Gargantuan is a Voodoo Witch Doctor skill. It is unlocked at level 19.
In-game
The Gargantuan zombie
Summons a single colossal zombie that fights at the Witch Doctor's side until it dies. It attacks for 100% of the Witch Doctor's damage, and has roughly 150% of the Witch Doctor's Life, sharing most of the master's stats. Only one such zombie can be summoned at a time. The zombie is summoned at the cursor's location, anywhere within 80 yards.
Costs no Mana, but has a 60 seconds cooldown.
Runes
- Humongoid: All damage is now dealt as Cold, and the Gargantuan's damage increases to 130%. In addition, it can cleave, as per the Barbarian's skill of the same name (180 degree arc).
- Restless Giant: when the Gargantuan encounters an elite enemy or is near 5 enemies, it enrages for 15 seconds, gaining +20% movement speed, +35% attack speed and +200% damage. This effect cannot occur more than once every 120 seconds.
- Wrathful Protector: The Gargantuan now deals 575% damage as Fire, with each hit knocking enemies into the air for 0.5 seconds. However, the Gargantuan returns whence it came after 15 seconds.
- Big Stinker: The Gargantuan now deals Poison damage, and it is surrounded by a cloud of Poison that deals 45% damage per second to enemies within 5 yards.
- Bruiser: every 10 seconds, the Gargantuan can slam enemies, dealing 200% damage as Fire within 5 yards and stunning affected enemies for 3 seconds.
Non-rune enhancements
- Mask of Jeram (Legendary Voodoo Mask): increases damage of Gargantuan by 75%.
- Tasker and Theo (Legendary Gloves): Gargantuan attacks 40-50% faster.
- Enforcer (Legendary Gem): increases damage by 15% (+0.3% per rank) and reduces damage taken by 25% (rank 25 bonus).
Passives
- Jungle Fortitude: Gargantuan (and the Witch Doctor) takes 15% less damage.
- Zombie Handler: increases the Witch Doctor's and Gargantuan's Life by 20%.
- Fierce Loyalty: increases movement speed by 30% when not in combat if any pets are alive.
- Tribal Rites: reduces cooldown by 25%.
- Midnight Feast: increases Gargantuan's damage by 50%.
Trivia
- Gargantuan is a distorted form of "Gargantua," the name of a giant from the 16th century The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel novel series. His name eventually became a common word for anything of colossal proportions.
- The creature can be summoned by Nazeebo in Heroes of the Storm.
Primary Skills
Poison Dart • Corpse Spiders • Plague of Toads • Firebomb
Secondary Skills
Grasp of the Dead • Firebats • Haunt • Locust Swarm
Defensive Skills
Summon Zombie Dogs • Horrify • Spirit Walk • Hex
Terror
Soul Harvest • Sacrifice • Mass Confusion
Decay
Zombie Charger • Spirit Barrage • Acid Cloud • Wall of Death • Piranhas
Voodoo
Gargantuan • Big Bad Voodoo • Fetish Army
Passive Skills
Jungle Fortitude • Circle of Life • Spiritual Attunement • Gruesome Feast • Blood Ritual • Bad Medicine
Zombie Handler • Pierce the Veil • Spirit Vessel • Fetish Sycophants • Rush of Essence • Vision Quest
Fierce Loyalty • Grave Injustice • Tribal Rites • Confidence Ritual • Creeping Death • Swampland Attunement • Midnight Feast