PoE 2 Build
Mercenary
Witchhunter
[0.4] Bigdaddy 🔫Xbow Leveling - Full Acts Guide!
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Build Overview
The Best ⚡XBOW⚡ LEVELING Setup for 0.4! 「 ✔ 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!)
🔔Quest Rewards
- Act 2: Valley of the Titans: Charm Duration
- Act 3: Venom Crypts: 25% Stun threshold
- Act 4: Halls Of The Dead: +5% resistance x3
- Act 4: Abandoned Prison: Life recovery from flask
- Interlude 2: Qimah: +5% all ele res or 15% global defence. (you can change this anytime!)
💪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
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1
Fragmentation Rounds
Level 2
2
High Velocity Rounds
Level 4
3
Explosive Grenade
Level 4
4
Gas Grenade
Level 5
5
Herald of Ash
Level 20
Gem Priority








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Passive Tree
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Interlude
Twink Leveling
main:
123
123
set 1:
20
20
set 2:
20
20
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2026-02-06: Remade for 0.4
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