Rcd congo almost won the other day at World cup against England

I've been using this name for longer than the country has. Jimmyzaire just didn't have the ring to it.

I'm on HC ladder, so can't afford HRs. But I tried Bowlock after reading this thread. And this is really fun!

I happen to have Buriza-do, Demon Machine and Kuko Shakaku. I feel Buriza-do is slightly better than Demon Machine especially in Chaos, ofc without Infinity, but Demon Machine is a bit superior in Cows. And Kuko Shakaku is too slow with 95 IAS. Yes, I can sock it with Shael but I'll sock something more useful, hehe...

Now I'm trying to get a 4Os Cross Bow and razortail. Let's see how Insight works ;-)

I’ve been doing extensive testing, and I think Mist > all, simply due to more damage and resists. Merc conc/3 all skills/40resist

I’m actually not noticing much difference between exploding arrows and 100% pierce. Maybe the hitbox for exploding arrows is higher but I can’t tell. Mist adds 10% damage, which is definitely less of a consideration if you prebuff. If you prebuff, you can use any bow you want tbh. However, with a mist you will still do more damage even if you prebuff. About 1k more. It’s definitely BiS. I think exploding arrows are good if you’re old and can’t see the arrows on the screen, or if you want to knock mobs into hit recovery, but really, mist is just melting p8 @ level 90. Cure/coh/insight prayer merc. No life or mana leech. 80fcr with mage fists and maras.

Mist > buriza/demon machine upped
Most of your spread is coming from defilers and magic damage from hex bane 5x mirrored arrows. 100% pierce is giving you best density clearing with 3 defilers, but you can also consume a defiler for more single target. I personally use 2 defiler and consume a defiler because having a level 35+ consume is awesome running around at the speed of light and having it last 10+ min lol.

The build itself is very easy, you’re holding down teleport and spamming arrows into stuff. Not a lot of micro you need to do, low apm and similar power to javazon but much faster. My favorite warlock build for sure.

Baal wave 2 = magic sunder needed but otherwise you can early farm tz without enigma.

Only issue is that you either need a tele staff on swap.

Warlock teleport doesn’t work with bows and it’s pretty clunky to swap, although it’s still worth it for chaos farming, imo


This post was edited by ahyp on Jul 3 2026 07:53am

I can't afford HRs. So I just tested Buriza-do, Demon Machine and Insight Demon Crosbow, lol. TBH, they are pretty much same in terms of clearing speed in P2 game while the showing dmg is Buriza-do > Insight (it even has + critical strike) > Demon Machine. To me, the biggest difference among them is the graphic effect of explosive arrows, which is awesome!

Buriza-do is cool, but you need extremely higher IAS. My currect setup - 80 from Buriza-do, 20 from Hellwarden, 20 from Shael in Buriza-do, 30 from Horazon Gloves + Boots, 45 from Treachery.

Insight allows you to use Reaper or Lawbringer on merc, which is great in HC.

I think I'll respec and stick with Demon Machine as the red arrows are awesome, lol

I really appreciate you, jimmycongo. Because of your great post, I decided to play bowlock, and I like this build a lot!

btw, Enchant helps a lot? If so, I'll get a pair of Lava Gout. ty for your advice!

If you're going to self enchant, get a demon limb. Lvl 23 vs lvl 10

It's my pleasure. There's a bunch of ways to play this chat, but it spanks either way!

This is one of my most favorite builds now! You're my hero



I have one but I'm using a tele staff for swap. hmmm... I can put it in stash for prebuff. ty! I'll test it. Now I'm getting a cheap torch for nec, just for stats and res, then respec. Thank you for your advice!