Galvanic Shards Stormblast Bolts Totem Witchhunter (177% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds

Version 1·Updated Jun 22, 2026

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Ladder Endgame Galvanic Shards Stormblast Bolts Totem Minion Freeze Crit

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Scored against 6 similar endgame builds

Limited build data

DamageS

SurvivalA

SpeedA

UtilityA

Overview

Offense

1. Stormblast Bolts

32,516

2. Full Culling DPS

1,777

Hit DPS

32,516

Attacks/sec

2.45

Average hit

13,294

Utility

Mana

508

Spirit

283

Gear spirit

366

Move speed

x1.56

Defense

Life

2,011

Ward

152

Character armour

615

Gear armour

430

Character evasion

8,795

Gear evasion

2,594

Fire res

75%

Cold res

75%

Lightning res

78%

Chaos res

19%

Passive Tree

148

Nodes

Notables

Keystones

Key Passives

Battle-hardenedNotable

Hits against you have 20% reduced Critical Damage Bonus

+5 to Strength

+5 to Dexterity

20% increased Armour and Evasion Rating

CriticalAttributeArmour

Obsessive RitualsNotable

-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

Armour

Leather Bound GauntletsNotable

+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves

Armour

Escape VelocityNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

30% increased Evasion Rating

Movement SpeedEvasion

Lightning QuickNotable

8% increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills

14% increased Lightning Damage

SpeedLightning Damage

Light on your FeetNotable

3% increased Movement Speed

Movement Speed

FrazzledNotable

15% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

30% increased Magnitude of Shock you inflict

ManaLightningAilment

Maiming StrikeNotable

25% increased Attack Damage

Attack Damage

Effect Profile

EffectStats

Attribute›

PassiveCountTotal

to any Attribute28+140
to Strength4+26
to Dexterity3+20
to all Attributes1+3

Movement Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Movement Speed1021%
reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving6-24%
increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
ignore all Movement Penalties from Armour1+1

Attack Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
increased Attack Damage563%
increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%

Evasion›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Evasion Rating8133%
gain Deflection Rating equal to # % of Evasion Rating112%
increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently160%
increased Evasion Rating while moving140%

Armour›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Armour and Evasion Rating9130%
less Armour and Evasion Rating1-50%
to Evasion Rating per # Item Armour on Equipped Gloves1+1

Speed›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Attack Speed316%
increased Skill Speed316%
increased Attack Speed while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence312%
increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%

Elemental Damage›

PassiveCountTotal

increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%
increased Elemental Damage18%

Life›

PassiveCountTotal

regenerate # % of maximum Life per second369%
chance for Enemies you Kill to Explode, dealing # % of their maximum Life as Physical Damage Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons110%
increased Flask Life Recovery rate140%
increased Maximum Life if you have at least # Red Support Gems Socketed15%

Gear

Armageddon Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Range120

Physical Damage187-625

Quality28

SocketsS S S

Attacks per Second1.6

Critical Hit Chance5%

Total DPS649.6

Physical DPS649.6

Requirements

Level77

Rune

20% increased Physical Damage
Adds 1 to 60 Lightning Damage against Shocked Enemies
Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements

Bonded

Bonded: +2% to Maximum Lightning Resistance
Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge

Desecrated

79% increased Physical Damage
+199 to Accuracy Rating

Explicit

177% increased Physical Damage
Adds 54 to 92 Physical Damage
+23% to Critical Damage Bonus
Corrupted

Crafted

+3 to Level of all Attack Skills
24% chance to gain Onslaught on Killing Hits with this Weapon

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 81

Unique

Properties

Evasion651

Quality0

SocketsS

Requirements

Level65

Rune

+22% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Explicit

120% increased Evasion Rating
+118 to Spirit
+53% to Cold Resistance
Presence Radius is doubled
Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 78

Unique

Properties

Evasion1434

Movement Speed-3%

Quality20

SocketsS S

Requirements

Level73

Enchant

3% additional Physical Damage Reduction

Rune

20% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
+22% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Implicit

31% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold

Explicit

145% increased Evasion Rating
Gain 20% 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

Mind Caress

Runeforged Vaal Mitts

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Armour430

Quality20

SocketsS S

Ward34

Requirements

Level75

Rune

+44% to Lightning Resistance

Bonded

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

Desecrated

15% increased Attack Speed

Explicit

+189 to Armour
Adds 4 to 66 Lightning damage to Attacks
+124 to maximum Life
+30 to Dexterity
+39% to Cold Resistance

Loath Sole

Runeforged Dragonscale Boots

Item Level 82

Rare

Properties

Evasion509

Quality20

SocketsS

Ward64

Requirements

Level75

Rune

+22% to Fire Resistance

Bonded

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

Desecrated

+102 to maximum Life

Explicit

30% increased Movement Speed
91% increased Evasion Rating
+32 to Dexterity
Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Evasion Rating

Crafted

+19% to Chaos Resistance

Headhunter

Heavy Belt

Item Level 82

Unique

Properties

Charm Slots3

Requirements

Level50

Implicit

22% increased Stun Threshold
Has 3 Charm Slots

Explicit

+50 to maximum Life
+29 to Strength
+33 to Dexterity
When you kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds

Armageddon Locket

Solar Amulet

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level30

Enchant

Allocates Beastial Skin

Desecrated

54% increased Evasion Rating

Implicit

+15 to Spirit

Explicit

+3 to Level of all Projectile Skills
+50 to Spirit
+30 to Dexterity
+31% to Fire Resistance

Crafted

26% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Dusk Grip

Topaz Ring

Item Level 79

Rare

Requirements

Level16

Desecrated

36% increased Lightning Damage

Implicit

+33% to Lightning Resistance

Explicit

Adds 1 to 75 Lightning damage to Attacks
29% increased Fire Damage
+11 to all Attributes
Leech 7.36% of Physical Attack Damage as Life
Leech 6.2% of Physical Attack Damage as Mana

Onslaught Whorl

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 69

Rare

Requirements

Level35

Implicit

+9% to all Elemental Resistances

Explicit

Adds 11 to 20 Physical Damage to Attacks
Adds 2 to 56 Lightning damage to Attacks
19% increased Fire Damage
+18% to all Elemental Resistances
+28% to Cold Resistance
+40% to Lightning Resistance

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use40

Duration30

Quality8

Requirements

Level12

Implicit

Used when you become Frozen

Explicit

21% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
Energy Shield Recharge starts on use
Corrupted

The Fall of the Axe

Silver Charm

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max40

Charges Per Use20

Duration30

Quality0

Requirements

Level10

Implicit

Used when you are affected by a Slow

Explicit

Grants Onslaught during effect

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 Wolf for 12 seconds on use

Bubbling Ultimate Life Flask of the Distiller

Item Level 81

Magic

Properties

Quality20

Requirements

Level60

Implicit

30% of Recovery applied Instantly
25% reduced Charges per use

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79

Unique

Properties

Charges Max75

Charges Per Use10

Duration20

Mana Per Use185

Quality0

Requirements

Level49

Implicit

This Flask cannot be Used but applies its Effect constantly
72% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

InnervateSupports damaging skills you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills imbues your damage with Lightning damage for a short time.Lv1

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

Stormblast Bolts(Lv20)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.

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

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

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

Mirage Archer(Lv19)3 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

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1

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

Mortar Cannon(Lv19)3 gems

Raise a cannon Ballista Totem which uses socketed Grenade Skills, with significantly improved Cooldown Recovery Rate.

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

Ancestral UrgencySupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Skills to place Totems much more quickly.Lv1

Hardy TotemsSupports Skills which create Totems, causing those Totems to have more Life.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

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

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

Wind Dancer(Lv20)3 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

MaimSupports Attacks, causing them to Maim enemies.Lv1

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