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Oil Grenade Sorcery Ward Freeze Witchhunter (158% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026
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DamageD
SurvivalSS
SpeedB
UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Fragmentation Rounds
25,257
2. Permafrost Bolts
14,377
Hit DPS
25,257
Attacks/sec
1.99
Average hit
12,664

Utility

Mana
832
Spirit
165
Gear spirit
65
Move speed
x1.66

Defense

Life
2,192
Character armour
525
Gear armour
451
Character evasion
16,784
Gear evasion
3,305
Fire res
76%
Cold res
76%
Lightning res
76%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

156
Nodes
36
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable
40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect
Flask
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute32+160
  • to Strength4+26
  • to Intelligence3+28
  • to Dexterity2+10
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Speed761%
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating10161%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating529%
  • increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded130%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
  • increased Attack Damage343%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%
  • increased Attack Damage if you have been Heavy Stunned Recently125%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage648%
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks568%
  • increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating8118%
  • increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
  • to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage11116%
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

Vengeance Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage137-478
Quality20
SocketsS S
Attacks per Second1.78
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS547.4
Physical DPS547.4
Requirements
Level77
Rune
  • 40% increased Physical Damage
Desecrated
  • 11% increased Attack Speed
Explicit
  • 158% increased Physical Damage
  • 119% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
  • +4 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • Gain 41 Life per enemy killed
Crafted
  • Adds 32 to 58 Physical Damage

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Evasion215
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level60
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
  • Enemies have no Critical Damage Bonus for 4 seconds after you Blind them
Implicit
  • +118 to maximum Life
Explicit
  • +15 to all Attributes
  • 10 Life Regeneration per second
  • Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
  • Corrupted

Rapture Shelter

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Evasion2590
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
  • 50% reduced effect of Curses on you
Desecrated
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 21% of Evasion Rating
Implicit
  • +334 to Evasion Rating
  • 133% increased Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • +37% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • +34% to Cold Resistance

Hypnotic Touch

Massive Mitts

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour451
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • +189 to Armour
  • Adds 10 to 17 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +140 to maximum Life
  • +42% to Fire Resistance
  • +41% to Lightning Resistance
  • Leech 8.48% of Physical Attack Damage as Life

Cataclysm Hoof

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion500
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +162 to Evasion Rating
  • +124 to maximum Life
  • +42% to Fire Resistance
  • +23% to Chaos Resistance
  • 51% reduced Freeze Duration on you

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots3
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 3 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Jade
  • Legacy of Silver
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • All Mage's Legacies have 27% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Kraken Beads

Solar Amulet

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Climate Change
Desecrated
  • +1 to Level of all Skills
Implicit
  • +15 to Spirit
Explicit
  • 34% increased Evasion Rating
  • +184 to maximum Mana
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +38% to Lightning Resistance
  • 60% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Hypnotic Coil

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • +29% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 6 to 9 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 8 to 13 Cold damage to Attacks
  • +122 to maximum Life
  • +25% to Cold Resistance
  • +37% to Lightning Resistance
  • Leech 6.23% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana

Entropy Grip

Topaz Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level16
Implicit
  • +25% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 10 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +183 to Evasion Rating
  • +142 to maximum Life
  • +39% to Fire Resistance
  • 63% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Crafted
  • +19% to Chaos 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 20 seconds on use

Evergreen Stone Charm of the Sylvan

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality7
Requirements
Level8
Implicit
  • Used when you become Stunned
Explicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • Recover 334 Life when Used

Evergreen Thawing Charm of the Sylvan

Item Level 82
Magic
Properties
Quality9
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • Recover 335 Life when Used

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Explicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • 71% increased Amount Recovered

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max75
Charges Per Use10
Duration20
Mana Per Use185
Quality20
Requirements
Level49
Explicit
  • This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
  • 70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)5 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
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Cool HeadedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Ignite applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1
Strip AwaySupports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Tornado(Lv19)5 supports

Create a storm that sucks in enemies and deals Physical damage over time. A Tornado that overlaps an Elemental Ground Surface absorbs that surface's Debuff, applying it to enemies inside the Tornado and causing the Tornado to deal extra damage of that element.

Deals 6 damage per second of each absorbed Elemental Damage type
Deals 3 Physical damage per second
Support gems
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
AcrimonySupports Skills which can Damage Enemies. Enemies affected by Damage over time from Supported Skills which was not caused by a Damaging Ailment have reduced Life regeneration rate. Only the strongest instance of this Debuff will apply. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Lv1
ExpandSupports Spells you cast yourself, Sealing them over time. The Seals are broken when cast, increasing area of effect. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown or which already gain Seals.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1
Thunderstorm(Lv19)5 supports

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
Support gems
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Inevitable CriticalSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.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
ExpandSupports Spells you cast yourself, Sealing them over time. The Seals are broken when cast, increasing area of effect. Cannot support Channelling Skills or Skills with a Cooldown or which already gain Seals.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Oil Grenade(Lv19)5 supports

Fire a bouncing Grenade that bursts in a spray of Oil when the fuse expires or when it impacts an Enemy, dealing minimal damage but covering the ground and nearby enemies in Oil. Oil created this way can be Ignited by Detonator Skills or Ignited Ground.

Damage and Oil spray radius is 2 metres
Support gems
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1
SuffuseSupports Skills that create Ground Surfaces, causing those Surfaces to grow over time, up to a limit.Lv1
DomainSupports Skills which create Ground Surfaces, causing created Surfaces to last much longer.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Fragmentation Rounds(Lv21)5 supports

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
Support gems
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
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1
Freezing Mark(Lv19)5 supports

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
Support gems
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
Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1
Herald of Ice(Lv21)5 supports

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

Support gems
Voranas SiegeLv1
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
Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Lv1
Cold PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Lv1
Permafrost Bolts(Lv21)5 supports

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
Support gems
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
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.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
Shard Scavenger(Lv21)2 supports

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
Support gems
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
Eternal Rage(Lv14)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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