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Explosive Grenade Cluster Grenade Minion Witchhunter (+3 Attack Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. Explosive Grenade
51,724
2. Crossbow Shot
50,019
Hit DPS
15,393
Attacks/sec
0.24
Average hit
51,724

Utility

Mana
607
Spirit
231
Gear spirit
262
Move speed
x1.34

Defense

Life
1,533
Character armour
540
Gear armour
204
Character evasion
8,804
Gear evasion
2,581
Fire res
65%
Cold res
65%
Lightning res
65%
Chaos res
47%

Passive Tree

146
Nodes
35
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable
40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect
Flask
OverwhelmNotable
-5% reduced Attack Speed
40% increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons
20% increased Stun Buildup
SpeedDamageStun
Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable
Decimating Strike
Attack
AfterimageNotable
60% increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently
-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
EvasionMovement 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
GrenadierNotable
Grenade Skills have +1 Cooldown Use
Gem
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
Artillery StrikeNotable
15% increased Area of Effect while you have a Totem
Attack Skills have +1 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
AreaTotemGem

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute28+140
  • to Strength5+36
  • to Dexterity3+20
  • to all Attributes1+3
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating8113%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating216%
  • 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 you have an Ally in your Presence367%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
  • increased Attack Damage110%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
  • increased Ballista damage345%
  • increased Grenade Damage224%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
  • to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks680%
  • increased Elemental Damage324%
  • increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage996%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving5-19%
  • increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
  • increased Movement Speed13%

Gear

Weapon 1

Gloom Core

Cannonade Crossbow

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage28-108
Quality20
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage2-143
Fire Damage142-225
Cold Damage117-186
Attacks per Second1.65
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS784.6
Physical DPS112.2
Elemental DPS672.4
Requirements
Level59
Rune
  • Adds 1 to 40 Lightning Damage
  • 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
  • Bonded: 30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict
Desecrated
  • Grenades have 24% chance to activate a second time
Implicit
  • Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile
Explicit
  • Adds 142 to 225 Fire Damage
  • Adds 117 to 186 Cold Damage
  • Adds 1 to 103 Lightning Damage
  • +31 to Dexterity
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
Helmet

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Evasion693
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +44% to Fire Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • 95% increased Evasion Rating
  • +100 to Spirit
  • +73% to Cold Resistance
  • Presence Radius is doubled
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion1218
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level73
Rune
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
  • -10% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances
  • +20% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies
Implicit
  • 36% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 125% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 18% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +37 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Tempest Knuckle

Commander Gauntlets

Item Level 84
Rare
Properties
Armour204
Evasion185
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • +18% to Fire Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Explicit
  • 81% increased Armour and Evasion
  • Adds 20 to 29 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 3 to 70 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
  • +45% to Lightning Resistance
  • Leech 6.62% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana
Boots

Atziri's Step

Cinched Boots

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Evasion485
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
  • +22% to Fire Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Explicit
  • 30% increased Movement Speed
  • 82% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 56% of Evasion Rating
  • -7% to amount of Damage Prevented by Deflection
  • Cannot be Light Stunned by Deflected Hits
  • 15% increased Deflection Rating while moving
  • Corrupted
Belt

Vortex Thread

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • +170 to Armour
  • 24% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate
  • +47% to Fire Resistance
  • +34% to Cold Resistance
  • +49% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 23% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes
Amulet

Oblivion Pendant

Absent Amulet

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level72
Enchant
  • Allocates Beastial Skin
Desecrated
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Explicit
  • 29% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +31 to Spirit
  • +28 to Dexterity
Ring 1

Andvarius

Gold Ring

Item Level 81
Unique
Requirements
Level40
Enchant
  • +18% to Chaos Resistance
Implicit
  • 15% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 67% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +10 to Dexterity
  • -20% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Corrupted
Ring 2

Andvarius

Gold Ring

Item Level 80
Unique
Requirements
Level40
Enchant
  • +18% to Chaos Resistance
Implicit
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • 69% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +10 to Dexterity
  • -20% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Corrupted
Charm 1

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 69
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
Charm 2

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 81
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
Charm 3

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 Boar for 18 seconds on use
Life Flask

Sapping Ultimate Life Flask of the Perpetual

Item Level 83
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 94% increased Life Recovered
  • Removes 15% of Life Recovered from Mana when used
  • 61% increased Charges gained
Mana Flask

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
  • 73% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)10 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

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
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1
HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
ImmolateSupports Attacks, granting them extra Fire damage against Ignited enemies but making them unable to Ignite enemies themselves.Lv1
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
Wolf Pack(Lv19)5 gems

Activate to summon a pack of Wolf Companions. The pack treated as a single Companion for effects that count or limit Companions, regardless of the number of Wolves in the pack.

Summons 3 Wolves
Brutus BrainSupports skills which create Minions, causing those Minions to be unable to deal or take Damage. Cannot support skills which create undamageable Minions.Lv1
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.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
Explosive Grenade(Lv20)5 gems

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

Explosion radius is 2 metres
ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.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
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.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
Mortar Cannon(Lv19)4 gems

Raise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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
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
Explosive Shot(Lv19)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.

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
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1
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.

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.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
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
Strip AwaySupports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.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
OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1
ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1
Fire ExposureSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when Igniting.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv16)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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
Herald of Ash(Lv17)4 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.

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.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
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
Eternal Rage(Lv17)1 gem

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Trinity(Lv19)1 gem

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type
On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types
Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Sorcery Ward(Lv1)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

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