Witchhunter Mercenary (Lv93)

Build check

Mercenary · Witchhunter · Lv93

Build tier, progression gaps, and prioritized upgrade options from the imported character.

Potential upgrades

exiles.buildtier

Scored against 100+ mercenary endgame builds

DamageF

SurvivalC

SpeedD

UtilityC

Build setup

Fix these first. They are concrete conflicts in the current setup, not general build advice.

Grim Pillars cannot activate

Grim Pillars needs 29 Ward, but the build has 0. The skill cannot be used until that requirement is met.

Grim Pillars

Build state

Endgame

Primary DPS

13.2K

Below benchmark

EHP

19.2K

A little below typical

Weakest hit taken

Physical 4.8K

Around typical

Physical max hit

4.8K

Around typical

Elemental max hit

12.1K

A little below typical

Movement speed

x1.34

A little below typical

Rarity

36%

Good magic find

Top skills

Permafrost Bolts

5 support gems

13.2K

Clear

Fragmentation Rounds

5 support gems

10.3K

Clear

Clear looks covered

Bossing

Boss damage not confirmed

Priority fixes

Cap elemental resistances

gear

Look for gloves stats like lightning resistance.

+5.6% DPS+10% EHP

Justification

Lightning 65%/75% below current cap.

Useful stats

Lightning Resistance

Proposed upgrade: +5.6% DPS / +10% EHP.

Check support setup

skill

Verify support-gem changes first, then look at weapon, amulet, gloves, or rings if damage is still behind.

Justification

Grim Pillars needs 29 Ward, but the build has 0. The skill cannot be used until that requirement is met.

Useful stats

Relevant stats for this issue

Use this as the next direction to test.

Raise boss damage

passive

Try the checked passive route: reallocate 3 points after refunding 3 lower-value nodes.

+10% DPS-3.5% EHP

Justification

13.2K is below the usual 20.5K–156K range for similar builds.

Useful stats

Relevant stats for this issue

Proposed upgrade: +10% DPS / -3.5% EHP.

Identified gaps

Elemental resistances

Lightning 65%/75% below current cap.

The further elemental resistances are below the current cap, the more dangerous hard map and boss hits become.

Primary damage

13.2K is below the usual 22.2K–168K range for similar builds.

This usually means boss phases take too long or rares live long enough to pressure your defenses.

Secondary damage

10.3K is below the usual 10.6K–49.3K range for similar builds.

This usually means boss phases take too long or rares live long enough to pressure your defenses.

Potential upgrades

Current setup

What the build is using now.

Potential upgrade

A support setup or item worth checking.

Stat change

The calculated change from the proposed setup.

Gear upgrades

Weapon 1

Current item

Morbid Core

Rare · Gemini Crossbow · Item level 80

Range120

Physical Damage125-411

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Cold Damage71-111

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS574.4

Physical DPS428.8

Elemental DPS145.6

Requirements

Level78

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

Desecrated+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
141% increased Physical Damage
Adds 71 to 111 Cold Damage
+31 to Dexterity
Gain 44 Life per enemy killed
Corrupted

Crafted

CraftedAdds 35 to 51 Physical Damage

Conditional

Bonded60% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour

Socketed effects

Rune60% increased Physical Damage

Recommendation

Planned Gemini Crossbow

Rare · Gemini Crossbow · Item level 82

Range120

Physical Damage108-343

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Cold Damage104-157

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS569.6

Physical DPS360.8

Elemental DPS208.8

Requirements

Level78

Implicit

Explicit

Change

DPS+11%

EHP0.0%

-60% increased Physical Damage

+40 Cold Damage

+1 Skill Level

-31 Dexterity

Needs to be logged in on the official PoE site.

Gloves

Current item

Brood Caress

Rare · Polished Bracers · Item level 81

Evasion828

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Enchant

Damage Penetrates 14% Cold Resistance

Explicit

+157 to Evasion Rating
93% increased Evasion Rating
+130 to maximum Life
+31 to Dexterity
+38% to Fire Resistance
Leech 9.04% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Corrupted

Conditional

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

Socketed effects

Rune18% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Recommendation

Planned Polished Bracers

Rare · Polished Bracers · Item level 82

Evasion828

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Explicit

Change

DPS+5.6%

EHP+10%

-14% increased Cold Damage

+9% increased Attack Speed

-37 Max Life

-18% increased Energy Shield

+127 Evasion Rating

-4 Fire Resistance

+33 Lightning Resistance

Needs to be logged in on the official PoE site.

Ring 2

Current item

Brood Knuckle

Rare · Iron Ring · Item level 75

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Adds 1 to 4 Physical Damage to Attacks

Explicit

Adds 16 to 27 Physical Damage to Attacks
21% increased Cold Damage
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+23 to Strength
+30 to Intelligence

Crafted

Crafted+35% to Lightning Resistance

Recommendation

Planned Iron Ring

Rare · Iron Ring · Item level 83

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Explicit

Change

DPS+1.3%

EHP+6.9%

+8% increased Cold Damage

+163 Evasion Rating

-1 Lightning Resistance

+18 Chaos Resistance

-23 Strength

Needs to be logged in on the official PoE site.

Helmet: upgrade not found

Body Armour: upgrade not found

Boots: upgrade not found

Belt: upgrade not found

Ring 1: upgrade not found

Amulet: upgrade not found

Skill upgrades

No skill improvements were found.

Passive routes

Re-path towards Frantic Fighter for Damage

Refund

Evasion

15% increased Evasion Rating

[Jewel] Socket

Allocate

Attack Damage while Surrounded

25% increased Attack Damage while Surrounded

Attack Damage while Surrounded

25% increased Attack Damage while Surrounded

Frantic Fighter

-30% reduced Accuracy Rating while Surrounded
100% increased Attack Damage while Surrounded

Change

DPS+10%

EHP-3.5%

-15% Evasion