Witch Doctor

Stats

These are the base values written in the game files. Totals derived from attributes (HP, mana, armor) depend on engine-side formulas, so no estimated values are shown.

Recommended items

Items the in-game shop recommends for this hero (curated by Valve). These are not win-rate statistics.

Arcane Boots1500Glimmer Cape2150Magic Wand460Aghanim's Scepter4200Boots of Speed500Force Staff2200Ghost Scepter1500Wind Lace225Urn of Shadows825Tranquil Boots900Spirit Vessel2725Aether Lens2275

Abilities

Paralyzing Cask

Cooldown 20.0 / 18.0 / 16.0 / 14.0sMana 80 / 100 / 120 / 140Range 600MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 20.0 / 18.0 / 16.0 / 14.0sMana 80 / 100 / 120 / 140Range 600

Launches a cask of paralyzing powder that ricochets between enemy units, stunning and damaging those it hits. Damage increases each bounce.

Raw values (from the game files)（9）

STUN DURATION	0.8
creep_duration	0.8
BASE DAMAGE	55 / 70 / 85 / 100
bounce_range	575 / 575 / 575 / 575
BOUNCES	3 / 4 / 5 / 6
speed	1200
bounce_delay	0.1
BONUS DAMAGE PER BOUNCE	20
creep_damage_pct	100

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

Voodoo Restoration

Cooldown 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0sMana 25MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0sMana 25

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

Raw values (from the game files)（6）

MANA PER SEC	9 / 12 / 15 / 18
RADIUS	650
HEAL	20 / 30 / 40 / 50
heal_interval	0.33 / 0.33 / 0.33 / 0.33
does_heal_all_allies	1
%SELF HEAL	0 / 0 / 0 / 0

• Healing is done in 0.33/0.33/0.33/0.33 second intervals.
• Can heal Spell Immune units.

Patch history

7.41c2026-05-06

• Radius increased from 500/550/600/650 to 650

7.402025-12-15

• Activation mana cost decreased from 35/40/45/50 to 25
• Mana per second rescaled from 8/12/16/20 to 9/12/15/18

Maledict

Cooldown 30 / 26 / 22 / 18sMana 105 / 110 / 115 / 120Range 600MAGICAL

ActiveCooldown 30 / 26 / 22 / 18sMana 105 / 110 / 115 / 120Range 600

Curses all enemy Heroes and player-controlled targets 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.

Raw values (from the game files)（5）

RADIUS	200
%LOST HEALTH BURST DAMAGE	16 / 24 / 32 / 40
bonus_damage_threshold	100
ticks	3
spread_speed	1200

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

Patch history

7.41e2026-07-30

• Level 20 Talent Maledict bursts deal 75% damage in a 800 AoE now considers illusions as creep targets and bursts from them will not deal damage

7.402025-12-15

• Now also affects player-controlled creeps

Voodoo Switcheroo

Cooldown 50sMana 200

ActiveCooldown 50sMana 200

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

Raw values (from the game files)（2）

DURATION	2.5
ATTACK SPEED REDUCTION	45

Gris-GrisInnatePassive

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.

Raw values (from the game files)（2）

death_gold_lost_reduction_pct_tooltip	100
gold_tick_interval_tooltip	3

Death Ward

Cooldown 100 / 90 / 80sMana 200 / 200 / 200Range 500PURE

ActiveCooldown 100 / 90 / 80sMana 200 / 200 / 200Range 500

CHANNELED - Summons a deadly ward to attack enemy heroes within its attack range. Lasts a maximum of 8.0 seconds. Death Ward has 50% bonus accuracy.

Raw values (from the game files)（5）

DAMAGE	60 / 90 / 120
ATTACK RANGE	600 / 625 / 650
bonus_attack_range	0 / 25 / 50
bonus_accuracy	50
initial_target_count	1

• 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.

Patch history

7.412026-03-24

• Attack Range increased from 600 to 600/625/650

7.40b2025-12-23

• Damage decreased from 60/95/130 to 60/90/120

7.402025-12-15

• Aghanim's Scepter bounce radius decreased from 650 to 575Aghanim's Scepter

Talents

One of the two per level is chosen. They appear in the order registered in the game files.

Patch history (hero and talents)

Background

A wiry silhouette hitches forward--uneven of feature and limb, bizarre of gait, relentlessly criss-crossing the battlefield in search of that vital weak point where his talents can do most good, and most harm. Whether broken or mismade it is not clear, but still, none can doubt the power carried in his twisted physique. A long staff thumps the earth as Zharvakko the Witch Doctor advances, deploying a terrifying arsenal of fetishes, hexes and spells. It is a body of magical knowledge learned and perfected over several lifetimes in the island highlands of Arktura, now wielded with precision accuracy against his enemies. Zharvakko can be your best friend or your worst enemy--healing allies and laying waste to all who oppose him.

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