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Stormblast Bolts Galvanic Shards Freeze Witchhunter (168% Physical Damage)

Witchhunter·MercenaryPatch 0.5.3·byPublic Builds
Version 1·Updated Jun 20, 2026
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Overview

Offense

1. Crossbow Shot
122,034
2. Full Culling DPS
6,521
Hit DPS
122,034
Attacks/sec
2.62
Average hit
46,615

Utility

Mana
519
Spirit
279
Gear spirit
358
Move speed
x1.65

Defense

Life
1,670
Character armour
612
Gear armour
415
Character evasion
9,790
Gear evasion
2,986
Fire res
75%
Cold res
75%
Lightning res
61%
Chaos res
75%

Passive Tree

146
Nodes
36
Notables
0
Keystones

Key Passives

Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable
Decimating Strike
Attack
AfterimageNotable
60% increased Evasion Rating if you have Hit an Enemy Recently
-5% reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving
EvasionMovement 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
Obsessive RitualsNotable
-50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
Armour
Leather Bound GauntletsNotable
+1 to Evasion Rating per 1 Item Armour on Equipped Gloves
Armour
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
Light on your FeetNotable
3% increased Movement Speed
Movement Speed

Effect Profile

EffectStats
Attribute
PassiveCountTotal
  • to any Attribute28+140
  • to Dexterity3+20
  • to Strength2+10
Movement Speed
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Movement Speed1021%
  • reduced Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while moving7-29%
  • companions have # % increased Movement Speed228%
  • increased Movement Speed if you've Killed Recently27%
Attack Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Attack Damage while moving6102%
  • increased Attack Damage563%
  • increased Attack Damage against Rare or Unique Enemies348%
Evasion
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Evasion Rating9143%
  • 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 Presence28%
  • increased Attack and Cast Speed with Lightning Skills18%
Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Damage with Two Handed Weapons440%
  • increased Damage with Crossbows336%
  • chance for Damage of Enemies Hitting you to be Unlucky120%
  • chance for Damage with Hits to be Lucky120%
Elemental Damage
PassiveCountTotal
  • increased Elemental Damage with Attacks8104%

Gear

Armageddon Core

Desolate Crossbow

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Range120
Physical Damage156-504
Quality26
SocketsS S
Lightning Damage6-354
Attacks per Second1.78
Critical Hit Chance5%
Total DPS907.8
Physical DPS587.4
Elemental DPS320.4
Requirements
Level77
Rune
  • 20% increased Physical Damage
  • Gain 5% of Damage as Extra Damage of all Elements
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased effect of Fully Broken Armour
  • Bonded: 8% chance to gain an additional random Charge when you gain a Charge
Desecrated
  • Adds 52 to 90 Physical Damage
Explicit
  • 168% increased Physical Damage
  • Adds 6 to 354 Lightning Damage
  • 11% increased Attack Speed
  • +5 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +33 to Dexterity
  • Corrupted

Alpha's Howl

Armoured Cap

Item Level 72
Unique
Properties
Evasion671
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level65
Rune
  • +4 to Maximum Rage
Explicit
  • 89% increased Evasion Rating
  • +117 to Spirit
  • +82% to Cold Resistance
  • Presence Radius is doubled
  • Corrupted

Hyrri's Ire

Armoured Vest

Item Level 81
Unique
Properties
Evasion1694
Movement Speed-3%
Quality20
SocketsS S
Requirements
Level73
Enchant
  • 23% increased Evasion Rating
Rune
  • 40% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
Bonded
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Life
  • Bonded: +40 to maximum Mana
Implicit
  • 32% increased Elemental Ailment Threshold
Explicit
  • 150% increased Evasion Rating
  • Gain 20% of Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  • +32 to Dexterity
  • 25% increased Freeze Duration on Enemies
  • Evasion Rating is doubled if you have not been Hit Recently
  • Corrupted

Rage Knuckle

Vaal Mitts

Item Level 81
Rare
Properties
Armour415
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level75
Rune
  • Can roll Marksman modifiers
Bonded
  • Bonded: 20% increased Projectile Damage
Desecrated
  • 21% increased Critical Hit Chance
Explicit
  • 93% increased Armour
  • Adds 11 to 17 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 4 to 60 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 15% increased Attack Speed
  • +32 to Strength

Chimeric Road

Cavalry Boots

Item Level 82
Rare
Properties
Evasion621
Quality20
SocketsS
Requirements
Level70
Rune
  • 5% increased Movement Speed
Bonded
  • Bonded: 10% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Desecrated
  • +156 to Evasion Rating
Explicit
  • 35% increased Movement Speed
  • 33% increased Evasion Rating
  • +24 to Dexterity
  • +36% to Lightning Resistance
  • Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Evasion Rating
  • +65 to Stun Threshold

Mageblood

Utility Belt

Item Level 80
Unique
Properties
Charm Slots2
Requirements
Level55
Implicit
  • Has 2 Charm Slots
  • 20% of Flask Recovery applied Instantly
Explicit
  • Legacy of Bismuth
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • Legacy of Amethyst
  • Legacy of Sulphur
  • All Mage's Legacies have 40% increased effect per duplicate Mage's Legacy you have

Demon Torc

Solar Amulet

Item Level 78
Rare
Requirements
Level30
Enchant
  • Allocates Beastial Skin
Desecrated
  • 54% increased Evasion Rating from Equipped Body Armour
Implicit
  • +12 to Spirit
Explicit
  • +50 to Spirit
  • +2 to Level of all Projectile Skills
  • +26 to Strength
  • 32.1 Life Regeneration per second
Crafted
  • 35% increased Global Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

Pandemonium Eye

Sapphire Ring

Item Level 80
Rare
Requirements
Level12
Desecrated
  • +16% to Fire and Chaos Resistances
Implicit
  • +27% to Cold Resistance
Explicit
  • Adds 15 to 20 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 3 to 67 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 33% increased Lightning Damage
  • +26 to Strength
Crafted
  • +34% to Fire Resistance

Viper Hold

Prismatic Ring

Item Level 83
Rare
Requirements
Level35
Implicit
  • +8% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
  • Adds 8 to 15 Physical Damage to Attacks
  • Adds 2 to 57 Lightning damage to Attacks
  • 36% increased Lightning Damage
  • +29 to Intelligence
  • +28% to Fire Resistance
  • Gain 18 Mana per enemy killed

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

Nascent Hope

Thawing Charm

Item Level 79
Unique
Properties
Charges Max40
Charges Per Use40
Duration30
Quality0
Requirements
Level12
Implicit
  • Used when you become Frozen
Explicit
  • 22% Chance to gain a Charge when you kill an enemy
  • Energy Shield Recharge starts on use

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 Stag for 19 seconds on use

Potent Ultimate Life Flask of the Wide

Item Level 81
Magic
Properties
Quality20
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
  • 72% increased Amount Recovered
  • 27% increased Charges

Lavianga's Spirits

Gargantuan Mana Flask

Item Level 79
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
  • 74% reduced Amount Recovered

Skills & Gems

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.

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
Close CombatSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.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)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
PersistenceSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Lv1
IngenuitySupports skills with Cooldowns, increasing the rate at which those Cooldowns Recover. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Lv1
Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Magnified EffectSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.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.

Primal ArmamentSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Lv1
Pietys MercySupports Projectile skills and any other skills that Chain, causing them to Chain more times.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
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
DeliberationSupports skills that can be used while moving, causing you to move slower while using them, but granting more damage in exchange.Lv1
Herald of Thunder(Lv20)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
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
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
Uruks SmeltingSupports any skill, causing Armour Break it inflicts to be stronger. Fully Breaking Armour with Supported Skills permanently increases the Physical Damage taken by those affected, up to a cap.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
Diallas DesireSupports any Skill which has levels, increasing the level and Quality, while reducing the cost and Reservation.Lv1
Emergency Reload(Lv19)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
InspirationSupports any skill, making it cost less to use. Cannot 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
Eternal Rage(Lv19)2 gems

While active, you constantly regenerate Rage.

Regenerate 0.25 Rage per second
VitalitySupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to gain Life Regeneration while the Skill is active.Lv1
CannibalismSupports Persistent Buff Skills, causing you to recover Life on kill while the Skill is active.Lv1
Crossbow Shot(Lv20)1 gem

Fire a bolt from your crossbow.

Martial TempoSupports Attacks, causing them to Attack faster.Lv1
Time of Need(Lv16)1 gem

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
Berserk(Lv19)1 gem

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

Grants 40% increased Rage effect
Uhtreds ExodusSupports Skills which can gain levels, granting them many additional levels provided no other supports are used with the supported Skill. Does not support skills which do not have levels.Lv1

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