Spirit Barrage

Spirit Barrage is a Witch Doctor Tier 7 skill unlocked at level 26. It's an attack skill, one that calls down projectiles from above, striking all enemies, with Arcane damage, in the target zone.

Background

Diablo III Skill [e]

Spirit Barrage Active, 5 ranks
Used by:	Witch Doctor
Skill Description:
A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals X-X arcane damage.
Skill Details:
Type:	Direct Damage
Quantity:	Duration
Effect:	Target Area
School:	Arcane
Mana cost:	12 mana
Cast time:	None
Duration:	None
Cooldown:	None
Synergies:	Unknown
Requires:	N/A
Prereq of:	N/A

The Witch Doctor sends forth spirits to barrage the enemy to death.

Skill Design

This sounds like it could be a powerful AoE skill, but nothing is yet known about the sort of radius or damage it inflicts. The Witch Doctor is not blessed with as many big damage skills as the Wizard, and has few skills that can strike multiple targets at once for heavy damage. If this one can, it could be a mainstay of many high level Witch Doctor builds.

Skill Rank Table

Rank 1: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 4-7 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana.
Rank 2: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 7-10 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
Rank 3: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 10-13 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
Rank 4: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 13-16 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)
Rank 5: A multitude of spirit bolts bombard enemies in the targeted area. Each bolt deals 16-19 arcane damage. Cost: 12 mana. (A)

(A) = Assumed

Synergies

None known.

Skill Rune Effects

None known.

Development

Spirit Barrage was first seen in the BlizzCon 2009 demo as a Tier IV skill on the Spirit Skill Tree, but was not yet implemented. It was also listed in the BlizzCon 2010 demo, though it's yet to be seen in action.

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

References

BlizzCon 2009 Full Witch Doctor Skill Trees and Stats

The Barbarian - Barbarian skills - Barbarian traits - Fury - Barbarian skill archive [e]
Tier One/Clvl 2	Tier Two/Clvl 3	Tier Three/Clvl 6	Tier Four/Clvl 10	Tier Five/Clvl 14	Tier Six/Clvl 20	Tier Seven/Clvl 26
• Bash • Rampage • Cleave	• Ground Stomp • Ignore Pain • War Cry • Weapon Throw	• Frenzy • Revenge • Hammer of the Ancients	• Leap Attack • Sprint • Threatening Shout	• Ancient Spear • Battle Rage • Rend • Seismic Slam	• Furious Charge • Taunt • Whirlwind	• Call of the Ancients • Earthquake • Wrath of the Berserker

The Monk - Monk skills - Auras - Combos - Monk traits - Spirit - Monk skill archive [e]
Tier One/Clvl 2	Tier Two/Clvl 3	Tier Three/Clvl 6	Tier Four/Clvl 10	Tier Five/Clvl 14	Tier Six/Clvl 20	Tier Seven/Clvl 26
• Hands of Lightning • Lashing Tail Kick • Long Reach	• Circle of Wrath • Lethal Decoy • Serenity	• Blinding Flash • Crippling Wave • Holy Aura	• Dashing Strike • Dominate Aura • Way of the Hundred Fists	• Exploding Palm • Inner Sanctuary	• Breath of Heaven • Retribution Aura • Sweeping Wind	• Resist Aura • Seven-Sided Strike • Wave of Light