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Permafrost Bolts Fragmentation Rounds Minion Witchhunter (171% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jul 2, 2026
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SurvivalA
SpeedA
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Overview

Offense

1. Permafrost Bolts
121,255
2. Fragmentation Rounds
119,137
Hit DPS
121,255
Attacks/sec
3.03
Average hit
39,984

Utility

Mana
638
Spirit
165
Gear spirit
130
Move speed
x2.05

Defense

Life
2,216
ES
61
Gear ES
48
Character armour
261
Gear armour
333
Character evasion
10,652
Gear evasion
4,060
Fire res
74%
Cold res
74%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
48%

Passive Tree

153
Nodes
33
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Thrill of BattleNotable
20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded
Speed
Pitiless KillerNotable
Culling Strike
15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life
15% increased damage
Attack
UnhinderedNotable
-6% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
Movement Speed
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
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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute36+180
  • to Strength3+21
  • to Dexterity2+15
  • to Intelligence2+18
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage552%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving12-40%
  • increased Movement Speed514%
  • increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating11185%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you've Dodge Rolled Recently140%
  • metres to Dodge Roll distance while Surrounded1+5
  • increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded130%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Projectile Speed331%
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Crossbow Reload Speed230%
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage11116%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Crossbows336%
  • enemies you Mark take # % increased Damage110%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows for each type of Ammunition fired in the past # seconds125%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%
Gem
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Skill Effect Duration332%
  • increased Effect of your Mark Skills220%
  • mark Skills have # % increased Skill Effect Duration250%

Gear

Sol Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage204-689
Quality26
SocketsS S S S
Attacks per Second1.6
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS714.4
Physical DPS714.4
Requirements
Level77
Rune
  • 80% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 80% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Desecrated
  • Loads 2 additional bolts
Explicit
  • 74% increased Physical Damage
  • +153 to Accuracy Rating
  • 171% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 55 to 94 Physical Damage
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
  • 23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 83
Unique
Properties
Evasion215
Quality20
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • Allocates Zarokh's Gift
Rune
  • +50 to all Attributes
  • 10% increased Area of Effect
  • Raven-Touched
Bonded
  • Bonded: +1 Maximum Life per Level
  • Bonded: 12% increased Reservation Efficiency of Companion Skills
Explicit
  • +114 to maximum Life
  • +15 to all Attributes
  • 8.7 Life Regeneration per second
  • Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
  • Corrupted

Damnation Shell

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion3385
Movement Speed-3%
Quality23
SocketsS S S
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +282 to Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • 109% increased Evasion Rating
  • +84 to Evasion Rating
  • 42% increased Evasion Rating
  • +48% to Chaos Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating

Morbid Grasp

War Wraps

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Energy Shield48
Evasion157
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +5% to all Elemental Resistances
  • Can roll Marksman modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Desecrated
  • Projectiles have 30% chance to Chain an additional time from terrain
Explicit
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
  • 39% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  • +182 to maximum Life
  • 40% increased Projectile Speed
  • +2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Hate Road

Noble Sabatons

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Armour333
Evasion303
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +40% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 97% increased Armour and Evasion
  • +112 to maximum Life
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
Crafted
  • 17% increased Rarity of Items found

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Silver
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • All Mage's Legacies have 48% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Golem Idol

Solar Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Flurry
Desecrated
  • 50% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour
Implicit
  • +15 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +18% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +39% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 27% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 81
Unique
Requirements
Level0
Implicit
  • Reflects opposite Ring

Viper Finger

Breach Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • Adds 33 to 59 Cold damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +20% to Maximum Quality
Explicit
  • Adds 30 to 51 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • 36% increased Rarity of Items found
  • +15% to all Elemental Resistances
Crafted
  • 14% increased Attack Speed

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

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
  • 21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80
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

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Plentiful

Item Level 62
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 69% increased Amount Recovered
  • 44% increased Charges

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
  • 72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

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.

Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Cold PenetrationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Cold resistance.Lv1
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.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
Cold InfusionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing them to Gain Cold Damage but deal less Fire and Lightning Damage.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Fragmentation Rounds(Lv20)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
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.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
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
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
Thunderstorm(Lv18)3 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
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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Shard Scavenger(Lv19)1 gem

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
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.

Wind Dancer(Lv17)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.

Eternal Rage(Lv17)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Berserk(Lv17)No supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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