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Shield Wall Pounce Minion Witchhunter (+3 Melee Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Shield Wall
53,394
2. Raise Shield
39,385
Hit DPS
39,547
Attacks/sec
1.17
Average hit
33,858

Utility

Spirit
115
Gear spirit
70
Move speed
x1.52

Defense

Life
1,910
ES
143
Gear ES
12
Character armour
16,396
Gear armour
9,280
Character evasion
34
Gear evasion
36
Block
27.3%
Fire res
74%
Cold res
77%
Lightning res
74%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

156
Nodes
36
Notables
1
Keystones

Key Passives

Explosive ImpactNotable
15% increased Area of Effect
Burning Enemies you kill have a 5% chance to Explode, dealing a tenth of their maximum Life as Fire Damage
AreaLife
Burning StrikesNotable
Gain 12% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Fire Damage
Guttural RoarNotable
Warcries Debilitate Enemies
Warcry Skills have 25% increased Area of Effect
25% increased Warcry Speed
WarcryGemSpeed
Bolstering YellNotable
Empowered Attacks deal 30% increased Damage
Warcry Skills have 30% increased Area of Effect
DamageGem
Crushing VerdictNotable
50% increased Attack Damage
-5% reduced Attack Speed
30% increased Stun Buildup
Attack DamageSpeedStun
Intense FlamesNotable
35% increased Damage with Hits against Burning Enemies
Fire 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

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute44+220
  • to Strength3+30
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Warcry Speed10187%
  • increased Attack Speed624%
  • increased Skill Speed312%
  • reduced Attack Speed2-10%
Critical
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus for Attack Damage6105%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus483%
  • increased Critical Hit Chance215%
  • increased Critical Damage Bonus with One Handed Melee Weapons140%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • empowered Attacks deal # % increased Damage694%
  • increased Damage with Warcries372%
  • increased Damage with One Handed Weapons220%
  • break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour7100%
  • of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage430%
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating230%
  • increased Armour from Equipped Body Armour180%
Warcry
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Warcry Cooldown Recovery Rate7104%
  • increased total Power counted by Warcries430%
  • warcries Debilitate Enemies1+1
  • warcries have a minimum of # Power1+10
Fire Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Hits against Burning Enemies493%
  • increased Fire Damage444%
  • gain # % of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage112%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage7118%
  • increased Melee Damage226%

Gear

Nebuloch

Execratus Hammer

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Range13
Physical Damage94-144
Quality20
SocketsS S
Chaos Damage29-54
Attacks per Second1.57
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS252
Physical DPS186.8
Chaos DPS65.2
Requirements
Level55
Enchant
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Rune
  • 8% increased Skill Speed
  • +15 to Spirit
Bonded
  • Bonded: 15% increased Reservation Efficiency of Herald Skills
Explicit
  • Adds 46 to 72 Physical Damage
  • +28% to Critical Damage Bonus
  • Adds 29 to 54 Chaos damage
  • Attacks consume an Endurance Charge to Critically Hit
  • Take 100 Chaos damage per second per Endurance Charge
  • Corrupted

Rapture Bastion

Tawhoan Tower Shield

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour1726
Movement Speed-3%
Block26
Quality27
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • +243 to Armour
Explicit
  • 148% increased Armour
  • +3% to Maximum Cold Resistance
  • +45% to Fire Resistance
  • +49% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
  • +136 to Stun Threshold
  • Corrupted

Spirit Brow

Imperial Greathelm

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour1598
Quality24
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +1 to maximum Life per 8 Armour on Equipped Helmet
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to Spirit
Desecrated
  • +17% to Fire and Chaos Resistances
Explicit
  • +217 to Armour
  • 118% increased Armour
  • +34 to maximum Life
  • +44% to Cold Resistance
  • +27% to Chaos Resistance
  • Corrupted

The Brass Dome

Champion Cuirass

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Armour4101
Movement Speed-5%
Evasion36
Energy Shield12
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level58
Rune
  • +30 to Armour
  • +30 to Evasion Rating
  • +10 to maximum Energy Shield
  • Skills have 10% chance to not remove Charges but still count as consuming them
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
  • Bonded: 15% chance for Charms you use to not consume Charges
Explicit
  • 618% increased Armour
  • -1% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances
  • +238 to Stun Threshold
  • Take no Extra Damage from Critical Hits
  • Corrupted

Storm Palm

Massive Mitts

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Armour927
Quality26
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +22% to Lightning Resistance
Bonded
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Desecrated
  • 100% increased Armour
Explicit
  • +181 to Armour
  • Adds 9 to 20 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • +2 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +40% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • +19% to Chaos Resistance

Anarchy Spark

Ornate Greaves

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Armour928
Quality23
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 15% chance when you gain an Endurance Charge to gain an additional Endurance Charge
Bonded
  • Bonded: +1 to Maximum Endurance Charges
Desecrated
  • 93% increased Armour
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • +135 to Armour
  • +42% to Lightning Resistance
  • +34% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
  • Corrupted
Crafted
  • +33% to Cold Resistance

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 Bismuth
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 37% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Hate Collar

Lapis Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level8
Enchant
  • Allocates Crystallised Immunities
Desecrated
  • +15% to Lightning and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +15 to Intelligence
Explicit
  • 58% increased Armour
  • +67 to maximum Energy Shield
  • 51% increased maximum Energy Shield
  • +3 to Level of all Melee Skills
  • +40% to Cold Resistance

Blistering Bond

Ruby Ring

Item Level 80
Unique
Requirements
Level8
Enchant
  • 16% increased Critical Damage Bonus
  • 30% increased Damage
Implicit
  • +27% to Fire Resistance
Explicit
  • +52 to maximum Life
  • +20% to Fire Resistance
  • -11% to Cold Resistance
  • You take Fire Damage instead of Physical Damage from Bleeding
  • Fire Damage also Contributes to Bleeding Magnitude
  • Bleeding you inflict deals Fire Damage instead of Physical Damage
  • Corrupted

Soul Grasp

Refined Breach Ring

Item Level 81
Rare
Requirements
Level40
Desecrated
  • Adds 37 to 57 Fire damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +25% to Maximum Quality
Explicit
  • Adds 4 to 117 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • Adds 39 to 56 Cold damage to Attacks
  • +16% to all Elemental Resistances
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
  • Leech 10.75% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 82
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

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use20
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level10
Implicit
  • Used when you are affected by a Slow
Explicit
  • Grants Onslaught during effect

Sunburst Thawing Charm of the Surgeon

Item Level 80
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • Also grants 453 Guard
  • 35% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Saturated Ultimate Life Flask of the Ample

Item Level 83
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 78% increased Amount Recovered
  • 70% 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
  • 79% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Shield Wall(Lv21)5 gems

Ram your Shield into the ground, throwing up a wall of earth. Enemies can attack your wall segments, and your Slams, Warcries, and Shield Charge will instantly shatter them all. The segments explode when shattered, damaging enemies in front of and around them.

4 to 6 Base Off Hand Physical Damage
Wall Segments have 36 maximum Life
SupercriticalSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage with Critical Hits but have less Critical Hit chance.Lv1
Ahns CitadelSupports skills that create walls in a line, causing them to instead be created along a fissure.Lv1
LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1
Kaoms MadnessSupports Skills which create fissures in the ground, causing them to create many additional fissures at the cost of damage, speed, and area of effect.Lv1
Styrns FerocityLv1
Pounce(Lv18)5 gems

Shapeshift into a Werewolf and leap to a target location, damaging enemies in an area around where you land. Predator's Mark will be Triggered targeting the highest Rarity enemy Hit, or if a Mark gem is socketed into this Skill, that Mark will be Triggered instead. Using this Skill allows any Wolf Minions you have to leap immediately.

Limit 4 Summoned Wolves
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
SplinterSupports Skills that Hit Enemies, causing those Hits to Break Armour based on a portion of Physical Damage dealt.Lv1
Single OutSupports Mark Skills. Enemies affected by Supported Marks will have their Armour Broken by Physical Damage they take.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
Herald of Ash(Lv19)5 gems

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

Fire MasterySupports Fire skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1
Seraphs HeartLv1
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Ferocious Roar(Lv20)4 gems

Shapeshift into a Bear and roar in defiance, immediately gaining Rage if there are enemies nearby and Empowering subsequent Attacks to Break Armour. Alternatively, socketing a human-form Warcry into this Skill triggers that Warcry instead, and augments its damage and area. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending an Endurance Charge.

Empowered Attacks Break 5 Armour on Hit
Supported Skills deal 30% increased Damage
Raging CrySupports Warcry skills, causing them to grant you Rage on use depending on counted monster Power.Lv1
Enraged WarcrySupports Warcries, causing them to spend Rage to bypass their usual Cooldown.Lv1
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
Voranas SiegeLv1
Maul(Lv20)2 gems

Shapeshift into a Bear and rake enemies with your claws, generating Rage on Hit.

Helbryms HideSupports Shapeshifting Skills, causing them to grant Helbrym's Composure for a brief duration when they cause you to Shapeshift. Shapeshifting into a different form before the Buff expires causes it to be removed without effect.Lv1
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Scavenged Plating(Lv20)2 gems

While active, uses fragments of armour scavenged from enemies to bolster your own. Fully Breaking an enemy's Armour grants you stacks of Scavenged Plating for a duration based on the enemy's Rarity, and you gain Armour and Thorns per stack. Normal enemies grant 1 stack, Magic enemies grant 2 stacks, Rare enemies grant 5 stacks and Unique enemies grant 10 stacks.

2 to 2 Thorns per Scavenged Plating
Physical MasterySupports Physical skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.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
Raise Shield(Lv1)No supports

Raise your Shield to Block all incoming Blockable hits. Release immediately after Blocking when an enemy is close to perform a Shield Bash, damaging and Stunning enemies. While your Shield is raised you cannot be Light Stunned by hits you Block, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you. You cannot Evade while your Shield is raised, but Evasion instead grants an equal chance to avoid this Heavy Stun buildup.

No support gems detected for this skill.

Sorcery Ward(Lv1)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.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

Thorns Player(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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