Crossbow Shot Galvanic Shards Bleed Witchhunter (148% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.4·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 25, 2026

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Endgame Crossbow Shot Galvanic Shards Bleed Freeze Crit Spirit

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Scored against 100+ mercenary endgame builds

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SurvivalB

SpeedC

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

34,316

2. Stormblast Bolts

28,402

Hit DPS

34,316

Attacks/sec

1.94

Average hit

17,665

Utility

Mana

552

Spirit

235

Gear spirit

135

Move speed

x1.49

Defense

Life

1,685

Character armour

3,145

Gear armour

1,903

Character evasion

7,225

Gear evasion

2,281

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

43%

Passive Tree

134

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

OverwhelmNotable

-5% reduced Attack Speed

40% increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons

20% increased Stun Buildup

SpeedDamageStun

Battle-hardenedNotable

Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

+5 to Strength

+5 to Dexterity

20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

CriticalAttributeArmour

Pitiless KillerNotable

Culling Strike

15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life

15% increased damage

Attack

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves

Armour

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

Sorcery Ward's Barrier can also take Physical and Chaos Damage from Hits

Chaos Damage

General's BindingsNotable

Gain 8% of Evasion Rating as extra Armour

Armour

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute38+190
to Dexterity5+36
to Strength4+35
to all Attributes1+3

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
increased Armour345%
gain # % of Evasion Rating as extra Armour18%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage343%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed716%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving4-14%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed512%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed during any Flask Effect116%
reduced Attack Speed1-5%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage996%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating475%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Gear

Soul Core

Flexed Crossbow

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage150-481

Quality24

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage7-325

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS770.4

Physical DPS504.8

Elemental DPS265.6

Requirements

Level77

Rune

40% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Desecrated

Adds 7 to 325 Lightning Damage

Implicit

21% increased Bolt Speed

Explicit

148% increased Physical Damage
Adds 50 to 85 Physical Damage
+3.17% to Critical Hit Chance
+25 to Dexterity
Corrupted

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion749

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Explicit

93% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+52% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1532

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana

Implicit

30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

143% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 19% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+30 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Hypnotic Clutches

Knightly Mitts

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Armour833

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+29% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

+161 to Armour
97% increased Armour
Adds 8 to 14 Cold damage to Attacks
23% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+30% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage

Fate Sole

Vaal Greaves

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour1070

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level75

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+16% to Fire and Chaos Resistances

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+178 to Armour
100% increased Armour
+29% to Fire Resistance
+35% to Lightning Resistance

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

24% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+41 to maximum Life
+35 to Strength
+29 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Golem Clasp

Jade Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Enchant

Allocates Beastial Skin

Implicit

+11 to Dexterity

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+150 to Accuracy Rating
52% increased Evasion Rating
+35 to Spirit
+23% to Fire Resistance
24% of Damage taken Recouped as Mana

Dread Turn

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Enchant

+12 to Dexterity
+13 to Intelligence

Desecrated

+20% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+7% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 4 to 75 Lightning damage to Attacks
27% increased Lightning Damage
+200 to Evasion Rating
+55% to Lightning Resistance
Corrupted

Storm Knot

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Implicit

+9% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 18 to 31 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 1 to 82 Lightning damage to Attacks
+363 to Accuracy Rating
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+45% to Fire Resistance
+44% to Cold Resistance

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level18

Implicit

Used when you start Bleeding

Explicit

Gains 0.18 Charges per Second
Creates Consecrated Ground on use

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 81

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 Stag for 20 seconds on use

Oceanic Thawing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 197 Mana when Used
33% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Simmering Gargantuan Life Flask of the Medic

Item Level 45

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level40

Explicit

22% of Recovery applied Instantly
22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality20

Requirements

Level49

Explicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 supports

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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

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

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1

Galvanic Shards(Lv20)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.

Support gems

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

Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1

ForkSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.Lv1

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

Mortar Cannon(Lv19)1 skill · 4 supports

Raise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.

Socketed skills

Explosive GrenadeFire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.Lv20

Support gems

Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1

ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1

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

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

Herald of Ash(Lv18)5 supports

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

Support gems

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

Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1

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

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

Stormblast Bolts(Lv20)5 supports

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.

Support gems

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

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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv18)5 supports

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

Support gems

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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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

OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv20)5 supports

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

Support gems

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

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

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

Lightning MasterySupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)1 support

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

Support gems