Stormblast Bolts Explosive Shot Freeze Witchhunter (+5 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Stormblast Bolts Explosive Shot Freeze Crit Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageSSS

SurvivalS

SpeedA

UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

448,297

2. Explosive Shot

232,868

Hit DPS

448,297

Attacks/sec

3.45

Average hit

130,106

Utility

Mana

592

Spirit

150

Gear spirit

100

Move speed

x1.85

Defense

Life

1,678

Character evasion

12,135

Gear evasion

2,897

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

63%

Passive Tree

132

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

OverwhelmNotable

-5% reduced Attack Speed

40% increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons

20% increased Stun Buildup

SpeedDamageStun

Thrill of BattleNotable

20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded

Speed

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

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

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

Chaos Damage

Careful ConsiderationNotable

-30% reduced Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently

100% increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently

Evasion

Tactical RetreatNotable

+5 metres to Dodge Roll distance while Surrounded

10% increased Movement Speed while Surrounded

EvasionMovement Speed

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute37+185
to Strength4+31
to Dexterity2+15
to Ailment Threshold per Dexterity1+4

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating9150%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating544%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded260%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed726%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed during any Flask Effect116%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage559%
increased Attack Damage while Surrounded5200%
increased Attack Damage while moving482%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed38%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving2-7%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%
prevent +#% of Damage from Deflected Hits16%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

regenerate # % of maximum Life per second257%
chance for Enemies you Kill to Explode, dealing # % of their maximum Life as Physical Damage Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons110%
increased Flask Life Recovery rate140%
regenerate # % of maximum Life per second while Surrounded1150%

Accuracy›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Accuracy Rating324%
increased Accuracy Rating against Rare or Unique Enemies120%
reduced Accuracy Rating while moving1-20%
reduced Accuracy Rating while Surrounded1-30%

Gear

Kraken Core

Stout Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage36-143

Quality20

SocketsS S

Lightning Damage22-962

Attacks per Second1.8

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS1046.7

Physical DPS161.1

Elemental DPS885.6

Requirements

Level67

Rune

Transforms all Fire and Cold modifiers on the item into equivalent Lightning modifiers
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: 25% increased Lightning Damage
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Attacks Chain an additional time

Explicit

Adds 22 to 962 Lightning Damage
16% increased Attack Speed
+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion213

Quality0

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Enchant

19% increased Evasion Rating

Rune

+22% to Cold Resistance
+11% to Chaos Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

+84 to maximum Life
+11 to all Attributes
10.3 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1564

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Regenerate 1.5% of maximum Life per second

Bonded

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

Implicit

33% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

149% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 18% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+33 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Empyrean Talons

Grand Bracers

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Evasion186

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

+1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage

Desecrated

+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Explicit

Adds 24 to 36 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 44 Lightning damage to Attacks
30% reduced Attribute Requirements
16% increased Attack Speed
23% increased Projectile Damage

Crafted

28% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Storm Slippers

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion934

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Movement Speed
Your speed is unaffected by Slows

Bonded

Bonded: 8% increased Movement Speed
Bonded: 16% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

35% increased Movement Speed

Explicit

98% increased Evasion Rating
+138 to Evasion Rating
+35% to Cold Resistance
+45% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

60% increased effect of Socketed Augment Items

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots2

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 2 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Bismuth
Legacy of Gold
Legacy of Jade
All Mage's Legacies have 35% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Chimeric Beads

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+34 to Dexterity

Rage Hold

Gold Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 25 to 36 Cold damage to Attacks

Implicit

14% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 36 to 58 Fire damage to Attacks
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+16% to all Elemental Resistances
+37% to Fire Resistance
+26% to Chaos Resistance

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 80

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Herbal Stone Charm of the Medic

Item Level 17

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Recover 9 Life when Used
22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Floral Thawing Charm of the Doctor

Item Level 30

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 35 Life when Used
29% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

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 Cat for 19 seconds on use

Concentrated Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 70

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
70% increased Amount Recovered

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
73% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Mortar Cannon(Lv19)4 supports

Raise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.

Support gems

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

DomainSupports Skills which create Ground Surfaces, causing created Surfaces to last much longer.Lv1

Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1

Strip AwaySupports Skills which apply Exposure to Enemies, increasing the effect of applied Exposure.Lv1

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)5 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

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

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.Lv1

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

Mirage Archer(Lv19)4 supports

While active, dodge rolling will create a Mirage that uses socketed ranged Attacks for a short duration, then vanish.

Mirage duration is 5.05 seconds

Support gems

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1

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

DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1

PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1

Herald of Thunder(Lv19)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

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

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

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

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

Explosive Shot(Lv21)5 supports

Load your Crossbow with flaming bolts that explode on impact. The explosion will cause any Grenades in its area of effect to also explode.

Support gems

DefySupports Attack Skills you use yourself. Hit Damage from Supported Skills is Lucky if you are Surrounded.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

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.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

Herald of Ash(Lv19)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

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

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

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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)4 supports

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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

LacerateSupports any skill that Hits enemies, giving it a chance to inflict Bleeding.Lv1

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

ImmolateSupports Attacks, granting them extra Fire damage against Ignited enemies but making them unable to Ignite enemies themselves.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

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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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

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

Berserk(Lv19)2 supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

Support gems

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.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