Galvanic Shards Stormblast Bolts Totem Witchhunter (206% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 11, 2026

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Endgame Galvanic Shards Stormblast Bolts Totem Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

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SurvivalS

SpeedB

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

72,240

2. Explosive Shot

26,778

Hit DPS

72,240

Attacks/sec

2.78

Average hit

25,987

Utility

Mana

510

Spirit

285

Gear spirit

370

Move speed

x1.62

Defense

Life

1,778

Character armour

1,200

Gear armour

923

Character evasion

11,086

Gear evasion

3,047

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

51%

Passive Tree

149

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable

Decimating Strike

Attack

Battle-hardenedNotable

Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

+5 to Strength

+5 to Dexterity

20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

CriticalAttributeArmour

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

Sorcery Ward's Barrier can also take Physical and Chaos Damage from Hits

Chaos Damage

Light on your FeetNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

Movement Speed

FrazzledNotable

15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict

ManaLightningAilment

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute28+140
to Strength4+26
to Dexterity3+20
to all Attributes1+3

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage563%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating8133%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence312%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks10128%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

regenerate # % of maximum Life per second369%
increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low Life270%
increased Flask Life Recovery rate140%
increased Maximum Life if you have at least # Red Support Gems Socketed15%

Gear

Torment Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage161-541

Quality30

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.84

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS645.8

Physical DPS645.8

Requirements

Level77

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 44 to 71 Physical Damage

Explicit

15% increased Attack Speed
206% increased Physical Damage
+180 to Accuracy Rating
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Leeches 8.14% of Physical Damage as Life

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion710

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

100% increased Evasion Rating
+120 to Spirit
+64% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion1569

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Implicit

33% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

150% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 14% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+40 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Torment Knuckle

Massive Mitts

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour923

Quality24

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

Destroys all Augment Sockets on the item to create a Jewel Socket

Desecrated

+187 to Armour

Explicit

16% increased Attack Speed
99% increased Armour
Adds 15 to 24 Physical Damage to Attacks
+45% to Fire Resistance
+39% to Lightning Resistance
Corrupted

Empyrean Road

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion768

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

35% increased Movement Speed
131% increased Evasion Rating
+33% to Fire Resistance
+45% to Lightning Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating
+90 to Stun Threshold

Explicit

Corrupted

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

29% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+42 to maximum Life
+40 to Strength
+30 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Entropy Collar

Solar Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Desecrated

17% increased Deflection Rating

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
41% increased Evasion Rating
+50 to Spirit
25.9 Life Regeneration per second

Crafted

17% increased Rarity of Items found

Phoenix Coil

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

33% increased Lightning Damage

Implicit

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 14 to 28 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 4 to 80 Lightning damage to Attacks
+30 to Strength
+16% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Dire Loop

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Desecrated

+15% to Cold and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+15% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 12 to 26 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 59 Lightning damage to Attacks
+175 to Evasion Rating
+15% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

+21% to Chaos Resistance

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 79

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 20 seconds on use

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality13

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
Corrupted

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality7

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 65

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

70% increased Amount Recovered
35% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 80

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
73% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Galvanic Shards(Lv21)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.

Support gems

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

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

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)5 supports

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.

Support gems

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

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

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

Mirage Archer(Lv20)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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv21)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

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

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

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

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

Mortar Cannon(Lv19)3 supports

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

Support gems

ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1

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

Hardy TotemsSupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Totems to have more Life.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

LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.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

Wind Dancer(Lv21)3 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

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