Diablo IIIPatch 2.1.2 Data ArchiveWitch Doctor Runes

Witch Doctor Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.1.2

Archive of the Witch Doctor runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.1.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.1.2. See the current Witch Doctor Runes charts for the latest data, from the current Diablo III patch.
These are charts of all the Diablo III Witch Doctor runes, ranked from the most to least popular rune, as of the end of Patch 2.1.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.1.2. See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for details on the data.

Index

1 All Witch Doctor Runes by Popularity
2 Top Rune for Each Witch Doctor Skill

Charts Last Updated: April 28, 2015

All Witch Doctor Runes Ranked by Popularity

These charts show every Witch Doctor rune, based on their popularity by level 70 Witch Doctors in patch 2.1.2. As players choose the best Witch Doctor runes for their skills, those choices generate data of the most popular Witch Doctor runes.
The chart on the left ranks the runes by popularity of use of softcore Witch Doctors, while the chart on the right lists them by popularity among hardcore Witch Doctors.
The Percent column in these charts is the percentage of all Witch Doctors who use that particular rune, of the level 70 Witch Doctors active in patch 2.1.2.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Witch Doctor Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Piranhado	Piranhas	55.30
2	Jaunt	Spirit Walk	49.70
3	Slam Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	40.60
4	Rain of Toads	Plague of Toads	25.20
5	Legion of Daggers	Fetish Army	24.00
6	Leeching Beasts	Summon Zombie Dogs	20.60
7	Pestilence	Locust Swarm	18.20
8	Resentful Spirits	Haunt	16.40
9	Siphon	Soul Harvest	13.90
10	Life Link	Summon Zombie Dogs	12.50
11	Wrathful Protector	Gargantuan	11.86
12	Healing Journey	Spirit Walk	11.82
13	Face of Death	Horrify	11.80
14	Restless Giant	Gargantuan	10.60
15	Burning Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	9.80
16	Frightening Aspect	Horrify	7.60
17	Paranoia	Mass Confusion	6.70
18	Vengeful Spirit	Soul Harvest	6.53
19	Honored Guest	Spirit Walk	6.50
20	Rabid Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	6.40
21	Head Hunters	Fetish Army	5.80
22	Addling Toads	Plague of Toads	5.20
23	Wave of Mutilation	Piranhas	4.80
24	Bruiser	Gargantuan	4.70
25	Tiki Torchers	Fetish Army	4.60
26	Frozen Piranhas	Piranhas	4.40
27	Big Stinker	Gargantuan	4.30
28	Splinters	Poison Dart	4.10
29	Snake to the Face	Poison Dart	3.40
30	Acid Rain	Acid Cloud	2.90
31	Vampire Bats	Firebats	2.84
32	Explosive Toads	Plague of Toads	2.80
33	Stalker	Horrify	2.40
34	Devoted Following	Fetish Army	2.20
35	Humongoid	Gargantuan	2.00
36	Swallow Your Soul	Soul Harvest	1.80
37	Lob Blob Bomb	Acid Cloud	1.80
38	Zombie Bears	Zombie Charger	1.70
39	Provoke the Pack	Sacrifice	1.62
40	Devouring Swarm	Locust Swarm	1.60
41	Well of Souls	Spirit Barrage	1.45
42	Searing Locusts	Locust Swarm	1.44
43	Pyrogeist	Firebomb	1.40
44	Zombie Piranhas	Piranhas	1.36
45	Ghost Bomb	Firebomb	1.30
46	Soul to Waste	Soul Harvest	1.20
47	Wrecking Crew	Wall of Zombies	1.15
48	Umbral Shock	Spirit Walk	1.10
49	Corpse Bomb	Acid Cloud	1.05
50	Languish	Soul Harvest	1.05
51	Rain of Corpses	Grasp of the Dead	1.03
52	Cloud of Insects	Locust Swarm	1.00
53	Ruthless Terror	Horrify	0.96
54	Spider Queen	Corpse Spiders	0.94
55	Slow Burn	Acid Cloud	0.94
56	Jinx	Hex	0.91
57	Final Gift	Summon Zombie Dogs	0.90
58	Bogadile	Piranhas	0.86
59	Flash Fire	Firebomb	0.82
60	Draining Spirit	Haunt	0.82
61	Blazing Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.80
62	Manitou	Spirit Barrage	0.75
63	Undeath	Zombie Charger	0.75
64	The Spirit Is Willing	Spirit Barrage	0.74
65	Rain Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.71
66	Groping Eels	Grasp of the Dead	0.70
67	Consuming Spirit	Haunt	0.70
68	Widowmakers	Corpse Spiders	0.64
69	Leaping Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.63
70	Jungle Drums	Big Bad Voodoo	0.63
71	Medusa Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.62
72	Fetish Ambush	Fetish Army	0.62
73	Spined Dart	Poison Dart	0.62
74	Death Is Life	Grasp of the Dead	0.60
75	Lingering Spirit	Haunt	0.56
76	Cloud of Bats	Firebats	0.55
77	Diseased Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.55
78	Flaming Dart	Poison Dart	0.54
79	Plague Bats	Firebats	0.54
80	Black Blood	Sacrifice	0.50
81	Piercing Toads	Plague of Toads	0.45
82	Ghost Trance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.44
83	Mass Hallucination	Mass Confusion	0.44
84	Explosive Beast	Zombie Charger	0.44
85	Roll the Bones	Firebomb	0.44
86	Unstable Realm	Mass Confusion	0.43
87	Pile On	Zombie Charger	0.42
88	Next of Kin	Sacrifice	0.42
89	Boogie Man	Big Bad Voodoo	0.40
90	For the Master	Sacrifice	0.36
91	Toad Affinity	Plague of Toads	0.36
92	Phantasm	Spirit Barrage	0.34
93	Desperate Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.32
94	Severance	Spirit Walk	0.32
95	Unbreakable Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.32
96	Angry Chicken	Hex	0.30
97	Phlebotomize	Spirit Barrage	0.25
98	Kiss of Death	Acid Cloud	0.25
99	Offensive Line	Wall of Zombies	0.23
100	Hedge Magic	Hex	0.23
101	Fire Pit	Firebomb	0.23
102	Mass Hysteria	Mass Confusion	0.22
103	Dire Bats	Firebats	0.20
104	Pride	Sacrifice	0.16
105	Creepers	Wall of Zombies	0.15
106	Hungry Bats	Firebats	0.15
107	Unstable Form	Hex	0.15
108	Numbing Dart	Poison Dart	0.15
109	Toad of Hugeness	Hex	0.14
110	Grasping Spirit	Haunt	0.14
111	Lumbering Cold	Zombie Charger	0.14
112	Phobia	Horrify	0.13
113	Devolution	Mass Confusion	0.12
114	Unrelenting Grip	Wall of Zombies	0.12
115	Barricade	Wall of Zombies	0.10
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Witch Doctor Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Jaunt	Spirit Walk	61.80
2	Piranhado	Piranhas	52.90
3	Slam Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	41.00
4	Rain of Toads	Plague of Toads	36.80
5	Leeching Beasts	Summon Zombie Dogs	31.60
6	Legion of Daggers	Fetish Army	30.10
7	Life Link	Summon Zombie Dogs	27.90
8	Restless Giant	Gargantuan	15.90
9	Pestilence	Locust Swarm	15.80
10	Healing Journey	Spirit Walk	15.50
11	Resentful Spirits	Haunt	13.40
12	Wrathful Protector	Gargantuan	9.20
13	Siphon	Soul Harvest	8.30
14	Face of Death	Horrify	7.00
15	Burning Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	6.90
16	Vengeful Spirit	Soul Harvest	6.80
17	Wave of Mutilation	Piranhas	6.60
18	Frozen Piranhas	Piranhas	5.90
19	Addling Toads	Plague of Toads	5.75
20	Bruiser	Gargantuan	5.73
21	Acid Rain	Acid Cloud	5.70
22	Big Stinker	Gargantuan	5.50
23	Splinters	Poison Dart	5.30
24	Head Hunters	Fetish Army	5.30
25	Rabid Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	5.20
26	Frightening Aspect	Horrify	5.20
27	Paranoia	Mass Confusion	4.40
28	Honored Guest	Spirit Walk	4.20
29	Snake to the Face	Poison Dart	4.00
30	Humongoid	Gargantuan	3.30
31	Tiki Torchers	Fetish Army	3.10
32	Vampire Bats	Firebats	2.90
33	Explosive Toads	Plague of Toads	2.80
34	Lob Blob Bomb	Acid Cloud	2.41
35	Devoted Following	Fetish Army	2.40
36	Ghost Trance	Big Bad Voodoo	1.90
37	Zombie Piranhas	Piranhas	1.86
38	Ghost Bomb	Firebomb	1.80
39	Zombie Bears	Zombie Charger	1.61
40	Searing Locusts	Locust Swarm	1.60
41	Well of Souls	Spirit Barrage	1.50
42	Pyrogeist	Firebomb	1.40
43	Corpse Bomb	Acid Cloud	1.35
44	Spider Queen	Corpse Spiders	1.34
45	Swallow Your Soul	Soul Harvest	1.30
46	Consuming Spirit	Haunt	1.30
47	Rain of Corpses	Grasp of the Dead	1.23
48	Devouring Swarm	Locust Swarm	1.20
49	Umbral Shock	Spirit Walk	1.15
50	Languish	Soul Harvest	1.15
51	Soul to Waste	Soul Harvest	1.11
52	Flash Fire	Firebomb	1.10
53	Slow Burn	Acid Cloud	1.04
54	Provoke the Pack	Sacrifice	1.02
55	Stalker	Horrify	1.02
56	Leaping Spiders	Corpse Spiders	1.00
57	Wrecking Crew	Wall of Zombies	0.95
58	Cloud of Insects	Locust Swarm	0.95
59	The Spirit Is Willing	Spirit Barrage	0.94
60	Groping Eels	Grasp of the Dead	0.90
61	Blazing Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.90
62	Lingering Spirit	Haunt	0.86
63	Draining Spirit	Haunt	0.80
64	Manitou	Spirit Barrage	0.75
65	Undeath	Zombie Charger	0.75
66	Widowmakers	Corpse Spiders	0.74
67	Medusa Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.72
68	Spined Dart	Poison Dart	0.72
69	Bogadile	Piranhas	0.70
70	Jungle Drums	Big Bad Voodoo	0.63
71	Rain Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.61
72	Jinx	Hex	0.61
73	Death Is Life	Grasp of the Dead	0.60
74	Plague Bats	Firebats	0.54
75	Pile On	Zombie Charger	0.52
76	Fetish Ambush	Fetish Army	0.50
77	Piercing Toads	Plague of Toads	0.45
78	Phantasm	Spirit Barrage	0.44
79	Roll the Bones	Firebomb	0.44
80	Flaming Dart	Poison Dart	0.40
81	For the Master	Sacrifice	0.36
82	Boogie Man	Big Bad Voodoo	0.36
83	Ruthless Terror	Horrify	0.36
84	Cloud of Bats	Firebats	0.35
85	Diseased Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.35
86	Mass Hallucination	Mass Confusion	0.34
87	Explosive Beast	Zombie Charger	0.34
88	Unstable Realm	Mass Confusion	0.33
89	Desperate Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.32
90	Mass Hysteria	Mass Confusion	0.32
91	Severance	Spirit Walk	0.32
92	Unbreakable Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.32
93	Next of Kin	Sacrifice	0.32
94	Angry Chicken	Hex	0.30
95	Toad Affinity	Plague of Toads	0.26
96	Phlebotomize	Spirit Barrage	0.25
97	Numbing Dart	Poison Dart	0.25
98	Kiss of Death	Acid Cloud	0.25
99	Lumbering Cold	Zombie Charger	0.24
100	Offensive Line	Wall of Zombies	0.23
101	Hedge Magic	Hex	0.23
102	Fire Pit	Firebomb	0.23
103	Phobia	Horrify	0.23
104	Final Gift	Summon Zombie Dogs	0.20
105	Dire Bats	Firebats	0.20
106	Black Blood	Sacrifice	0.20
107	Pride	Sacrifice	0.16
108	Creepers	Wall of Zombies	0.15
109	Hungry Bats	Firebats	0.15
110	Unstable Form	Hex	0.15
111	Toad of Hugeness	Hex	0.14
112	Grasping Spirit	Haunt	0.14
113	Devolution	Mass Confusion	0.12
114	Unrelenting Grip	Wall of Zombies	0.12
115	Barricade	Wall of Zombies	0.10
Rune		Skill	Percent

Top Rune for Each Witch Doctor Skill

These charts show the single most popular rune for each Witch Doctor active skill, among level 70 Witch Doctors active in patch 2.1.2. The runes are listed from the most popular for their skill, to the least popular. This makes it easy to see which active skills have one rune that is extremely popular at level 70.
The chart on the left shows the rune choices by softcore Witch Doctors, and the chart on the right lists the most popular runes among hardcore Witch Doctors.
Select any rune or skill to view the full information and statistics about it.

Top Rune per Skill - Witch Doctor Softcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Big Bad Voodoo	Slam Dance	95.70
Mass Confusion	Paranoia	87.70
Piranhas	Piranhado	84.90
Locust Swarm	Pestilence	81.80
Plague of Toads	Rain of Toads	77.80
Spirit Walk	Jaunt	74.60
Wall of Zombies	Wrecking Crew	71.00
Fetish Army	Legion of Daggers	66.90
Firebats	Vampire Bats	65.40
Hex	Jinx	60.60
Soul Harvest	Siphon	59.10
Sacrifice	Provoke the Pack	58.60
Horrify	Face of Death	55.50
Zombie Charger	Zombie Bears	49.10
Haunt	Resentful Spirits	46.20
Poison Dart	Snake to the Face	44.40
Acid Cloud	Acid Rain	43.20
Summon Zombie Dogs	Leeching Beasts	41.50
Spirit Barrage	Well of Souls	37.90
Grasp of the Dead	Rain of Corpses	34.20
Firebomb	Pyrogeist	33.20
Gargantuan	Restless Giant	33.10
Corpse Spiders	Spider Queen	26.70
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Witch Doctor Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Big Bad Voodoo	Slam Dance	93.20
Mass Confusion	Paranoia	83.30
Plague of Toads	Rain of Toads	83.20
Locust Swarm	Pestilence	80.90
Piranhas	Piranhado	79.40
Spirit Walk	Jaunt	76.30
Fetish Army	Legion of Daggers	74.00
Firebats	Vampire Bats	71.00
Wall of Zombies	Wrecking Crew	68.60
Sacrifice	Provoke the Pack	60.30
Horrify	Face of Death	56.80
Acid Cloud	Acid Rain	54.10
Hex	Jinx	51.10
Zombie Charger	Zombie Bears	47.10
Poison Dart	Splinters	46.80
Soul Harvest	Siphon	46.20
Summon Zombie Dogs	Leeching Beasts	44.80
Gargantuan	Restless Giant	40.70
Haunt	Resentful Spirits	38.90
Spirit Barrage	Well of Souls	38.70
Firebomb	Ghost Bomb	36.40
Grasp of the Dead	Rain of Corpses	35.90
Corpse Spiders	Spider Queen	28.70
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.1.2? See the Patch 2.1.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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