Crossbow Shot Galvanic Shards Grenade Witchhunter (177% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 20, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Crossbow Shot Galvanic Shards Grenade Bleed Freeze Spirit

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Elemental resistances

Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot

36,826

2. Full Culling DPS

1,971

Hit DPS

36,826

Attacks/sec

2.38

Average hit

15,485

Utility

Mana

622

Spirit

262

Gear spirit

324

Move speed

x1.69

Defense

Life

2,197

Character evasion

7,063

Gear evasion

3,132

Fire res

75%

Cold res

74%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

70%

Passive Tree

153

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable

Decimating Strike

Attack

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

Lightning RodNotable

30% chance for Lightning Damage with Hits to be Lucky

Lightning Damage

Branching BoltsNotable

60% chance for Lightning Skills to Chain an additional time

Gem

Adrenaline RushNotable

8% increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently

4% increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently

SpeedMovement Speed

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute30+150
to Strength6+42
to Dexterity4+28
to all Attributes2+6

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently310%
ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating12184%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating320%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed622%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence28%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
increased Attack Damage218%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict475%
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

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Crossbows336%
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

Gloom Core

Cannonade Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage105-359

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Lightning Damage19-350

Attacks per Second1.65

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS687.2

Physical DPS382.8

Elemental DPS304.4

Requirements

Level59

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
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: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

Adds 32 to 74 Physical Damage

Implicit

Grenade Skills Fire an additional Projectile

Explicit

177% increased Physical Damage
Adds 19 to 350 Lightning Damage
Grants 5 Life per Enemy Hit

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
23% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion703

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Enchant

+27 to Spirit

Rune

+4 to Maximum Rage

Explicit

98% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+64% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion1548

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
12% increased Rarity of Items found

Bonded

Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Bonded: 10% increased Quantity of Gold Dropped by Slain Enemies

Implicit

39% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

146% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 11% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+31 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
Corrupted

Dragon Touch

Grand Bracers

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion318

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level70

Rune

8% increased Attack Speed
Can roll Marksman modifiers

Bonded

Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Bonded: 20% reduced Slowing Potency of Debuffs on You

Desecrated

Adds 15 to 23 Physical Damage to Attacks

Explicit

+42% to Lightning Resistance
71% increased Evasion Rating
Adds 24 to 34 Cold damage to Attacks
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+37% Surpassing chance to fire an additional Projectile

Kraken Goad

Drakeskin Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion563

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level80

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+126 to maximum Life

Explicit

Gain Deflection Rating equal to 21% of Evasion Rating
35% increased Movement Speed
84% increased Evasion Rating
+45% to Fire Resistance
10 Life Regeneration per second

Rune Trap

Utility Belt

Item Level 81

Rare

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Desecrated

+26% to Chaos Resistance

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

+137 to maximum Life
+70 to maximum Mana
+23% to Chaos Resistance
93 to 111 Physical Thorns damage

Crafted

+21% to Chaos Resistance

Grim Braid

Gold Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Enchant

Allocates Grace of the Ancestors

Desecrated

+35 to Spirit

Implicit

20% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
24% increased Spell Damage
18% increased Rarity of Items found
+26 to all Attributes

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Kalandra's Touch

Ring

Item Level 72

Unique

Requirements

Level0

Implicit

Reflects opposite Ring

Empyrean Knot

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 81

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Desecrated

19% increased Rarity of Items found

Implicit

+12% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 2 to 69 Lightning damage to Attacks
+91 to maximum Life
+18% to all Elemental Resistances
+32% to Lightning Resistance

Crafted

18% increased Rarity of Items found

Floral Thawing Charm of the Foliage

Item Level 37

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Gains 0.15 Charges per Second
Recover 44 Life when Used

Sanguis Heroum

Staunching Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use30

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level18

Implicit

Used when you start Bleeding

Explicit

Gains 0.20 Charges per Second
Creates Consecrated Ground on use

Rite of Passage

Golden Charm

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Charges Max80

Charges Per Use80

Duration10

Quality10

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

Used when you kill a Rare or Unique enemy

Explicit

Possessed by Spirit Of The Stag for 20 seconds on use

Effervescent Ultimate Life Flask of the Sylvan

Item Level 65

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

Gains 0.25 Charges per Second
27% of Recovery applied Instantly

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

Crossbow Shot(Lv20)5 gems

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

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

Double BarrelSupports Crossbow Ammunition Skills, causing them to load an extra bolt at the cost of reload speed.Lv1

ExecuteSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing it to deal more damage against enemies on Low Life.Lv1

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

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

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

Ammo Conservation FourSupports Crossbow Skills, causing them to load a bolt into all Crossbow Ammunition on kill.Lv1

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

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv21)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

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

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

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

Mirage Archer(Lv20)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.

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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv19)4 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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

Life ThiefSupports Attacks, causing their Physical damage to Leech Life.Lv1

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

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

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

LifetapSupports any Skill, turning its Mana cost into a Life cost. Does not support Skills which reserve Spirit.Lv1

Sorcery Ward(Lv20)2 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

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

Time of Need(Lv19)2 gems

While active, periodically invokes divine blessings to heal you and remove Curses and Elemental Ailments from you.

10 seconds between Blessings

Blessing recovers 17 Life and removes Curses and Elemental Ailments

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

DemolisherSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger.Lv1

Berserk(Lv19)2 gems

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect

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

Uhtreds OmenSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them additional levels provided exactly one other support is used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1