The Witch Doctor is classified as a 'dark class,' or ' pet class.' Their tribal culture reflects the combat capabilities, as most of the skills are grim and outworldly in nature. Unlike common knives, these blades are honed towards one purpose – human sacrifice – and so they are well-suited to ending lives. This includes the use of mojos and enchanted ceremonial daggers. Although some Witch Doctors avoid melee combat in favor of augmenting their pets and crippling their enemies from afar, they are also more than capable of slaying weakened foes with their own hands. Through their connection to the Unformed Land, Witch Doctors are able to tap into mana. By surrounding themselves with a mix of conjured zombies and vermin, Witch Doctors are free to assault their enemies with exploding skulls, acrid poison clouds, and wasting curses. Witch Doctors are spiritual warriors who summon dead souls and crawling creatures to do their bidding. ĭiablo II: Resurrected Review - Pile Of Old Bones They cannot avoid hearing this-they must restore the balance between their world and the Unformed Land, or watch the torment of generations past for the rest of their lives.and forever after. And, when calamity or genocide sends hundreds to their graves at once, Witch Doctors can sense their trembling and shrieking from beyond. When a person dies, Witch Doctors feel what they suspect is the breath of life leaving their cooling body. Through this, they are said to be an aspect of the spirits of the Unformed Land. Witch Doctors frequently wear masks, hiding their identities. They call the state in which they interact with this other world the ' Ghost Trance'. The Witch Doctors are finely attuned to this realm and are able to train their minds to perceive this reality through a combination of rituals and the use of selected roots and herbs found in the jungles of their homeland.

The latter ability belongs solely to those born with the touch of the Unformed Land.

In truth, the role of a Witch Doctor is a hallowed one in Umbaru society, though only a few men and women can ascend to the position for they must possess both a history of battle and a talent for communing with spirits. Indeed, few outlanders have encountered a Witch Doctor in the flesh without losing their own. Most believe Witch Doctors to be figments of legend.

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