Permafrost Bolts Wind Dancer Minion Witchhunter (164% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder

Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Permafrost Bolts Wind Dancer Minion Freeze Crit Spirit

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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. On Kill Monster Explosion

63,801

2. Load Permafrost Bolts

41,307

Average hit

63,801

Utility

Mana

714

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.56

Defense

Life

1,740

Character evasion

14,050

Gear evasion

4,427

Fire res

76%

Cold res

76%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

23%

Passive Tree

155

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

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

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage895%
increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
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%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating10175%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
metres to Dodge Roll distance while Surrounded1+5
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded130%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks792%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage11116%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed410%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving3-12%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Gear

Weapon 1

Corruption Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage132-434

Quality20

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS452.8

Physical DPS452.8

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 47 to 94 Physical Damage

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
164% increased Physical Damage
+33 to Dexterity

Crafted

Gain 33% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
20% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Helmet

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level60

Enchant

Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Rune

10% increased Area of Effect
Raven-Touched

Bonded

Bonded: 12% increased Reservation Efficiency of Companion Skills

Explicit

+117 to maximum Life
+12 to all Attributes
9.4 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded

Body Armour

Empyrean Suit

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion3048

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

+38% to Cold Resistance

Explicit

+284 to Evasion Rating
+55 to Evasion Rating
136% increased Evasion Rating
+38% to Lightning Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating

Gloves

Rage Hold

Polished Bracers

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion204

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

Adds 14 to 23 Cold damage to Attacks

Explicit

15% increased Attack Speed
29% increased Projectile Speed
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
29% increased Critical Hit Chance
32% increased Effect of your Mark Skills

Boots

Dusk Stride

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion960

Quality28

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+144 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
88% increased Evasion Rating
+40% to Fire Resistance
+34% to Cold Resistance
Corrupted

Crafted

+35% to Lightning Resistance

Belt

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

20% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+52 to maximum Life
+32 to Strength
+34 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
Corrupted

Amulet

Bramble Torc

Absent Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level72

Enchant

Allocates Climate Change

Desecrated

45% increased Evasion Rating

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

15% increased Rarity of Items found
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

34% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Ring 1

Corpse Turn

Ruby Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

+29% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

Adds 19 to 32 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 28 to 39 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 3 to 85 Lightning damage to Attacks
+44% to Fire Resistance
+38% to Lightning Resistance
+23% to Chaos Resistance

Ring 2

Cataclysm Gyre

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 83

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

Adds 2 to 44 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+8% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 21 to 37 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 21 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
+31 to Intelligence
+41% to Cold Resistance
+31% to Lightning Resistance

Charm 1

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 Wolf for 20 seconds on use

Charm 2

Drizzling Thawing Charm of the Continuous

Item Level 36

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 20 Mana when Used
33% increased Charges gained

Charm 3

Experimenter's Dousing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 80

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

36% increased Duration
35% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Life Flask

Full-bodied Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 62

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
53% increased Amount Recovered

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
74% 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.

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

Armour ExplosionSupports Attacks and Warcries, causing them to trigger a Fiery explosion when they Fully Break an enemy's Armour.Lv1

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

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

Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thunderstorm(Lv19)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

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

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

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(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

Mana Remnants(Lv17)3 gems

Conjure surging arcane energy to restore your Mana. While active, enemies you kill affected by Elemental Ailments have a chance to spawn a Mana Remnant, and Critically Hitting a target with Elemental Ailments spawns a Mana Remnant every few seconds. Picking up a Mana Remnant grants you Mana which can Overflow maximum Mana.

Each Remnant grants 28 Mana

DissipateSupports Skills which create Remnants, allowing those Remnants to be collected from further away.Lv1

InterludeSupports Skills which create Remnants, making those Remnants more powerful.Lv1

Khatals RejuvenationSupports Skills that generate Remnants. Picking up Remnants from Supported Skills grants Khatal's Rejuvenation.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

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