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

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 11, 2026

New build

Endgame Explosive Grenade Flash Grenade Ignite Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageA

SurvivalSS

SpeedS

UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Explosive Grenade

626,534

2. Flash Grenade

69,221

Hit DPS

626,534

Attacks/sec

0.58

Average hit

785,485

Utility

Mana

540

Spirit

196

Gear spirit

120

Move speed

x1.88

Defense

Life

1,491

725

Gear ES

392

Character armour

4,155

Gear armour

1,696

Character evasion

19,514

Gear evasion

2,429

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

155

Nodes

Notables

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

RicochetNotable

15% increased Projectile Damage

Projectile Damage

Thrill of BattleNotable

20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded

Speed

Efficient LoadingNotable

30% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

Speed

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

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute20+100
to Dexterity3+20
to Strength3+20

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
increased Attack Area Damage231%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Grenade Damage560%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating10142%
increased Armour while Surrounded240%
gain # % of Evasion Rating as extra Armour18%
increased Armour Break Duration125%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating575%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded370%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed522%
increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Leech & Recovery›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Cooldown Recovery Rate1179%
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 if you've Killed Recently27%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Gear

Spirit Core

Siege Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage35-138

Quality20

SocketsS S

Fire Damage17-20

Cold Damage115-187

Lightning Damage11-280

Attacks per Second1.9

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS762.8

Physical DPS164.4

Elemental DPS598.5

Requirements

Level79

Rune

Adds 17 to 20 Fire Damage
50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
Bonded: 30% increased Ignite Magnitude

Desecrated

Grenades have 23% chance to activate a second time

Implicit

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile

Explicit

Adds 115 to 187 Cold Damage
Adds 11 to 280 Lightning Damage
118% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

15% increased Attack Speed

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Armour86

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Rune

Projectiles have 15% chance to Fork
+4 to Maximum Rage

Bonded

Bonded: Projectiles have 25% chance for an additional Projectile when Forking

Explicit

+14 to all Attributes
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
+72 to Armour
24% increased Surrounded Area of Effect
Corrupted

Morior Invictus

Grand Regalia

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Armour1386

Energy Shield392

Evasion1275

Movement Speed-4%

Quality20

SocketsS S S S

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

5% additional Physical Damage Reduction

Rune

+30 to Armour
+30 to Evasion Rating
+10 to maximum Energy Shield
60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +80 to maximum Life
Bonded: +80 to maximum Mana

Explicit

385% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+13% to Chaos Resistance per Socket filled
+9% to all Elemental Resistances per Socket filled
+12 to Spirit per Socket filled
Corrupted

Dusk Caress

Massive Mitts

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Armour224

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

+64% Surpassing chance to fire an additional Projectile

Explicit

+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Adds 14 to 30 Physical Damage to Attacks
28% increased Projectile Speed
18% increased Rarity of Items found
34% increased Projectile Damage

Dire Pace

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Evasion939

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+142 to Evasion Rating
97% increased Evasion Rating
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+29 to Dexterity
+28% to Fire Resistance

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Jade
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Jade
All Mage's Legacies have 49% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Phoenix Choker

Absent Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level72

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

+13% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+48 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Sol Eye

Topaz Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Desecrated

+14% to Cold and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+26% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 28 to 40 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 16 to 38 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 58 Lightning damage to Attacks
+29 to Strength
+37% to Fire Resistance

Bramble Whorl

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

+29% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

Adds 8 to 19 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 32 to 54 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 84 Lightning damage to Attacks
+11% to all Elemental Resistances
+32% to Cold Resistance

Crafted

+35% 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

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life

Evergreen Thawing Charm of the Sylvan

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality5

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
Recover 336 Life when Used

Full-bodied Ultimate Life Flask of the Copious

Item Level 65

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

53% increased Amount Recovered
34% increased Charges

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 83

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
74% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

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

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1

Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.Lv1

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental 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

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1

Mirage Archer(Lv16)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

Support gems

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv13)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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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

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 supports

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

Support gems

PayloadSupports Skills which fire Grenades, giving fired Grenades a chance to activate again, but lengthening their cooldowns.Lv1

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

Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1

Herald of Thunder(Lv16)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

Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1

Deadly HeraldsSupports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of higher Spirit cost.Lv1

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

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.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

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

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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental 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

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1

Flash Grenade(Lv21)5 supports

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

Explosion radius is 2.6 metres

Support gems

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

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

GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.Lv1

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

Cluster Grenade(Lv21)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

Xophs PyreSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Contribute to Ignites.Lv1

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1

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

Herald of Ash(Lv14)4 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

Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)2 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