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Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Bleed Witchhunter (162% Physical Damage)

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

Offense

1. Load Stormblast Bolts
44,151
2. Mirage Archer
20,640
Hit DPS
40,828
Attacks/sec
2.46
Average hit
16,606

Utility

Mana
512
Spirit
280
Gear spirit
360
Move speed
x2.19

Defense

Life
1,628
Character armour
1,040
Gear armour
788
Character evasion
9,094
Gear evasion
2,575
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
57%

Passive Tree

147
Nodes
36
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable
Decimating Strike
Attack
Battle-hardenedNotable
Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus
+5 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
CriticalAttributeArmour
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
Primal SunderingNotable
8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks
Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances
AreaElemental Penetration
Escape VelocityNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
30% increased Evasion Rating
Movement SpeedEvasion
Lightning QuickNotable
8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills
14% increased Lightning Damage
SpeedLightning Damage
Light on your FeetNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
Movement Speed
FrazzledNotable
15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict
ManaLightningAilment

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute28+140
  • to Strength4+26
  • to Dexterity3+20
  • to all Attributes1+3
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Movement Speed1021%
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
  • increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
  • ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage563%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating8133%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
  • increased Evasion Rating while moving140%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
  • to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence312%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%
Life
PassiveCountTotal
  • regenerate # % of maximum Life per second369%
  • increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low Life270%
  • increased Flask Life Recovery rate140%
  • increased Maximum Life if you have at least # Red Support Gems Socketed15%

Gear

Weapon 1

Doom Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage137-464
Quality20
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage7-343
Attacks per Second1.6
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS760.8
Physical DPS480.8
Elemental DPS280
Requirements
Level77
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 37 to 65 Physical Damage
Explicit
  • +5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • 162% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 7 to 343 Lightning Damage
  • 30% reduced Attribute Requirements
Crafted
  • 20% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon
Helmet

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Evasion675
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • 90% increased Evasion Rating
  • +120 to Spirit
  • +47% to Cold Resistance
  • Presence Radius is doubled
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82
Unique
Properties
Evasion1191
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level73
Rune
  • +22% to Chaos Resistance
Implicit
  • 39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 120% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +41 to Dexterity
  • 21% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
  • Corrupted
Gloves

Grim Fingers

Knightly Mitts

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Armour788
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Enchant
  • Damage Penetrates 11% Fire Resistance
Rune
  • 8% increased Attack Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You
Desecrated
  • +35% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
Explicit
  • +180 to Armour
  • 92% increased Armour
  • Adds 13 to 21 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • 15% increased Attack Speed
  • Gain 26 Mana per enemy killed
  • Corrupted
Boots

Golem Track

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion709
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +97 to Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 79% increased Evasion Rating
  • +39% to Fire Resistance
  • +29% to Cold Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating
Belt

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots1
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 1 Charm Slot
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Quicksilver
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 35% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have
Amulet

Rapture Choker

Solar Amulet

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Beastial Skin
Desecrated
  • 48% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour
Implicit
  • +10 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +30 to Strength
  • +41% to Cold Resistance
Crafted
  • 34% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Rift Whorl

Topaz Ring

Item Level 79
Rare
Requirements
Level16
Implicit
  • +33% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 19 to 32 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 1 to 62 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 36% increased Lightning Damage
  • +38% to Fire Resistance
  • +45% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • +16% to Chaos Resistance
Ring 2

Onslaught Grasp

Amethyst Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level20
Implicit
  • +8% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 3 to 65 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +224 to Evasion Rating
  • +70 to maximum Life
  • +40% to Fire Resistance
  • +40% to Lightning Resistance
  • Leech 7.4% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Charm 1

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 48
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level18
Implicit
  • Used when you start Bleeding
Explicit
  • Gains 0.20 Charges per Second
  • Creates Consecrated Ground on use
Charm 2

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 Stag for 20 seconds on use
Life Flask

Hearty Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 67
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
  • 54% increased Recovery rate
Mana Flask

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

Stormblast Bolts(Lv21)5 gems

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.

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
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Mirage Archer(Lv18)4 gems

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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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
Herald of Thunder(Lv19)5 gems

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
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
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
LongshotSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
Galvanic Shards(Lv21)5 gems

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

Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.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
Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.Lv1
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
Wind Dancer(Lv14)4 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
MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1
Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1
BlindSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing them to Blind on Hit.Lv1
RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1
Emergency Reload(Lv19)4 gems

Instantly reload all your Crossbow Ammunition clips and Empower each clip's Ammunition to deal more damage for a duration.

Buff Empowers bolts with 12% more damage
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot support skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1
LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.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
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
Berserk(Lv14)1 gem

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv14)1 gem

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Time of Need(Lv14)1 gem

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

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