Witch Doctor Helltooth Gargantuan Build
Introduction
Embodying the iconic image of the Witch Doctor — surrounded by an undead army and draining the life away from his enemies — the Helltooth Gargantuan build brings this playstyle to its rightful place: endgame. This control-heavy, pet-centric build is available in both Greater Rift solo progression (the present build) and speed farming (see link above) variations.
Quick Reference
Skill Setup
The basic skill setup of the Helltooth Gargantuan Witch Doctor is displayed below. Read the dedicated Skills page for detailed information on choices, alternatives and build customization.
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Gear Setup
The required gear setup for the Helltooth Gargantuan Witch Doctor is listed below. Check the Gear page for detailed information on choices, alternatives, gemming, Kanai's Cube and Paragon distribution.
- Helm:
Helltooth Mask
- Shoulders:
Helltooth Mantle
- Gloves:
Tasker and Theo
- Chest:
Helltooth Tunic
- Belt:
The Witching Hour
- Pants:
Helltooth Leg Guards
- Boots:
Helltooth Greaves
- Bracers:
Lakumba's Ornament
- Amulet:
Squirt's Necklace
- Ring 1:
Ring of Emptiness
- Ring 2:
The Short Man's Finger
- Weapon:
Sacred Harvester
- Offhand:
Spite
Angelic Crucible Sanctification
Season 27 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 changing the
Gargantuan rune from
Restless Giant to
Big Stinker (as
well as changing elemental rolls on gear from Physical to Poison). Then, aim
for the
Gargantuan Sanctification, which adds the following power to
your build:
- Gargantuan Sanctification: You summon two Gargantuans and three Zombie Dogs periodically. Gargantuans gain the effect of the Restless Giant rune. Zombie Dogs gain the effect of all runes. Enemies hit by Sacrifice are Immolated, causing them to take 100% more damage from your Pets.
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
Spite.
You can read more on Angelic Crucibles and the sanctification process in our dedicated Angelic Crucible Mechanics guide.
Legendary Gems
- Legendary Gem 1:
Bane of the Trapped
- Legendary Gem 2:
Enforcer
- Legendary Gem 3:
Bane of the Stricken
Kanai's Cube
- Weapon Slot:
Shukrani's Triumph
- Armor Slot:
Mask of Jeram
- Jewelry Slot:
Ring of Royal Grandeur
Changelog
- 26 Aug. 2022 (gear page): Added Season 27 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (skills page): Skills and passives reviewed for Season 27.
- 26 Aug. 2022 (this page): Added Season 27 Angelic Crucible recommendations.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (skills page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (this page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 14 Apr. 2022 (gear page): Guide reviewed for Season 26.
- 06 Dec. 2021 (this page): Enriched the guide and added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 06 Dec. 2021 (gear page): Enriched the guide and added Season 25 Soul Shard recommendations.
- 06 Dec. 2021 (skills page): Revised skill and passive recommendations.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 24.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (gear page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 22 Jul. 2021 (this page): Added S24 Ethereal recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (gear page): Added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (this page): Added follower recommendation.
- 01 Apr. 2021 (skills page): No changes required for Season 23.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (this page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 19 Nov. 2020 (gear page): Added Cube recommendations for Season 22.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (skills page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (gear page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 01 Jul. 2020 (this page): No changes required for Season 21.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (gear page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (this page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 12 Mar. 2020 (skills page): No changes necessary for Season 20.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (skills page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (gear page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 22 Nov. 2019 (this page): Reviewed for Season 19.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (this page): Item and skill recommendations have been revised for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (gear page): Item recommendations have been revised for Season 18.
- 23 Aug. 2019 (skills page): Skill recommendations have been revised for Season 18.
- 17 May 2019 (this page): Guide was reviewed and approved for Season 17.
- 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.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (skills page): Information was reviewed and approved for Season 16 with no changes required.
- 18 Jan. 2019 (gear page): Guide was revised with additional recommendations for Season 16.
- 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.
- 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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