Quote (elusive @ Sat, Feb 16 2008, 06:45pm)
this one will be more in depth due to i used east only items that are not practical on my zon.
Pros of this build:
Extremely High/Fast damage output
Fairly good life/mana pool (~1000/250)
High dodges/critical
Cons:
Crap resists (even with optimal gear switches)
Sorta vulnerable when bow is out (charger)
can be quite pricey
with that, the pros greatly outweigh the cons. This char is great at 1v1, zvz, and tvt (team vs team)
Skills:
20 GA <- Must
rest is customizable. Usually you want 1 into LF (or LS?) whichever hits all the time
1 pt dodge is enough. Id say ~60/~55 for avoid and evade
60%+ crit is mandatory i would go lower than 65% tbh. i use 67%
I also got 1 point into valk/decoy very underrated; amazing for zvz
Gear:
Hat:
3 Passive/30% Frw/2 sock circlet, 2 x 30%/15 ed-iased
-3 passives, 30% frw, more damage and speed from jewels. everything you need, nothing you dont.
Armor:
Jewelers Dusk Shroud of the Whale (4 Socket, 81-100 Life), 4 x 30%/15 ed-iased
-Very essential to reaching your optimal FPA (8 or 7 depending on bow) 120% Ed and up to 100 life doesnt hurt either. But quite pricey
Bow:
Several choices here-
Rare Bow: Blade/Shadow/Spider/Matri. You really will want ~400%+ Base ED. Base Ias is not necessary on Shadow, but for the other 3 it really helps reaching maximum FPA (8 fpa for spider, 7 for blade/matri). This are speeds required:
8 FPA-
Shadow = 105
Spider = 125
Matri/Blade = 75
7 FPA -
Shadow = 200
Spider = 240
Matri/Blade = 142
Obviously 200 IAS is impractical and probably impossible at this level, so Shadow/Spider will be 8 FPA, 7 FPA will be Matri/Blade
Pros/cons of each:
8 FPA -
Slower but superior Damage bows
less strain on your mana pool
Higher damage range - better chance with crit to 1-2hit kill most chars (save barbs/druids)
7 FPA-
Much faster, lower damage bows
Drains mana right quick
Burst damage (lower range), so better average
With Matriarchal bow you will do almost the same damage as Non-Amazon only bows due to increased dmg from dex gains.
Someone (Hellskin i think) did a comparison of the two based on damage/arrows fired over a period of time, and the poll was pretty balanced on which people preferred.
I personally like 8 FPA, but this is because I do not have a 7 FPA bow worth using yet. There is a 444% ed/20 ias/1 bow rare matri on east but its quite expensive and I have funds atm.
Basically, Id suggest going 8 FPA unless you need quick damage bursts, then go with a rare Blade/Matri
you could also go with a Cruel of Evisc, but the damage does not compare. Just bite the bullet and find a rare, who knows you may get one for cheap (I didnt haha)
Switch:
Titan's Revenge (ethereal)/Sanctuary Kite Shield, Artisans Kite of Deflect with 3x 30 ed/stat Jewels
For this build you will not need a great blocking shield. Thus kite is the shield of choice (Light weight). Titans gives you 20% frw as well
Gloves:
2 Passive/20 Ias/10+ dex/5-9 Str
-Obviously get lower str req gloves so you can benefit from the stats. 2/20/15/9 with resists is optimal
Rings:
Ravenfrost/30 Stat Ring with mana/life/resists.
-I use a 15/15/65 mana/prisi. If you can find one with 6% LL or ML its nice due to leech animation. I dont use it and I do fine, it makes you play a bit more defensively but at the same time you limit risk.
Belt:
Rare stat (usually from classic). If not 24 fhr/15 str/60 life is optimal Rare
-I use a 17 str/14 dex/51 life mesh belt from classic. These are both hard to find and expensive but worth it if you have funding
-some people use thundergods to get the LF
-Also consider 10% OW/70+ Life/FHR/Resist belt
Boots:
Ethereal War Travelers
-You rarely get hit so save yourself 10 points and use eth ones. I have 3 extra pairs and my main one still has 35/40 dura
Charms:
Enough 3/xx/3% or 3/xx/5% frw to reach 120 frw (140 on switch).
rest 3/xx/16-20 lifes.
I think 120 (150 on switch) frw is best, others prefer more.
Stash:
Nice things to have:
60 ias/100+ cold and 60 ias/100+ lit resist Dusk shrouds. Sure you can make them lifers if youre insanely rich. These will usually help you survive 1 blizz or 1 foh lol
120 Resist Cold/Light Shields (switch and you can tank 1 blizz/foh without swapping armors)
Stats:
Str - Enough for 85 to use wartrav (or enough for 110 if using tgods)
Dex - Rest
Vit - none
Ene- None
Strats:
-ummmm shoot arrows. Use your FRW to your advantage, shoot in front of moving opponents stuff like that. Shouldnt be too hard to use a zon. if you get decoy/valk use these to your advantage. patience is often key 1v1 but do not be afraid to exploit a reckless opponent. for tvts try to stay back, stick with a paladin with aura if possible.
yay fun stuff
5:43 beer run time.