Permafrost Bolts Fragmentation Rounds Freeze Witchhunter (+3 Attack Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Permafrost Bolts Fragmentation Rounds Freeze Crit Mana Lightning

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. On Kill Monster Explosion

69,352

2. Load Permafrost Bolts

34,609

Average hit

69,352

Utility

Mana

757

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.48

Defense

Life

1,610

170

Gear ES

Ward

171

Character armour

308

Gear armour

194

Character evasion

9,371

Gear evasion

2,575

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

28%

Passive Tree

150

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

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

Saqawal's TalonNotable

+5% to Cold Resistance

25% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

Cold ResistanceArmour

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Stand and DeliverNotable

Projectiles have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies within 2m

Projectiles deal 25% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m

CriticalDamage

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 Attribute29+145
to Strength4+26
to Dexterity2+10
to all Attributes1+3

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage9105%
increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Speed761%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating590%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded380%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating10168%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
increased Armour while Surrounded120%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m355%
increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies350%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
enemies you Mark take # % increased Damage110%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage11116%

Gear

Weapon 1

Honour Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage34-134

Quality20

SocketsS S

Fire Damage118-194

Cold Damage96-156

Lightning Damage11-346

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS871.2

Physical DPS134.4

Elemental DPS736.8

Requirements

Level78

Rune

50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

19% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

Adds 118 to 194 Fire Damage
Adds 96 to 156 Cold Damage
Adds 11 to 346 Lightning Damage

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Helmet

Constricting Command

Runemastered Viper Cap

Item Level 78

Unique

Properties

Evasion167

Quality20

SocketsS

Ward132

Requirements

Level55

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

+93 to maximum Life
+15 to all Attributes
9.1 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded

Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion1521

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

30% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

141% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+39 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Gloves

Sine Aequo

Grand Manchettes

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Armour194

Energy Shield55

Evasion174

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Explicit

10% increased Skill Speed
169% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Immobilise enemies at 50% buildup instead of 100%
48% increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies

Boots

Maelstrom Trail

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion713

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+79 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+39% to Fire Resistance
+284 to Stun Threshold
59% reduced Shock duration on you

Crafted

78% increased Evasion Rating

Belt

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 Stibnite
Legacy of Sapphire
Legacy of Topaz
Legacy of Silver
All Mage's Legacies have 26% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Amulet

Dread Locket

Absent Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level72

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

+51 to maximum Energy Shield

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

30% increased maximum Energy Shield
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+25 to Dexterity

Ring 1

Honour Band

Ruby Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

+22% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

Adds 7 to 11 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 14 to 26 Fire damage to Attacks
+365 to Accuracy Rating
+15% to all Elemental Resistances
+20% to Fire Resistance
+17% to Chaos Resistance

Ring 2

Fate Nail

Ruby Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

+22% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

Adds 15 to 24 Cold damage to Attacks
+142 to Evasion Rating
+123 to maximum Mana
+24 to Dexterity
+35% to Cold Resistance

Crafted

+35% to Lightning Resistance

Charm 1

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 70

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

Charm 2

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 69

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

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

Charm 3

Examiner's Golden Charm of the Abundant

Item Level 76

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

27% increased Duration
62% increased Charges

Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Brewer

Item Level 66

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

28% of Recovery applied Instantly
29% reduced Charges per use

Mana Flask

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79

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
70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Wind Dancer(Lv18)5 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

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

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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.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

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

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

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

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

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

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

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

Herald of Ice(Lv21)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

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

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

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

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

Herald of Ash(Lv11)4 gems

While active, enemies you sufficiently Overkill with non-Herald Attacks will cause an explosion that Ignites nearby enemies based on the Overkill damage dealt.

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

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

Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1

Thunderstorm(Lv18)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

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

StormfireSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Enemies Shocked by Supported Skills take a percentage of damage from Ignite as Lightning damage as well as Fire damage.Lv1

Freezing Mark(Lv18)4 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

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

Shard Scavenger(Lv18)2 gems

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

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

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.