Witch class guide
A spell-driven archetype using lightning, poison creatures, spiders, ravens, thorns and a temporary feline transformation.
- Archetype
- Witch
- Preview abilities
- 6 named actions
- Persistent class resource
- Tales of Valor
- Shared defenses
- Evade, Guard, Sprint, double jump
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What the class actually does
A spell-driven archetype using lightning, poison creatures, spiders, ravens, thorns and a temporary feline transformation.
The table below covers the six abilities Blizzard described in its preview. It records targeting, movement and interaction rules rather than assigning invented cooldowns, damage percentages or talent ranks.
Ability reference
| Ability | Published behavior |
|---|---|
| Brewing Storm | A sequence of three lightning attacks, with a stronger final strike. |
| Bubbling Cauldron | Release frogs that leap toward random enemies and explode, dealing poison damage in small areas. |
| Feline Communion | Temporarily become a cat while stars damage nearby enemies. The form permits Crooked Path, a forward moonlit blink. |
| Winter Spiders | Send a swarm forward with a brood mother that explodes for area damage. |
| Moonlight Ravens | Channel while moving to send ravens seeking nearby enemies and dealing damage. |
| Thorns | Erupt thorns beneath the two nearest enemies. |
How the kit fits together
| Interaction | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| Feline Communion and Crooked Path | Feline Communion changes your state and allows the Crooked Path blink while stars damage nearby enemies. The transformation is more than a differently colored attack button; its available movement action changes too. |
| Moonlight Ravens and movement | The raven channel can be used while moving. That lets positioning continue during the action, unlike a cast that requires you to remain planted. |
| Frogs, spiders and target control | Bubbling Cauldron’s frogs seek random enemies and explode; the spider swarm includes an explosive brood mother. Their targeting differs from choosing a precise isolated enemy. |
| Thorns and proximity | The published target rule uses the two nearest enemies. Moving changes which targets qualify, rather than making the effect a freely targeted ground area. |
Control and survival
Do not assume that continuous summoned damage permanently locks normal enemies down. The PTR help explicitly notes exceptions where periodic or summon damage does not stagger or stun. Read yellow casts, grey protected casts and control immunity directly instead of treating a busy screen as proof that the enemies cannot act.
Use the class in the wider run
Frequently asked questions
Does Thorns use a freely selected ground location?
The published rule places thorns beneath the two nearest enemies. Position therefore influences which enemies qualify.
Can Moonlight Ravens channel while moving?
Yes. Blizzard explicitly describes movement being allowed during the raven channel.
Is Feline Communion a universal immunity?
The announcement establishes the transformation, nearby star damage and the Crooked Path blink. It does not establish a universal damage immunity.