Crossbow Shot Permafrost Bolts Freeze Witchhunter (177% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 25, 2026

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Endgame Crossbow Shot Permafrost Bolts Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning Fire

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Scored against 100+ mercenary endgame builds

DamageSS

SurvivalSSS

SpeedS

UtilityD

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

241,035

2. Fragmentation Rounds

215,632

Hit DPS

241,035

Attacks/sec

3.2

Average hit

75,363

Utility

Mana

708

Spirit

188

Gear spirit

Move speed

x2.10

Defense

Life

1,506

Character evasion

24,481

Gear evasion

5,318

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

154

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

Efficient LoadingNotable

30% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

Speed

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Prolonged AssaultNotable

16% increased Attack Damage

16% increased Skill Effect Duration

Attack DamageGem

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

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 Attribute29+145
to Intelligence3+28
to Dexterity3+21
increased Dexterity18%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating13194%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating745%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
chance for Damage with Hits to be Lucky120%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage895%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks792%
increased Elemental Damage648%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Speed331%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage11116%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased chance to Shock330%
increased Freeze Buildup330%
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

Gear

Corruption Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage163-526

Quality30

SocketsS S S

Attacks per Second1.98

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS682.1

Physical DPS682.1

Requirements

Level78

Rune

5% increased Attack Speed
50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

177% increased Physical Damage
79% increased Physical Damage
Adds 55 to 94 Physical Damage
+192 to Accuracy Rating
19% increased Attack Speed

Crafted

20% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Heatshiver

Velvet Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion455

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level60

Enchant

+26 to Spirit

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance
+1 to Accuracy Rating per 1 Item Evasion Rating on Equipped Helmet
+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

58% increased Evasion Rating
+72 to maximum Mana
+28% to Fire Resistance
+23% to Cold Resistance
Gain 1% of Cold damage as Extra Fire damage per 1% Chill Magnitude on enemy
Twice Corrupted

Phoenix Coat

Corsair Coat

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion3365

Movement Speed-3%

Quality30

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

+19% to Chaos Resistance

Rune

60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+88 to Evasion Rating
41% increased Evasion Rating

Implicit

5% increased Movement Speed

Explicit

109% increased Evasion Rating
+296 to Evasion Rating
+26% to Chaos Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating
34.9 Life Regeneration per second
Corrupted

Blood Mitts

Polished Bracers

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion204

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

16% increased Attack Speed

Explicit

40% increased Projectile Speed
Adds 22 to 37 Cold damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating
40% increased Projectile Damage

Dragon Slippers

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion1294

Quality30

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
32% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Your speed is unaffected by Slows

Bonded

Bonded: 8% increased Movement Speed
Bonded: +32 to maximum Life
Bonded: +32 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+174 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
35% increased Movement Speed
100% increased Evasion Rating
+24% to Chaos Resistance
Corrupted

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Jade
All Mage's Legacies have 47% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Gloom Clasp

Solar Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Desecrated

68% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+12 to Spirit

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+4 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+26 to all Attributes
+33% to Lightning Resistance
Sanctified

Crafted

44% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 77

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Explicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Damnation Grip

Breach Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 35 to 59 Fire damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 38 to 59 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 4 to 107 Lightning damage to Attacks
+45% to Fire Resistance
+54% to Cold Resistance
+40% to Lightning Resistance
Sanctified

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 83

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

Experimenter's Thawing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 82

Magic

Properties

Quality16

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

40% increased Duration
31% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Experimenter's Stone Charm of the Abundant

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality17

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

38% increased Duration
60% increased Charges

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Brewer

Item Level 75

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Explicit

75% increased Amount Recovered
28% reduced Charges per use

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 74

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality23

Requirements

Level49

Explicit

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

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 supports

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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

StoicismSupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills steadily gain more Damage, up to a cap. This Damage bonus is reset if you Dodge Roll or use a Travel Skill.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

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)3 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

Support gems

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

Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1

PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1

Freezing Mark(Lv16)3 supports

Mark a target, making them more susceptible to being Frozen. When the Marked target is Frozen, the Mark Activates, granting you a Buff which gives extra Cold damage and Consuming the Mark. Marking another target while you have the Buff will remove the Buff.

Hits against Marked enemy cause 25% more Freeze buildup

Support gems

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

Charged MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to Trigger Charged Mark when they are Activated. Charged Mark creates Shocked Ground at the target's location.Lv1

Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1

Permafrost Bolts(Lv20)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.

200% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted

200% more Freeze Buildup

Pierces 2 targets

Support gems

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

Ammo ConservationSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, granting a chance to not consume a Bolt when firing.Lv1

RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1

Ice BiteSupports damaging skills and Warcries you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses your damage with Cold damage for a short time.Lv1

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

War Banner(Lv19)4 supports

While active, Attacking enemies builds Glory. When you have maximum Glory, you can place an inspiring Banner for a duration with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage, Attack speed and Accuracy.

Banner duration is 6 seconds

Support gems

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

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Daressos PassionSupports Banner Skills, causing them to require significantly less Glory to use.Lv1

Fragmentation Rounds(Lv20)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode. These fragments can Merge.

Bolts Pierce 2 Targets

Support gems

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

RageforgedSupports any damaging skill that you use or Trigger yourself, causing it to spend Rage to deal more damage. If you don't have enough Rage to spend, the damage bonus will not apply.Lv1

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

Rigwalds FerocitySupports Attack skills, granting them Attack Speed at the cost of Damage or Damage at the cost of Attack Speed depending on Weapon Set they are used in. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Lv1

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

Eternal Rage(Lv14)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Berserk(Lv14)No supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

No support gems detected for this skill.

Shard Scavenger(Lv19)2 supports

While active, Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour on an enemy reloads your Crossbow, restores one cooldown use for your Grenades and grants a Buff causing Crossbow Attacks to not consume bolts for a duration. This can only occur once every few seconds.

Instantly reloads your Crossbow and restores one cooldown use for your Grenades upon Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour Minimum duration between consumptions is 7 seconds

Support gems

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv15)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

GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Lv1

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

PinSupports any skill that Hits enemies, allowing its Physical damage to Pin enemies but making it unable to Stun.Lv1

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

Herald of Ice(Lv19)5 supports

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

Support gems

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

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

EmbitterSupports Skills which can Damage Enemies with Hits, causing all sources of Damage Gained to instead be treated as Damage Gained as extra Cold for Supported Skills.Lv1

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

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

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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