Twister Refutation Freeze Witchhunter (242% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.0·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jul 9, 2026

New build

Endgame Twister Refutation Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning Fire

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Scored against 503 mercenary endgame builds

DamageS

SurvivalA

SpeedC

UtilityB

Overview

Offense

1. Twister

174,260

2. Ice Fragments

51,304

Hit DPS

174,260

Attacks/sec

2.41

Average hit

70,852

Utility

Mana

626

Spirit

275

Gear spirit

120

Move speed

x1.35

Defense

Life

1,813

Gear ES

Ward

1,226

Character armour

Character evasion

10,004

Gear evasion

2,056

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

75%

Passive Tree

196

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Dance with DeathKey

25% more Skill Speed while Off Hand is empty and you have a [One-Handed] [MartialWeapon|Martial Weapon] equipped in your Main Hand

Speed

ResonanceKey

Charges

ProficiencyNotable

+25 to Dexterity

Attribute

Echoing ThunderNotable

30% increased Elemental Damage if you've Shocked an Enemy Recently

Elemental Damage

Crystal ElixirNotable

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

Flask

Flow StateNotable

15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

5% increased Skill Speed

ManaSpeed

Tenfold AttacksNotable

4% increased Attack Speed

6% increased Attack Speed if you've been Hit Recently

+10 to Strength

SpeedAttribute

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute50+250
to Dexterity8+68
to Strength3+25
increased Dexterity18%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed2266%
increased Skill Speed835%
increased Projectile Speed662%
increased Attack Speed with One Handed Melee Weapons518%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage16182%
increased Melee Damage with Spears while Surrounded175%
increased Stun Buildup with Melee Damage130%
increased Melee Damage18%

Projectile Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Projectile Damage14186%
increased Projectile Damage with Spears while there are no Enemies within 3m140%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage654%
increased Elemental Damage with Attacks456%
increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%
increased Elemental Damage if you've Chilled an Enemy Recently130%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Freeze Buildup565%
increased chance to Shock245%
increased Freeze Buildup with Empowered Attacks240%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating695%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently130%

Mana›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Mana Regeneration Rate435%
increased Mana Recovery from Flasks350%

Gear

Phoenix Edge

Flying Spear

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Range15

Physical Damage202-349

Quality26

SocketsS S

Attacks per Second1.97

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS542.7

Physical DPS542.7

Requirements

Level78

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 24 to 50 Physical Damage

Implicit

30% increased Projectile Speed with this Weapon

Explicit

23% increased Attack Speed
242% increased Physical Damage
+171 to Accuracy Rating
Leeches 9.42% of Physical Damage as Life

Crafted

+2 to Level of all Attack Skills

Sacred Flame

Shrine Sceptre

Item Level 84

Unique

Properties

Quality20

SocketsS S

Spirit115

Requirements

Level84

Enchant

Allies in your Presence have 5% increased Attack Speed

Rune

15% increased Spirit
50% increased Presence Area of Effect

Bonded

Bonded: Minions have 30% increased Area of Effect
Bonded: Minions have 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate for Command Skills

Explicit

Gain 60% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Allies in your Presence Regenerate 2.9% of their Maximum Life per second
Allies in your Presence Gain 29% of Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Enemies in your Presence Resist Elemental Damage based on their Lowest Resistance
Corrupted

Fate Crest

Runeforged Freebooter Cap

Item Level 84

Rare

Properties

Evasion257

Quality20

SocketsS S

Ward288

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Allocates Thaumaturgic Generator

Rune

+5% to all Elemental Resistances
Raven-Touched

Desecrated

+40% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

39% increased Evasion Rating
+168 to maximum Life
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+40% to Cold Resistance
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 22% of Evasion Rating

Hyrri's Ire

Runemastered Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1230

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Ward217

Requirements

Level80

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
10% increased Deflection Rating

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Bonded: +12% to Cold Resistance

Implicit

31% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

144% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+40 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Grim Hand

Runeforged Adherent Cuffs

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour47

Energy Shield13

Quality20

SocketsS

Ward161

Requirements

Level80

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Explicit

Adds 17 to 29 Cold damage to Attacks
Adds 1 to 44 Lightning damage to Attacks
+100 to maximum Life
14% increased Attack Speed
+34% to Cold Resistance
Leech 8.17% of Physical Attack Damage as Life

Ambush Trail

Runeforged Cinched Boots

Item Level 84

Rare

Properties

Evasion569

Quality20

SocketsS S

Ward60

Requirements

Level65

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+75 to maximum Life

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+27% to Chaos Resistance

Explicit

35% increased Movement Speed
107% increased Evasion Rating
+43% to Chaos Resistance
+99 to Stun Threshold

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Diamond
Legacy of Jade
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Stibnite
All Mage's Legacies have 32% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Glyph Scarab

Solar Amulet

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Augmented Flesh

Desecrated

60% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour

Implicit

+14 to Spirit

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+46 to Spirit
+34% to Lightning Resistance
+18% to Chaos Resistance

Crafted

39% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Viper Knot

Unset Ring

Item Level 80

Rare

Requirements

Level44

Desecrated

+30% to Fire Resistance

Implicit

Grants 1 additional Skill Slot

Explicit

Adds 22 to 36 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 31 to 54 Fire damage to Attacks
28% increased Chaos Damage
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+28% to Lightning Resistance

The Taming

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 79

Unique

Requirements

Level42

Implicit

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

+24% to all Elemental Resistances
22% increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy
Wind Skills which can be boosted by Elemental Ground Surfaces can be boosted by multiple Elemental Ground Surfaces
Wind Skills which can be boosted by Elemental Ground Surfaces count
as being boosted by Ignited, Shocked, and Chilled Ground

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 80

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

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 82

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 Boar for 19 seconds on use

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level8

Implicit

Used when you become Stunned

Explicit

Defend with 200% of Armour during effect

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Abundant

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

73% increased Amount Recovered
60% increased Charges

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 81

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
72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Twister(Lv21)5 supports

Whip up a twister with a flick of your Spear. The twister moves forward erratically, Blinding and repeatedly Hitting enemies within. If a twister touches a Whirlwind from your other skills, it Consumes the Whirlwind to create additional twisters that deal more damage. Passing over Elemental Ground Surfaces or Consuming an elemental Whirlwind will grant twisters extra damage of that element.

Support gems

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

SalvoSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which fire Projectiles, Sealing them over time. The Seals are broken when used, causing additional Projectiles to be fired. Projectiles from Supported Skills are fired in random directions. Cannot Support Skills which require Combo, have a Cooldown or which already gain Seals.Lv1

AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1

RageforgedSupports any damaging skill that you use or Trigger yourself, causing it to spend Rage to deal more damage. If you don't have enough Rage to spend, the damage bonus will not apply.Lv1

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

Herald of Ice(Lv21)5 supports

While active, Shattering an enemy with a non-Herald Attack Hit will cause an icy explosion that deals Attack damage to surrounding enemies.

Support gems

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

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

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

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

Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.Lv1

Barrage(Lv18)5 supports

Ready a volley of arrows or spears, Empowering your next Repeatable Bow or Projectile Spear Attack to Repeat multiple times. Consumes your Frenzy Charges on use to add additional repeats.

600% of Empowered Skill's attack time is added to this skill's cooldown, to a maximum of 30 seconds

Support gems

TwofoldSupports any Skill that Consumes Charges, granting a chance for benefits of that Consumption to be doubled.Lv1

Perpetual ChargeSupports skills that consume Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charges on use, giving them a chance not to remove each Charge while still gaining the benefits of consuming them.Lv1

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

Uhtreds ConstellationLv1

Support Olroths ConvictionLv1

Refutation(Lv21)5 supports

Spends all your Ward to gain a short-duration Buff that causes you to Block all Blockable Hits and apply Parried to enemies from which you've Blocked a Hit. This Buff is removed if you are Heavy Stunned. While this Buff is active, you cannot be Light Stunned, but Blocking too much damage may Heavy Stun you.

Parried Debuff duration is 2 seconds

Support gems

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

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

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

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

MobilitySupports skills that can be used while moving, allowing you to move faster while using them.Lv1

Whirling Slash(Lv1)5 supports

Perform a circular slash that kicks up a Whirlwind around you, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Leaving the area collapses the storm, dealing damage and causing Knockback.

Support gems

RageSupports Melee Attacks, causing them to grant Rage on Hit.Lv1

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.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

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

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

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

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

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

Purity of Fire(Lv19)4 supports

Emit an Aura that boosts the Fire Resistance of you and Allies in your Presence.

Aura grants +22% to Fire Resistance

Support gems

ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1

HerbalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Life recovery from Flasks while the Skill is active.Lv1

CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)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

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

BludgeonSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to Knock Back enemies.Lv1

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

War Banner(Lv18)4 supports

While active, Attacking enemies builds Glory. When you have maximum Glory, you can place an inspiring Banner for a duration with an Aura that grants you and nearby Allies Attack damage, Attack speed and Accuracy.

Banner duration is 6 seconds

Support gems

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

Daressos PassionSupports Banner Skills, causing them to require significantly less Glory to use.Lv1

ExpanseSupports any Skill that you use yourself, granting it significantly higher Area of Effect but causing it to gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Lv1

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

Ice-Tipped Arrows(Lv19)4 supports

Ready your active Bow or Spear, Empowering your next Repeatable Bow or Projectile Spear Attacks to Convert Physical Damage to Cold Damage and Trigger Ice Fragments on Hit. This Skill's cooldown can be bypassed by expending a Frenzy Charge. Cannot Empower Sustained Skills.

Support gems

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

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

InhibitorSupports any Skill you use or Trigger yourself. Supported Skills cannot consume Charges or Infusion by any means. Cannot Support Skills which require Charges or Infusion to be used.Lv1

Arcane TempoSupports Spells, causing them to cast faster.Lv1

Combat Frenzy(Lv21)1 support

While active, grants you a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute or Pin an enemy. This can only occur once every few seconds.

Gain a Frenzy Charge when you Freeze, Electrocute or Pin an enemy, no more than once every 8 seconds

Support gems

ProfusionSupports skills that can generate Charges, giving them a chance to generate an additional Charge when they do so.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

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

Trinity(Lv21)1 support

Become attuned to all Elements building up Fire, Cold and Lightning Affinity based off the highest Elemental Damage type dealt by your Hits. Your Elemental Damage is enhanced the more Affinity of any type you have.

1% more Elemental Damage per 30 Affinity of any type

On dealing Elemental Damage with a Hit, gain 5 Affinity of the highest Elemental Damage type and lose 3 Affinity of the other types

Support gems

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