Crossbow Shot Explosive Shot Freeze Witchhunter (172% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.1·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 9, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Crossbow Shot Explosive Shot Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Run Gear Check

Passive Tree

150

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect

Flask

Jack of all TradesNotable

2% increased Damage per 5 of your lowest Attribute

Attribute

Pitiless KillerNotable

Culling Strike

15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life

15% increased damage

Attack

BlurNotable

+10 to Dexterity

4% increased Movement Speed

20% increased Evasion Rating

AttributeMovement SpeedEvasion

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Stand and DeliverNotable

Projectiles have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies within 2m

Projectiles deal 25% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m

CriticalDamage

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Forces of NatureNotable

Attack Damage Penetrates 15% of Enemy Elemental Resistances

Elemental Penetration

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute38+190
to all Attributes6+18
to Dexterity4+36
to Intelligence3+26

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating14230%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating if you've Dodge Rolled Recently140%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed1034%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed during any Flask Effect116%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving9-28%
increased Movement Speed310%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
increased Movement Speed if you have at least # Green Support Gems Socketed15%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%
increased chance to Shock330%
immune to Chill if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Blue1+1
immune to Ignite if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Red1+1

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage220%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%

Lightning›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%
increased chance to Shock330%
immune to Shock if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Green1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Brimstone Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage144-492

Quality20

SocketsS S

Cold Damage88-149

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS698.4

Physical DPS508.8

Elemental DPS189.6

Requirements

Level77

Rune

18% increased Physical Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Adds 88 to 149 Cold Damage

Explicit

172% increased Physical Damage
Adds 42 to 83 Physical Damage
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Gain 44 Mana per enemy killed

Crafted

23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Helmet

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 69

Unique

Properties

Evasion646

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

82% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+67% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion1624

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Enchant

13% of Damage taken Recouped as Life

Rune

54% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana

Implicit

39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

146% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+34 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Gloves

Hateforge

Moulded Mitts

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Armour450

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level33

Enchant

+1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges

Rune

+18% to Lightning Resistance

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Explicit

321% increased Armour
Gain 3 Rage on Hit
Gain a random Charge on reaching Maximum Rage, no more than once every 4.03 seconds
+8 to Maximum Rage
13% chance that if you would gain Rage on Hit, you instead gain up to your maximum Rage
Corrupted

Boots

Woe Dash

Runeforged Cinched Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion427

Quality20

SocketsS

Ward50

Requirements

Level65

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+84 to maximum Life

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
78% increased Evasion Rating
+42% to Cold Resistance
+32% to Lightning Resistance
+27% to Chaos Resistance

Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 67

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

28% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+51 to maximum Life
+36 to Strength
+37 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Amulet

Chimeric Scarab

Absent Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Stormbreaker

Desecrated

+13% to Fire and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+111 to maximum Life
+41 to Spirit

Ring 1

Dusk Gyre

Pearl Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level32

Desecrated

Adds 2 to 42 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

10% increased Cast Speed

Explicit

Adds 18 to 28 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 24 to 33 Fire damage to Attacks
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+46% to Lightning Resistance
+22% to Chaos Resistance

Ring 2

Tempest Spiral

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

+19% to all Elemental Resistances

Implicit

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 33 to 45 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 3 to 55 Lightning damage to Attacks
+166 to Evasion Rating
+46% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

+17% to Chaos Resistance

Charm 1

Vibrant Stone Charm of the Mixologist

Item Level 73

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Also grants 253 Guard
22% reduced Charges per use

Charm 2

Tidebound Thawing Charm of the Copious

Item Level 36

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 101 Mana when Used
31% increased Charges

Charm 3

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 67

Unique

Properties

Charges Max80

Charges Per Use80

Duration10

Quality0

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

Possessed by Spirit Of The Cat for 20 seconds on use

Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 66

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

29% of Recovery applied Instantly
32% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality20

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)9 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1

SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1

BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Lv1

Double BarrelSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1

Fire InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.Lv1

Fire PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv19)5 gems

While active, periodically grants stages of a buff that gives you more Evasion per stage. Being Hit by an Enemy while you have this buff consumes all stages to damage and Knock Back enemies around you.

Gain a stage every 1.5 seconds

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1

Explosive Shot(Lv21)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Combat ReloadSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load multiple extra bolts and attack faster. Supported Skills cannot reload normally, instead loading bolts when you Dodge.Lv1

Thrill Of The KillSupports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Culling a Shocked enemy with Supported Skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

Herald of Thunder(Lv19)5 gems

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next 2 Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage

Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1

LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

Lightning PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Lightning resistance.Lv1

Concentrated EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

Concentrated EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, causing that area to be smaller but any area damage it deals to be higher.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1

Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1

Blasphemy(Lv14)3 gems

Turn socketed Curse skills into vile Auras, applying their effects to all nearby enemies.

Supported Curses have 50% less Magnitudes

Cursed GroundSupports Curse Skills. Supported Curse Skills create areas which Curse Enemies so long as they are within them.Lv1

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1

Ritualistic CurseSupports Curse skills, causing them to cover a larger area but take longer to Curse enemies.Lv1

Lingering Illusion(Lv19)3 gems

While active, creates a short-lived illusory copy of yourself whenever you dodge roll. The copy can be damaged by enemies, and copies that are destroyed by an enemy will drop a Remnant that grants you a Power Charge on pickup.

ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

DissipateSupports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.Lv1

Elemental Conflux(Lv19)3 gems

Tap into a current of raw and unpredictable Elemental power, causing you to deal greatly more damage of a randomly chosen Element. The Element affected changes frequently, though the same Element can be affected multiple times in succession.

Buff grants 40% more damage with the affected Element

Fast ForwardSupports any skill that has a duration making that duration shorter.Lv1

HerbalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.Lv1

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Berserk(Lv19)2 gems

While active, strengthens your Rage, but causes you to lose Life while not losing Rage.

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)No supports

Passively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.

Barrier recharges after 8 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Trinity(Lv18)No supports

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type

On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types

No support gems detected for this skill.