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[0.5] Bigdaddy 🔫Xbow Leveling - Full Acts Guide!
Mercenary
WitchhunterBuild Overview
The Best ⚡XBOW⚡ LEVELING Setup for 0.5! 「 ✔ ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ 」
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This is my leveling setup for Xbow on a merc. If you want an easy, step-by-step and always up to date guide then this is it!
🔰Build Overview
We are mainly using 
Explosive Shot and 
Stormblast Bolts combo for leveling. in 0.4 it is one of the fastest for Xbow. (its ALOT more fun than grenades too :))
🔗 Endgame
Below is a link to the strongest 
Witchhunter Endgame build!
https://mobalytics.gg/poe-2/profile/bigdaddygaming/builds/weapon-master-xbow-bigdaddies-witchhunter-xbow
🔍regex (i like to use to find usefull items in vendor)
"mov|resis|^\+.*ills$|o at|ssbo"
💡Tips
- Make sure you setup you xbow to be used in both weapon sets! (Right click the roman numeral near your weapon to use it with BOTH weapon sets!)
💪Attributes
- Strength/Dex split
- Enough int for gems
- More str if you have enough dex and int
Here are the stats to be on the lookout for!
🔫Weapon:
- flat damage (i.e. "adds x -to x damage)
- %physical damage
- level of projectile skills
- elemental damage with attacks
- attack speed
⚡Gear Offensive stats:
- flat damage (i.e. "adds x -to x damage to attacks) - Gloves, rings
- level of projectile skills - Amulet
- attack speed - Gloves
🛡️Defence:
- Any Gear with resistances
- Evasion,
- Evasion/Energy Shield
- Evasion/Armour
🔹Runes/Augments
- weapon: iron runes or any rune that adds flat damage
- armour: any resistance or attribute you need
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Peaks at end of Act 3
- Lots of BOOM!
- Act 1 is rough
Build Variants
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Interlude
Twink Leveling
Skill Gems
- Replace
Fragmentation Rounds with 
High Velocity Rounds when you unlock it. - You will mainly use your
Explosive Grenade and 
Gas Grenade for damage.
Skill Gems
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Interlude
Twink Leveling
Support Gem Requirements:
Str 15
Dex 20
Int 5
1
Fragmentation Rounds
Level 2
2
Herald of Ash
Level 20
3
High Velocity Rounds
Level 4
4
Gas Grenade
Level 5
5
Explosive Grenade
Level 4
Gem Priority
+8
Passive Tree
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Interlude
Twink Leveling
main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20
Quest Rewards
Check which quests you’ve completed on your character
Clearfell — Beira of the Rotten Pack
+10% to Cold Resistance
Freythorn — The King in the Mists
+30 to Spirit
Ogham Manor — Candlemass, the Living Rite
+20 to maximum Life
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Effect Duration
+1 Charm Slot
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Stun Threshold
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Life Recovery from Flasks
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Qimah — Tabana's Pillar
Not Specified7 choices
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Changelog
2026-02-06: Remade for 0.4
Comments
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CaptCutlass•5h ago
Some of the Quest Rewards do not match the Endgame/Late Mapping version this is linked to. I know some can be changed, but the others are permanent. Any idea which ones should be followed?
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