Witch Doctor Zunimassa Gargantuan Build

Embodying the classic summoner playstyle, this Zunimassa variant rallies a vast, protective Fetish menagerie of critters at his side, while his lumbering Gargantuans maul the enemy to the ground. This pet-centric, minion-heavy build is available in a Greater Rift solo progression (the present guide) and speed farming (see link above) variations.

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

Active Skills
Locust Swarm Pestilence Piranhas Piranhado 1 Gargantuan Restless Giant 2 Spirit Walk Jaunt 3 Soul Harvest Languish 4 Fetish Army Legion of Daggers
Passive Skills
Midnight Feast Confidence Ritual Fetish Sycophants Grave Injustice

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

• Helm: Zunimassa's Vision
• Shoulders: Pauldrons of the Skeleton King
• Gloves: Zunimassa's Finger Wraps
• Chest: Zunimassa's Marrow
• Belt: The Witching Hour
• Pants: Zunimassa's Cloth
• Boots: Zunimassa's Trail
• Bracers: Lakumba's Ornament
• Amulet: Squirt's Necklace
• Ring 1: Ring of Emptiness
• Ring 2: Zunimassa's Pox
• 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 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 your weapon ( Sacred Harvester) and your off-hand (either Spite or 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: Bane of the Stricken
• Legendary Gem 3: Enforcer

• Weapon Slot: Spite
• Armor Slot: Mask of Jeram
• Jewelry Slot: The Short Man's Finger