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Crossbow Shot Galvanic Shards Freeze Witchhunter (151% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.1·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 9, 2026
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Passive Tree

136
Nodes
32
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

AfterimageNotable
60% increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently
-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
EvasionMovement Speed
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
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
Reusable AmmunitionNotable
Bolts fired by Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not expend Ammunition if you've Reloaded Recently
ProjectileWeapon
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute30+150
  • to Strength4+26
  • to Dexterity2+10
  • to all Attributes1+3
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
  • increased Movement Speed613%
  • increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage343%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m355%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows336%
  • increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
  • chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating9148%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating7106%
  • increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence28%
  • increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage996%

Gear

Weapon 1

Gloom Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage154-506
Quality20
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.74
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS574.2
Physical DPS574.2
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 40% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Desecrated
  • 151% increased Physical Damage
Implicit
  • Loads an additional bolt
Explicit
  • +5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • 60% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 50 to 90 Physical Damage
  • +129 to Accuracy Rating
  • 9% increased Attack Speed
Crafted
  • 23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon
Helmet

Myris Uxor

Covert Hood

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Evasion601
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level56
Enchant
  • 25% increased Evasion Rating
Rune
  • 2% increased Experience gain
Bonded
  • Bonded: +10% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • 70% increased Evasion Rating
  • +125 to Accuracy Rating
  • +49 to maximum Mana
  • 112% increased Culling Strike Threshold
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 73
Unique
Properties
Evasion1559
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
  • 40% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 148% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 15% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +39 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Gloves

Horror's Flight

Engraved Bracers

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Evasion703
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level84
Enchant
  • Allocates Electric Amplification
Rune
  • Destroys all Augment Sockets on the item to create a Jewel Socket
Explicit
  • 296% increased Evasion Rating
  • 14% increased Attack Speed
  • +21 to Dexterity
  • Adds 23 to 33 Chaos Damage to Attacks
  • Gain 1 Fear Incarnate when you Cull a target
  • Raven-Touched
Boots

Empyrean March

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion1076
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
Explicit
  • +160 to Evasion Rating
  • 96% increased Evasion Rating
  • 35% reduced Attribute Requirements
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
Belt

Agony Girdle

Long Belt

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level20
Desecrated
  • +168 to maximum Life
Implicit
  • 15% increased Charm Effect Duration
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • 29% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • +40% to Cold Resistance
  • +50% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 27% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes
Amulet

Wrath Heart

Solar Amulet

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Grace of the Ancestors
Desecrated
  • 60% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour
Implicit
  • +15 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +48 to Spirit
  • +14% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +23% to Fire Resistance
Crafted
  • 34% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Apocalypse Turn

Ruby Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Desecrated
  • +20% to Fire and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +31% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 17 to 24 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 27 to 40 Fire damage to Attacks
  • +282 to Accuracy Rating
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • +19% to Chaos Resistance
Ring 2

Rift Twirl

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Desecrated
  • Adds 12 to 19 Fire damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +9% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • Adds 5 to 13 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 3 to 59 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +27 to Intelligence
  • +35% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • +31% to Lightning Resistance
Charm 1

Sunburst Thawing Charm of the Perpetual

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • Also grants 408 Guard
  • 56% increased Charges gained
Charm 2

Sunburst Stone Charm of the Bottomless

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Also grants 449 Guard
  • 51% increased Charges gained
Charm 3

Sunburst Golden Charm of the Sylvan

Item Level 78
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy
Explicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • Also grants 495 Guard
Life Flask

Condensed Ultimate Life Flask of the Verdant

Item Level 78
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Gains 0.20 Charges per Second
  • 64% increased Recovery rate
Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80
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
  • 73% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)7 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
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
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1
Mirage Archer(Lv18)4 gems

While active, dodge rolling will create a Mirage that uses socketed ranged Attacks for a short duration, then vanish.

Mirage duration is 5.05 seconds
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Galvanic Shards(Lv20)5 gems

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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
ForkSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.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
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1
Herald of Thunder(Lv18)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
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.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
Stormblast Bolts(Lv20)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.

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
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
Wind Dancer(Lv18)4 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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1
Emergency Reload(Lv19)3 gems

Instantly reload all your Crossbow Ammunition clips and Empower each clip's Ammunition to deal more damage for a duration.

Buff Empowers bolts with 12% more damage
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Sorcery Ward(Lv20)1 gem

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
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Crushing Fear(Lv19)1 gem

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. When this skill kills an enemy you draw out their final fears, crushing them to create a shockwave. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.

BeheadSupports Strike skills, causing them to steal a Modifier from Rare monsters they kill.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv18)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Sorcery Ward(Lv1)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.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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