Man, this witch doctor thing was driving me nuts. I kept dying in solo Greater Rifts, like, constantly. My little pets were just vanishing, and I was yelling at the screen. Pathetic. So yeah, I basically camped out online for days, sifting through mountains of forum rants and outdated guides. Duh, “best” solo build is different for everyone, but I needed something tough.
My Starting Nightmare
Okay, first try: Spirit Barrage. Everyone kept raving about it. Grabbed the Mundunugu set – looked pretty fancy. Slapped it on my Witch Doc along with the Barber dagger thingy and that creepy Gazing Demise off-hand. Sounds cool, right? Total disaster. Squishy as heck! One random laser farting thing in a rift, and boom. Dead. Again. Like, less than ten seconds. Seriously? I don’t have that kind of patience. Dumped that setup fast. Too annoying trying to stay alive.
Finding the Pet Lifeline
Fine. Time for Plan B. Went crawling back to the Zunimassa set. That old dude always made sense to me – pets take the hits, not me. Smart. Scrounged together the full 6-piece bonus. World dropped my first Gazing Demise? Ha! Figured the game was mocking me after the Mundunugu mess. Whatever. Tried it. Used Spirit Barrage again, because why not? Then it clicked. That Zuni 6-piece bonus made my Fetish Army and Gargantuan pets last longer? Way longer! And the damage boost… dude. Suddenly my dumb, lumbering Gargantuan was just stomping stuff flat. Like finally!
Started messing around with skills:
- Spirit Barrage with Manitou rune: Fires automatically? Perfect. I’m lazy about aiming.
- Big Bad Voodoo (Slam Dance): Boss killer button. Saved it for the nasty elite packs and the Rift Guardian. Kaboom.
- Piranhas (Piranhado): Suck mobs together so my Garg can stomp harder. Plus, makes them take more damage? Yes please.
Still felt a bit slow sometimes, clearing trash mobs. Found out my boots weren’t helping much.
Fine-Tuning the Monster
Ran a bunch more rifts, got a few ancient pieces. Remembered seeing something about Tasker and Theo gloves. Dug them out. Oh man! My Gargantuan started swinging its club like it mainlined caffeine! Attack speed through the roof. That thing became a blender. Found Enforcer gem – more pet damage and toughness? Slammed it into my gear. Huge difference.
Then got this stupid ring drop – Circle of Nailuj’s Evol. Had to look it up. Makes Gargantuans and Dogs last way longer? More powerful? Absolute game-changer. No more frantic recasting constantly. Just let the big guy do his stompy thing. Pure bliss.
The Solo Slaughterhouse
So after fiddling forever, wasting tons of mats rerolling stuff, this is what finally worked for ME solo pushing, without needing crazy reflexes:
Core Gear:
- Full Zunimassa’s set (6 pieces)
- Gazing Demise Mojo
- Tasker and Theo Gloves
- Circle of Nailuj’s Evol Ring
Skills That Did Stuff:
- Spirit Barrage (Manitou – auto-aim)
- Gargantuan (Humongoid – big stompy boy)
- Fetish Army (Legion of Daggers – more bodies blocking)
- Piranhado (suck and damage boost)
- Soul Harvest (Languish – armor boost)
- Big Bad Voodoo (Slam Dance – boss killer)
Legendary Powers I Rolled Onto Gear:
- “Your Gargantuan gains the cleave rune” cubed on armor
- The Barber dagger cubed
- RoRG cubed so I could drop a Zuni piece for Tasker and Theo
Smoked GR90 like it was nothing. Super tanky thanks to Zuni shields and Soul Harvest, pets took the punches, and the Garg just crushed everything. Took some grinding to assemble, but wow. It clicked. Finally, the Doctor is IN the solo business. Way less frustrating than doing homework I tell ya.