Witch Doctor Helltooth Zombie Bears Build

One of the most versatile sets in the Witch Doctor arsenal, the Helltooth enables numerous spellcasting builds in the endgame — and along with a few helpful legendaries, brings back the vanilla darling Zombie Bears build. This bursty, AoE playstyle is available in both Greater Rift solo progression (the present guide) and speed farming (see link above) variations.

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

Active Skills
Soul Harvest Languish Zombie Charger Zombie Bears 1 Piranhas Piranhado 2 Spirit Walk Jaunt 3 Wall of Death Communing with Spirits 4 Locust Swarm Pestilence
Passive Skills
Swampland Attunement Grave Injustice Confidence Ritual Blood Ritual

The required gear setup for the Helltooth Zombie Bears 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: Helltooth Gauntlets
• Chest: Helltooth Tunic
• Belt: Captain Crimson's Silk Girdle
• Pants: Captain Crimson's Thrust
• Boots: Helltooth Greaves
• Bracers: Lakumba's Ornament
• Amulet: The Traveler's Pledge
• Ring 1: The Compass Rose
• Ring 2: Ring of Emptiness
• Weapon: Scrimshaw
• Offhand: Ursua's Trodden Effigy

Season 28 comes with the theme of the Altar of Rites — a powerful new account-wide and Season-specific progression system that brings tremendous offensive and defensive buffs to every seasonal character. 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: Gogok of Swiftness
• Legendary Gem 3: Bane of the Stricken

• Weapon Slot: Shukrani's Triumph
• Armor Slot: Belt of Transcendence
• Jewelry Slot: Ring of Royal Grandeur