Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Freeze Witchhunter (164% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 2·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Freeze Crit Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageB

SurvivalS

SpeedB

UtilityD

Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

117,623

2. Explosive Shot

59,061

Hit DPS

117,623

Attacks/sec

3.12

Average hit

37,703

Utility

Mana

500

Spirit

280

Gear spirit

360

Move speed

x1.66

Defense

Life

2,032

Character armour

694

Gear armour

448

Character evasion

11,437

Gear evasion

2,924

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

66%

Passive Tree

149

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

AfterimageNotable

60% increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently

-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving

EvasionMovement Speed

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

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

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

Armour

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

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

Chaos 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 Attribute30+150
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%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%
increased Elemental Damage324%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%

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 Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased chance to Shock460%
increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%

Gear

Brimstone Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage102-407

Quality24

SocketsS S S

Lightning Damage7-240

Cold Damage75-110

Attacks per Second1.9

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS894

Physical DPS483.6

Elemental DPS410.4

Requirements

Level77

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Can have 1 additional Crafted Modifier

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 7 to 240 Lightning Damage

Implicit

164% increased Physical Damage

Explicit

Adds 75 to 110 Cold Damage
19% increased Attack Speed
Corrupted

Crafted

+3.43% to Critical Hit Chance
+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion657

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

85% increased Evasion Rating
+117 to Spirit
+77% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1629

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

60% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +60 to maximum Life
Bonded: +60 to maximum Mana

Implicit

34% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

141% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+30 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Vortex Fist

Massive Mitts

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour448

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level80

Rune

+1 Suffix Modifier allowed
8% increased Attack Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

Adds 2 to 68 Lightning damage to Attacks

Explicit

Adds 13 to 25 Physical Damage to Attacks
+186 to Armour
18% increased Attack Speed
+30 to Dexterity
+40% to Fire Resistance
+38% to Lightning Resistance

Corpse Slippers

Dragonscale Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion638

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level75

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed
20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +20 to maximum Life
Bonded: +20 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 23% of Evasion Rating

Explicit

+45% to Lightning Resistance
35% increased Movement Speed
98% increased Evasion Rating
+105 to maximum Life
+45% to Fire Resistance
Corrupted

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

22% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+46 to maximum Life
+40 to Strength
+37 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds
Corrupted

Dire Braid

Solar Amulet

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Beastial Skin

Desecrated

72% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+13 to Spirit

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+18% to all Elemental Resistances
+24% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

35% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Armageddon Gyre

Breach Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 1 to 108 Lightning damage to Attacks

Implicit

+20% to Maximum Quality

Explicit

Adds 24 to 40 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 40 to 59 Fire damage to Attacks
+33 to Strength
+17% to all Elemental Resistances
+18% to Chaos Resistance

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 80

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality10

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

24% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality3

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect
Corrupted

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality10

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Creates Ignited Ground for 4 seconds when used, Igniting enemies as though dealing Fire damage equal to 500% of your maximum Life
Corrupted

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality15

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

30% of Recovery applied Instantly
33% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Corrupted

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality23

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
70% reduced Amount Recovered
Corrupted

Skills & Gems

Mirage Archer(Lv21)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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eshs ProwessLv1

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

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

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.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

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

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

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

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

Mortar Cannon(Lv21)3 supports

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

Support gems

ExpediteSupports Skills which Detonate after some amount of time has elapsed, shortening the time before Detonation.Lv1

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv21)3 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

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

Emergency Reload(Lv20)3 supports

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

Support gems

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

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

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

Berserk(Lv21)3 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

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

Uhtreds AugurySupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly two other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.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

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