Permafrost Bolts Wind Dancer Freeze Witchhunter (173% 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

DamageB

SurvivalSS

SpeedA

UtilityS

Overview

Offense

1. Permafrost Bolts

67,093

2. Fragmentation Rounds

51,345

Hit DPS

67,093

Attacks/sec

2.18

Average hit

30,794

Utility

Mana

624

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.83

Defense

Life

1,661

Character evasion

21,949

Gear evasion

4,491

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

52%

Passive Tree

152

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

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

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

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

Chaos Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute34+170
to Strength4+26
to Dexterity2+10
to Intelligence2+18

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating12200%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage552%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage if you have been Heavy Stunned Recently125%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

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

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%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating694%
increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%

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

Armageddon Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage134-445

Quality20

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage14-319

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS729.6

Physical DPS463.2

Elemental DPS266.4

Requirements

Level78

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Adds 46 to 94 Physical Damage

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

173% increased Physical Damage
Adds 14 to 319 Lightning Damage
Loads an additional bolt

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
21% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level60

Enchant

Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage
Raven-Touched

Explicit

+96 to maximum Life
+12 to all Attributes
9.8 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded

Dire Coat

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion3347

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

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

110% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating
+375 to Evasion Rating
42% increased Evasion Rating
+39% to Fire Resistance
+31% to Lightning Resistance

Fate Grip

Polished Bracers

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion204

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

+1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage

Desecrated

30% increased Projectile Speed

Explicit

Adds 8 to 19 Physical Damage to Attacks
+1 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+42% to Cold Resistance
37% increased Projectile Damage
Projectiles have 33% chance for an additional Projectile when Forking
Mark Skills have 78% increased Skill Effect Duration

Rune Trail

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion725

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed
20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Explicit

18% increased Rarity of Items found
35% increased Movement Speed
117% increased Evasion Rating
+43% to Lightning Resistance
+17% to Chaos Resistance
+104 to Stun Threshold

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Jade
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Quicksilver
All Mage's Legacies have 46% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Hate Scarab

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level90

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

70% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+18% to all Elemental Resistances
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

40% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Dread Finger

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level20

Implicit

+13% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

Adds 10 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 43 Lightning damage to Attacks
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+31 to Intelligence
+38% to Cold Resistance
+22% to Chaos Resistance

Rift Grip

Gold Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Implicit

10% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 18 to 36 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 22 to 30 Cold damage to Attacks
29% increased Rarity of Items found
+23 to Dexterity

Crafted

+34% to Fire Resistance

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 Ox for 13 seconds on use

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

20% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

22% 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 Wide

Item Level 75

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

67% increased Amount Recovered
27% 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

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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)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

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

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

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

Lightning ExposureSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to inflict Exposure when inflicting Shock.Lv1

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

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

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

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

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

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 Ash(Lv18)5 supports

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

Support gems

Fast ForwardSupports any skill that has a duration making that duration shorter.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

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

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

Thunderstorm(Lv19)4 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

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

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

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(Lv20)1 support

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

Support gems

PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the 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