The Shockburst Rounds is a highly effective skill for the Witchhunter in Path of Exile 2. Based on our latest ladder analysis of 26 top players in the 90-plus bracket, this build frequently maximizes damage by utilizing support gems such as Elemental Armament II, Elemental Focus, Rapid Attacks II. To optimize survivability and DPS, players commonly allocate key passives like Obsessive Rituals, Ceremonial Ablution, Pitiless Killer on the skill tree.

Shockburst Rounds
(Witchhunter) Builds
Sample size: 26 characters analyzed.
Last updated: 2026-07-28 19:43:54 UTC
Below data represents gem links within this cohort. Selected main skills are strictly isolated.
★ Selected Main Skills
Other Active Skills & Auras
Flasks Distribution
Main Hand (Set I)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Physical] Damage
57.7%
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
42.3%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
42.3%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
38.5%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
30.8%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
23.1%
#% increased Bolt Speed
15.4%
#% to [Critical|Critical Hit] Chance
15.4%
[LifeLeech|Leeches] #% of [Physical|Physical] Damage as Life
15.4%
#% chance to [Pierce|Pierce] an Enemy
11.5%
Helmet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to maximum Life
46.2%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
42.3%
Require # fewer enemies to be [Surrounded|Surrounded]
42.3%
# Life Regeneration per second
38.5%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.6%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
19.2%
# to maximum Mana
19.2%
#% increased [Armour|Armour] and [Evasion|Evasion]
19.2%
[Presence] Radius is doubled
19.2%
Body Armour
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
65.4%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
61.5%
#% increased [AilmentThreshold|Elemental Ailment Threshold]
57.7%
#% increased [Freeze] Duration on Enemies
57.7%
[Evasion|Evasion Rating] is doubled if you have not been [HitDamage|Hit] [Recently]
57.7%
[Gain] #% of Damage as Extra [Cold] Damage
57.7%
# to maximum Life
23.1%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
23.1%
# to [Evasion] Rating
19.2%
# to [Armour|Armour]
15.4%
Gloves
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
46.2%
#% increased [Attack] Speed
38.5%
# to [Dexterity|Dexterity]
34.6%
#% increased [Armour|Armour]
26.9%
# to maximum Life
23.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
23.1%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
19.2%
Adds # to # [Chaos] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
19.2%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
19.2%
Gain # [FearIncarnate|Fear Incarnate] when you [CullingStrike|Cull] a target
19.2%
Boots
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
#% increased Movement Speed
80.8%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
53.8%
# to [Evasion] Rating
42.3%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion] Rating
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
34.6%
# to maximum Life
30.8%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.9%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
19.2%
# to [StunThreshold|Stun Threshold]
15.4%
Amulet
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
73.1%
#% increased [Evasion|Evasion Rating]
42.3%
# to [Spirit|Spirit]
38.5%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
30.8%
# to maximum Life
26.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
23.1%
# to all [Attributes|Attributes]
23.1%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
23.1%
# Prefix Modifier allowed
19.2%
# Suffix Modifier allowed
19.2%
Ring 1
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
57.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
57.7%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
53.8%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
46.2%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
42.3%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
42.3%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
34.6%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
26.9%
Adds # to # [Fire] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
26.9%
# to [Evasion] Rating
23.1%
Ring 2
Top Explicit Mods
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
61.5%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
42.3%
#% increased [ItemRarity|Rarity of Items] found
38.5%
Adds # to # [Lightning] damage to [Attack|Attacks]
38.5%
#% increased [Lightning] Damage
34.6%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
30.8%
#% to all [ElementalDamage|Elemental] [Resistances]
30.8%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage to [Attack|Attacks]
30.8%
# to [Strength|Strength]
26.9%
#% to [Resistances|Chaos Resistance]
26.9%
Belt
Top Explicit Mods
Has # [Charm] Slots
92.3%
# to [Armour]
57.7%
# to maximum Life
46.2%
#% of [Flask|Flask] Recovery applied Instantly
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Fire Resistance]
38.5%
#% to [Resistances|Cold Resistance]
34.6%
#% to [Resistances|Lightning Resistance]
26.9%
All [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacies] have #% increased effect per duplicate [MagesLegacy|Mage's Legacy] you have
26.9%
# to [Strength|Strength]
23.1%
Legacy of [LegacyOfQuicksilver|Quicksilver]
23.1%
Main Hand (Set II)
Top Bases / Uniques
Top Explicit Mods
# to [Accuracy|Accuracy] Rating
11.5%
#% increased [Physical] Damage
11.5%
Adds # to # [Lightning|Lightning] Damage
11.5%
Gain # Mana per enemy killed
11.5%
# to Level of all [Projectile] Skills
7.7%
#% increased [ElementalDamage|Elemental] Damage with [Attack|Attacks]
7.7%
#% reduced [Attributes|Attribute] Requirements
7.7%
#% to [CriticalDamageBonus|Critical Damage Bonus]
7.7%
Adds # to # [Physical|Physical] Damage
7.7%
Loads an additional bolt
7.7%
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Key Notables & Keystones
Obsessive Rituals
(23)88.5%✕ Remove
Ceremonial Ablution
(22)84.6%✕ Remove
Pitiless Killer
(20)76.9%✕ Remove
Adrenaline Rush
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Catalysis
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Remorseless
(19)73.1%✕ Remove
Acceleration
(18)69.2%✕ Remove
Sand in the Eyes
(17)65.4%✕ Remove
Crystal Elixir
(17)65.4%✕ Remove
Escape Velocity
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Spray and Pray
(16)61.5%✕ Remove
Giantslayer
(15)57.7%✕ Remove
Flash Storm
(15)57.7%✕ Remove
Forces of Nature
(14)53.8%✕ Remove
Reusable Ammunition
(14)53.8%✕ Remove
Ricochet
(14)53.8%✕ Remove
Battle-hardened
(14)53.8%✕ Remove
Maiming Strike
(13)50%✕ Remove
Feel no Pain
(13)50%✕ Remove
Lightning Rod
(12)46.2%✕ Remove
Beastial Skin
(12)46.2%✕ Remove
Judge, Jury, and Executioner
(11)42.3%✕ Remove
Zealous Inquisition
(11)42.3%✕ Remove
Run and Gun
(11)42.3%✕ Remove
Afterimage
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Tactical Retreat
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
The Wild Cat
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Paranoia
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Thrill of Battle
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Frazzled
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Emboldened Avatar
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Freedom of Movement
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Frantic Fighter
(10)38.5%✕ Remove
Careful Consideration
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Coming Calamity
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Cull the Hordes
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Battle Trance
(9)34.6%✕ Remove
Stand and Deliver
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Tainted Strike
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Overwhelm
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Struck Through
(8)30.8%✕ Remove
Witchbane
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
Heartbreaking
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
Heartstopping
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
No Mercy
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
Efficient Loading
(7)26.9%✕ Remove
Last Stand
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Crystallised Immunities
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Stimulants
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
The Spring Hare
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Bounty Hunter
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Gem Enthusiast
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Full Salvo
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
In the Thick of It
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Enhanced Reflexes
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Light on your Feet
(6)23.1%✕ Remove
Power Shots
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Lightning Quick
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Pure Power
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Enduring Deflection
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Primal Sundering
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Imbibed Power
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Cooked
(5)19.2%✕ Remove
Tolerant Equipment
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Insulated Treads
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
For the Jugular
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Leather Bound Gauntlets
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Throatseeker
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
True Strike
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Momentum
(4)15.4%✕ Remove
Natural Immunity
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Brinerot Ferocity
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Strong Chin
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Spreading Shocks
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Harness the Elements
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Curved Weapon
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
General Electric
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Branching Bolts
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Stupefy
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Exploit
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Drenched
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Exposed to the Storm
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Careful Assassin
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Colossal Weapon
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Dizzying Hits
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Mutewind Agility
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Path of the Renegade
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Backup Plan
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Redblade Discipline
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Unbound Forces
(3)11.5%✕ Remove
Escape Strategy
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Electrocuting Exposure
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Wild Storm
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Weapon Master
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Volatile Catalyst
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Deadly Force
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
General's Bindings
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Cluster Bombs
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Defiance
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Blurred Motion
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Advanced Munitions
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Hidden Barb
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Hard to Kill
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Trained Deflection
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Nature's Bite
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Swift Flight
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Grenadier
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Falcon Dive
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Rattled
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Brush Off
(2)7.7%✕ Remove
Bond of the Cat
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Knight of Tarcus
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Wellspring
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Sundering
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Bond of the Wolf
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Echoing Pulse
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Ignore Pain
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Escalation
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Knight of Izaro
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Heavy Ammunition
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Augmented Flesh
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Volatile Grenades
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Precision Salvo
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Favourable Odds
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Authority
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Oasis
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Beef
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Tenfold Attacks
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Bolstering Yell
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Kite Runner
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Mass Hysteria
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Grace of the Ancestors
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Finish Them
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Unexpected Finesse
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Unhindered
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Hunting Companion
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Effervescent
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Staunch Deflection
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Crushing Judgement
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Admonisher
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Electrocution
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Demolitionist
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Harmonic Generator
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Exposed Wounds
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Distracting Presence
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Short Shot
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Overload
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Devastation
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Headshot
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Coursing Energy
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Careful Aim
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Electric Amplification
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Killer Instinct
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Electric Blood
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Doomsayer
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Critical Exploit
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Dispatch Foes
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Lasting Toxins
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Storm Surge
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Prism Guard
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Thunderstruck
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Rapid Reload
(1)3.8%✕ Remove
Repeating Explosives
(1)3.8%✕ Remove