Witch Doctor Arachyr Firebats Build
Welcome to our build guide for Arachyr Firebats Witch Doctor in Diablo 3. Here, you will learn everything you need to know to play this build at the highest level. This build is updated for patch 2.6.9 and Season 21.
For more information regarding followers, we advise you to read our follower guide, which contains detailed advice on choosing the skills and the gear of your companion.
Introduction
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 (link just below), and an
amusing, explosive 
Angry Chicken speedfarming variation (link just
below). Note that this playstyle alternates between the Arachyr and Helltooth
sets almost one for one with very minor variations, explained in the sections
ahead.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
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
Haunt
 Poisoned Spirit
1
Hex
Jinx
2
Spirit Walk
 Honored Guest
3
Soul Harvest
Languish
4
Piranhas
Piranhado
|
| Passive Skills |
Gear Setup
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:
Bakuli Jungle Wraps - Pants:
Arachyr's Legs - 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:
Henri's Perquisition
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped - Legendary Gem 2:
Taeguk - Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Staff of Chiroptera - Armor Slot:
Mantle of Channeling - Jewelry Slot:
Unity
Changelog
- 01 Jul. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (group progression page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 14 Mar. 2020 (skills page): Skills adjusted to reflect the changes to Ring of Emptiness.
- 14 Mar. 2020 (group progression page): Guide adjusted to reflect the changes to Ring of Emptiness.
- 14 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): Guide adjusted to reflect the changes to Ring of Emptiness.
- 14 Mar. 2020 (gear page): Item recommendations adjusted to reflect the changes to Ring of Emptiness.
- 14 Mar. 2020 (this page): Guide adjusted to reflect the changes to Ring of Emptiness.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (speed farming page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (group progression page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (group progression page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (speed farming page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (group progression page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed and approved for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (speed farming page): Flavor of Time is now the recommended amulet.
- 17 May 2019 (skills page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 May 2019 (gear page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 17 May 2019 (group progression page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Added suggestions for the baseline Ring of Royal Grandeur for Seasonal characters.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (this page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 20 Sep. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 15.
- 14 Jun. 2018 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 14.
- 17 Nov. 2017 (this page): Re-added group progression variant.
- 17 Nov. 2017 (group progression page): Added group variant.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (this page): Revised skill, gemming and Cube recommendations.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (skills page): Revised skill recommendations.
- 12 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Revised gemming and Cube recommendations.
- 27 Oct. 2017 (this page): No changes necessary for Patch 2.6.1.
- 29 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated for 2.6 and moved to new format.
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