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Explosive Grenade Cluster Grenade Freeze Witchhunter (+4 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 17, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Explosive Grenade
129,495
2. Full Culling DPS
6,907
Hit DPS
129,495
Attacks/sec
0.4
Average hit
244,035

Utility

Mana
554
Spirit
161
Gear spirit
122
Move speed
x1.70

Defense

Life
1,737
Ward
335
Character armour
2,372
Gear armour
997
Character evasion
11,973
Gear evasion
1,913
Fire res
76%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

132
Nodes
35
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

OverwhelmNotable
-5% reduced Attack Speed
40% increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons
20% increased Stun Buildup
SpeedDamageStun
Thrill of BattleNotable
20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded
Speed
Distracting PresenceNotable
10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Enemies in your Presence have -10% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate
Leech & Recovery
AfterimageNotable
60% increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently
-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
EvasionMovement Speed
Pitiless KillerNotable
Culling Strike
15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life
15% increased damage
Attack
GrenadierNotable
Grenade Skills have +1 Cooldown Use
Gem
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
DemolitionistNotable
Gain 4% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage for every different Grenade fired in the past 8 seconds
Fire Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute23+115
  • to Strength5+36
  • to Dexterity3+20
  • to all Attributes2+6
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating11154%
  • increased Armour while Surrounded360%
  • gain # % of Evasion Rating as extra Armour18%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating575%
  • increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded490%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage while Surrounded6225%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
  • increased Grenade Damage560%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows112%
Area
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Area of Effect for Attacks545%
  • increased Area of Effect216%
  • increased Surrounded Area of Effect150%
  • increased Grenade Area of Effect110%
Leech & Recovery
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cooldown Recovery Rate645%
  • enemies in your Presence have -#% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate1-10%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving5-19%
  • increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Gear

Ghoul Core

Siege Crossbow

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage36-141
Quality23
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage13-374
Fire Damage89-144
Cold Damage33-66
Attacks per Second1.88
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS842.2
Physical DPS166.4
Elemental DPS675.9
Requirements
Level79
Rune
  • Adds 2 to 80 Lightning Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 60% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict
Desecrated
  • Grenades have 19% chance to activate a second time
Implicit
  • Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile
Explicit
  • Adds 89 to 144 Fire Damage
  • Adds 33 to 66 Cold Damage
  • Adds 11 to 294 Lightning Damage
  • +4 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Crafted
  • 14% increased Attack Speed

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Evasion215
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level38
Rune
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • +97 to maximum Life
  • +15 to all Attributes
  • 10.3 Life Regeneration per second
  • Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
  • Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Runemastered Armoured Vest

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion1109
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Ward211
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Implicit
  • 30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 120% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 17% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +40 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Beast Claw

Knightly Mitts

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour997
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 38% increased Armour
  • +39 to maximum Life
Explicit
  • +187 to Armour
  • 100% increased Armour
  • +25 to Dexterity
  • +83% to Cold Resistance

Maelstrom Pace

Dragonscale Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion589
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Desecrated
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 101% increased Evasion Rating
  • +44% to Fire Resistance
  • +40% to Lightning Resistance
  • +23% to Chaos Resistance
  • +84 to Stun Threshold
Explicit
  • Corrupted

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 72
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Diamond
  • Legacy of Gold
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 36% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Corpse Scarab

Solar Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator
Desecrated
  • 46% increased Evasion Rating
Implicit
  • +14 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +47 to Spirit
  • +32 to Dexterity
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
Crafted
  • 29% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Mind Knot

Ruby Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Desecrated
  • +17% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +25% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 1 to 44 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +277 to Evasion Rating
  • 35% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +34% to Lightning Resistance

Phoenix Loop

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • +26% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 12 to 26 Fire damage to Attacks
  • +241 to Evasion Rating
  • 37% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +39% to Lightning Resistance

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 Ox for 17 seconds on use

Dawnlit Thawing Charm of the Verdant

Item Level 36
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • Gains 0.20 Charges per Second
  • Also grants 115 Guard

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 80
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

Effervescent Ultimate Life Flask of the Brewer

Item Level 65
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 24% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 29% reduced Charges per use

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
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
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Cluster Grenade(Lv19)5 gems

Fire a bouncing Grenade that explodes when its fuse expires, throwing out a ring of mini Grenades that explode when they come to a stop.

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Atziris ImpatienceSupports Skills you use yourself that have Cooldowns, dramatically increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover, but causing you to lose Life, Mana, and Energy Shield when they are used. Cannot Support Meta Skills or Persistent Skills, or modify the Skills of Minions.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
ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1
Explosive Grenade(Lv21)5 gems

Fire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.

Explosion radius is 2 metres
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
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.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
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Flash Grenade(Lv19)5 gems

Fire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a Blinding, Stunning explosion when its fuse expires.

Explosion radius is 2.6 metres
Bhatairs VengeanceSupports Attacks and Warcries you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with Supported Skills infuses you and your allies with Cold damage for a short time.Lv1
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
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 PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Lv1
Explosive Shot(Lv21)5 gems

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

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.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
ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv19)4 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
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
BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Freezing Mark(Lv13)4 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
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
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
Emergency Reload(Lv19)3 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
Herald of Ash(Lv19)2 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.

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Sorcery Ward(Lv20)1 gem

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
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv19)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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