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Wind Dancer Permafrost Bolts Freeze Witchhunter (153% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.2·byPublic Ladder
Version 1·Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Run Gear Check

Overview

Offense

1. On Kill Monster Explosion
57,665
2. Load Permafrost Bolts
20,019
Average hit
57,665

Utility

Mana
802
Spirit
150
Gear spirit
100
Move speed
x1.42

Defense

Life
1,818
Character armour
1,581
Gear armour
821
Character evasion
11,650
Gear evasion
2,582
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
75%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

155
Nodes
36
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Crystal ElixirNotable
40% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills during any Flask Effect
Flask
Thrill of BattleNotable
20% increased Attack Speed while Surrounded
Speed
Efficient LoadingNotable
30% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate
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
Reusable AmmunitionNotable
Bolts fired by Crossbow Attacks have 30% chance to not expend Ammunition if you've Reloaded Recently
ProjectileWeapon
Leather Bound GauntletsNotable
+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves
Armour

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute34+170
  • to Strength4+26
  • to Dexterity2+10
  • to Intelligence2+18
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating12200%
  • gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating15%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently1100%
  • increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%
Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Speed436%
  • increased Attack Speed316%
  • increased Skill Speed316%
  • increased Crossbow Reload Speed345%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while Surrounded8270%
  • increased Attack Damage while moving482%
  • increased Attack Damage220%
  • increased Attack Damage if you have been Heavy Stunned Recently125%
Armour
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
  • gain # % of Evasion Rating as extra Armour18%
  • increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour1100%
  • less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
Projectile Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Projectile Damage11116%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks784%
  • increased Elemental Damage324%
  • increased Damage for each type of Elemental Ailment on Enemy120%
Ailment
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased chance to Shock330%
  • immune to Chill if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Blue1+1
  • immune to Ignite if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Red1+1
  • immune to Shock if a majority of your Socketed Support Gems are Green1+1

Gear

Weapon 1

Rage Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 79
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage135-427
Quality20
SocketsS S
Cold Damage70-95
Attacks per Second1.78
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS647
Physical DPS500.2
Elemental DPS146.9
Requirements
Level78
Rune
  • 40% increased Physical Damage
Bonded
  • Bonded: 40% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Desecrated
  • 11% increased Attack Speed
Implicit
  • Loads an additional bolt
Explicit
  • 153% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 47 to 76 Physical Damage
  • Adds 70 to 95 Cold Damage
  • 35% reduced Attribute Requirements
Crafted
  • +3 to Level of all Attack Skills
Helmet

Constricting Command

Viper Cap

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion215
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level38
Rune
  • +11% to Chaos Resistance
Explicit
  • +118 to maximum Life
  • +10 to all Attributes
  • 10.3 Life Regeneration per second
  • Require 4 fewer enemies to be Surrounded
  • Corrupted
Body Armour

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Evasion1510
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level73
Rune
  • 36% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Implicit
  • 39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 143% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 18% 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
Gloves

Grim Fist

Massive Mitts

Item Level 80
Rare
Properties
Armour821
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • +1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Desecrated
  • 12% increased Rarity of Items found
Explicit
  • +162 to Armour
  • 96% increased Armour
  • Adds 23 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
  • 30% reduced Attribute Requirements
  • +39% to Cold Resistance
  • +27% to Lightning Resistance
Boots

Anarchy Slippers

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 83
Rare
Properties
Evasion857
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level80
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Explicit
  • 25% increased Movement Speed
  • +127 to Evasion Rating
  • 87% increased Evasion Rating
  • +23% to Chaos Resistance
  • +285 to Stun Threshold
  • 58% reduced Freeze Duration on you
Belt

Apocalypse Trap

Heavy Belt

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level50
Implicit
  • 22% increased Stun Threshold
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
Explicit
  • +173 to maximum Life
  • +41 to maximum Mana
  • +50% to Fire Resistance
  • +46% to Cold Resistance
  • +27% to Lightning Resistance
Crafted
  • 29% increased Explicit Resistance Modifier magnitudes
Amulet

Morbid Idol

Absent Amulet

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level78
Enchant
  • Allocates Grace of the Ancestors
Desecrated
  • +1 to Level of all Skills
Implicit
  • -1 Prefix Modifier allowed
  • -1 Suffix Modifier allowed
Explicit
  • +29% to Lightning Resistance
  • +50 to Spirit
Crafted
  • 29% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Ring 1

Pandemonium Turn

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 75
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Implicit
  • +10% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • Adds 6 to 12 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 21 to 35 Cold damage to Attacks
  • Adds 1 to 31 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • +29 to Intelligence
  • +32% to Fire Resistance
Crafted
  • +18% to Chaos Resistance
Ring 2

Soul Band

Topaz Ring

Item Level 82
Rare
Requirements
Level16
Desecrated
  • Adds 7 to 17 Physical Damage to Attacks
Implicit
  • +24% to Lightning Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 16 to 25 Cold damage to Attacks
  • +81 to maximum Mana
  • +34% to Cold Resistance
  • +24% to Chaos Resistance
Crafted
  • +35% to Fire Resistance
Charm 1

For Utopia

Stone Charm

Item Level 12
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
Charm 2

Floral Thawing Charm of the Plentiful

Item Level 37
Magic
Properties
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • Recover 35 Life when Used
  • 42% increased Charges
Charm 3

Beira's Anguish

Dousing Charm

Item Level 73
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use30
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level32
Implicit
  • Used when you become Ignited
Explicit
  • 23% 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
Life Flask

Abundant Ultimate Life Flask of the Distiller

Item Level 71
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 60% increased Amount Recovered
  • 24% reduced Charges per use
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
  • 72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

Wind Dancer(Lv19)5 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
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Lv1
GlaciationSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making it more effective at Freezing enemies.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
Permafrost Bolts(Lv19)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with icy bolts that fragment in flight, damaging enemies on hit and in a small cone behind their final target. The icy coating on the bolts makes them extremely potent at Freezing enemies. These fragments can Merge.

200% more Magnitude of Chill inflicted
200% more Freeze Buildup
Pierces 2 targets
Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Ice BiteSupports damaging skills and Warcries you use yourself. Freezing an enemy with supported skills infuses your damage with Cold damage for a short time.Lv1
AccelerationSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Lv1
Rakiatas FlowSupports Skills that can cause Damaging Hits, causing those Hits to treat Enemy Elemental Resistances as inverted.Lv1
RicochetSupports any Skill which creates Projectiles, giving those Projectiles a chance to Chain when impacting terrain.Lv1
Fragmentation Rounds(Lv19)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with Piercing bolts that fragment in flight. Bolts that hit a Frozen enemy Consume the Freeze and cause an explosion of shrapnel. Bolts that hit an Ice Crystal cause it to explode. These fragments can Merge.

Bolts Pierce 2 Targets
Elemental FocusSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more Elemental Damage but be unable to inflict Elemental Ailments.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
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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Lv1
Herald of Ice(Lv19)5 gems

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

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
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
ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1
Thunderstorm(Lv18)4 gems

Conjure a thunderstorm which causes lightning strikes and torrential rain in an area. Enemies in the area are Drenched, causing them to become Shocked or Frozen more easily. Plants in the area become Overgrown.

Deals 1 to 5 Lightning Damage
Cannot Drench enemies above level 20
Blazing CriticalSupports Skills you use yourself which Hit enemies. Critical Hits with Supported Skills imbue all of your Attacks with Fire damage for a duration.Lv1
Inevitable CriticalSupports any skill you use yourself that Hits enemies, causing it to accumulate Critical Hit chance over time.Lv1
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
StormfireSupports any skill that Hits enemies. Enemies Shocked by Supported Skills take a percentage of damage from Ignite as Lightning damage as well as Fire damage.Lv1
Freezing Mark(Lv19)4 gems

Mark a target, making them more susceptible to being Frozen. When the Marked target is Frozen, the Mark Activates, granting you a Buff which gives extra Cold damage and Consuming the Mark. Marking another target while you have the Buff will remove the Buff.

Hits against Marked enemy cause 25% more Freeze buildup
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Eternal MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to not be Consumed the first time they are Activated.Lv1
Charged MarkSupports Mark Skills, causing them to Trigger Charged Mark when they are Activated. Charged Mark creates Shocked Ground at the target's location.Lv1
Mark Of SiphoningSupports Mark Skills, causing enemies they Mark to Leech Mana to you when you Hit them with Attacks.Lv1
Sorcery Ward(Lv20)3 gems

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
PrecisionSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Accuracy while the Skill is active.Lv1
Cold MasterySupports Cold skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1
ClaritySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain increased Mana Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
War Banner(Lv18)3 gems

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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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
Shard Scavenger(Lv18)1 gem

While active, Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour on an enemy reloads your Crossbow, restores one cooldown use for your Grenades and grants a Buff causing Crossbow Attacks to not consume bolts for a duration. This can only occur once every few seconds.

Instantly reloads your Crossbow and restores one cooldown use for your Grenades upon Consuming Freeze, Shock, Ignite, or Fully Broken Armour Minimum duration between consumptions is 7 seconds
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
Eternal Rage(Lv18)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Berserk(Lv15)No supports

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

No support gems detected for this skill.

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.

Enemy Explode(Lv1)No supports

No support gems detected for this skill.

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