Explosive Grenade Flash Grenade Freeze Witchhunter (+5 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Explosive Grenade Flash Grenade Freeze Crit Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageSSS

SurvivalS

SpeedA

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Explosive Grenade

851,947

2. Crossbow Shot

152,550

Hit DPS

851,947

Attacks/sec

0.47

Average hit

1.35M

Utility

Mana

554

Spirit

164

Gear spirit

128

Move speed

x1.77

Defense

Life

1,619

Character evasion

16,012

Gear evasion

2,781

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

151

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

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

GrenadierNotable

Grenade Skills have +1 Cooldown Use

Gem

WitchbaneNotable

Enemies have Maximum Concentration equal to 30% of their Maximum Life

Break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to 100% of Damage Dealt

LifeDamage

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Cluster BombsNotable

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile

Gem

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute34+170
to Dexterity4+26
to Strength2+10
to all Attributes1+3

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage343%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating7120%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded5120%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating7106%
increased Armour while Surrounded360%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving5-19%
increased Movement Speed25%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Leech & Recovery›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Cooldown Recovery Rate857%
enemies in your Presence have -#% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate1-10%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Grenade Damage560%
break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%
deal up to # % more Damage to Enemies based on their missing Concentration140%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed419%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%
increased Attack Speed while Surrounded120%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence14%

Gear

Gale Core

Siege Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage35-138

Quality20

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage4-147

Cold Damage104-156

Fire Damage102-175

Attacks per Second1.91

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS822.3

Physical DPS165.2

Elemental DPS657

Requirements

Level79

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 18% chance to activate a second time

Implicit

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile

Explicit

Adds 104 to 156 Cold Damage
Adds 102 to 175 Fire Damage
Adds 3 to 107 Lightning Damage
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

16% increased Attack Speed

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance
+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

+13 to all Attributes
9.1 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
52% increased Surrounded Area of Effect
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1612

Movement Speed-3%

Quality25

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana

Implicit

37% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

150% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 14% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+39 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Spirit Palm

Polished Bracers

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion204

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

38% increased Projectile Damage

Explicit

Adds 23 to 37 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 22 to 36 Fire damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Gain 72 Life per enemy killed

Crafted

28% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Eagle Span

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion750

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

86% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
41% increased Evasion Rating
+48% to Chaos Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
+134 to Stun Threshold

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Jade
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Silver
All Mage's Legacies have 31% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Horror Pendant

Solar Amulet

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates High Alert

Desecrated

50% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+49 to Spirit
+31% to Fire Resistance
+35% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

31% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Torment Band

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

Adds 6 to 16 Physical Damage to Attacks

Implicit

+9% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 21 to 34 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 1 to 66 Lightning damage to Attacks
+31 to Dexterity
+40% to Cold Resistance
+36% to Lightning Resistance

Beast Eye

Ruby Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Desecrated

Adds 1 to 64 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+26% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

Adds 13 to 25 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 24 to 40 Fire damage to Attacks
+33 to Strength
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+33% to Cold Resistance

Vibrant Thawing Charm of the Bottomless

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality10

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Also grants 237 Guard
54% increased Charges gained
Corrupted

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

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 83

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 18 seconds on use

Substantial Ultimate Life Flask of the Bountiful

Item Level 75

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

64% increased Amount Recovered
48% increased Charges

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
72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Explosive Grenade(Lv21)5 supports

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

Explosion radius is 2 metres

Support gems

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

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

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

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

Flash Grenade(Lv19)5 supports

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

Explosion radius is 2.6 metres

Support gems

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

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

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

Explosive Shot(Lv21)5 supports

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

Support gems

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

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.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

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

Cluster Grenade(Lv19)5 supports

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.

Support gems

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental 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

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

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

Freezing Mark(Lv12)4 supports

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

Support gems

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)4 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

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

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

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

Emergency Reload(Lv19)3 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

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(Lv20)2 supports

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

Support gems

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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)1 support

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)1 support

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