Editing Witch Doctor (section)

==AD&D==
In [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]], the Witch Doctor is one of several "savage" [[kits]] introduced in the [[Complete Book Series|Complete Book of Humanoids]], and is functionally a hyper-specialized [[cleric]]/[[wizard]]; this Cleric kit is... confusingly described. It's stated that it has the same special benefits as a [[Shaman]], can take Wizard proficiencies without costing extra slots, are "limited to a single school of magic", "cannot gain priest or wizard spells outside the chosen spheres and school", and "cast wizard spells at half their level (rounded up)". Presumably, they gain the shaman's healing & herbalism skills and ability to cast Reincarnation as a 5th level spell from 9th level on, but it's unclear if they share the shaman's restriction of only three different spheres, being unable to turn/control undead, and never being allowed to cast Raise Dead or Resurrection.

An alternative to the Witch Doctor is the [[Obeah]], which debuted in [[Dragon Magazine]] #251.