Poison Dart Class: Witch Doctor Required Level: 1 Skill Category: Signature Spells Active Shoot a deadly Poison Dart that deals 185% damage as Poison and an additional 40% damage as Poison over 2 seconds. Damage Type: Poison Other Stats: Signature spells are free to cast. |
Poison Dart is a Poison spell used by Witch Doctors in Diablo III. It resembles the Blow Darts from the second game.
In-game[]
Darts deal both instant damage and damage over time. The latter effect stacks, but is not renewed.
Runes:[]
- Splinters: shoots 3 Poison Darts instead of one in rapid succession (in the same direction), each dealing 110% damage as Poison, but no longer deals damage over time.
- Numbing Dart: damage type changes to Cold and also Chills the enemies hit, slowing them by 60% for 2 seconds.
- Spined Dart: damage type changes to Physical and also gain 50 Mana per hit.
- Flaming Dart: instead of usual effect, deals 565% damage as Fire over 4 seconds; effect stacks but is not renewed.
- Snake to the Face: instead of a Poison Dart, throws a snake that has a 35% chance to Stun the enemy for 1.5 seconds. Speed and range do not change.
Non-rune enhancements:[]
- Carnevil (Legendary Voodoo Mask): Up to 10 Fetishes shoot Poison Darts at the same target every time the Witch Doctor does. The Splinters rune does not increase the number of shots made by the Fetishes.
- The Dagger of Darts (Legendary Ceremonial Knife): Witch Doctor's and Fetishes' Poison Darts Pierce through enemies and deal 400-500% increased damage.
- Depth Diggers (Legendary Pants): damage increases by 80-100% (Spined Dart Rune only).
- Simplicity's Strength (Legendary Gem): increases damage by 25% (+0.5% per rank) and heals the character for 4% of maximum Life per hit (rank 25 bonus).
- Helltooth Harness Set (Set Bonus for 2 items): damaging enemies with Poison Dart will apply Necrosis, Slowing enemies by 60% and inflicting 3000% damage per tick for 10 seconds. Elemental Damage type is chosen from the highest skill bonus of the character.
- Helltooth Harness Set (Set Bonus for 6 items): after casting Wall of Death, gain +9000% increased damage for 15 seconds for Poison Dart.
- Boyarsky's Chip (Legendary Gem): Taunts the first enemy hit for 2 seconds (rank 25 bonus).
Passives:[]
- Vision Quest: every damaging hit increases Mana regeneration by 40% for 5 seconds; effect does not stack.
Trivia[]
- Poisoned blow darts are a common tribal weapon in the real world, usually envenomed with the poison of tree frogs, plants or snakes.
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