Witch doctor The witch doctor is an alchemical and spiritual master , skilled at not only simply brewing potions and alchemical goods , but at awakening the spirits of the ingredients that go into his goods . A witch doctor at work can be unsettling , for he croons and chants to the herbs and animal parts that go into his brew , shaking a rattle to awaken them from their slumber , and sometimes even bursting into dance to appease them and make them favor him . The powers that witch doctors revere are creatures of wild , ecstatic worship who demand dynamism from their servants . The witch doctor ' s arcane magical art is formed from the ability to twist and turn nature through a crude yet effective science called juju . Often the more cunning and savvy members of the savage troll tribes , witch doctors are uncommon among other , more civilized races that instead rely on shamanistic aid in times of need . During war , the witch doctor ' s juju can give a troll tribe a needed edge . Witch doctors teach that worthy trolls receive dominion over various aspects of nature upon their death - whether plants , weather , beasts , or even disease . When witch doctors exhibit their supernatural powers to cure the sick , control nature , or assist in battle , it is said that ancestral spirits are riding them . The witch doctor ' s seething cauldron contains a hallucinogenic mixture of herbs , poisons , crushed insects and other noxious materials . He may add drops of this Shaka brew to improve the efficiency of any potion or alchemical item he creates . The Shaka brew maximizes all variable , numeric effects of the witch doctor ' s potions or alchemical creations . Drinking a potion treated with the Shaka brew leaves the imbiber with a euphoric buzz . The Bambe brew is a secret recipe that extendes the effectiveness of magical potions . Drinking Bambe brew potions leaves the imbiber with a faint crawling sensation over their skin . The witch doctor can add drops of the Zuvembi brew to any potion . The brew creates a powerful suggestive state in the imbiber that he can trigger and control . After drinking a Zuvembi brew potion , the imbiber can be dominated by the witch doctor . Creating curses and hexes is a specialty of the witch doctor . The witch doctor can make a deadly doll of wax or tallow containing a specific person ' s hair , skin or blood . He can affect the target with a harmful touch attack spell as long as the person is on the same plane . The doll disintegrates after a touch attack . Using shadow and voodoo magic , the witch doctors can also cast spells without the use of dolls . By repeating old ritualistic chants , the witch doctor curses the target into feeling pain without physically harming it , only mentally . This might still prove deadly . The witch doctor can shake and rattle the gourds and necklaces that he carries to create a frightening rhythmic effect . The juju of the highly skilled witch doctor becomes potent enough to kill ( the Death Rattle ) . The reagent required to use this ability is a death gourd , which must be cursed and carved by the witch doctor himself using bizarre and disgusting components . The witch doctor can rattle his death gourd , targeting a number of living creatures , the closest creatures are affected first . Witch doctors are also benders of will , as they can control other lesser intellectual beings with their mind . These tricks can be fatal for several enemies of the witch doctor , not knowing whom of their allies to trust anymore . They are also able to sear through a targets mind and erase or create new memories as they please , causing the target to get confused and not knowing what is real . These rituals will also inflict massive pain onto the target . Much like a wizard , the witch doctor relies on his ability to bend magic to his will . Juju secrets can only go so far , though . They also served as spellcasters for the Horde during the Third War , being able to create several types of wards for such activities as healing , trapping , and watching over land . Overview . The arts of the witch doctor originated with the trolls , and they make up the vast majority of those who practice these arts . Some of these witch doctors have agreed to take on the occasional non - troll apprentice , usually from among the orc s . Jungle troll witch doctor . Trolls are the ultimate witch doctors . It was the trolls , so they say , who invented the art . Their pots ever bubble with strange concoctions , and they scatter protective and decorative totems around their dwellings . They speak in tongues most can ' t understand , communing with the strange voodoo spirits from their tribal religion that grant them their power . They decorate themselves with ritual tattoos and designs , and shrunken heads dangle from their staves . The iconic troll witch doctor focuses on helping his allies with his strange blend of science and faith . He plants magic totems to help his allies , which may start a bloodlust or an adrenaline rush in his body . A powerful witch doctor may even transform their foes into frogs . He ' s not a particularly skillful combatant , but when the Horde is in a scrape , somebody calls for the doctor . Although they are savage and nefarious in the extreme , the troll witch doctors have aligned themselves with the Horde out of pure necessity . These dastardly magic users are adept at manipulating the chemical processes within their fellow warriors in order to augment their combat abilities . Warcraft III . From Witch Doctor at Battle . net Forsaken witch doctor . When people think of witch doctors , they usually don ' t think of Forsaken . However , Forsaken are some of the most skilled alchemist s on Azeroth , and while they don ' t entreat voodoo spirits for help and don ' t call their craft " mojo " , they still possess tricks to make their brews especially potent . These Forsaken call themselves apothecaries . World of Warcraft . In " World of Warcraft " , witch doctors are semi - playable as troll priests ( with shadowy magic , ritualistic chants and spiritual guidance ) or shaman s ( with wards being replaced by totems ) . A common title among troll mob s and NPC s , they range from the very powerful , Hakkari Witch Doctor , to the relatively weak , . See Thottbot list of witch doctors . There are also human witch doctors that are under the command of Colonel Kurzen in Stranglethorn Vale .