Gemling Legionnaire vs Witchhunter

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Gemling Legionnaire and Witchhunter are both Mercenary ascendancies. Gemling Legionnaire has 8 notables and 8 small passives, mostly about attack speed (1), critical hits (1) and resistances (1). Witchhunter has 8 notables and 8 small passives, mostly about armour (3), evasion (3) and cooldowns (3). The biggest differences: armour (0 vs 3), evasion (0 vs 3) and cooldowns (0 vs 3). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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Gemling Legionnaire

8 notables · 8 small

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  Adaptive CapabilityNotable

  Attribute Requirements of Gems can be satisified by your highest Attribute
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  Advanced ThaumaturgyNotable

  Gem Quality grants Socketed Skills an additional effect
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  Enhanced EffectivenessNotable

  20% less Attributes

  Inherent bonuses gained from Attributes are doubled
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  Essence of VirtueNotable

  Grants skill Virtuous BarrierWhile active, conjures a glittering barrier that accumulates protective gemstone Motes of each Attribute type over time, but loses a random Mote when you are Hit.
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  Gem StuddedNotable

  For each colour of Socketed Support Gem that is most numerous, gain:

  •Red: Hits against you have no Critical Damage Bonus

  •Blue: Skills have 30% less cost

  •Green: 40% less Movement Speed Penalty from using Skills while Moving
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  Implanted GemsNotable · choose one option

  Choose one of 3 options:

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    Bolstering Implants

    +2 to Level of all Skills with a Strength requirement
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    Motoric Implants

    +2 to Level of all Skills with a Dexterity requirement
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    Neurological Implants

    +2 to Level of all Skills with an Intelligence requirement
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  Integrated EfficiencyNotable

  Skills deal 20% increased Damage per Connected Red Support Gem

  Skills have 6% increased Skill Speed per Connected Green Support Gem

  Skills have 20% increased Critical Hit Chance per Connected Blue Support Gem
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  Thaumaturgical InfusionNotable

  +1% to Maximum Cold Resistance per 3 Blue Support Gems Socketed

  +1% to Maximum Fire Resistance per 3 Red Support Gems Socketed

  +1% to Maximum Lightning Resistance per 3 Green Support Gems Socketed

Small passives

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  Attributes×2

  3% increased Attributes
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  Reduced Attribute Requirements×3

  Equipment and Skill Gems have 4% reduced Attribute Requirements
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  Skill Gem Quality×3

  +2% to Quality of all Skills

Witchhunter

8 notables · 8 small

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  Ceremonial AblutionNotable

  Sorcery Ward's Barrier can also take Physical and Chaos Damage from Hits
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  Judge, Jury, and ExecutionerNotable

  Decimating Strike
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  No MercyNotable

  Deal up to 40% more Damage to Enemies based on their missing Concentration
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  Obsessive RitualsNotable

  50% less Armour and Evasion Rating

  Grants skill Sorcery WardPassively manifests a protective barrier which takes Elemental Damage from Hits for you until depleted. The barrier instantly recharges to its full value a short time after it stops taking damage or is fully depleted.
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  Pitiless KillerNotable

  Culling Strike
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  Weapon MasterNotable

  100 Passive Skill Points become Weapon Set Skill Points

  Grants 100 Weapon Set Passive Skill Points
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  WitchbaneNotable

  Enemies have Maximum Concentration equal to 30% of their Maximum Life

  Break enemy Concentration on Hit equal to 100% of Damage Dealt

  Enemies regain 10% of Concentration every second if they haven't lost Concentration in the past 5 seconds
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  Zealous InquisitionNotable

  10% chance for Enemies you Kill to Explode, dealing 100%

  of their maximum Life as Physical Damage

  Chance is doubled against Undead and Demons

Small passives

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  Area of Effect

  8% increased Area of Effect
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  Armour and Evasion×2

  15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
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  Cooldown Recovery Rate×3

  6% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
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  Damage vs Low Life Enemies×2

  35% increased Damage with Hits against Enemies that are on Low Life

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