quick, close-range combat using shadow magic, curses, and primal voodoo rituals to debilitate and destroy enemies. The spec combines the speed and agility of the Trolls with the power of the shadow loa and voodoo spirits, making them deadly at close range.
Resource System: Voodoo Energy
Instead of traditional mana or focus, the Voodoo Energy resource powers your shadow magic and voodoo abilities. It builds up quickly during combat and is spent in short, explosive bursts to deal heavy damage or empower your abilities.
- Maximum Voodoo Energy: 100
- Voodoo Energy Generation: Gained passively through critical hits, successful melee attacks, and abilities that consume Voodoo Energy or hit enemies with curses.
- Voodoo Energy Decay: Your Voodoo Energy will slowly decay if not used, pushing you to engage and keep the momentum flowing.
Core Abilities:
- Shadow Strike
- Damage: Instantly strikes the target with a quick shadow-infused melee hit. Deals moderate physical and shadow damage.
- Voodoo Effect: Increases damage dealt by 20% for 4 seconds after each Shadow Strike.
- Voodoo Energy: 10 Voodoo Energy per hit.
- Voodoo Lash
- Damage: Whips a lash of dark energy toward the enemy, dealing moderate shadow damage and applying a curse that weakens their defenses (reduces armor by 20% for 8 seconds).
- Voodoo Energy: 15 Voodoo Energy.
- Hexed Fangs
- Crowd Control: You conjure dark fangs that bite into the enemy, stunning them for 1.5 seconds and applying a poison curse that deals shadow damage over time.
- Voodoo Energy: 20 Voodoo Energy.
- Spirit Strike
- Damage: Calls upon the spirits of fallen warriors to strike the enemy, dealing heavy shadow damage and temporarily increasing your attack speed.
- Voodoo Energy: 25 Voodoo Energy.
- Voodoo Mist
- Defensive/Utility: Unleashes a cloud of mist, cloaking you in shadow and reducing the chance that enemies will land critical hits on you for a few seconds.
- Voodoo Energy: 20 Voodoo Energy.
- Cursed Wounds
- Damage/Utility: Strikes a nearby target, dealing physical and shadow damage while applying a debuff that increases the damage they take from all sources. This debuff can stack.
- Voodoo Energy: 30 Voodoo Energy.
Signature Abilities:
- Voodoo Fury
- Burst Damage: Unleashes a burst of shadow energy, instantly dealing massive AOE shadow damage to all nearby enemies and applying weakening curses that reduce their damage output for 10 seconds.
- Voodoo Energy: 40 Voodoo Energy.
- Spirit Dance
- Movement/Utility: You move at increased speed for 6 seconds, becoming temporarily untargetable During this time, you deal increased shadow damage to any enemies you pass through.
- Voodoo Energy: 50 Voodoo Energy.
- Vengeful Wraith
- Ultimate: Summons a shadow wraith that follows you for 8 seconds, automatically striking enemies nearby with shadow-infused melee attacks. Each hit from the wraith heals you for a portion of the damage dealt.
- Voodoo Energy: 80 Voodoo Energy.
Talent Tree (Concept):
1. Shadow Prowess (Damage Focus):
- Blood of the Loa: Increases the damage dealt by Shadow Strike and Spirit Strike by 20% when used against cursed enemies.
- Voodoo Resurgence: When Voodoo Mist is active, you regenerate 5 Voodoo Energy per second.
- Hex Master: Reduces the cooldown of Hexed Fangs and increases the stun duration by 1 second.
2. Voodoo Rituals (Utility Focus):
- Haunting Step: Your movement speed is increased by 10% while Voodoo Mist is active.
- Flesh of the Spirits: While using Spirit Dance, you heal for 10% of all shadow damage dealt to enemies you pass through.
- Cursed Channeling: Your Voodoo Energy generation increases by 50% for 5 seconds after using Cursed Wounds.
3. Primal Fury (Survival/Speed Focus):
- Primal Instincts: Spirit Strike increases your critical strike chance for 6 seconds by 20%.
- Vengeful Vigor: While Vengeful Wraith is active, your critical strike chance is increased by 15%.
- Fury of the Shadowhunter: Reduces the cooldown of all abilities by 15% while your Voodoo Energy is above 80%.
Voodoo Witch Doctor: Hexxer Spec (Hakkar & Bwonsamdi Focus)
Role: Damage / Control / Debuff
The Voodoo Witch Doctor Hexxer is a master of blood magic and soul manipulation, channeling the dark power of Hakkar the Soulflayer and the Loa of Death, Bwonsamdi. This spec specializes in applying devastating hexes, blood curses, and debuffs to enemies, weakening their strength and draining their life force. With the power of Hakkar, the Witch Doctor can harness blood to fuel devastating abilities, while Bwonsamdi provides them with access to soul manipulation and the ability to send enemies’ souls to the afterlife.
Resource System: Soul Essence
The Voodoo Witch Doctor Hexxer uses a resource called Soul Essence, which they generate by damaging enemies, hexing enemies, or consuming the souls of defeated foes. This essence fuels their most powerful abilities, allowing them to manipulate enemies’ souls and control their blood.
- Maximum Soul Essence: 100
- Soul Essence Generation: Generated through attacks like blood curses, hexes, and damage over time effects on enemies.
- Soul Essence Decay: If Soul Essence isn’t used in a certain period, it will begin to decay, encouraging the Witch Doctor to actively use their abilities to maintain a steady flow of essence.
Core Abilities:
- Hex of Hakkar
- Damage/Utility: Hex an enemy, transforming them into a vulnerable version of themselves, causing them to take increased damage and suffer a debuff that prevents healing for 6 seconds. The hex also reduces their damage dealt by 30%.
- Soul Essence: 25 Soul Essence.
- Blood Curse
- Debuff: Apply a Blood Curse to an enemy that siphons their life force, healing you for a portion of the damage dealt to the cursed target. The curse lasts for 12 seconds and deals damage over time. The more health the target loses, the more damage it deals.
- Soul Essence: 20 Soul Essence.
- Soul Rip
- Damage: Tear at the soul of an enemy, causing them to take direct damage and reducing their healing received for 8 seconds. The soul rip also heals you for a small amount based on the damage done.
- Soul Essence: 30 Soul Essence.
- Hakkar’s Bloodlust
- Buff/Debuff: Channel the blood magic of Hakkar, enhancing your own strength and causing enemies within a radius to bleed. The bleeding effect causes the enemies to suffer damage over time while you gain increased haste and damage output for 15 seconds.
- Soul Essence: 40 Soul Essence.
- Bwonsamdi’s Blessing
- Healing/Utility: Channel Bwonsamdi’s power to grant yourself and nearby allies protection from death for a short duration. If the protected allies would die, they instead restore 20% of their health. Additionally, the protection prevents crowd control effects during its duration.
- Soul Essence: 50 Soul Essence.
- Spirit of Hakkar
- Summon: Summon the Spirit of Hakkar, a powerful entity that temporarily assists in combat. The spirit drains the blood of enemies, dealing damage over time and applying a weakening debuff that reduces their overall damage and healing for 15 seconds.
- Soul Essence: 60 Soul Essence.
Signature Abilities:
- Bwonsamdi’s Bargain
- Utility/Debuff: Sacrifice a portion of your own health to offer a soul bargain with Bwonsamdi. This ability allows you to summon a soul essence orb that can be consumed by allies to restore their health or increase their damage. While sacrificing health, you can use Hex of Hakkar or Soul Rip for free.
- Soul Essence: 40 Soul Essence, sacrifices 25% of your current health.
- Blood Frenzy
- Damage/Control: Release a burst of blood energy, dealing damage to all enemies within a 10-yard radius and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds. Allies near the target also gain a damage boost for the duration.
- Soul Essence: 35 Soul Essence.
- Voodoo Chains
- Crowd Control: Bind an enemy’s soul to their body, immobilizing them for 5 seconds and causing them to take increased damage. During the duration, their healing is also reduced by 40%. If they break free, they suffer a debuff that causes their movement speed to be reduced by 30% for 10 seconds.
- Soul Essence: 30 Soul Essence.
Talent Tree (Concept):
1. Hakkar’s Blessing (Blood Magic Focus):
- Sanguine Empowerment: Blood Curse now heals you for a greater amount, based on the total damage dealt by the curse.
- Blood For Blood: Every time Soul Rip deals damage, you gain 50% of the damage dealt as healing over time for 5 seconds.
- Hakkar’s Fury: When you use Hakkar’s Bloodlust, your next Hex of Hakkar causes the target to take 50% more damage from all sources for 8 seconds.
2. Bwonsamdi’s Power (Soul Manipulation Focus):
- Soul Siphon: Soul Rip now also deals more damage the lower the target’s health is. Additionally, Soul Essence generation from this ability is increased by 20%.
- Blessing of the Loa: When you cast Bwonsamdi’s Blessing, you gain 5% increased haste and 10% damage reduction for 10 seconds.
- Soul Debt: Enemies affected by Voodoo Chains take 20% more damage from all sources and reduce the effectiveness of their healing by 50%.
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- Frog Plague: Unleash Large Poison Frogs that explode leaving a gas that deals damage on impact and over time.
3. Hexing (Hex Focus):
- Curse of the Soulflayer: Hex of Hakkar now causes the target to lose 5% of their maximum health every second they are under the hex.
- Unholy Hex: Hex of Hakkar can now spread to nearby enemies, applying a weaker version of the hex to up to 3 additional enemies.
- Voodoo Master: Reduces the cooldown of Soul Rip by 15% and allows it to restore a small amount of health to your nearby allies.
Playstyle:
- Blood and Soul Manipulation: Use Soul Essence to cast a wide range of hexes, curses, and soul manipulation abilities. Managing your Soul Essence and timing the application of Blood Curses and Hexes will be key to maximizing your damage output.
- Damage Over Time: Use Blood Curse, Soul Rip, and Hakkar’s Bloodlust to apply strong damage over time to enemies while healing yourself through their life force.
- Control and Debuffs: The spec provides numerous debuffs like Voodoo Chains and Soul Rip, along with the ability to manipulate enemies’ souls, weakening their defenses and reducing their healing.
- Soul Essence Management: You’ll need to balance between generating Soul Essence and spending it on powerful abilities like Bwonsamdi’s Blessing and Spirit of Hakkar. Timing your resource management is key to maintaining an effective rotation.
This Voodoo Witch Doctor Hexxer spec focuses on curses, blood magic, and soul manipulation, making you a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. It combines the primal power of Hakkar and Bwonsamdi, with an emphasis on debuffing and controlling enemies through hexes, blood curses, and soul-stealing abilities.
