Witch Doctor - Abilities - DOTABUFF

Paralyzing CaskQ

ABILITY:Unit Target

AFFECTS:Enemy Basic, Enemy Hero

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:Yes Strong

Launches a cask of paralyzing powder that ricochets between enemy units, stunning and damaging those it hits. Deals 150% damage to creeps.

Targets can be hit multiple times, as long as another unit is struck in between the bounces.

STUN DURATION: 0.8

BASE DAMAGE: 50

BOUNCES: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8

CAST POINT 0.2s

20 / 18 / 16 / 14

80 / 100 / 120 / 140

The Witch Doctor recycles the bones of fallen friends and foes, using the powder as part of his arsenal of charms and alchemy.

Voodoo RestorationW

ABILITY:No Target, Toggle

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:Yes

DISPELLABLE:No

Witch Doctor focuses his magic to heal nearby allied units, costing Witch Doctor mana every second Voodoo Restoration is active.

Healing is done in 0.33 / 0.33 / 0.33 / 0.33 second intervals.

Can heal Spell Immune units.

Voodoo Festeration damage values are equal to the heal value.

MANA PER SEC: 8 / 12 / 16 / 20

RADIUS: 500 / 550 / 600 / 650

HEAL: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50

SELF HEAL: 0%

35 / 40 / 45 / 50

Zharvakko's hocus pocus is not limited only to hexxing his opponents and is quite adept at curing ailments.

MaledictE

ABILITY:Point

DAMAGE TYPE:Magical

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:No

DISPELLABLE:No

Curses all enemy Heroes in a small area, causing them to take a set amount of damage each second, as well as bursts of damage every 4 seconds based on how much health they have lost since the curse began.

If an affected hero's health has increased above the amount they had when Maledict was cast, the burst damage will be 0.

RADIUS: 200

LOST HEALTH BURST DAMAGE: 16% / 24% / 32% / 40%

DURATION: 12

CAST POINT 0.35s

30 / 26 / 22 / 18

105 / 110 / 115 / 120

Certain voodoo magics can make an enemy regret engaging the Witch Doctor.

Voodoo SwitcherooD

ABILITY:Hidden, No Target, Show In Guides

DISPELLABLE:No

Turns Witch Doctor into a Death Ward briefly with reduced attack speed. He is hidden during this time.

DURATION: 2.5

ATTACK SPEED REDUCTION: 45

CAST POINT 0.1s

200

Gris-GrisF

ABILITY:Innate Ui, Passive

Witch Doctor gets a Gris-Gris, an item that cannot be dropped or placed in the backpack. When the owner dies, 100% of the gold lost from death is added to the item, and will be refunded when the item is consumed. The value of the Gris-Gris is increased by 1 every 3s.

Right-click to consume and permanently remove the item.

Death WardR

ABILITY:Channelled, Point

DAMAGE TYPE:Pure

PIERCES DEBUFF IMMUNITY:Yes

CHANNELED - Summons a deadly ward to attack enemy heroes within its attack range. Lasts a maximum of 8 seconds. Death Ward has 50% bonus accuracy.

The Death Ward is invulnerable, and is only destroyed if Witch Doctor is interrupted or its duration expires.

The Death Ward can be controlled, and made to attack a specific target.

Death Ward attacks once every 0.22 seconds.

DAMAGE: 60 / 95 / 130

ATTACK RANGE: 600

BOUNCE RADIUS: 650

CAST POINT 0.35s

100 / 90 / 80

200

Witch Doctor performs a ritualistic dance, one that haunts the dreams of those who live to recount it.

Last Updated 2025-02-21

Hero Talents

Talent Tree
+45 Death Ward Damage	25	+8s Maledict Duration
+1% Target Max Health Voodoo Restoration Heal	20	+75 Death Ward Attack Range
+125 Maledict AoE	15	+2 Cask Bounces
+200 Health	10	-25% Voodoo Restoration Mana Per Second

Hero Attributes


20 +2.1	13 +1.4	22 +3.1

Movement speed	300
Sight range	1800/800
Armor	1.82
Base attack time	1.7
Damage	48 - 58
Attack point	0.4

Witch DoctorAbilities