Explosive Grenade Stormblast Bolts Freeze Witchhunter (+4 Projectile Skills)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 24, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Explosive Grenade Stormblast Bolts Freeze Spirit Mana Lightning

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Scored against 6 similar endgame builds

Limited build data

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Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

2.41M

2. Best Ignite DPS

4,310

Hit DPS

241,215

Attacks/sec

2.87

Average hit

83,994

Utility

Mana

798

Spirit

260

Gear spirit

320

Move speed

x1.85

Defense

Life

1,485

Gear ES

Character evasion

29,876

Gear evasion

2,233

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

75%

Chaos res

45%

Passive Tree

129

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

OverwhelmNotable

-5% reduced Attack Speed

40% increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons

20% increased Stun Buildup

SpeedDamageStun

Colossal WeaponNotable

12% increased Area of Effect for Attacks

+10 to Strength

AreaAttribute

Efficient LoadingNotable

30% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

Speed

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Adrenaline RushNotable

8% increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently

4% increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently

SpeedMovement Speed

Ceremonial AblutionNotable

Sorcery Ward's Barrier can also take Physical and Chaos Damage from Hits

Chaos Damage

Careful ConsiderationNotable

-30% reduced Evasion Rating if you have been Hit Recently

100% increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently

Evasion

Light on your FeetNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

Movement Speed

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute35+175
to Strength4+31
to Dexterity3+25
to Intelligence3+24

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving7-29%
increased Movement Speed511%
companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating11180%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating if you haven't been Hit Recently1100%

Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons690%
increased Damage with Crossbows336%
break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to # % of Damage Dealt1100%
deal up to # % more Damage to Enemies based on their missing Concentration140%

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate130%
increased Attack Speed if you've killed Recently18%
reduced Attack Speed1-5%

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

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

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks680%

Ailment›

PassiveCountTotal

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
increased chance to Shock130%

Gear

Entropy Core

Gemini Crossbow

Item Level 79

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage87-284

Quality20

SocketsS S

Fire Damage73-124

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS454.4

Physical DPS296.8

Elemental DPS157.6

Requirements

Level78

Rune

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: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

18% chance when you Reload a Crossbow to be immediate

Implicit

Loads an additional bolt

Explicit

67% increased Physical Damage
Adds 35 to 75 Physical Damage
Adds 73 to 124 Fire Damage
+162 to Accuracy Rating
+4 to Level of all Projectile Skills

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 80

Unique

Properties

Evasion485

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+5% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

82% increased Evasion Rating
+100 to Spirit
+71% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 76

Unique

Properties

Evasion1194

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Rune

+12 to Dexterity
+18% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Implicit

37% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

145% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 11% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
+34 to Dexterity
25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently

Painter's Servant

Torn Gloves

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Energy Shield11

Quality0

SocketsS

Requirements

Level50

Enchant

24% increased Energy Shield

Rune

30% increased Magnitude of Non-Damaging Ailments you inflict

Bonded

Bonded: 15% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Enemies

Explicit

Gain 5% of Elemental Damage as Extra Cold Damage
Gain 9% of Elemental Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 10% of Elemental Damage as Extra Lightning Damage
33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Cold Damage
33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Fire Damage
33% of Elemental Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Corrupted

Brood Sole

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 76

Rare

Properties

Evasion554

Quality20

SocketsS

Requirements

Level70

Rune

5% increased Movement Speed

Bonded

Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Desecrated

+19% to Fire Resistance

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
+123 to Evasion Rating
51% increased Evasion Rating
15% increased Rarity of Items found
+39% to Fire Resistance

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 72

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level55

Implicit

Has 3 Charm Slots
20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly

Explicit

Legacy of Jade
Legacy of Silver
Legacy of Quicksilver
Legacy of Amethyst
All Mage's Legacies have 30% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Torment Pendant

Solar Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Branching Bolts

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+45 to Spirit
44% increased Armour
+127 to maximum Mana
+2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+31% to Lightning Resistance
29.3 Life Regeneration per second

Gale Turn

Gold Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Desecrated

Adds 7 to 13 Fire damage to Attacks

Implicit

14% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 6 to 10 Physical Damage to Attacks
14% increased Rarity of Items found
+14% to all Elemental Resistances
+35% to Lightning Resistance
Gain 18 Mana per enemy killed

Apocalypse Circle

Gold Ring

Item Level 82

Rare

Requirements

Level40

Implicit

15% increased Rarity of Items found

Explicit

Adds 9 to 15 Fire damage to Attacks
Adds 1 to 35 Lightning damage to Attacks
+217 to Accuracy Rating
+33% to Fire Resistance
+43% to Cold Resistance
+36% to Lightning Resistance

Drizzling Thawing Charm of the Medic

Item Level 36

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

Recover 24 Mana when Used
23% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy

Sprouting Antidote Charm of the Plentiful

Item Level 36

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level24

Implicit

Used when you become Poisoned

Explicit

Recover 111 Life when Used
41% increased Charges

Drizzling Silver Charm of the Foliage

Item Level 10

Magic

Properties

Quality0

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Gains 0.15 Charges per Second
Recover 17 Mana when Used

Substantial Ultimate Life Flask of the Wide

Item Level 60

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

62% increased Amount Recovered
29% increased Charges

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

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

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

Eternal Rage(Lv14)No supports

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second

No support gems detected for this skill.

Emergency Reload(Lv18)2 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

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

Herald of Thunder(Lv19)4 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

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

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

Stormblast Bolts(Lv19)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.

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Galvanic Shards(Lv20)5 gems

Load your Crossbow with charged bolts that fragment in flight, releasing Chaining Lightning beams when they Hit enemies. These fragments can Merge.

ForkSupports Projectile skills, making their Projectiles Fork.Lv1

Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.Lv1

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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.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

Gas Grenade(Lv17)3 gems

Fire a bouncing Grenade that causes a burst of Poison gas when its fuse expires, damaging enemies and leaving behind a growing Poison cloud. Burning effects or Detonator skills will cause the cloud to explode in a fiery blast.

Impact radius is 1.4 metres

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

Deep FreezeSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing Freeze it inflicts to last longer.Lv1

Deadly CurrentSupports Skills which Hit enemies. Shocking an enemy with Supported Skills Triggers Coursing Current, which sends Chaining Lightning Projectiles to nearby Drenched enemies.Lv1

Wind Dancer(Lv19)2 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

OverpowerSupports any skill that Hits Enemies, causing it to build up Stun more quickly.Lv1

Trinity(Lv19)1 gem

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

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

Explosive Grenade(Lv20)4 gems

Fire a bouncing Grenade that unleashes a devastating fiery blast when its fuse expires.

Explosion radius is 2 metres

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

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

ScattershotSupports Projectile skills, making them fire extra Projectiles. Also lowers Attack and Cast speed of supported skills, as well as lessening their damage.Lv1