Quarterstaff Strike Crossbow Shot Bleed Witchhunter (300% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

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Endgame Quarterstaff Strike Crossbow Shot Bleed Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageC

SurvivalSS

SpeedC

UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

88,377

2. Full Culling DPS

12,582

Hit DPS

88,377

Attacks/sec

2.08

Average hit

42,467

Utility

Mana

629

Spirit

238

Gear spirit

180

Move speed

x1.55

Defense

Life

1,670

547

Character evasion

20,646

Gear evasion

5,303

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

156

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Frantic ReachNotable

-20% reduced Accuracy Rating

18% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

AccuracyArea

Pressure PointsNotable

35% increased Freeze Buildup

35% increased Stun Buildup

ColdAilmentStun

Pitiless KillerNotable

Culling Strike

15% chance to Cull enemies below 20% Life

15% increased damage

Attack

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

Emboldened AvatarNotable

25% increased Freeze Buildup

25% increased chance to Shock

ColdAilmentLightning

UnhinderedNotable

-6% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving

Movement Speed

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

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

Chaos Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute35+175
to Strength3+21
to Dexterity2+15
increased Dexterity18%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating18250%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating425%
increased Evasion Rating while moving260%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving9-36%
increased Movement Speed613%
companions have # % increased Movement Speed336%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage343%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
increased Attack Area Damage220%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Speed430%
increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence28%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Freeze Buildup7135%
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
immune to Shock if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Green1+1

Attack›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Culling Strike Threshold560%
culling Strike1+1
culling Strike against Beasts while your Companion is in your Presence1+1
increased Culling Strike Threshold against Rare or Unique Enemies140%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage while your Companion is in your Presence448%
increased Damage while affected by a Herald224%
chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
chance for Damage with Hits to be Lucky120%

Gear

The Last Lament

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 83

Unique

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage154-615

Quality26

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.89

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS726.7

Physical DPS726.7

Requirements

Level90

Rune

40% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Explicit

300% increased Physical Damage
18% increased Attack Speed
48% reduced Reload Speed
Leeches 8.8% of Physical Damage as Life
10% chance to load a bolt into all Crossbow skills on Kill
Sacrifice 300 Life to not consume the last bolt when firing

Myris Uxor

Covert Hood

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion469

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level56

Enchant

+25 to Spirit

Rune

+44% to Cold Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

52% increased Evasion Rating
+139 to Accuracy Rating
+57 to maximum Mana
100% increased Culling Strike Threshold
Corrupted

Dragon Keep

Slipstrike Vest

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion3306

Movement Speed-3%

Quality29

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+285 to Evasion Rating

Explicit

+89 to Evasion Rating
147% increased Evasion Rating
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 26% of Evasion Rating
27.2 Life Regeneration per second
Corrupted

Crafted

+34% to Fire Resistance

Horror's Flight

Engraved Bracers

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Evasion625

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level90

Rune

+44% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

252% increased Evasion Rating
14% increased Attack Speed
+17 to Dexterity
Adds 21 to 36 Chaos Damage to Attacks
Gain 1 Fear Incarnate when you Cull a target
Corrupted

Woe Goad

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion903

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

83% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+156 to Evasion Rating
+31 to Dexterity
+43% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

16% increased Rarity of Items found

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

25% increased Stun Threshold
Has 2 Charm Slots

Explicit

+60 to maximum Life
+39 to Strength
+28 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Plague Gorget

Solar Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
42% increased Evasion Rating
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+17% to all Elemental Resistances
+20% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

33% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Victory Grasp

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

+17% to Fire and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

+10% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 15 to 18 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 13 to 20 Cold damage to Attacks
19% increased Rarity of Items found
+48% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

+34% to Cold Resistance

Doom Circle

Unset Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level44

Desecrated

+19% to Cold and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

Grants 1 additional Skill Slot

Explicit

Adds 14 to 32 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 3 to 54 Lightning damage to Attacks
17% increased Rarity of Items found
+16% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

+22% to Chaos 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 Cat for 19 seconds on use

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality8

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality9

Requirements

Level18

Implicit

Used when you start Bleeding

Explicit

Gains 0.17 Charges per Second
Creates Consecrated Ground on use
Corrupted

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Doctor

Item Level 64

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

30% of Recovery applied Instantly
26% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 supports

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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

HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1

Fresh ClipSupports Crossbow Skills, granting them more damage for each bolt reloaded by that Skill in the last 6 seconds.Lv1

BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Lv1

Zerphis LegacySupports Attacks and Warcries you use yourself. Supported Skills gain a Glory requirement, and build Glory when you spend Life on Skills. Supported Skills deal more damage and have significantly increased area of effect.Lv1

Quarterstaff Strike(Lv20)5 supports

Strike with your Quarterstaff.

Support gems

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

OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1

LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

BrutalitySupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Lv1

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

Requiem(Lv20)5 supports

Your weapon passively accumulates anguish from the tormented souls within. When fully charged, use this skill to compose the Requiem, transforming your Crossbow shot into a torrent of anguish for a short, fixed amount of time. Does not use Ammunition.

Support gems

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

Tuls StillnessSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, granting extra Chaos damage and causing Chaos damage to Contribute to Freeze Buildup.Lv1

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1

Voranas SiegeLv1

Freezing Mark(Lv14)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

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

Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.Lv1

Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.Lv1

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

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

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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

HeftSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Lv1

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

BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Lv1

Herald of Ice(Lv14)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

Life DrainSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing you to recover Life when it Culls an enemy.Lv1

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

Killing Palm(Lv14)5 supports

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough and performing additional dashing Strikes to other Cullable targets in range if your target was Culled. Each enemy killed by this strike grants a Power Charge, with higher Rarity monsters granting additional Charges. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.

Support gems

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

Culling StrikeSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Lv1

ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.Lv1

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

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

Berserk(Lv21)2 supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

Support gems

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

Uhtreds OmenSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.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

Fire MasterySupports Fire 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

Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1

Time of Need(Lv19)1 support

While active, periodically invokes divine blessings to heal you and remove Curses and Elemental Ailments from you.

10 seconds between Blessings

Blessing recovers 17 Life and removes Curses and Elemental Ailments

Support gems

IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1

Herald of Ash(Lv12)1 support

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

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

Crushing Fear(Lv20)No supports

Dash to an enemy and Strike them, Culling enemies if their life is low enough. When this skill kills an enemy you draw out their final fears, crushing them to create a shockwave. Enemies around you that can be Culled will be highlighted.

No support gems detected for this skill.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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