Goatman Shaman

Goatman Shamans may be Demons or Animals. The only named type of Goatman Shaman seen thus far are Moon Clan Shaman, but it is all but certain there will be a variety of different goat clans in Diablo III, as there were in the earlier games in the series.

Though Goatmen were a popular monster in Diablo I and Diablo II, the Goatman Shaman is an entirely new monster type, and nothing is yet known about its abilities. Presumably, it will be able to buff Goatmen in various ways, and perhaps heal or even resurrect them as well. It is known that the shaman have intelligent AI; one in the WWI 2008 gameplay movie runs when its herd is wiped out by a Witch Doctor's Wall of Zombies, finds a new pack of goatmen, and takes up a position behind them.

Scripted Event

There is a very interesting sequence seen in the gameplay movie when a Goatman Shaman unleashes a trap in what looks like a scripted event.

The shaman runs near a goatcamp, and then becomes briefly unhittable; both the Witch Doctor and the Barbarian in the game swing right through him twice. The shaman then casts a very short range type of nova spell that freezes both the characters for a considerable amount of time.

While they remain immobilized, a vast herd of goatmen come rushing into sight, up from behind the goatcamp. As the gameplay's narrator says, "it's a nasty trap." We're not permitted to see just how nasty though, since the female Barbarian and Witch Doctor join in just at that moment, and take on the new herd of goats while the first two characters are slowly thawed out by the female Witch Doctor's fire-enchanted zombie dogs.

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Goatmen

Diablo I—Goatman • Goatman Archer
Diablo II—Goatman
Diablo Immortal—Goatman Berserker • Goatman Brute • Goatman Impaler • Goatman Shaman • Hellfire Augur
Diablo III—Goatman Brute • Goatman Impaler • Goatman Mauler • Goatman Shaman
Diablo IV—Frigid Husk • Goatman Impaler • Goatman Marauder • Goatman Mauler • Goatman Shaman • Goatman Warrior • Khazra Abomination