Witch Hunter - Heroes of Hammerwatch wiki (2024)

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The Witch Hunter is a user of an assortment of tools, that hunts its prey with meticulous planning and strategy.
The Witch Hunter Character Title will add critical skill damage for everyone in your guild.

1 Skills and Abilities
- 1.1 Repeater Crossbow (Primary Attack)
- 1.2 Flaming Hounds (Skill 1)
- 1.3 Branding Ward (Skill 2)
- 1.4 Witch Pyre (Skill 3)
- 1.5 Fanatic Zeal (Passive 1)
- 1.6 A Murder of Crows (Passive 2)
- 1.7 Searing Torch (Passive 3)
2 Stats

Skills and Abilities

The tables below list base values and tiers as they're shown in the guild hall.As an example, the first upgrade for Branding Ward can be bought at a Tier 2 guild hall.Every upgrade to a skill costs skill points, which are denoted as stars in the upper-right corner of the screen while in town.

Witch Hunter skills
Repeater Crossbow	Flaming Hounds	Branding Ward	Witch Pyre	Fanatic Zeal	A Murder of Crows	Searing Torch

Repeater Crossbow (Primary Attack)

Fires 4 bolts in quick succession. Each bolt deals physical damage that ignores armor.
Bolts pierce enemies but lose 50% damage with each enemy pierced.
Every upgrade increases the base damage and the amount of armor ignored.
Witch Hunter primary attack speed is 0.9 seconds.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Damage	5	8	11	14	17	20
Armor Ignored	5	10	15	20	25	30
Star Cost	N/A	3	4	5	6	8

Flaming Hounds (Skill 1)

The Witch Hunter unleashes a Flaming Hound that bounces five times in a forward direction.
The hound explodes when bouncing dealing magical damage, which is increased by 50% with each bounce.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Damage	10	15	20	25	30	35
Mana Cost	20	25	30	35	40	45
Star Cost	N/A	3	4	5	6	8

Branding Ward (Skill 2)

Places a ward on the ground that triggers when enemies get close.
Enemies hit by the ward take magical damage and are branded.
Branded enemies take 100% more damage.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Damage	N/A	N/A	40	60	80	100
Duration	N/A	N/A	3	4	5	6
Max Wards	N/A	N/A	4	6	8	10
Mana Cost	N/A	N/A	40	45	50	55
Star Cost	N/A	N/A	5	6	8	10

Witch Pyre (Skill 3)

Places a pyre on the ground that last for 7.5 seconds.
Enemies that hit the pyre ignite an explosion dealing magical damage.
Enemies close to the pyre also start burning.
The pyres have their own Health, Armor, and Resistance that scales with the level of the skill and character skill power.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Health	N/A	N/A	N/A	300	500	700
Armor	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	20	30
Resistance	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	20	30
Damage	N/A	N/A	N/A	40	80	120
Mana Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A	65	90	115
Star Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A	7	9	12

Fanatic Zeal (Passive 1)

Generates stacks of Fanatic Zeal when casting a skill.
Each stack increases critical hit chance for all attacks and skills by 2.5%.
Fanatic Zeal stack number and duration scale with the level of the skill.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Stacks	N/A	4	5	6	7	8
Duration	N/A	4	5	6	7	8
Star Cost	N/A	2	3	4	5	6

A Murder of Crows (Passive 2)

Unleashes Crows when taking damage that defend the Witch Hunter.
Cooldown reduced per level.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Crows	N/A	N/A	5	7	9	11
Cooldown	N/A	N/A	10	9	8	7
Star Cost	N/A	N/A	4	5	6	8

Searing Torch (Passive 3)

Throws a torch towards a random nearby enemy when casting a skill.
The torch explodes on impact dealing magical damage and apply burning.

Upgrades	Base	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
Damage	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	60	120
Star Cost	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	15

Stats

The player starts off at level 1. Every time the Witch Hunter levels up, stat boosts are gained.

To get stats at a given level, use the equation "X=scaling*(level-1)+level1stat"

Attribute values by level
Attribute	Health	Mana	Health Regen	Mana Regen	Armor	Resistance
Level 1	45	60	0	0.75	1	3
Scaling Per Level	+6	+7	+0.025	+0.075	+0.3	+0.5
Level 2	51	67	0.025	0.825	1.3	3.5
Level 3	57	74	0.05	0.9	1.6	4
Level 4	63	81	0.075	0.975	1.9	4.5
Level 5	69	88	0.1	1.05	2.2	5
Level 10	99	123	0.225	1.425	3.7	7.5
Level 15	129	158	0.35	1.8	5.2	10
Level 20	159	193	0.475	2.175	6.7	12.5
Level 25	189	228	0.6	2.55	8.2	15
Level 30	219	263	0.725	2.925	9.7	17.5

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