Spirit Barrage Mundunugu WD Trash Killer Variation

The Mundunugu's Regalia Spirit Barrage Witch Doctor outputs high AoE damage that makes it very suitable for the Trash Killer role in high tier Greater Rifts.

The Trash Killer role demands focus from the character entirely into area of effect damage, eschewing any consideration for single target or Rift Guardian damage. Your skill and gear choices will reflect that.

Active Skills
Spirit Barrage Phantasm Locust Swarm Pestilence 1 Summon Zombie Dogs Life Link 2 Spirit Walk Jaunt 3 Sacrifice Provoke the Pack 4 Soul Harvest Languish
Passive Skills
Gruesome Feast Swampland Attunement Confidence Ritual Grave Injustice

The main damage dynamic still comes from careful detonation of Spirit Barrage Phantasms, buffed up by Locust Swarm and, in this case, Sacrifice Provoke the Pack. Refer to the Skills page for details on the use of Spirit Barrage. You will achieve the optimal 5-stack Provoke the Pack buff by:

• Calling upon the Summon Zombie Dogs prior to positioning into a pull, taken care of by your support teammates.
• Prepare an Oculus Ring spawn with careful, light DPSing with a combo of Locust Swarm and a few Phantasms on stragglers outside the main pull; aim well outside the main group, as nuking the lower health monsters early on will cost you more damage in the long run.
• At the start of the Poison Convention of Elements cycle, reapply Locust Swarm as necessary and place a Phantasm in the pull.
• Buff up with a triple cast of Sacrifice, immediately reapply Summon Zombie Dogs, and double cast Sacrifice for a 5 stack of the Provoke the Pack buff.
• At the start of the Cold Convention of Elements, you should have an Oculus Ring spawn. Position inside it and root yourself in place to get the most damage out of the Endless Walk set buff, which accumulates in the Phantasms. Spirit Walk to the Oculus proc if necessary.
• At the end of the Cold CoE cycle, use a single Phantasm for a first detonation, wait on an additional pull from supports, and then finish off the full detonation with two more Phantasms.
• The rotation above should reset your Summon Zombie Dogs via Grave Injustice; recast them and either go for another Oculus Ring spawn (if the fight is ongoing), or move to the next pull with your group.

Last but not least, always make a point to keep up and maximize your Soul Harvest stacks.

Part of your skill selection will remain consistent with the solo GR spec; you will maintain Soul Harvest Languish for the toughness increase in conjunction with Sacred Harvester and Lakumba's Ornament, as well as Spirit Walk Jaunt for mobility and 4-piece set protection. Locust Swarm will still be necessary to proc the effects of the Ring of Emptiness damage buff, spread more easily via the Pestilence rune.

As far as Spirit Barrage is concerned, while Gazing Demise will provide the Phantasm rune for free and you are able to select an additional effect, in group GR progression you might want to avoid additional runes, due to lag considerations and stick with Phantasm on your bar as well. That being said, in lower tier group GR runs you can freely run an additional utility rune, like the extra DPS from Manitou, the life sustain of Phlebotomize or resource generation of The Spirit Is Willing.

In group GRs, you will not be responsible for clumping up enemies and healing yourself up, so Piranhas Piranhado and Big Bad Voodoo will be replaced by the combination of Summon Zombie Dogs Life Link (minor damage reduction benefits) and Sacrifice Provoke the Pack, which you will use to bolster your damage. This potent damage buff introduces an interesting twist to your rotation, forcing you to pop Summon Zombie Dogs prior to an engagement, wait on their cooldown (while supports set up a monster pull), pop it again to reach the 5-stack maximum of Provoke the Pack, and then do a triple Spirit Barrage Phantasm cast to snapshot the full additive damage buff. It is also quite important to always be cognizant of your positioning to be able to reset the Summon Zombie Dogs cooldown via Grave Injustice.

Most of your passive lineup will remain the same from the Solo GR progression setup — as you will Grave Injustice for the Cooldown Reduction, and Confidence Ritual for the extra damage. In group play, you should consider dropping the cheat death failsafe of Spirit Vessel for the massive damage increase of Gruesome Feast, as you will be fueled with Health Globes by your support teammates. Swampland Attunement could also replace Blood Ritual, as toughness will be harder to manage than resources in this setup.

Unlike the solo progression build, you will be wearing the full 6-piece Mundunugu set. This frees up your belt and jewelry slots entirely for damage multiplication items. You will be wearing the Endless Walk set, The Traveler's Pledge and The Compass Rose, as well as your better rolled ring between Ring of Emptiness and Convention of Elements (cubing the weaker one), for the biggest possible damage amplification. The glass cannon-y The Witching Hour will bring valuable Attack Speed and Crit Damage bonuses.

The remainder of your gear remains consistent with the solo progression spec. Your weapon is still your better roll between The Barber and Sacred Harvester, and you store the weaker rolled one's power in the Cube (with the option to equip Voo's Juicer and Cube The Barber at higher Paragons). Gazing Demise remains the mandatory offhand. Lakumba's Ornament is required for the massive damage reduction bonuses.

To help you with farming the gear you need for your builds, we have two very useful guides that you can access by clicking the links below: a Salvage Guide to help you quickly check whether or not you can safely salvage a piece of gear and a Legendary Farming Guide to help you efficiently farm legendaries and set items.

The former Season 28 theme, the Altar of Rites, has been revised and re-added to Diablo 3 as a permanent character progression mechanic. — For virtually all builds and players of all skill levels — from casual to advanced — we recommend progressing through the Altar tree using the path outlined below. The suggested path is geared towards maximum quality of life first, then amplifying damage, and then mopping up the tree with defensive and edge case utility nodes.

Note that while they require reaching them with a Seal, Legendary Potion Powers are not part of the Seal cost system; Potions unlock with a separate resource called Primordial Ashes, obtained from salvaging Legendary or Set items of Primal (red bordered) quality. Upgrade them as soon as possible, and in the order shown below (courtesy of Caleko's Altar of Rites planner).

You can read more on the Altar of Rites, Seals and Legendary Potion Powers in our dedicated Altar of Rites Mechanics guide.

You will keep Bane of the Trapped from the soloing setup as a universally desired damage amplification gem. You can add another separate damage multiplier to the build in the form of Zei's Stone of Vengeance; while it is range-dependent and encourages you to keep your distance from the enemy to strengthen its bonus, it will always grant its base bonus even at point blank range, so do not hesitate to position as necessary. If you are not confident in handling the build or are too low Paragon, consider swapping Zei for Esoteric Alteration.

In group play, Pain Enhancer will take the place of Bane of the Stricken as you will not be responsible for taking down the Rift Guardian. In turn, it will provide a significant damage increase due to the Attack Speed scaling from the level 25 bonus, which factors into the Phantasms damage calculation as a separate damage multiplier. Of course, due to the necessity of Pain Enhancer getting stacked in massive pulls, in lower tier GR speedruns you can alter this slot to Bane of the Powerful.

For more information about gems, please refer to our guide on gems.

As previously noted, the weapon slot is interchangeable between The Barber and Sacred Harvester; you will wear your better roll, and cube the other. We generally recommend having The Barber here due to its variable legendary power. If you choose to run Voo's Juicer, equip it in your hand (the skill bonus roll cannot be extracted), and run The Barber in the Cube.

To bolster your damage, use the Frostburn power in the armor Cube slot (our general recommendation); to bolster defenses, you can swap to Aquila Cuirass.

As previously mentioned, you will store the power of either Convention of Elements or Ring of Emptiness in the jewelry slot of the Cube, depending on your item rolls. Wear your better rolled ring and extract the other in the Cube.

The Kanai's Cube can be used for much more than simply extracting Legendary powers from items. Please refer to our Kanai's Cube guide for more information.

Your recommended potion is Bottomless Potion of the Tower, whose Armor-increasing properties complement the naturally high All Resistances stat of Witch Doctors (due to Intelligence scaling Resistances) for optimal survivability.

This Season revives the Pandemonium Kill Streak buff from Season 19. Each stack grants a bonus to movement speed and damage, capping at +50% movement speed and +100% damage at 1000 kills. Hitting specific kill thresholds unleashes powerful effects. Read more in our dedicated Season of the Eternal Conflict Mechanics Guide!

While speedfarming sees limited use from this theme, Greater Rift pushing benefits significantly. Effects like Geysers (150), Meteors (400), and Angels (500) can clear elites and Rift Guardians instantly. Players may reset streaks after 150 kills to repeatedly trigger Geysers or push for 500+ kills near boss fights, often using Nemesis Bracers to spawn extra enemies.

Because the most potent effects (Geysers, Meteors, Angels) can obliterate Rift Guardians instantly up to GR150, players can retool builds for efficiency and comfort. Here’s how:

Since you can rely on killstreak procs to clear the Rift Guardian, Bane of the Stricken can be safely omitted in favor of:

• Another generic damage-scaling legendary gem ( Bane of the Trapped for builds with any form of crowd control and/or melee range, Zei's Stone of Vengeance for far ranged builds, Taeguk for channeling builds, Simplicity's Strength for primary attack-focused builds, Enforcer for pet-oriented builds, etc.)
• A survivability-oriented legendary gem ( Esoteric Alteration, Molten Wildebeest's Gizzard), or additional utility ( Gogok of Swiftness for CDR-reliant builds, Pain Enhancer for attack speed-heavy builds, or Wreath of Lightning for extra movement speed).

Adjust your equipment to items that favor durability, health sustain, and ease of movement. Consider adjusting non-essential skills for the build to ones that pull, reposition, or otherwise displace enemies to facilitate large pulls of enemy packs. In more concrete terms, this means:

• For class-specific items, Witch Doctors should consider Lakumba's Ornament; this is a powerful damage reduction item that incentivizes you to be mindful of maintaining stacks of Soul Harvest. This synergizes well with the killstreak theme by improving survivability while in the middle of large enemy packs.
• For additional options that balance between defense and offense, the class-specific offhand Shukrani's Triumph greatly extends the duration of Spirit Walk, giving you the freedom to reposition optimally. Other helpful cross-class jewelry includes Unity (combined with the same ring on the follower plus a follower immortality token), and the Endless Walk set ( The Traveler's Pledge and The Compass Rose).
• Situational items that can bolster your defenses include Stone Gauntlets, the drawbacks of which are negated via CC-immunity effects like Ice Climbers, or the Altar of Rites CC-immunity node. The class-agnostic Aquila Cuirass is a powerful and popular choice for low Mana-spending builds, especially ones built around generators like LoD Poison Dart. Niche options for protection are found in Vile Hive, allowing for an easy spread of Locust Swarm Cloud of Insects, or the incidental tanking of the Belt of Transcendence meat shield summons.
• Utility items like Nemesis Bracers are essential as more elites mean more killstreak maintenance and faster progression. When soloing, they should be equipped by your follower; in groups, at least one party member should commit to wearing them. Edge cases will see the inclusion of Warzechian Armguards or Krelm's Buff Belt (more speed for easier scouting and pulls), Strongarm Bracers (extra damage vs. displaced enemies), and Rechel's Ring of Larceny in speedfarming builds that employ Horrify. To facilitate large pulls, consider using a Follower equipped with The Ess of Johan, a proc-based analogue to an enemy-pulling skill (albeit outside your control).
• Skill-wise, make sure to include at least one movement skill tool like Spirit Walk, ideally in conjunction with an Shukrani's Triumph, and an enemy-pulling tool like Piranhas Piranhado.Take a look if you can include passives like Spirit Vessel (for a cheat-death), Grave Injustice (for cooldown reduction and resource regeneration on kill), or enemy density-beneficiaries like Confidence Ritual and Gruesome Feast.