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[0.5] Bigdaddy 🔫 IMMORTAL Witchhunter Crossbow Ultimate Guide
Mercenary
WitchhunterBuild Overview
The Best 🩷Witchhunter🩷 Xbow build from 0.4 is back for 0.5!
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🧠About the Build
This build is all about using the "bolt" XBow skills!
Having a machine gun/ Shotgun in Poe is just Insanely FUN!
When I play xbow I don't think of it as the Highest damage/Best clear build tbh. We play Xbow because it is FUN. :) That being said it can pump out some serious DPS numbers!
Why Witchhunter? well the changes to 
Sorcery Ward have really made WH POP off! with enough evasion you will be almost immortal to hit damage! Overall WH has insane defense scaling and decent DMG/Clear options.
📈Leveling
Check out my leveling guide for Merc Xbow!
Strengths and Weaknesses
- Explosions
- Good Clear/Boss DPS
- Almost immortal to hit damage
- Gun!
- DOTS are the main thing that will kill you
- hard to fit rarity
Build Variants
High
Medium
League Start
Live PoB
Old Pobs
💎Extremely Expensive version with the BiS gear.💎
This ver mainly uses 
Galvanic Shards We have invested a lot into it so it should be able to delete bosses too! We also use 
Glacial Bolt in a 
Mirage Archer setup for extra single target and clear!.
Bossing Rotation
- [Optional] Use
Freezing Mark - dodge roll to proc
Mirage Archer - use Galvanic Shards
Notes
- You can put
Shockburst Rounds or 
Plasma Blast in the Mirage Archer if you prefer that. - If you like the
Stormblast Bolts setup better, then copy it from the medium ver.
Gear/Jewels info
Rite of Passage I used stag ver.- you want at least 1 roll of Mana leech. I got it on a ring
Mageblood: Quicksilver, Diamond, Jade, Stibnite (you can change jade and stibnite for more dmg/resistance if you want)
Constricting Command: +4 surround. if u wanna use Raven Shard, you need to use it and anoint the item before corrupting/Vaal cultivate orb!
Against the Darkness: Dmg as Light+Cold
Heart of the Well > Extra Lightning life gain on kill. bonus if you can get double gain as X.- Rare Jewels: crit/crit bonus/evasion/attack dam
Absent Amulet: 
Eternal Rage- anoint 1: Zarokh's Gift
- anoint 2:
Stimulants or if you want more defence 
Careful Consideration - for now voices and the extra jewel slot from anoint is manually added to helm slot
- Time lost Emerald: Crit/crit bonus/notable effect/very large/ and then some other good mod like attack damage or shock magnitude
Spirit Requirements
Spirit Sources: 100 Campaign, 50 from amulet
Setup 1: 150 Spirit Total (you can drop 
Herald of Ice if short)
Herald of Thunder (30) - Herald of Ice (30)
Wind Dancer (30) - Mirage Archer (60)
Skill Gems
High
Medium
League Start
Live PoB
Old Pobs
Support Gem Requirements:
Str 80
Dex 60
Int 60
1
Galvanic Shards
Level 20
2
Mirage Archer
Level 20
3
Sorcery Ward
Level 20
4
Emergency Reload
Level 21
5
Freezing Mark
Level 20
6
Voltaic Barrier
Level 20
7
Herald of Ice
Level 20
8
Herald of Thunder
Level 20
9
Wind Dancer
Level 20
10
Eternal Rage
Gem Priority
+42
Passive Tree
High
Medium
League Start
Live PoB
Old Pobs
main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20
Quest Rewards
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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
Hunting Grounds — The Crowbell
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Ogham Farmlands — Una's Hut
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Valley of the Titans — Medallion
30% increased Charm Charges gained
+1 Charm Slot
The Spires of Deshar — Sisters of Garukhan
+10% to Lightning Resistance
Keth — Kabala, Constrictor Queen
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Deshar — Final Letter
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Venom Crypts — Venom Draught
25% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Jiquani's Machinarium — Blackjaw, the Remnant
+10% to Fire Resistance
The Azak Bog — Ignagduk, the Bog Witch
+30 to Spirit
Jungle Ruins — Mighty Silverfist
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Aggorat — Blood Sacrifice
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Eye of Hinekora — Navali's Rest
5% increased Maximum Mana
Halls of the Dead — Tawhoa's Test
+5% to Lightning Resistance
Abandoned Prison — Goddess of Justice
30% increased Mana Recovery from Flasks
Halls of the Dead — Tasalio's Test
+5% to Cold Resistance
Halls of the Dead — Ngamahu's Test
+5% to Fire Resistance
Journey's End — Captain Hartlin
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Skill Gem(Lv 13)
Delirium Drop
Halls of the Dead — Yama The White
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Molten Shrine
5% increased Maximum Life
Kriar Village — Lythara, the Wayward Spear
+40 to Spirit
Wolvenhold — Oswin, the Dread Warden
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
The Khari Crossing — Akthi and Anundr
Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
Howling Caves — The Abominable Yeti
Grants Two Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
How it Plays
- Mapping
Spam
Galvanic Shards
Bossing - depends on variant. check each variants description!
Changelog
2026-02-05: Remade for 0.4
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