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Explosive Grenade Flash Grenade Freeze Witchhunter (34% Crit Chance)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 2·Updated Jul 2, 2026
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SurvivalA
SpeedB
UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. Explosive Grenade
215,576
2. Crossbow Shot
131,188
Hit DPS
215,576
Attacks/sec
0.49
Average hit
353,404

Utility

Mana
737
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
100
Move speed
x1.41

Defense

Life
1,868
Ward
184
Character armour
1,747
Gear armour
1,059
Character evasion
9,866
Gear evasion
2,803
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%

Passive Tree

156
Nodes
41
Notables
0
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
Power ShotsNotable
-15% reduced Attack Speed with Crossbows
80% increased Critical Damage Bonus with Crossbows
SpeedCritical
Battle-hardenedNotable
Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
+5 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
CriticalAttributeArmour
ExploitNotable
25% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies affected by Elemental Ailments
15% increased Duration of Ignite, Shock and Chill on Enemies
Elemental DamageFireColdLightning
GrenadierNotable
Grenade Skills have +1 Cooldown Use
Gem
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
Reusable AmmunitionNotable
Bolts fired by Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not expend Ammunition if you've Reloaded Recently
ProjectileWeapon

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute28+140
  • to Strength4+26
  • to Dexterity2+10
  • to all Attributes1+3
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage451%
  • increased Attack Area Damage341%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
  • increased Armour while Surrounded360%
  • increased Armour Break Duration125%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded5120%
  • increased Evasion Rating460%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%
Leech & Recovery
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1179%
  • enemies in your Presence have -#% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate1-10%
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks450%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance with Crossbows330%
  • hits against you have # % reduced Critical Damage Bonus120%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with Crossbows180%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks792%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Enemies affected by Elemental Ailments349%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving5-19%
  • increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
  • increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%
  • increased Movement Speed12%

Gear

Behemoth Core

Siege Crossbow

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage37-146
Quality27
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage17-398
Cold Damage123-185
Attacks per Second1.65
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS747.4
Physical DPS151
Elemental DPS596.5
Requirements
Level79
Rune
  • Adds 1 to 40 Lightning Damage
  • Grenades have 10% chance to activate a second time
Bonded
  • Bonded: 40% increased Crossbow Reload Speed
  • Bonded: 30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict
Desecrated
  • 109% increased Grenade Damage
  • 24% increased Grenade Duration
Implicit
  • Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile
Explicit
  • Adds 16 to 358 Lightning Damage
  • Adds 123 to 185 Cold Damage
  • +3.13% to Critical Hit Chance
  • Gain 28 Mana per enemy killed
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Constricting Command

Runemastered Viper Cap

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion167
Quality20
SocketsS S
Ward132
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • Allocates Zarokh's Gift
Rune
  • +50 to all Attributes
  • Raven-Touched
Bonded
  • Bonded: +1 Maximum Life per Level
Explicit
  • +116 to maximum Life
  • +15 to all Attributes
  • 11.4 Life Regeneration per second
  • Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Evasion1676
Movement Speed-3%
Quality29
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level73
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • Gain 5% of maximum Life as Extra maximum Runic Ward
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 1% more Runic Ward Regeneration rate per 2% of maximum Runic Ward lost from Hits Recently, up to 100% more
Implicit
  • 39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 148% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 19% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +36 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
  • Corrupted

Apocalypse Nails

Massive Mitts

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour1059
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • Destroys all Augment Sockets on the item to create a Jewel Socket
Desecrated
  • 96% increased Armour
Explicit
  • +187 to Armour
  • 40% increased Armour
  • +49 to maximum Life
  • +68% to Cold Resistance
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • 29% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Honour Slippers

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion960
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
  • 15% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Desecrated
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
Explicit
  • 100% increased Evasion Rating
  • +145 to Evasion Rating
  • +40% to Fire Resistance
  • +41% to Cold Resistance
  • +45% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • 30% increased Stun Threshold
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +46 to maximum Life
  • +33 to Strength
  • +33 to Dexterity
  • When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
  • Corrupted

Golem Medallion

Absent Amulet

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level78
Enchant
  • Allocates Grace of the Ancestors
Desecrated
  • 34% increased Critical Hit Chance
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Explicit
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Crafted
  • 40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Soul Grasp

Dusk Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level0
Desecrated
  • Adds 35 to 54 Fire damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Explicit
  • Adds 5 to 96 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • Adds 19 to 30 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 30 to 44 Cold damage to Attacks
  • +30% to Fire Resistance
  • +39% to Lightning Resistance

Vortex Coil

Gold Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • Adds 33 to 46 Cold damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • 14% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Adds 35 to 58 Fire damage to Attacks
  • Adds 4 to 75 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +35% to Fire Resistance
  • +40% 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 Stag for 19 seconds on use

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality6
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
  • Corrupted

Sunburst Stone Charm of the Perpetual

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Also grants 490 Guard
  • 61% increased Charges gained

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Mixologist

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 30% of Recovery applied Instantly
  • 22% 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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Double BarrelSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Lv1
BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.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
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.

Eshs ProwessLv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.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
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.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
Voranas SiegeLv1
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
ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.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
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
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
GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Lv1
Cold PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Wind Dancer(Lv21)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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Punch ThroughSupports Melee Attack Skills. Supported Skills apply Easy Target when Knocking Back Enemies, causing the next Projectile Attack Hit they take to deal increased Damage.Lv1
Mortar Cannon(Lv19)4 gems

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

DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.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
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.

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.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
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
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(Lv10)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
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
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
War Banner(Lv20)4 gems

While active, Attacking enemies builds Glory. When you have maximum Glory, you can place an inspiring Banner for a duration with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage, Attack speed and Accuracy.

Banner duration is 6 seconds
Daressos PassionSupports Banner Skills, causing them to require significantly less Glory to use.Lv1
RefractionSupports Banner Skills, causing those affected by Auras they create to gain Refractive Plating, a Buff which grants Deflection Rating and causes Armour to partially apply to Elemental Hit Damage.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
ExpanseSupports any Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher Area of Effect but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv18)3 gems

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second
CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Herald of Ash(Lv21)3 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.

Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.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
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

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