Acid Cloud - Revision history

Flux at 02:48, 7 June 2012

2012-06-07T02:48:19Z

MrFrye: new skill rune table

2012-05-20T05:17:45Z

new skill rune table

MrFrye: beta patch 15 update

2012-03-27T04:59:26Z

beta patch 15 update

Flux at 09:31, 16 March 2012

2012-03-16T09:31:31Z

Brokenstorm at 23:23, 19 September 2011

2011-09-19T23:23:34Z

Maurish at 18:36, 19 September 2011

2011-09-19T18:36:09Z

Maurish at 23:01, 17 September 2011

2011-09-17T23:01:49Z

MrFrye at 10:03, 17 September 2011

2011-09-17T10:03:33Z

Maurish: Updated table

2011-09-16T12:39:11Z

Updated table

Brokenstorm: added Skill Effects

2011-09-13T17:41:10Z

added Skill Effects

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 [[File:IconAcidCloud.png|left]]
 [[File:Wiz-acid-cloud1.jpg|thumb|250px|Acid Cloud in action.]]
-'''Acid Cloud''' is a Decay [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 22. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. It leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
+'''Acid Cloud''' is a Decay [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 22. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. The poison comes from a sort of laughing Mardi Gras mask that appears briefly in the sky, and it leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
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 ==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+Refer to the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] article for a thorough description of all five rune effects in this skill, including screenshots, videos, and strategy tips.
 {{skill description header}}
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 This spell was originally one of the Wizard's. It was switched to the Witch Doctor during early development.
 [[Image:Acidcloud_runed.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Acid Cloud variations: Unruned, Kiss of Death, Corpse Bomb, Slow Burn, Acid Rain, Lob Blob Bomb.]]
 ===Video===

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 The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-<skill class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill>
+{{skill description header}}
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 ==Synergies==
-The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Acid Cloud:
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Acid Cloud, runed or not:
-{{Passive skills header}}
+{{skill description header}}
-{{Witch Doctor Passive Bad Medicine}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Bad Medicine</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Passive Pierce the Veil}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Pierce the Veil</skill>
-{{Witch Doctor Passive Fetish Sycophants}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Fetish Sycophants</skill>
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-{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD}}
+{{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD|decay}}
 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
-[[category:Active skills]]
+[[category:Witch Doctor active skills]]

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 [[File:IconAcidCloud.png|left]]
-'''Acid Cloud''' is a Physical Realm [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 22. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. It leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
+[[File:Wiz-acid-cloud1.jpg|thumb|250px|Acid Cloud in action.]]
-<br><br>__TOC__
+<br><br><br>__TOC__
 ==Background==
 The Witch Doctor creates a rain of acid over a small radius, dealing poison damage, plus poison damage to anything in the vicinity of the resulting toxic puddle.
-==Skillrune Effects==
+==Skill Rune Effects==
-The following is a very quick list. See the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
+The following is a very quick summary. See the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] page for a more thorough description of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
 <skill class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill>
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 ==Skill Design==
-This [[skill]] opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about ten seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's [[Plague of Toads]].
+This [[skill]] opens a hole in the air, pouring poison out on whomever is under it at the time. Pools of poison stay on the floor for about three seconds after, damaging enemies. The green goo from the poison looks a lot like the remains of the Witch Doctor's [[Plague of Toads]].
 If you ever hated the acid dogs from [[Diablo I]], now you can wreak that acidic pain on others!
 This spell was originally one of the Wizard's. It was switched to the Witch Doctor during early development.
-[[Image:Acidcloud_runed.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Acid Cloud showing every runed version.]]
+[[Image:Acidcloud_runed.jpg|center|thumb|550px|Acid Cloud variations: Unruned, Kiss of Death, Corpse Bomb, Slow Burn, Acid Rain, Lob Blob Bomb.]]
+===Video===
 A video of Acid Cloud in use can be seen below, courtesy of [http://www.youtube.com/Diablo3Inc the DiabloInc You Tube channel].
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 ==Synergies==
-* No [[synergies]] with any of the [[passive skill]]s are yet known.
+The following [[Witch Doctor passives]] provide a benefit to Acid Cloud:
 ==Development==
-'''Acid Cloud''' was first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]] as a Tier III [[Wizard]] skill in the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. By [[BlizzCon 2009]], Acid Cloud had been moved to the Witch Doctor's [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], to the delight of many who thought using this skill was out of character for the Wizard. This move was alluded to by [[Bashiok]] shortly before the BlizzCon event<ref>[http://www.blizzblues.com/us/acid-cloud-for-the-wizard-frown-18360842066.html Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown*] -- BlizzBlues 14th July 2009</ref>. [[Flux]] shared his thoughts on this skill:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/]
+'''Acid Cloud''' was first seen at [[BlizzCon 2008]] as a Tier III [[Wizard]] skill in the [[Conjuring Skill Tree]]. By [[BlizzCon 2009]], Acid Cloud had been moved to the Witch Doctor's [[Voodoo Skill Tree]], to the delight of many who thought using this skill was out of character for the Wizard. This move was alluded to by [[Bashiok]] shortly before the BlizzCon event<ref>[http://www.blizzblues.com/us/acid-cloud-for-the-wizard-frown-18360842066.html Acid Cloud for the Wizard *Frown*] — BlizzBlues 14th July 2009</ref>. [[Flux]] shared his thoughts on this skill:[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/]
 <blockquote>''It’s an interesting description, and a pity we couldn’t see this one in action, to see just how the thrown bottle, explosion, and acid cloud was handled. So how long is the delay between the initial explosion and then start of the acid rain? Would a fast monster take only the 1-5 damage, and move out of the area before the more painful DoT Aoe began?</blockquote>
-Skill tiers were removed for the [[July 2011 Press Event]], and Acid Cloud became a level 22 skill.
+===Beta===
+Skill tiers were removed shortly before the [[beta]] started in September 2011, and Acid Cloud became a level 22 skill, too high-level to play in the beta. The skill system was once again overhauled for the [[Beta Patch 13]] in February 2012, and Acid Cloud was classified as a Decay skill (but remained at level 22). After being [[nerf]]ed for [[Beta Patch 14]], it was [[buff]]ed some for [[Beta Patch 15]].
 ===Previous Versions===
 * [[Acid Cloud (BlizzCon 2008)|Acid Cloud]] when it was a Wizard skill.
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 ==References==
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 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wizard-gameplay-report/P2/ BlizzCon 2008 Wizard Gameplay Report]
 * [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/full-witch-doctor-skills/ BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats]
-* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] -- IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
+* [http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7960229#post7960229 Zediono's translation of JudgeHype's pre-beta report] — IncGamers 1st Aug 2011
-* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/active/ Witch Doctor Active Skills] -- Diablo III 13th Sep 2011
+* [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/class/witch-doctor/active/ Witch Doctor Active Skills] — Blizzard's Official Diablo III Site

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-==Skill Effects==
+==Skillrune Effects==
 The following is a very quick list. See the [[Acid Cloud rune effects]] page for a more thorough summary of rune effects, or any of the individual rune pages for numbers, screenshots, blue quotes, and much more.
-{{Active skills header}}
+<skill class="WitchDoctor">Acid Cloud</skill>

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 ==Background==
 [[File:Wiz-acid-cloud1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Acid Cloud in action]]
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 {{Skill navbox Diablo III|WD}}
 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 [[File:IconAcidCloud.png|left]]
 '''Acid Cloud''' is a Physical Realm [[Witch Doctor skill]] unlocked at [[clvl|level]] 22. This skill is a [[DfA]] attack, spilling poison damage on any enemies in the targeted location. It leaves behind a toxic puddle that deals [[DoT]] and [[AoE]] as well.
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 {{Active skills header}}
-</noinclude>{{Witch Doctor Skill Acid Cloud}}
+{{Witch Doctor Skill Acid Cloud}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune Corpse Bomb}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune Acid Rain}}
 {{Witch Doctor Skillrune Lob Blob Bomb}}
 {{center|Note: Information is based on a level 60 character and rank 7 runestones.}}
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 [[category:Witch Doctor skills]]
 [[category:Active skills]]

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 {{Active skills header}}
 </noinclude>{{Witch Doctor Skill Acid Cloud}}
-| [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]
+{{Blank header}}
-| [[Corpse Bomb]]
+| width="55px" | [[image:IconCrimson.jpg|40px|link=Crimson]]
 | A corpse emerges from the ground and explodes for {{c_lime|148 - 203}} Poison damage to enemies in the area.
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