Shockburst Rounds Galvanic Shards Grenade Witchhunter (163% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 2·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Shockburst Rounds Galvanic Shards Grenade Freeze Crit Spirit Mana

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageA

SurvivalB

SpeedB

UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Shockburst Rounds

1.14M

2. Stormblast Bolts

85,896

Hit DPS

1.14M

Attacks/sec

10.7

Average hit

106,234

Utility

Mana

599

Spirit

100

Move speed

x1.58

Defense

Life

1,496

Character armour

123

Gear armour

124

Character evasion

13,107

Gear evasion

4,070

Fire res

70%

Cold res

70%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

44%

Passive Tree

132

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect

Flask

True StrikeNotable

+10 to Dexterity

20% increased Critical Hit Chance

AttributeCritical

For the JugularNotable

25% increased Critical Damage Bonus

+10 to Intelligence

CriticalAttribute

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

Stand and DeliverNotable

Projectiles have 40% increased Critical Damage Bonus against Enemies within 2m

Projectiles deal 25% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m

CriticalDamage

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves

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 Attribute46+230
to Dexterity2+20
to Intelligence2+20
to Strength2+18

Critical›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Critical Damage Bonus12290%
increased Critical Hit Chance8140%
increased Critical Hit Chance for Attacks560%
increased Critical Hit Chance against Dazed Enemies237%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating11176%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating425%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies within 2m355%
increased Damage against Dazed Enemies245%
break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%
deal up to # % more Damage to Enemies based on their missing Concentration140%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating566%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1

Jewel›

PassiveCountTotal

[Jewel] Socket70

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks456%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving2-10%
increased Movement Speed13%

Gear

Chimeric Core

Flexed Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage91-359

Quality20

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage15-337

Fire Damage137-212

Attacks per Second1.76

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS1012.9

Physical DPS396

Elemental DPS616.9

Requirements

Level77

Rune

Adds 1 to 40 Lightning Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Bonded: 30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict

Desecrated

Grenades have 21% chance to activate a second time

Implicit

23% increased Bolt Speed

Explicit

Adds 137 to 212 Fire Damage
163% increased Physical Damage
Adds 14 to 297 Lightning Damage
10% increased Attack Speed
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Onslaught Cowl

Freebooter Cap

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion1339

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Allocates Zarokh's Gift

Rune

Can roll Berserking modifiers
Raven-Touched

Bonded

Bonded: Gain 2 Rage on Melee Hit

Explicit

34% increased Critical Hit Chance
+194 to Evasion Rating
109% increased Evasion Rating
+7 to maximum Mana
17% increased Rarity of Items found
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Evasion Rating
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Evasion1521

Movement Speed-3%

Quality24

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Implicit

33% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

132% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 24% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+24 to Dexterity
20% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Vortex Fingers

Blacksteel Gauntlets

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Armour124

Evasion113

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

27% increased Critical Hit Chance

Explicit

Adds 1 to 63 Lightning damage to Attacks
Adds 10 to 17 Physical Damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
29% increased Effect of your Mark Skills

Crafted

28% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Empyrean Spark

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion1097

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana

Desecrated

96% increased Evasion Rating

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+172 to Evasion Rating
+36% to Cold Resistance
+26% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

17% increased Rarity of Items found

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 Stibnite
Legacy of Diamond
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Bismuth
All Mage's Legacies have 40% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Glyph Clasp

Absent Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Barbaric Strength

Desecrated

24% increased Deflection Rating

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+4 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+10% to all Elemental Resistances

Crafted

27% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Vortex Knot

Refined Breach Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

24% increased Attack Damage while on Low Life

Implicit

+25% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

47% increased Lightning Damage
Adds 4 to 115 Lightning damage to Attacks
+19% to all Elemental Resistances
+57% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

9% increased Attack Speed

Gloom Nail

Breach Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 3 to 94 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 24 to 36 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 35 to 52 Fire damage to Attacks
+25 to Strength
+36% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

12% increased Attack Speed

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 Boar for 11 seconds on use

Valako's Roar

Topaz Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration40

Quality7

Requirements

Level5

Implicit

Used when you take Lightning damage from a Hit

Explicit

32% increased Charges gained
Grants a Frenzy Charge on use

Forsaken Bangle

Amethyst Charm

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration40

Quality0

Requirements

Level40

Implicit

Used when you take Chaos damage from a Hit

Explicit

15% increased Duration
50% of Chaos damage you prevent when Hit Recouped as Life and Mana during effect

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 60

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
68% increased Amount Recovered

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

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
76% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Shockburst Rounds(Lv21)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with a clip of charged bolts which release damaging pulses upon Hitting an enemy affected by a Lightning Ailment. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

10 Bolts loaded per clip

Support gems

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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

Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1

Galvanic Shards(Lv21)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.

Support gems

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

ForkSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.Lv1

Garukhans ResolveSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills have a maximum Critical Hit chance, but will Bifurcate Critical Hit Chance.Lv1

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

Combat ReloadSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load multiple extra bolts and attack faster. Supported Skills cannot reload normally, instead loading bolts when you Dodge.Lv1

Herald of Thunder(Lv21)5 supports

While active, killing Shocked enemies with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause subsequent Attack Hits to release lightning bolts which deals Attack damage to all surrounding enemies.

Lightning Bolts strike the targets of your next 2 Attack Hits after killing a Shocked enemy with Attack damage

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

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

LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1

Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.Lv1

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)4 supports

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

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

Double BarrelSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Lv1

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

Herald of Ash(Lv18)4 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

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

Fire MasterySupports Fire 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

Swift AfflictionSupports any skill that deals damage, causing it to deal more non-Ailment damage over time but have a shorter duration.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv18)4 supports

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that land around the target location and explode if hit by a Detonator Skill. Using this Skill again reloads the clip.

Support gems

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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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

Wind Dancer(Lv18)4 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

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

PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1

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

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)2 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

Support gems

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

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

Trinity(Lv18)1 support

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type

On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types

Support gems

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

Ghost Dance(Lv17)1 support

While active, causes you to periodically gain Ghost Shrouds. If you are Hit while you have a Ghost Shroud, it is immediately consumed to recover Energy Shield based on your Evasion.

Gain a Ghost Shroud every 12 seconds

Support gems