Witch Doctor

The track entered the lineup in Pump It Up ZERO, where it was unlocked by clearing Mission 7. Although it is credited to BanYa, the music was actually written by Yahpp. Its 195 BPM places it in the same speed tier as Dignity and Extravaganza, and in its day it was grouped with Chicken Wing and others as part of the legacy "Crazy core." Its original charts were Crazy (Lv17), Nightmare (Lv22), Another Crazy (Lv21), and Another Nightmare (Lv23). A hard-looking step was glimpsed in NX2 World Max but never made it in; the Fiesta EX 1.50 patch later added the Single levels 4, 6, and 10. A remix titled WI-EX-DOC-VA (Witch Doctor Extravaganza) arrived in NX, Astro Ranger received another revision styled after Yahpp's X series, and NX also introduced the related track Witch Doctor #1.

On PHOENIX the song offers Single 4 / 6 / 11 / 17 / 19 / 21, Double 19 / 22 / 23, and a Short Cut with Single 14 / 20 and Double 17. The S11 is deceptive: despite its number it packs wide-angle twists and a steady stream of eighth notes at a very high BPM, which makes it excellent waist-twist practice. The S17 bounced between levels across versions before settling, with sixteenth-note trills filling its middle section. The S19 is a trill-heavy chart with a quiet stretch of slow hold notes followed by a merciless trill rush. The S21 is essentially the D22 folded into Single. In Double, the D23 (originally the Nightmare chart) is known for its weight-shifting movement and a fast trill finish; in XX, scoring SS or higher on it grants the DRILL Lv.9 title. The Short Cut S20 speeds up on its own toward the end, making it surprisingly demanding.