Fragmentation Rounds Permafrost Bolts Freeze Witchhunter (111% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Fragmentation Rounds Permafrost Bolts Freeze Crit Mana Lightning

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. On Kill Monster Explosion

55,484

2. Load Permafrost Bolts

25,057

Average hit

55,484

Utility

Mana

768

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.42

Defense

Life

1,820

Character evasion

8,989

Gear evasion

2,551

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

151

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

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

Battle-hardenedNotable

Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

+5 to Strength

+5 to Dexterity

20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

CriticalAttributeArmour

Pitiless KillerNotable

Culling Strike

15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life

15% increased damage

Attack

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

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute34+170
to Strength4+26
to Dexterity2+10
to Intelligence2+18

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating12200%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded250%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage552%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage if you have been Heavy Stunned Recently125%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Projectile Speed331%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage11116%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks680%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating694%
increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
increased Armour while Surrounded120%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies350%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
enemies you Mark take # % increased Damage110%
increased Damage with Crossbows for each type of Ammunition fired in the past # seconds125%

Gear

Weapon 1

Golem Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage104-334

Quality20

SocketsS S

Cold Damage87-148

Attacks per Second1.84

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS619.2

Physical DPS403

Elemental DPS216.2

Requirements

Level78

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Adds 34 to 53 Physical Damage

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

111% increased Physical Damage
Adds 87 to 148 Cold Damage
+2.08% to Critical Hit Chance
15% increased Attack Speed

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Helmet

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 52

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level38

Rune

+18% to Cold Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

+89 to maximum Life
+11 to all Attributes
8.5 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded

Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Evasion1353

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Implicit

40% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

114% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 18% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+34 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Gloves

Rift Vise

Polished Bracers

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion386

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

+18% to Cold Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

89% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 14 to 30 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 17 to 29 Cold damage to Attacks
+21% to Fire Resistance
+40% to Lightning Resistance
Gain 9 Life per enemy killed

Boots

Golem Pace

Cinched Boots

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion597

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Explicit

25% increased Movement Speed
124% increased Evasion Rating
+34% to Fire Resistance
+33% to Lightning Resistance
+26% to Chaos Resistance
+90 to Stun Threshold

Belt

Vortex Twine

Double Belt

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level44

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
21% increased Charm Charges gained

Explicit

+136 to maximum Life
+15 to maximum Mana
+33% to Fire Resistance
+33% to Cold Resistance
+25% to Chaos Resistance
46 to 62 Physical Thorns damage

Amulet

Morbid Torc

Absent Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

+16% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+120 to maximum Mana
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Ring 1

Beast Hold

Topaz Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Desecrated

+26% to Lightning Resistance

Implicit

+28% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 14 to 29 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 20 to 25 Cold damage to Attacks
+222 to Evasion Rating
+33% to Fire Resistance
+31% to Cold Resistance

Ring 2

Doom Band

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level12

Desecrated

19% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life

Implicit

+26% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

Adds 11 to 26 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 21 to 32 Cold damage to Attacks
+28 to Strength
+38% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

+16% to Chaos Resistance

Charm 1

Clinician's Stone Charm of the Abundant

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

35% increased Duration
61% increased Charges

Charm 2

Experimenter's Thawing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

38% increased Duration
32% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Charm 3

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 75

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

Life Flask

Careful Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 75

Magic

Properties

Quality9

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

89% more Recovery if used while on Low Life
33% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

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

Fragmentation Rounds(Lv21)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode. These fragments can Merge.

Bolts Pierce 2 Targets

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

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

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

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

Permafrost Bolts(Lv21)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.

200% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted

200% more Freeze Buildup

Pierces 2 targets

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

Ice BiteSupports damaging skills and Warcries you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses your damage with Cold damage for a short time.Lv1

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1

Freezing Mark(Lv19)5 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

Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.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

Lightning ExposureSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when inflicting Shock.Lv1

Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1

Herald of Ice(Lv20)5 gems

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

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

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

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

Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Lv1

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Thunderstorm(Lv19)4 gems

Conjure a thunderstorm which causes lightning strikes and torrential rain in an area. Enemies in the area are Drenched, causing them to become Shocked or Frozen more easily. Plants in the area become Overgrown.

Deals 1 to 5 Lightning Damage

Cannot Drench enemies above level 20

Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1

Blazing CriticalSupports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Critical Hits with Supported Skills imbue all of your Attacks with Fire damage for a duration.Lv1

Inevitable CriticalSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

War Banner(Lv18)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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv18)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

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

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

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

PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1

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

Shard Scavenger(Lv19)1 gem

While active, Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour on an enemy reloads your Crossbow, restores one cooldown use for your Grenades and grants a Buff causing Crossbow Attacks to not consume bolts for a duration. This can only occur once every few seconds.

Instantly reloads your Crossbow and restores one cooldown use for your Grenades upon Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour Minimum duration between consumptions is 7 seconds

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1