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Crossbow Shot Shockburst Rounds Freeze Witchhunter (178% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 2·Updated Aug 3, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Shockburst Rounds
3.83M
2. Crossbow Shot
1.10M
Hit DPS
3.83M
Attacks/sec
13.4
Average hit
285,430

Utility

Mana
630
Spirit
265
Gear spirit
165
Move speed
x1.89

Defense

Life
1,529
ES
231
Gear ES
159
Character evasion
9,374
Gear evasion
2,788
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%

Passive Tree

133
Nodes
31
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable
40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect
Flask
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
True StrikeNotable
+10 to Dexterity
20% increased Critical Hit Chance
AttributeCritical
For the JugularNotable
25% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+10 to Intelligence
CriticalAttribute
Kite RunnerNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
15% increased Projectile Speed
15% increased Projectile Damage
Movement SpeedSpeedProjectile Damage
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
Killer InstinctNotable
40% increased Attack Damage while on Full Life
60% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life
Life
Escape VelocityNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
30% increased Evasion Rating
Movement SpeedEvasion

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute44+220
  • to Dexterity4+30
  • to Intelligence3+25
  • to Strength2+15
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus11275%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance9150%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance against Dazed Enemies237%
  • attacks have +#% to Critical Hit Chance1100%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating9146%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating313%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Movement Speed619%
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving2-10%
  • companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m355%
  • increased Damage against Dazed Enemies245%
  • increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
  • break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Attack Speed36%
  • increased Attack Speed during any Flask Effect116%
  • increased Projectile Speed115%
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage670%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage563%

Gear

Gloom Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage125-428
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Lightning Damage6-299
Attacks per Second1.9
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS815.1
Physical DPS525.4
Elemental DPS289.8
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 30% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Desecrated
  • +4.54% to Critical Hit Chance
Implicit
  • Loads an additional bolt
Explicit
  • 178% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 42 to 94 Physical Damage
  • Adds 6 to 299 Lightning Damage
  • 19% increased Attack Speed
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • 23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion739
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • Allocates Zarokh's Gift
  • 21% increased Evasion Rating
Rune
  • +4 to Maximum Rage
  • Raven-Touched
Explicit
  • 87% increased Evasion Rating
  • +100 to Spirit
  • +74% to Cold Resistance
  • Presence Radius is doubled
  • Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Evasion1326
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S S S
Requirements
Level73
Rune
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
  • +22% to Cold Resistance
  • Idols socketed in this item gain the benefits of their Bonded modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: +5% to Quality of all Skills
  • Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies
Implicit
  • 31% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 145% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +32 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
  • Corrupted

Dragon Clutches

Polished Bracers

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion204
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • Adds 8 to 19 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • 12% increased Attack Speed
  • Can roll Marksman modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: 32% increased Projectile Damage
  • Bonded: 32% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
  • Bonded: Fissure Skills have +3 to Limit
Desecrated
  • 37% increased Projectile Damage
Explicit
  • Adds 24 to 33 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 27 to 41 Fire damage to Attacks
  • +2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
  • 28% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Onslaught Stride

Charmed Shoes

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield159
Evasion519
Quality26
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Enchant
  • +21% to Lightning Resistance
Rune
  • 8% increased Movement Speed
  • +35% to Lightning Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +32 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +32 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • 100% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
Explicit
  • +44% to Lightning Resistance
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +78 to Evasion Rating
  • +24 to maximum Energy Shield
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
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 Diamond
  • Legacy of Jade
  • All Mage's Legacies have 33% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Viper Idol

Solar Amulet

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level64
Enchant
  • Allocates Overwhelming Strike
Desecrated
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
Implicit
  • +15 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • 70% increased Evasion Rating
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +17% to all Elemental Resistances
Crafted
  • 40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Phoenix Grasp

Breach Ring

Item Level 77
Rare
Requirements
Level60
Desecrated
  • Adds 33 to 59 Cold damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +20% to Maximum Quality
Explicit
  • Adds 6 to 108 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • Adds 43 to 70 Fire damage to Attacks
  • 18% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +10% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +38% to Fire Resistance

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Explicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

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 Cat for 18 seconds on use

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality14
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Wide

Item Level 82
Magic
Properties
Quality23
Requirements
Level60
Explicit
  • 30% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 27% increased Charges
  • Corrupted

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80
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
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered

Commanding Arm

Item Level 99
Normal
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • 24% increased Presence Area of Effect

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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.Lv1
Armour ExplosionSupports Attacks and Warcries, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.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
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv16)2 supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second
Support gems
Uhtreds OmenSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1
Herald of Ash(Lv16)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
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1
Shockburst Rounds(Lv20)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

10 Bolts loaded per clip
Support gems
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Fresh ClipSupports Crossbow Skills, granting them more damage for each bolt reloaded by that Skill in the last 6 seconds.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
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Herald of Ice(Lv20)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
AmbushSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Critically Hit enemies on full life.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
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
Emergency Reload(Lv19)4 supports

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
Support gems
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
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv19)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
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
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.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
Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1
ForkSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
Freezing Mark(Lv19)5 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
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
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.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
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
LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.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
Lightning MasterySupports Lightning skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

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