Crossbow Shot Permafrost Bolts Minion Witchhunter (176% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 2, 2026

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Endgame Crossbow Shot Permafrost Bolts Minion Bleed Freeze Crit

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Scored against 333 mercenary endgame builds

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SurvivalS

SpeedA

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

308,581

2. Permafrost Bolts

112,302

Hit DPS

308,581

Attacks/sec

2.82

Average hit

109,289

Utility

Mana

643

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.82

Defense

Life

1,797

Character evasion

18,553

Gear evasion

4,495

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

69%

Passive Tree

154

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

Thrill of BattleNotable

20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded

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

Coming CalamityNotable

40% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice

40% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash

40% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder

Cold DamageFire DamageLightning Damage

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Reusable AmmunitionNotable

Bolts fired by Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not expend Ammunition if you've Reloaded Recently

ProjectileWeapon

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute32+160
to Dexterity5+36
to Strength2+10
to Intelligence2+18

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage563%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating11185%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating217%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%
metres to Dodge Roll distance while Surrounded1+5

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed412%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies350%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
enemies you Mark take # % increased Damage110%

Accuracy›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Accuracy Rating427%
enemies you Mark have -#% reduced Accuracy Rating1-10%
gain Accuracy Rating equal to your Intelligence1+1
increased Accuracy Rating against Rare or Unique Enemies120%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage996%

Gear

Ghoul Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 84

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage170-606

Quality20

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS620.8

Physical DPS620.8

Requirements

Level77

Rune

20% 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

74% increased Physical Damage
+163 to Accuracy Rating

Explicit

176% increased Physical Damage
Adds 41 to 91 Physical Damage
Loads 2 additional bolts
Gain 38 Mana per enemy killed

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Rune

2% increased Experience gain
+4 to Maximum Rage

Bonded

Bonded: +10% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

+115 to maximum Life
+13 to all Attributes
8 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
Corrupted

Carrion Veil

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion3519

Movement Speed-3%

Quality26

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+294 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

110% increased Evasion Rating
+88 to Evasion Rating
40% increased Evasion Rating
+52% to Chaos Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
Corrupted

Viper Knuckle

Stalking Bracers

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion178

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

Damage Penetrates 15% Cold Resistance

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

38% increased Projectile Damage

Explicit

40% increased Projectile Speed
Adds 16 to 29 Cold damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Projectiles have 30% chance to Chain an additional time from terrain
Corrupted

Crafted

26% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Invasion Road

Dragonscale Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion583

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed
Your speed is unaffected by Slows

Bonded

Bonded: 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

99% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+108 to maximum Life
+41% to Cold Resistance
+42% to Lightning Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating
Corrupted

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Stibnite
All Mage's Legacies have 44% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Kraken Beads

Absent Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

64% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+18% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Eagle Finger

Breach Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

+17% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 21 to 43 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 39 to 63 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 33 to 50 Cold damage to Attacks
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+45% to Fire Resistance

Empyrean Band

Gold Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 16 to 43 Physical Damage to Attacks

Implicit

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 30 to 49 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 39 to 63 Fire damage to Attacks
+32 to Dexterity
+32 to Intelligence
+13% to all Elemental Resistances

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 78

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

24% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 80

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 Wolf for 17 seconds on use

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 71

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

Seething Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
50% reduced Amount Recovered
Instant Recovery

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality0

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

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

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

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

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

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Permafrost Bolts(Lv21)5 gems

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

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

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

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

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

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

Fragmentation Rounds(Lv21)5 gems

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

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

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

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

Freezing Mark(Lv20)5 gems

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

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

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

Lightning ExposureSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when inflicting Shock.Lv1

Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.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

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

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

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

Herald of Ash(Lv17)5 gems

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

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

AcrimonySupports Skills which can Damage Enemies. Enemies affected by Damage over time from Supported Skills which was not caused by a Damaging Ailment have reduced Life regeneration rate. Only the strongest instance of this Debuff will apply. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.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

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

Herald of Ice(Lv21)5 gems

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

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

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

Thunderstorm(Lv20)4 gems

Conjure a thunderstorm which causes lightning strikes and torrential rain in an area. Enemies in the area are Drenched, causing them to become Shocked or Frozen more easily. Plants in the area become Overgrown.

Deals 1 to 5 Lightning Damage

Cannot Drench enemies above level 20

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

Blazing CriticalSupports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Critical Hits with Supported Skills imbue all of your Attacks with Fire damage for a duration.Lv1

Inevitable CriticalSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Lv1

StormfireSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Enemies Shocked by Supported Skills take a percentage of damage from Ignite as Lightning damage as well as Fire damage.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)2 gems

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

Eternal Rage(Lv18)2 gems

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

Shard Scavenger(Lv19)1 gem

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

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