Crossbow Shot Stormblast Bolts Grenade Witchhunter (177% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 5·Updated Jul 11, 2026

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Endgame Crossbow Shot Stormblast Bolts Grenade Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 100+ mercenary endgame builds

DamageB

SurvivalS

SpeedS

UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

73,771

2. Stormblast Bolts

37,655

Hit DPS

73,771

Attacks/sec

2.07

Average hit

35,570

Utility

Mana

552

Spirit

261

Gear spirit

161

Move speed

x2.16

Defense

Life

1,821

Ward

Character evasion

15,985

Gear evasion

3,527

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

62%

Passive Tree

154

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Efficient LoadingNotable

30% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

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

Lightning RodNotable

30% chance for Lightning Damage with Hits to be Lucky

Lightning Damage

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Adrenaline RushNotable

8% increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently

4% increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently

SpeedMovement Speed

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute30+150
to Strength6+42
to Dexterity3+20
to all Attributes2+6

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving8-34%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently310%
companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage563%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating9143%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%
increased chance to Shock270%
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

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating7106%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

regenerate # % of maximum Life per second369%
chance for Enemies you Kill to Explode, dealing # % of their maximum Life as Physical Damage Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons110%
increased Flask Life Recovery rate140%
increased Maximum Life if you have at least # Red Support Gems Socketed15%

Gear

Gloom Core

Cannonade Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage100-341

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Lightning Damage19-350

Attacks per Second1.65

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS668.3

Physical DPS363.8

Elemental DPS304.4

Requirements

Level59

Rune

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

Desecrated

Adds 32 to 74 Physical Damage

Implicit

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile
177% increased Physical Damage

Explicit

Adds 19 to 350 Lightning Damage
Grants 5 Life per Enemy Hit

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 79

Unique

Properties

Evasion646

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

+26 to Spirit

Rune

Projectiles have 15% chance to Fork
+4 to Maximum Rage

Implicit

82% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

+100 to Spirit
+69% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1423

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
12% increased Rarity of Items found
Regenerate 1.5% of maximum Life per second

Implicit

32% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
143% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+40 to Dexterity

Explicit

25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Wrath Palm

Runeforged Grand Bracers

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion517

Ward76

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Desecrated

+143 to Evasion Rating

Implicit

+42% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

71% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 24 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+37% Surpassing chance to fire an additional Projectile

Pandemonium Urge

Cinched Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion941

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
Deal 16% of Overkill damage to enemies within 2 metres of the enemy killed

Desecrated

35% increased Movement Speed

Implicit

+172 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

99% increased Evasion Rating
+44% to Fire Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Jade
All Mage's Legacies have 43% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Grim Braid

Gold Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

+35 to Spirit

Implicit

20% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
24% increased Spell Damage
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+26 to all Attributes

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Viper Circle

Gold Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 1 to 58 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

14% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

23% increased Lightning Damage
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+62% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Empyrean Knot

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

19% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 2 to 69 Lightning damage to Attacks
+91 to maximum Life
+18% to all Elemental Resistances
+32% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

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

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Defend with 200% of Armour during effect

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max80

Charges Per Use80

Duration10

Quality10

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

Possessed by Spirit Of The Stag for 20 seconds on use

Effervescent Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 65

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Explicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
27% of Recovery applied Instantly

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
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

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

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

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

Fresh ClipSupports Crossbow Skills, granting them more damage for each bolt reloaded by that Skill in the last 6 seconds.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)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 InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Lightning Damage but deal less Cold and Fire Damage.Lv1

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

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

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

Voltaic GrenadeFire a bouncing Grenade that discharges an Electrocuting Lightning blast when its fuse expires, causing all Lightning Hits against enemies to contribute to Electrocution buildup for a duration.Lv19

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

Neural OverloadSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for Electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will Electrocute them.Lv1

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

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

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

BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Lv1

Uhtreds ConstellationLv1

Galvanic Shards(Lv21)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

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

Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.Lv1

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

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv21)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

Voranas SiegeLv1

Eshs ProwessLv1

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

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

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

Mirage Archer(Lv20)1 skill · 4 supports

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

Socketed skills

Explosive ShotLoad your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.Lv20

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)2 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

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

Berserk(Lv19)2 supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

Support gems

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

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