Galvanic Shards Stormblast Bolts Freeze Witchhunter (177% Physical Damage)

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. On Kill Monster Explosion

76,471

2. Load Stormblast Bolts

37,005

Average hit

76,471

Utility

Mana

485

Spirit

291

Gear spirit

382

Move speed

x1.80

Defense

Life

1,852

Character evasion

13,926

Gear evasion

3,767

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

55%

Passive Tree

140

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

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

BlurNotable

+10 to Dexterity

4% increased Movement Speed

20% increased Evasion Rating

AttributeMovement SpeedEvasion

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

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute29+145
to Dexterity5+40
to Strength2+10

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating15238%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating436%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating if you've Dodge Rolled Recently140%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving11-38%
increased Movement Speed717%
companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage996%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Crossbows336%
chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
chance for Damage with Hits to be Lucky120%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Gear

Weapon 1

Armageddon Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage201-678

Quality28

SocketsS S S

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS703.2

Physical DPS703.2

Requirements

Level77

Rune

60% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 60% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Desecrated

79% increased Physical Damage
+199 to Accuracy Rating

Explicit

177% increased Physical Damage
Adds 54 to 92 Physical Damage
+23% to Critical Damage Bonus
Corrupted

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
24% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Helmet

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 74

Unique

Properties

Evasion767

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

+27 to Spirit

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Explicit

96% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+69% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Evasion1634

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana

Implicit

30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

142% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 18% 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

Gloves

Horror Knuckle

Polished Bracers

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion408

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

Adds 5 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks

Bonded

Bonded: Fissure Skills have +2 to Limit

Desecrated

Adds 9 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks

Explicit

100% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 2 to 63 Lightning damage to Attacks
+33% to Lightning Resistance
+23% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

+33% to Fire Resistance

Boots

Brimstone Dash

Dragonscale Boots

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Evasion958

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level75

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+17% to Cold and Chaos Resistances

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+172 to Evasion Rating
74% increased Evasion Rating
+38% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

+32% to Cold Resistance

Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 74

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Sulphur
Legacy of Stibnite
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Silver
All Mage's Legacies have 36% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Amulet

Onslaught Scarab

Solar Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Stimulants

Desecrated

+15% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+49 to Spirit
54% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to maximum Life
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+30 to Dexterity

Ring 1

Golem Eye

Topaz Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Desecrated

Adds 1 to 78 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+30% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 18 to 44 Physical Damage to Attacks
+121 to maximum Life
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+36% to Fire Resistance
+23% to Lightning Resistance

Ring 2

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 79

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Charm 1

Raindancer's Stone Charm of the Abundant

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Recover 286 Mana when Used
56% increased Charges

Charm 2

Raindancer's Thawing Charm of the Distiller

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 253 Mana when Used
26% reduced Charges per use

Charm 3

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 17 seconds on use

Life Flask

Condensed Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

65% increased Recovery rate
33% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality23

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
74% reduced Amount Recovered
Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Mirage Archer(Lv19)4 gems

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

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Double BarrelSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Lv1

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

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

Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv20)5 gems

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

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

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

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

LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv20)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)3 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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

Eternal Rage(Lv14)2 gems

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

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

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

Berserk(Lv14)1 gem

While active, strengthens your Rage, but causes you to lose Life while not losing Rage.

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv1)No supports

Barrier recharges after 8 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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