Tactician vs Witchhunter

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Tactician and Witchhunter are both Mercenary ascendancies. Tactician has 10 notables and 10 small passives, mostly about totems (4), armour (4) and evasion (4). Witchhunter has 8 notables and 8 small passives, mostly about armour (3), evasion (3) and cooldowns (3). The biggest differences: totems (4 vs 0), projectiles (3 vs 0) and cooldowns (0 vs 3). Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

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Tactician

10 notables · 10 small

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  A Solid PlanNotable

  Persistent Buffs have 50% less Reservation
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  Cannons, Ready!Notable

  +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems

  Skills used by Totems have 30% more Skill Speed

  Totems only use Skills when you fire an Attack Projectile
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  Polish That GearNotable

  Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour

  Gain 100% of Evasion Rating as extra Ailment Threshold
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  Right Where We Want ThemNotable

  Projectile Damage builds Pin

  Pinned enemies cannot perform actions
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  Stay Light, Use CoverNotable

  Defend with 200% of Armour

  Enemies have an Accuracy Penalty against you based on Distance

  Maximum Chance to Evade is 50%

  Maximum Physical Damage Reduction is 50%
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  Strategic EmbankmentsNotable

  Totems you place grant Embankment Auras
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  Suppressing FireNotable

  40% more Immobilisation buildup
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  Unleash Hell!Notable

  Grants skill Supporting FireRecruit artillery Minions that take up positions behind you. They will lie in wait for your Command, then fire volleys of arrows at the target location.
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  Watch How I Do ItNotable

  Allies in your Presence gain added Attack Damage equal

  to 25% of your main hand Weapon's damage
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  Whoever Pays BestNotable

  Banners gain 5 Glory per second

  There is no Limit on the number of Banners you can place

Small passives

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  Armour and Evasion×2

  15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
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  Banner Area

  Banner Skills have 16% increased Area of Effect
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  Minion Damage

  Minions deal 20% increased Damage
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  Pin Buildup×2

  20% increased Pin Buildup
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  Presence Area

  20% increased Presence Area of Effect
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  Spirit

  8% increased Spirit
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  Totem Damage×2

  20% increased Totem Damage

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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