Crossbow Shot Stormblast Bolts Grenade Witchhunter (+5 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

96,056

2. On Kill Monster Explosion

46,068

Hit DPS

89,341

Attacks/sec

2.45

Average hit

36,478

Utility

Mana

568

Spirit

280

Gear spirit

360

Move speed

x1.51

Defense

Life

1,641

Character evasion

9,836

Gear evasion

3,852

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

148

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Battle-hardenedNotable

Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

+5 to Strength

+5 to Dexterity

20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

CriticalAttributeArmour

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

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Light on your FeetNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

Movement Speed

FrazzledNotable

15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict

ManaLightningAilment

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute28+140
to Strength6+42
to Dexterity3+20
to all Attributes2+6

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating8133%
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%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence312%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%
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
immune to Shock if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Green1+1

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%

Gear

Weapon 1

Rage Core

Siege Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage35-138

Quality20

SocketsS S

Cold Damage106-159

Lightning Damage3-685

Attacks per Second1.96

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS1103.5

Physical DPS169.5

Elemental DPS933.9

Requirements

Level79

Rune

50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Transforms all Fire and Cold modifiers on the item into equivalent Lightning modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 25% increased Lightning Damage
Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills

Desecrated

Adds 106 to 159 Cold Damage

Implicit

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile

Explicit

+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Adds 3 to 685 Lightning Damage
19% increased Attack Speed

Crafted

21% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Helmet

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion742

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

109% increased Evasion Rating
+120 to Spirit
+89% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1483

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
12% increased Rarity of Items found

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies

Implicit

35% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

134% 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

Gloves

Blood Nails

Barbed Bracers

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion765

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level75

Rune

Adds 5 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks

Bonded

Bonded: Fissure Skills have +2 to Limit

Explicit

+176 to Evasion Rating
88% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 12 to 18 Cold damage to Attacks
+38% to Fire Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 21% of Evasion Rating
Leech 9.88% of Physical Attack Damage as Life

Boots

Corruption Pace

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Evasion862

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

20% increased Movement Speed

Explicit

+144 to Evasion Rating
80% increased Evasion Rating
+44% to Fire Resistance
+44% to Lightning Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating

Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

28% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+60 to maximum Life
+21 to Strength
+38 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Amulet

Glyph Torc

Solar Amulet

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

67% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+10 to Spirit

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+44% to Fire Resistance
+38% to Cold Resistance

Crafted

40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Ring 1

Behemoth Grasp

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Desecrated

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

+12% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 5 to 98 Lightning damage to Attacks
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+66% to Lightning Resistance
+26% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

26% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes

Ring 2

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 81

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Charm 1

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect

Charm 2

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 Stag for 19 seconds on use

Charm 3

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

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
30% of Recovery applied Instantly

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
71% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)7 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

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

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

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

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

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

SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1

OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)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.

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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

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

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

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Galvanic Shards(Lv21)5 gems

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

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

Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1

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

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv19)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

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

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

Lightning PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Lightning resistance.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

Emergency Reload(Lv19)4 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

LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.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

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

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

Eternal Rage(Lv14)1 gem

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

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

Time of Need(Lv18)1 gem

While active, periodically invokes divine blessings to heal you and remove Curses and Elemental Ailments from you.

10 seconds between Blessings

Blessing recovers 17 Life and removes Curses and Elemental Ailments

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

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.

Sorcery Ward(Lv1)No supports

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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