When I equip my witch doctor with a weapon, he doesn't actually swing the weapon he uses abilities (I don't think I have a single weapon attack) My question is: if the weapon has special abilities like +1 exp for every monster slain etc, does the witch doctor benefit from it in any way?
yeah weapon stats benefit the witch doctor in addition to having a better weapon making your abilities do more damage (since they are based on weapons damage), you also gain the other bonuses - so like if the weapon has the experience bonus you mentioned, you will get +1 xp for every monster killed while you are wielding that weapon, even if you are not using the weapon directly
