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Crossbow Shot Wind Dancer Bleed Witchhunter (176% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Aug 3, 2026
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DamageS
SurvivalSS
SpeedF
UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. High Velocity Rounds
193,889
2. Crossbow Shot
85,167
Hit DPS
193,889
Attacks/sec
1.29
Average hit
150,841

Utility

Mana
496
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
50
Move speed
x0.97

Defense

Life
1,937
Ward
177
Character armour
3,780
Gear armour
1,076
Character evasion
25,490
Gear evasion
3,881
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
60%

Passive Tree

192
Nodes
39
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Hollow Palm TechniqueKey
Can [Attack] as though using a [Quarterstaff] while both of your hand slots are empty [UnarmedAttack|Unarmed Attacks] that would use an [Equipped] [Quarterstaff]'s damage have: • Base [UnarmedDamage|Unarmed] [Physical] damage replaced with damage based on their Skill Level • 1% more [Attack] Speed per 75 [ItemEvasion|Item Evasion] on [EquipArmour|Equipped Armour Items] • +0.1% to [Critical|Critical Hit Chance] per 10 [ItemEnergyShield|Item Energy Shield] on [EquipArmour|Equipped Armour Items]
Critical
Crystal ElixirNotable
40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect
Flask
Essence of the StormNotable
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
30% increased chance to Shock
Lightning DamageLightningAilment
Battle-hardenedNotable
Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
+5 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
CriticalAttributeArmour
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute53+265
  • to Dexterity6+46
  • to Intelligence2+20
  • to Strength2+10
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed1244%
  • reduced Attack Speed2-10%
  • increased Crossbow Reload Speed230%
  • allies in your Presence have # % increased Attack Speed16%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage14160%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies478%
  • increased Spell Damage while wielding a Melee Weapon356%
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • enemies Blinded by you have -#% reduced Critical Hit Chance3-80%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus355%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance230%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance against Blinded Enemies242%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Blinded Enemies470%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows336%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows for each type of Ammunition fired in the past # seconds125%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • break # % increased Armour580%
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating462%
  • increased effect of Fully Broken Armour335%
  • increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
Ailment
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased chance to Shock8160%
  • increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict230%
  • 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
Lightning
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased chance to Shock8160%
  • increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict230%
  • immune to Shock if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Green1+1

Gear

Rapture Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage174-586
Quality25
SocketsS S S
Attacks per Second1.6
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS608
Physical DPS608
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 60% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 60% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Desecrated
  • 79% increased Physical Damage
  • +178 to Accuracy Rating
Implicit
  • Loads an additional bolt
Explicit
  • 176% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 51 to 93 Physical Damage
  • +4.36% to Critical Hit Chance
  • +5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • Loads 2 additional bolts

Decree of Acuity

Ancient Visor

Item Level 84
Unique
Properties
Armour845
Evasion770
Quality28
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • Allocates Zarokh's Gift
  • 19% increased Armour and Evasion
Rune
  • Raven-Touched
Explicit
  • 250% increased Armour and Evasion
  • +35 to Dexterity
  • Gain 30% of Evasion Rating as extra Armour
  • You are Blind
  • The Effect of Blind on you is reversed
  • Corrupted

Queen of the Forest

Runemastered Smuggler Coat

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Evasion1954
Movement Speed-3%
Ward103
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +33% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • 301% increased Evasion Rating
  • -9% to Fire Resistance
  • +30% to Cold Resistance
  • +15% to Lightning Resistance
  • Increases Movement Speed by 25%, plus 1% per 600 Evasion Rating, up to a maximum of 75%
  • Other Modifiers to Movement Speed except for Sprinting do not apply
  • Corrupted

Corruption Paw

Blacksteel Gauntlets

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Armour231
Evasion211
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
  • Can roll Marksman modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Desecrated
  • +27% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • +33 to Dexterity
  • 87% increased Armour and Evasion
  • 30% increased Projectile Speed
  • +2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • 21% increased Projectile Damage
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 26% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Nemesis March

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 84
Rare
Properties
Evasion946
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • +225 to maximum Life
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 99% increased Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • +163 to Evasion Rating
  • +148 to maximum Life
  • 16% increased Rarity of Items found
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 15% of Evasion Rating
  • 16.7 Life Regeneration per second
  • 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 Jade
  • Legacy of Jade
  • Legacy of Jade
  • Legacy of Jade
  • All Mage's Legacies have 50% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Agony Locket

Pearlescent Amulet

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level60
Enchant
  • Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator
Desecrated
  • +50 to Spirit
Implicit
  • +12% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • 39% increased Evasion Rating
  • +19% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +39% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 27% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Rune Whorl

Lazuli Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level65
Implicit
  • +23 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • Adds 11 to 18 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • 36% increased Lightning Damage
  • +53% to Fire Resistance
  • +53% to Cold Resistance
  • +67% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 30% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Explicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 58
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 20% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Arakaali's Gift

Antidote Charm

Item Level 66
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level24
Implicit
  • Used when you become Poisoned
Explicit
  • Recover Life equal to 18% of Mana Flask's Recovery Amount when used
  • Recover Mana equal to 18% of Life Flask's Recovery Amount when used

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level18
Implicit
  • Used when you start Bleeding
Explicit
  • Gains 0.20 Charges per Second
  • Creates Consecrated Ground on use

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 79
Magic
Properties
Quality23
Requirements
Level60
Explicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • 30% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • Corrupted

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
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

Deflective Arm

Item Level 99
Normal
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • 10% increased Deflection Rating

Combat Arm

Item Level 99
Normal
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • 10% increased Attack Speed

Evasive Leg

Item Level 99
Normal
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • 28% increased Evasion Rating

Calm Leg

Item Level 99
Normal
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • 29% increased Mana Regeneration Rate while moving

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
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1
LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1
Soul ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Mana.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
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
Uhtreds AugurySupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly two other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1
BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Lv1
Heavy SwingSupports Melee Attacks, boosting their Physical damage at the cost of Attack Speed.Lv1
Overwhelming Presence(Lv18)3 supports

While active, emits an Aura that makes enemies in your Presence easier to Stun and inflict Elemental Ailments upon.

Enemies in your Presence have 15% reduced Elemental Ailment Threshold
Enemies in your Presence have 15% reduced Stun Threshold
Support gems
Her DeclarationLv1
Atziris CommunionSupports Persistent Skills, making them Reserve Life instead of Spirit. Cannot Support Skills which create Minions.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Sniper's Mark(Lv19)5 supports

Mark a target. The next Critical Hit the target receives Activates the Mark, Consuming it to deal extra damage and grant you a Frenzy Charge.

Next Critical Hit against Marked Enemy has 20% increased Critical Damage Bonus
Support gems
Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Voranas SiegeLv1
Thunderstorm(Lv14)5 supports

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
Support gems
ExpandSupports Spells you cast yourself, Sealing them over time. The Seals are broken when cast, increasing area of effect. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown or which already gain Seals.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Living LightningSupports Skills which cause Damaging Hits. Living Lightning Minions are created when dealing Lightning damage with Supported Skills - bundles of living electricity that target nearby enemies with Chaining Attacks. Enemies will not directly engage these Minions, and can pass through them. Does not modify skills used by Minions.Lv1
OverabundanceSupports Skills which have a Limit, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit".Lv1
Shocking RiftSupports Skills that Hit enemies. When Supported Skills Shock an enemy that is nearby other Shocked enemies, trigger Electromagnetism, sucking in nearby enemies, Hindering them, and dealing Lightning damage at an interval.Lv1
Mirage Archer(Lv19)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
Shockburst RoundsLoad 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.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
Eonyrs ThunderSupports any Skill which can deal damage. Lightning damage from Supported Skills can inflict Electrocute, but Supported Skills cannot inflict Shock. Enemies slain while Electrocuted by Supported Skills explode, dealing a percentage of their maximum Life as Lightning damage.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
ProfanitySupports Skills you use yourself. Supported Skills consume a Corpse on use, dealing more Chaos Damage if they do.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
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
OverchargeSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making its Shocks more effective but reflecting them back to you as well.Lv1
CommiserateSupports Skills you use or Trigger yourself, which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills inflict more powerful Ailments if you are afflicted with those Ailments when you inflict them, while also removing from you any Ailment that they inflict.Lv1
Eshs RadianceSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Contribute to Shock.Lv1
Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1
Charge Regulation(Lv19)1 support

While active, you gain powerful Buffs based on your active Charges. However, maintaining the Buff Consumes Charges every few seconds.

15% more Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield while you have an Endurance Charge
20% more Critical Hit Chance while you have a Power Charge
20% increased Skill Speed while you have a Frenzy Charge
Support gems
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Herald of Thunder(Lv19)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
ReachSupports Attack Skills which deal Damage in an Area. Supported Skills have significantly increased Area of Effect, but are less Accurate against nearby targets.Lv1
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
BlindsideSupports Skills which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills are more likely to Critically Hit Blinded Enemies, and deal more Damage with Critical Hits against Blinded Enemies, but cannot themselves inflict Blind.Lv1
LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.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
Streamlined RoundsSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills. Supported Skills have significantly higher Attack speed and bolt capacity, but deal less damage and have longer reload time.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
Uul Netols EmbraceSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Break Armour.Lv1
High Velocity Rounds(Lv20)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that apply Riven Armour to enemies with Fully Broken Armour, causing any Hits against those enemies to deal extra damage.

Support gems
HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.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
Garukhans ResolveSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills have a maximum Critical Hit chance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance.Lv1
Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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