Permafrost Bolts Wind Dancer Freeze Witchhunter (165% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

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Endgame Permafrost Bolts Wind Dancer Freeze Crit Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageSS

SurvivalSS

SpeedC

UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

278,752

2. Fragmentation Rounds

71,669

Hit DPS

71,669

Attacks/sec

1.96

Average hit

36,625

Utility

Mana

659

Spirit

127

Gear spirit

Move speed

x1.53

Defense

Life

1,709

Character evasion

20,051

Gear evasion

4,182

Fire res

75%

Cold res

76%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

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

Coming CalamityNotable

40% increased Cold Damage while affected by Herald of Ice

40% increased Fire Damage while affected by Herald of Ash

40% increased Lightning Damage while affected by Herald of Thunder

Cold DamageFire DamageLightning Damage

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

Reusable AmmunitionNotable

Bolts fired by Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not expend Ammunition if you've Reloaded Recently

ProjectileWeapon

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

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

Chaos Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute32+160
to Strength3+21
to Intelligence2+18
increased Dexterity18%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage675%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating13220%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded260%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies350%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m230%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage996%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks456%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed38%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving3-12%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Gear

Rage Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage143-463

Quality22

SocketsS S

Cold Damage99-161

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS692.8

Physical DPS484.8

Elemental DPS208

Requirements

Level77

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

Adds 48 to 84 Physical Damage

Explicit

165% increased Physical Damage
Adds 99 to 161 Cold Damage
Grants 5 Life per Enemy Hit
Leeches 6.14% of Physical Damage as Mana

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level38

Enchant

+27 to Spirit
+1% to Maximum Cold Resistance

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

+116 to maximum Life
+15 to all Attributes
9.7 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
Corrupted

Havoc Carapace

Swiftstalker Coat

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Evasion2713

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level65

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
12% increased Rarity of Items found

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies

Implicit

26% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Explicit

+371 to Evasion Rating
135% increased Evasion Rating
+33 to Dexterity
+27% to Chaos Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 25% of Evasion Rating

Entropy Hold

Stalking Bracers

Item Level 84

Rare

Properties

Evasion647

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

Adds 17 to 28 Physical Damage to Attacks

Explicit

+130 to Evasion Rating
94% increased Evasion Rating
+38% to Cold Resistance
+34% to Lightning Resistance
+27% to Chaos Resistance

Glyph Span

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion607

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed
Gain Onslaught for 4 seconds when your Marks Activate

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Bonded: Buffs on you expire 10% slower

Desecrated

77% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
40% increased Evasion Rating
+33 to Dexterity
+45% to Fire Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 19% of Evasion Rating
+98 to Stun Threshold

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Stibnite
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Bismuth
All Mage's Legacies have 32% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Armageddon Collar

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

58% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

63% increased Evasion Rating
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+17% to all Elemental Resistances

Demon Hold

Topaz Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Desecrated

Adds 2 to 67 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+28% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 15 to 25 Physical Damage to Attacks
24% increased Cold Damage
+16% to all Elemental Resistances
+44% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

+42% to Lightning Resistance

Rapture Grip

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 83

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Desecrated

19% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

+12% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 13 to 29 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 21 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
+29 to Dexterity
+19% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

+22% to Chaos Resistance

Experimenter's Dousing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 79

Magic

Properties

Quality13

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

38% increased Duration
33% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Experimenter's Thawing Charm of the Brewer

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality7

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

36% increased Duration
28% reduced Charges per use
Corrupted

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 81

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 Primate for 16 seconds on use

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Ample

Item Level 83

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

28% of Recovery applied Instantly
68% 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
70% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Herald of Ice(Lv20)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

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

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

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

Permafrost Bolts(Lv20)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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv18)5 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

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

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

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

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

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

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

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

Fragmentation Rounds(Lv20)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

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

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

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

Pinpoint CriticalSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to Critically Hit more often but deal less damage with Critical Hits.Lv1

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

ExpanseSupports any Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher Area of Effect but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Lv1

War Banner(Lv19)4 supports

While active, Attacking enemies builds Glory. When you have maximum Glory, you can place an inspiring Banner for a duration with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage, Attack speed and Accuracy.

Banner duration is 6 seconds

Support gems

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

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

Daressos PassionSupports Banner Skills, causing them to require significantly less Glory to use.Lv1

InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)1 support

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

AmbushSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Critically Hit enemies on full life.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)1 support

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

Eternal Rage(Lv18)1 support

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

Support gems

Cool HeadedSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing Ignite applied to you to last for a shorter duration while the Supported Skill is active.Lv1

Shard Scavenger(Lv19)1 support

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