Permafrost Bolts Fragmentation Rounds Freeze Witchhunter (+5 Projectile 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 Spirit Mana

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Overview

Offense

1. Load Fragmentation Rounds

11,936

2. Load Permafrost Bolts

8,386

Hit DPS

11,370

Attacks/sec

1.67

Average hit

6,804

Utility

Mana

840

Spirit

142

Gear spirit

Move speed

x1.37

Defense

Life

1,697

Character armour

6,298

Gear armour

2,563

Character evasion

6,978

Gear evasion

2,762

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

76%

Chaos res

70%

Passive Tree

150

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

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

WitchbaneNotable

Enemies have Maximum Concentration equal to 30% of their Maximum Life

Break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to 100% of Damage Dealt

LifeDamage

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 Attribute27+135
to Intelligence5+44
to Dexterity2+10
to Strength2+10

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage9105%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
increased Attack Cold Damage224%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m355%
increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies350%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks9116%
increased Elemental Damage648%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage11116%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Freeze Buildup450%
increased chance to Shock330%
immune to Chill if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Blue1+1
immune to Ignite if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Red1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Dragon Core

Flexed Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage91-359

Quality20

SocketsS S

Cold Damage92-150

Lightning Damage5-211

Attacks per Second1.84

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS835.4

Physical DPS414

Elemental DPS421.4

Requirements

Level77

Rune

36% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Implicit

20% increased Bolt Speed

Explicit

127% increased Physical Damage
Adds 92 to 150 Cold Damage
Adds 5 to 211 Lightning Damage
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Gain 48 Life per enemy killed

Crafted

15% increased Attack Speed

Helmet

Decree of Acuity

Ancient Visor

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Armour681

Evasion620

Quality22

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+22% to Lightning Resistance
+4 to Maximum Rage

Bonded

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

Explicit

212% increased Armour and Evasion
+27 to Dexterity
Gain 30% of Evasion Rating as extra Armour
You are Blind
The Effect of Blind on you is reversed
Corrupted

Body Armour

Fate Carapace

Death Mail

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Armour1607

Evasion1515

Movement Speed-4%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+18% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+44 to Armour
+40 to Evasion Rating
40% increased Armour and Evasion

Explicit

+154 to Armour
+157 to Evasion Rating
102% increased Armour and Evasion
+38% to Cold Resistance
+36% to Lightning Resistance
22.3 Life Regeneration per second

Gloves

Agony Claw

Vaal Mitts

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Armour275

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level75

Enchant

7% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies

Rune

Adds 5 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks

Bonded

Bonded: Fissure Skills have +2 to Limit

Desecrated

Adds 3 to 55 Lightning damage to Attacks

Explicit

28% increased Armour
Adds 10 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks
+26 to maximum Life
16% increased Attack Speed
+22% to Lightning Resistance
Leech 8.34% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Corrupted

Boots

Woe Hoof

Serpentscale Boots

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion627

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level59

Rune

+22% to Lightning Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+65 to Evasion Rating
95% increased Evasion Rating
30% reduced Attribute Requirements
+29% to Fire Resistance
+38% to Cold Resistance

Belt

Golem Shackle

Mail Belt

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

+94 to maximum Mana

Implicit

10% reduced Flask Charges used
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+300 to Armour
+46% to Chaos Resistance
+239 to Stun Threshold
53 to 87 Physical Thorns damage

Amulet

Mind Collar

Azure Amulet

Item Level 69

Rare

Requirements

Level0

Enchant

Allocates Imbibed Power

Implicit

24% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Explicit

43% increased Armour
+120 to maximum Mana
+42 to Spirit
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
31% increased Critical Damage Bonus
+29% to Fire Resistance

Ring 1

Cataclysm Circle

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level12

Desecrated

+67 to maximum Life

Implicit

+25% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

Adds 11 to 21 Fire damage to Attacks
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+24% to Chaos Resistance
50% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Ring 2

Demon Loop

Emerald Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level26

Desecrated

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

+130 to Accuracy Rating

Explicit

Adds 15 to 19 Physical Damage to Attacks
+111 to maximum Life
+32 to Strength
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+36% to Fire Resistance

Charm 1

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 82

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 80

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

Blooming Stone Charm of the Mixologist

Item Level 43

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Recover 86 Life when Used
21% reduced Charges per use

Life Flask

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Constant

Item Level 60

Magic

Properties

Quality2

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

29% of Recovery applied Instantly
28% increased Charges gained

Mana Flask

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
70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Herald of Ice(Lv19)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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fragmentation Rounds(Lv19)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

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

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

Freezing Mark(Lv19)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

Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1

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

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

Thunderstorm(Lv17)2 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

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

Strip AwaySupports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.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

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

Eternal Rage(Lv14)1 gem

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

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

Shard Scavenger(Lv19)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

Wind Dancer(Lv12)No 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

No support gems detected for this skill.

Overwhelming Presence(Lv10)No supports

While active, emits an Aura that makes enemies in your Presence easier to Stun and inflict Elemental Ailments upon.

Enemies in your Presence have 15% reduced Elemental Ailment Threshold

Enemies in your Presence have 15% reduced Stun Threshold

No support gems detected for this skill.

Sorcery Ward(Lv1)No supports

Barrier recharges after 8 seconds

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

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