Pit of Fire

Pit of Fire is a Witch Doctor Tier 6 skill unlocked at character level 20. This skill summons a few fetish to bathe an area in flames, dealing damage to anyone in the area.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]
Pit of Fire Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
The Witch Doctor sends forth fetishes to set the land aflame, burning anyone in the area.
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Cone
School:	Magical
Mana cost:	12 mana
Cast time:	Unknown
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	Unknown
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor sends forth fetishes to set the land aflame, burning anyone in the area.

Skill Design

Not much is known about this skill, how it works or how it looks. It is probably used for taking out ranged monsters who pack together to spam attacks on you, although it can also be used as an area denial tool, or better yet, cast it on yourself and watch the melee monsters burn as they try to get to you.

Skill Rank Table

• Rank 1: Call up to 4 fetishes to bathe a region in fire. Each fetish deals 4 fire damage per second to enemies in front of them. Cost: 12 mana.
• Rank 2: Call up to 5 fetishes to bathe a region in fire. Each fetish deals 8 fire damage per second to enemies in front of them. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 3: Call up to 6 fetishes to bathe a region in fire. Each fetish deals 12 fire damage per second to enemies in front of them. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 4: Call up to 7 fetishes to bathe a region in fire. Each fetish deals 16 fire damage per second to enemies in front of them. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
• Rank 5: Call up to 8 fetishes to bathe a region in fire. Each fetish deals 20 fire damage per second to enemies in front of them. Cost: 12 mana. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

Several traits boost the damage of the Witch Doctor's spells. Only one seems to be a specific bonus that applies to this skill, though.

Fetish Leader -- Increases damage done by Fetish skills.

Skill Rune Effects

• None known.

Development

Pit of Fire originally appeared as a Witch Doctor skill in the BlizzCon 2009 demo and was still around in 2010. It has never been used by a fan or exhibited publicly.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery. Sadly, no images of Pit of Fire have been seen:

• Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures

References

• Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats