Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Totem Witchhunter (168% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 22, 2026

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Endgame Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Totem Freeze Spirit Mana

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Scored against 333 mercenary endgame builds

DamageB

SurvivalA

SpeedB

UtilityC

Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

44,898

2. Full Culling DPS

2,418

Hit DPS

44,898

Attacks/sec

2.66

Average hit

16,877

Utility

Mana

496

Spirit

176

Gear spirit

152

Move speed

x1.52

Defense

Life

1,908

Character armour

1,314

Gear armour

867

Character evasion

10,432

Gear evasion

2,475

Fire res

75%

Cold res

74%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

69%

Passive Tree

139

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

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

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

Natural ImmunityNotable

+4 to Ailment Threshold per Dexterity

Attribute

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

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

Armour

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute29+145
to Dexterity4+30
to Strength2+10
to Ailment Threshold per Dexterity1+4

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating13220%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating328%
increased Evasion Rating while Surrounded260%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage343%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies232%

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving10-33%
increased Movement Speed412%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
increased Movement Speed while Surrounded110%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

regenerate # % of maximum Life per second369%
chance for Enemies you Kill to Explode, dealing # % of their maximum Life as Physical Damage Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons110%
increased Attack Damage while on Low Life125%
increased Attack Damage while you have no Life Flask uses left125%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Damage with Hits against Rare and Unique Enemies125%
prevent +#% of Damage from Deflected Hits13%
to amount of Damage Prevented by Deflection1-5%

Gear

Mind Core

Engraved Crossbow

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage156-497

Quality20

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.76

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS574.6

Physical DPS574.6

Requirements

Level72

Rune

40% increased Physical Damage

Bonded

Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Desecrated

10% increased Attack Speed

Explicit

168% increased Physical Damage
Adds 54 to 90 Physical Damage
+53 to Accuracy Rating
128% increased Elemental Damage with Attacks
15% increased Light Radius

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Evasion215

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level50

Enchant

+29 to Spirit

Rune

+11% to Chaos Resistance
+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

+88 to maximum Life
+13 to all Attributes
11.8 Life Regeneration per second
Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1652

Movement Speed-3%

Quality29

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Implicit

39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

144% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 18% 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

Pandemonium Clutches

Ornate Mitts

Item Level 83

Rare

Properties

Armour867

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level70

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

Adds 4 to 69 Lightning damage to Attacks

Explicit

+185 to Armour
83% increased Armour
13% increased Attack Speed
+42% to Chaos Resistance

Empyrean Track

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion608

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+147 to maximum Life

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
+167 to Evasion Rating
+73% to Cold Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 21% of Evasion Rating

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

28% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+50 to maximum Life
+31 to Strength
+24 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Morbid Scarab

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level78

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

+16% to Cold and Chaos Resistances

Implicit

-1 Prefix Modifier allowed
-1 Suffix Modifier allowed

Explicit

+47 to Spirit
+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Crafted

28% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 81

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Armageddon Loop

Ruby Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

+24% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

Adds 17 to 28 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 53 Lightning damage to Attacks
36% increased Lightning Damage
+15% to all Elemental Resistances
+41% to Fire Resistance
+49% to Lightning Resistance

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 19 seconds on use

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

25% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level32

Implicit

Used when you become Ignited

Explicit

24% 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

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Surgeon

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

72% increased Amount Recovered
32% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

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

Mirage Archer(Lv19)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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental 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

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(Lv19)3 gems

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

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

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

Hardy TotemsSupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Totems to have more Life.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv19)3 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

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(Lv19)3 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

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

Eternal Rage(Lv18)2 gems

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

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

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