Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Minion Witchhunter (+5 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 11, 2026

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Endgame Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Minion Freeze Crit Spirit Mana

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

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Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

119,037

2. Crossbow Shot

92,312

Hit DPS

119,037

Attacks/sec

2.12

Average hit

56,125

Utility

Mana

575

Spirit

291

Gear spirit

382

Move speed

x1.92

Defense

Life

1,527

Character evasion

9,856

Gear evasion

3,353

Fire res

79%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

62%

Passive Tree

144

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

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

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

Primal SunderingNotable

8% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

Damage Penetrates 12% Elemental Resistances

AreaElemental Penetration

Nature's BiteNotable

20% increased Elemental Damage

Elemental Damage

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute38+190
to Dexterity3+20
to Strength2+10

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving7-29%
companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating11164%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating536%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage673%
increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage while you have an Ally in your Presence367%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks680%
increased Elemental Damage340%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating7106%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence312%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

projectiles deal # % increased Damage with Hits against Enemies further than 6m355%
chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
chance for Damage with Hits to be Lucky120%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%

Gear

Spirit Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage40-158

Quality20

SocketsS S

Fire Damage89-144

Cold Damage122-185

Lightning Damage4-346

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS870.4

Physical DPS158.4

Elemental DPS712

Requirements

Level77

Rune

50% increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: +1 to Level of all Attack Skills
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Attacks Chain an additional time

Explicit

+5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
Adds 89 to 144 Fire Damage
Adds 122 to 185 Cold Damage
Adds 4 to 346 Lightning Damage

Crafted

20% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion678

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

+30 to Spirit

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

91% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+72% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion1786

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

80% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

Bonded: +80 to maximum Life
Bonded: +80 to maximum Mana

Implicit

33% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

150% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+39 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Eagle Clutches

Polished Bracers

Item Level 80

Rare

Properties

Evasion363

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage

Desecrated

15% increased Attack Speed

Explicit

Adds 2 to 60 Lightning damage to Attacks
78% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 7 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

27% increased Critical Damage Bonus

Honour Spur

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion526

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level70

Rune

+15 to Dexterity

Desecrated

+10 to Strength and Intelligence

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
88% increased Evasion Rating
+79 to maximum Mana
+28 to Dexterity
+42% to Lightning Resistance
Corrupted

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

Dire Beads

Solar Amulet

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Beastial Skin

Desecrated

63% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+11 to Spirit

Explicit

+50 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+45% to Fire Resistance
31 Life Regeneration per second

Crafted

30% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Hypnotic Whorl

Penumbra Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level0

Desecrated

Adds 25 to 43 Physical Damage to Attacks

Implicit

+2 Prefix Modifiers allowed
-2 Suffix Modifiers allowed

Explicit

Adds 33 to 50 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 40 to 63 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 4 to 93 Lightning damage to Attacks
27% increased Lightning Damage
+15% to all Elemental Resistances

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 75

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79

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

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 67

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

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

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 Wolf for 20 seconds on use

Catalysed Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality23

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
70% increased Recovery rate
Corrupted

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79

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

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

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

Deadly HeraldsSupports Herald Skills, making their triggered effects deal more damage at the expense of higher Spirit cost.Lv1

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

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

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

Mirage Archer(Lv10)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

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

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

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1

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

ConductionSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more likely to Shock.Lv1

Voltaic Barrier(Lv20)4 supports

Raise a pair of electrified pylons in front of you which project a wall of electricity between them, damaging and Electrocuting enemies caught between them. Projectiles you fire through the wall become energised, and discharge that energy on Hit as Chaining Lightning beams.

Support gems

FortressSupports skills that create walls in a line, causing them to be created in a circle instead but deal less Hit damage.Lv1

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

Neural OverloadSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Nearby enemies are marked when they are Primed for Electrocution, and hitting a marked enemy with a supported skill will Electrocute them.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

Emergency Reload(Lv19)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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)2 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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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

Eternal Rage(Lv15)2 supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

Support gems

VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)1 support

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Support gems

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