Diablo IIIPatch 2.2 Data ArchiveWitch Doctor Runes

Witch Doctor Runes by Popularity in Patch 2.2

Archive of the Witch Doctor runes for active skills at level 70 during patch 2.2

Note: This is historical data from characters at the end of Diablo III PC patch 2.2. 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 2.2.
This data is archived from more than 6 million Diablo III characters in patch 2.2. See the Patch 2.2 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: September 12, 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 2.2. 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 2.2.
Select any rune or skill to view full information and statistics about it.

Runes by Popularity - Witch Doctor Softcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Jaunt	Spirit Walk	59.20
2	Piranhado	Piranhas	55.90
3	Slam Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	50.90
4	Legion of Daggers	Fetish Army	35.90
5	Poisoned Spirit	Haunt	27.70
6	Face of Death	Horrify	18.90
7	Snake to the Face	Poison Dart	15.00
8	Rain of Toads	Plague of Toads	13.70
9	Leeching Beasts	Summon Zombie Dogs	12.70
10	Pestilence	Locust Swarm	11.30
11	Resentful Spirits	Haunt	9.90
12	Healing Journey	Spirit Walk	8.80
13	Life Link	Summon Zombie Dogs	8.60
14	Siphon	Soul Harvest	8.40
15	Restless Giant	Gargantuan	7.70
16	Black Blood	Sacrifice	7.00
17	Head Hunters	Fetish Army	6.60
18	Wrathful Protector	Gargantuan	6.40
19	Jinx	Hex	6.31
20	Acid Rain	Acid Cloud	6.30
21	Chilled to the Bone	Summon Zombie Dogs	6.20
22	Paranoia	Mass Confusion	6.10
23	Burning Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	5.40
24	Frightening Aspect	Horrify	5.20
25	Splinters	Poison Dart	5.00
26	Frozen Piranhas	Piranhas	4.70
27	Vengeful Spirit	Soul Harvest	4.50
28	Honored Guest	Spirit Walk	4.30
29	Rabid Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	4.20
30	Wave of Mutilation	Piranhas	3.80
31	Zombie Piranhas	Piranhas	3.76
32	Tiki Torchers	Fetish Army	3.74
33	Bruiser	Gargantuan	3.73
34	Big Stinker	Gargantuan	3.70
35	Desperate Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	3.50
36	Languish	Soul Harvest	2.75
37	Addling Toads	Plague of Toads	2.70
38	Phantasm	Spirit Barrage	2.40
39	Stalker	Horrify	2.12
40	Death Is Life	Grasp of the Dead	2.10
41	Humongoid	Gargantuan	1.90
42	Rain of Corpses	Grasp of the Dead	1.60
43	Vampire Bats	Firebats	1.50
44	Explosive Toads	Plague of Toads	1.42
45	Lob Blob Bomb	Acid Cloud	1.41
46	Swallow Your Soul	Soul Harvest	1.40
47	Devoted Following	Fetish Army	1.40
48	Soul to Waste	Soul Harvest	1.21
49	Provoke the Pack	Sacrifice	1.20
50	Zombie Bears	Zombie Charger	1.10
51	Well of Souls	Spirit Barrage	1.05
52	Undeath	Zombie Charger	1.05
53	Ghost Bomb	Firebomb	1.00
54	Umbral Shock	Spirit Walk	0.95
55	Searing Locusts	Locust Swarm	0.94
56	Pyrogeist	Firebomb	0.93
57	Devouring Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.90
58	Fetish Ambush	Fetish Army	0.82
59	Draining Spirit	Haunt	0.80
60	Ruthless Terror	Horrify	0.76
61	Corpse Bomb	Acid Cloud	0.75
62	Manitou	Spirit Barrage	0.75
63	Wrecking Crew	Wall of Zombies	0.75
64	Consuming Spirit	Haunt	0.74
65	Spider Queen	Corpse Spiders	0.74
66	Unbreakable Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.72
67	Spined Dart	Poison Dart	0.72
68	Cloud of Insects	Locust Swarm	0.70
69	Lingering Spirit	Haunt	0.66
70	Slow Burn	Acid Cloud	0.64
71	Leaping Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.63
72	Jungle Drums	Big Bad Voodoo	0.63
73	Flash Fire	Firebomb	0.62
74	Medusa Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.62
75	Groping Eels	Grasp of the Dead	0.60
76	Blazing Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.60
77	Flaming Dart	Poison Dart	0.54
78	The Spirit Is Willing	Spirit Barrage	0.54
79	Widowmakers	Corpse Spiders	0.54
80	Rain Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.51
81	Bogadile	Piranhas	0.50
82	Diseased Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.40
83	For the Master	Sacrifice	0.36
84	Boogie Man	Big Bad Voodoo	0.36
85	Cloud of Bats	Firebats	0.35
86	Piercing Toads	Plague of Toads	0.35
87	Ghost Trance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.34
88	Mass Hallucination	Mass Confusion	0.34
89	Plague Bats	Firebats	0.34
90	Roll the Bones	Firebomb	0.34
91	Unstable Realm	Mass Confusion	0.33
92	Severance	Spirit Walk	0.32
93	Angry Chicken	Hex	0.30
94	Toad Affinity	Plague of Toads	0.26
95	Unstable Form	Hex	0.25
96	Numbing Dart	Poison Dart	0.25
97	Kiss of Death	Acid Cloud	0.25
98	Offensive Line	Wall of Zombies	0.23
99	Hedge Magic	Hex	0.23
100	Fire Pit	Firebomb	0.23
101	Phobia	Horrify	0.23
102	Mass Hysteria	Mass Confusion	0.22
103	Pile On	Zombie Charger	0.22
104	Next of Kin	Sacrifice	0.22
105	Explosive Beast	Zombie Charger	0.20
106	Pride	Sacrifice	0.16
107	Creepers	Wall of Zombies	0.15
108	Hungry Bats	Firebats	0.15
109	Phlebotomize	Spirit Barrage	0.15
110	Toad of Hugeness	Hex	0.14
111	Lumbering Cold	Zombie Charger	0.14
112	Devolution	Mass Confusion	0.12
113	Unrelenting Grip	Wall of Zombies	0.12
114	Dire Bats	Firebats	0.10
115	Barricade	Wall of Zombies	0.10
Rune		Skill	Percent

Runes by Popularity - Witch Doctor Hardcore

Rune		Skill	Percent
1	Jaunt	Spirit Walk	67.90
2	Piranhado	Piranhas	50.70
3	Slam Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	45.60
4	Legion of Daggers	Fetish Army	43.40
5	Poisoned Spirit	Haunt	29.60
6	Life Link	Summon Zombie Dogs	21.50
7	Leeching Beasts	Summon Zombie Dogs	20.90
8	Rain of Toads	Plague of Toads	19.40
9	Snake to the Face	Poison Dart	13.20
10	Healing Journey	Spirit Walk	12.60
11	Restless Giant	Gargantuan	12.20
12	Face of Death	Horrify	12.00
13	Acid Rain	Acid Cloud	11.50
14	Pestilence	Locust Swarm	10.20
15	Resentful Spirits	Haunt	9.40
16	Head Hunters	Fetish Army	8.30
17	Chilled to the Bone	Summon Zombie Dogs	7.40
18	Splinters	Poison Dart	6.70
19	Jinx	Hex	6.20
20	Wave of Mutilation	Piranhas	6.16
21	Frozen Piranhas	Piranhas	6.10
22	Wrathful Protector	Gargantuan	5.00
23	Bruiser	Gargantuan	4.90
24	Big Stinker	Gargantuan	4.80
25	Siphon	Soul Harvest	4.50
26	Zombie Piranhas	Piranhas	4.46
27	Vengeful Spirit	Soul Harvest	4.40
28	Burning Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	4.20
29	Frightening Aspect	Horrify	4.00
30	Tiki Torchers	Fetish Army	3.84
31	Rabid Dogs	Summon Zombie Dogs	3.80
32	Paranoia	Mass Confusion	3.63
33	Languish	Soul Harvest	3.60
34	Humongoid	Gargantuan	3.50
35	Honored Guest	Spirit Walk	3.10
36	Addling Toads	Plague of Toads	2.90
37	Black Blood	Sacrifice	2.30
38	Lob Blob Bomb	Acid Cloud	2.00
39	Phantasm	Spirit Barrage	1.94
40	Rain of Corpses	Grasp of the Dead	1.93
41	Death Is Life	Grasp of the Dead	1.90
42	Vampire Bats	Firebats	1.70
43	Devoted Following	Fetish Army	1.64
44	Desperate Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	1.60
45	Ghost Bomb	Firebomb	1.43
46	Explosive Toads	Plague of Toads	1.40
47	Well of Souls	Spirit Barrage	1.35
48	Ghost Trance	Big Bad Voodoo	1.34
49	Soul to Waste	Soul Harvest	1.31
50	Consuming Spirit	Haunt	1.30
51	Undeath	Zombie Charger	1.25
52	Stalker	Horrify	1.22
53	Swallow Your Soul	Soul Harvest	1.20
54	Provoke the Pack	Sacrifice	1.20
55	Searing Locusts	Locust Swarm	1.14
56	Fetish Ambush	Fetish Army	1.10
57	Lingering Spirit	Haunt	1.06
58	Umbral Shock	Spirit Walk	1.05
59	Leaping Spiders	Corpse Spiders	1.03
60	Pyrogeist	Firebomb	1.03
61	Zombie Bears	Zombie Charger	1.01
62	Draining Spirit	Haunt	1.00
63	Spined Dart	Poison Dart	0.92
64	Spider Queen	Corpse Spiders	0.90
65	Groping Eels	Grasp of the Dead	0.80
66	Corpse Bomb	Acid Cloud	0.80
67	Manitou	Spirit Barrage	0.75
68	Widowmakers	Corpse Spiders	0.74
69	Slow Burn	Acid Cloud	0.74
70	Devouring Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.73
71	Flash Fire	Firebomb	0.72
72	Medusa Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.72
73	Blazing Spiders	Corpse Spiders	0.70
74	Wrecking Crew	Wall of Zombies	0.65
75	Cloud of Insects	Locust Swarm	0.65
76	The Spirit Is Willing	Spirit Barrage	0.64
77	Jungle Drums	Big Bad Voodoo	0.63
78	Bogadile	Piranhas	0.60
79	Unbreakable Grasp	Grasp of the Dead	0.50
80	Ruthless Terror	Horrify	0.46
81	Roll the Bones	Firebomb	0.44
82	Hedge Magic	Hex	0.43
83	Rain Dance	Big Bad Voodoo	0.41
84	Flaming Dart	Poison Dart	0.40
85	For the Master	Sacrifice	0.36
86	Toad Affinity	Plague of Toads	0.36
87	Piercing Toads	Plague of Toads	0.35
88	Diseased Swarm	Locust Swarm	0.35
89	Mass Hallucination	Mass Confusion	0.34
90	Plague Bats	Firebats	0.34
91	Unstable Realm	Mass Confusion	0.33
92	Mass Hysteria	Mass Confusion	0.32
93	Boogie Man	Big Bad Voodoo	0.30
94	Cloud of Bats	Firebats	0.25
95	Numbing Dart	Poison Dart	0.25
96	Explosive Beast	Zombie Charger	0.24
97	Offensive Line	Wall of Zombies	0.23
98	Phobia	Horrify	0.23
99	Severance	Spirit Walk	0.22
100	Pile On	Zombie Charger	0.22
101	Next of Kin	Sacrifice	0.22
102	Angry Chicken	Hex	0.20
103	Pride	Sacrifice	0.16
104	Creepers	Wall of Zombies	0.15
105	Hungry Bats	Firebats	0.15
106	Unstable Form	Hex	0.15
107	Phlebotomize	Spirit Barrage	0.15
108	Kiss of Death	Acid Cloud	0.15
109	Toad of Hugeness	Hex	0.14
110	Lumbering Cold	Zombie Charger	0.14
111	Fire Pit	Firebomb	0.13
112	Devolution	Mass Confusion	0.12
113	Unrelenting Grip	Wall of Zombies	0.12
114	Dire Bats	Firebats	0.10
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 2.2. 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	96.60
Hex	Jinx	88.70
Mass Confusion	Paranoia	86.80
Piranhas	Piranhado	81.30
Spirit Walk	Jaunt	80.80
Sacrifice	Black Blood	80.20
Locust Swarm	Pestilence	79.40
Plague of Toads	Rain of Toads	74.30
Fetish Army	Legion of Daggers	74.20
Horrify	Face of Death	70.40
Poison Dart	Snake to the Face	70.30
Acid Cloud	Acid Rain	69.00
Haunt	Poisoned Spirit	67.20
Firebats	Vampire Bats	61.90
Wall of Zombies	Wrecking Crew	53.80
Spirit Barrage	Phantasm	52.30
Soul Harvest	Siphon	45.70
Grasp of the Dead	Desperate Grasp	41.40
Zombie Charger	Zombie Bears	40.90
Firebomb	Ghost Bomb	34.80
Summon Zombie Dogs	Leeching Beasts	33.50
Gargantuan	Restless Giant	33.30
Corpse Spiders	Spider Queen	23.40
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Top Rune per Skill - Witch Doctor Hardcore

Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent
Big Bad Voodoo	Slam Dance	94.80
Hex	Jinx	89.00
Spirit Walk	Jaunt	80.20
Plague of Toads	Rain of Toads	79.80
Mass Confusion	Paranoia	79.80
Locust Swarm	Pestilence	79.40
Acid Cloud	Acid Rain	76.90
Fetish Army	Legion of Daggers	74.70
Piranhas	Piranhado	74.50
Firebats	Vampire Bats	72.10
Horrify	Face of Death	67.80
Haunt	Poisoned Spirit	66.40
Poison Dart	Snake to the Face	61.80
Wall of Zombies	Wrecking Crew	57.40
Sacrifice	Black Blood	54.90
Zombie Charger	Undeath	45.30
Spirit Barrage	Phantasm	42.60
Gargantuan	Restless Giant	40.10
Firebomb	Ghost Bomb	36.90
Summon Zombie Dogs	Life Link	36.70
Soul Harvest	Siphon	29.30
Grasp of the Dead	Death Is Life	28.70
Corpse Spiders	Leaping Spiders	24.30
Skill	Most Popular Rune	Percent

Want more historical data from patch 2.2? See the Patch 2.2 Data Archive for other charts.

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