Witch Doctor Arachyr Firebats Build

This guide brings three different playstyles to the table: a flashy, Firebats-centric progression spec for solo GR pushes (the present build), a progression spec for group GR pushes, and a speed farming variation for T16 runs (both linked above). Note that this playstyle alternates between the Arachyr and Helltooth sets almost one for one with very minor variations, explained in the sections ahead.

The basic skill setup of the Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.

Active Skills
Firebats Cloud of Bats Locust Swarm Cloud of Insects 1 Horrify Frightening Aspect 2 Spirit Walk Honored Guest 3 Soul Harvest Languish 4 Piranhas Piranhado
Passive Skills
Creeping Death Confidence Ritual Blood Ritual Grave Injustice

The required gear setup for the Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.

• Helm: Arachyr's Visage
• Shoulders: Arachyr's Mantle
• Gloves: Arachyr's Claws
• Chest: Arachyr's Carapace
• Belt: Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
• Pants: Captain Crimson's Thrust
• Boots: Arachyr's Stride
• Bracers: Lakumba's Ornament
• Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge
• Ring 1: The Compass Rose
• Ring 2: Ring of Emptiness
• Weapon: Sacred Harvester
• Offhand: Shukrani's Triumph

This Season comes with the theme of Angelic Crucibles — consumable items that empower Legendary items with perfected Ancient-level stats, as well as infuse them with one of three unique, powerful, class-specific abilities at random. For this build, we recommend substituting the rune on Piranhas from Piranhado to Bogadile, and aiming for the Haunt Sanctification, which adds the following power to your build:

• Haunt Sanctification: Enemies affected by Locust Swarm are also Haunted. When you cast Piranhas, all Haunted enemies within 60 yards are pulled into the pool. A lesser enemy stunned by Bogadile is instantly killed. Elites and Bosses stunned by Bogadile take massive damage.

Use Angelic Crucibles on an item that crosses over most (if not all) variants of a build, and is also an item that is relatively harder to perfect than other slots (since sanctifying an item maximizes its stats). In the case of this build, good candidates for Sanctification are the Sacred Harvester and Shukrani's Triumph.

You can read more on Angelic Crucibles and the sanctification process in our dedicated Angelic Crucible Mechanics guide.

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.

• Legendary Gem 1: Bane of the Trapped
• Legendary Gem 2: Taeguk
• Legendary Gem 3: Bane of the Stricken

• Weapon Slot: Staff of Chiroptera
• Armor Slot: Bakuli Jungle Wraps
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur