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Jul 21 2022 10:43pm
Quote (Danm55 @ 22 Jul 2022 00:35)
Amplify isnt available on wands. the only item that gives u amplify charges is gravel of pain martel de fer. The world record run for ubers used 3 or 4 of em instead of lifetap. but an atmas and a single point into magic arrow is all u should need. unless ur in an area with lots of phys immunes in which case u could use reapers merc instead of faith or pride merc.


doh! no amp dam wand...Ok i spoke too fast.
Ty.

Yep about atmas, i hadnt forget about it, but i wanted to use highlords lol.

Its tough to have all :)

Quote (cantero @ 22 Jul 2022 00:41)
No, those are not shopable.

yeah, it socks.
Ty.

This post was edited by dombri on Jul 21 2022 10:44pm
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yw. Yea i liked highlords too but atmas is better i think. if using multishot only the first two arrows will cast the curses. strafe will cast with any of the arrows i believe. If ur on a budget reapers merc isnt a bad way to go then u can use highlords. If not u should be using faith a1 merc with windforce or pride merc and using faith as ur wep (best) Thats what im using with atmas because double damage and taking away immunitys is better and i strafe a lot. btw did u know each cold dam small charm increases freeze and cold slow duration to a maximum of 4 charms (1 second each) but in hell the duration is reduced by 25 or 30% so a freeze length of 3 seconds is 1 second in hell or 2 in nightmare. cold dam doesnt matter so u could equip a 1-2 cold dam sc w/ 35 ar or something. raven frost i think works but it might be just charms. also u can equip ur mercs treachery or fort and stand in the fire by the river of flame waypoint. then shoot a few guys with treachery on for venom to cast. really cool to do cuz u get fade, venom and chilling armor! usually zons have low res so it helps a lot. standing in fire wont lower the durability in eth items! one thing to note is with venom all ur poison dam is dealt over 1 second (the duration of venom poison) poison damage works if u dont have prevent monster heal as long as u have like over 400 or 450 psn dam i cant remember. but if using venom again this will only last 1 second.

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Jul 22 2022 12:18pm
max magic arrow
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Jul 22 2022 12:19pm
yeah u could max magic arrow or at least put some extra points into it cuz usually bow zons have some extra skills. ik my zon has some extra points into it. mine also has guided maxed to help kill diablo and baal or other tough single targets. although idk if this is recommended. these points could be used to max magic arrow. instead i chose to max guided and put some into magic arrow.

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Jul 22 2022 01:27pm
Quote (Danm55 @ 22 Jul 2022 14:10)
yw. Yea i liked highlords too but atmas is better i think. if using multishot only the first two arrows will cast the curses. strafe will cast with any of the arrows i believe. If ur on a budget reapers merc isnt a bad way to go then u can use highlords. If not u should be using faith a1 merc with windforce or pride merc and using faith as ur wep (best) Thats what im using with atmas because double damage and taking away immunitys is better and i strafe a lot. btw did u know each cold dam small charm increases freeze and cold slow duration to a maximum of 4 charms (1 second each) but in hell the duration is reduced by 25 or 30% so a freeze length of 3 seconds is 1 second in hell or 2 in nightmare. cold dam doesnt matter so u could equip a 1-2 cold dam sc w/ 35 ar or something. raven frost i think works but it might be just charms. also u can equip ur mercs treachery or fort and stand in the fire by the river of flame waypoint. then shoot a few guys with treachery on for venom to cast. really cool to do cuz u get fade, venom and chilling armor! usually zons have low res so it helps a lot. standing in fire wont lower the durability in eth items! one thing to note is with venom all ur poison dam is dealt over 1 second (the duration of venom poison) poison damage works if u dont have prevent monster heal as long as u have like over 400 or 450 psn dam i cant remember. but if using venom again this will only last 1 second.


oh wow...i will have to re-read that :) ...This is venom and poison thing is too complicated for me atm.

Quote (lilith0 @ 22 Jul 2022 14:18)
max magic arrow



Quote (Danm55 @ 22 Jul 2022 14:19)
yeah u could max magic arrow or at least put some extra points into it cuz usually bow zons have some extra skills. ik my zon has some extra points into it. mine also has guided maxed to help kill diablo and baal or other tough single targets. although idk if this is recommended. these points could be used to max magic arrow. instead i chose to max guided and put some into magic arrow.


Ok..I think i have enough information ...for now.

In the end, i think i would like cta and lideless on switch...Some say harmony, but i'll try cta first.
The solution for pi's seems all around pts in elemental damage skills. 1 with +skills or a few points in it.
Atmas is certainly an option.

Anyway, thanks to all of you for you suggestions.

Have fun.

This post was edited by dombri on Jul 22 2022 01:27pm
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Jul 24 2022 04:18am
Last ladder my Bowazon used Harmony as main bow and Wrath as swap.

Another option is Witchwild String:

Fires Magic Arrows [Level 20]
2% Chance to Cast Level 5 Amplify Damage On Striking
+ (1 Per Character Level) 1-99 % Deadly Strike (Based On Character Level)
All Resistances +40


Upgrade it an put 2 x Ohm. No need to put extra points to Magic arrow 💘
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Jul 24 2022 06:34am
Quote (Danm55 @ Jul 22 2022 02:10pm)
yw. Yea i liked highlords too but atmas is better i think. if using multishot only the first two arrows will cast the curses. strafe will cast with any of the arrows i believe. If ur on a budget reapers merc isnt a bad way to go then u can use highlords. If not u should be using faith a1 merc with windforce or pride merc and using faith as ur wep (best) Thats what im using with atmas because double damage and taking away immunitys is better and i strafe a lot. btw did u know each cold dam small charm increases freeze and cold slow duration to a maximum of 4 charms (1 second each) but in hell the duration is reduced by 25 or 30% so a freeze length of 3 seconds is 1 second in hell or 2 in nightmare. cold dam doesnt matter so u could equip a 1-2 cold dam sc w/ 35 ar or something. raven frost i think works but it might be just charms. also u can equip ur mercs treachery or fort and stand in the fire by the river of flame waypoint. then shoot a few guys with treachery on for venom to cast. really cool to do cuz u get fade, venom and chilling armor! usually zons have low res so it helps a lot. standing in fire wont lower the durability in eth items! one thing to note is with venom all ur poison dam is dealt over 1 second (the duration of venom poison) poison damage works if u dont have prevent monster heal as long as u have like over 400 or 450 psn dam i cant remember. but if using venom again this will only last 1 second.


Poison has a different effect than that.
It goes by the lowest cd of poison that you use:
If you have 1x charm with 100 poison over 6 seconds, then your poison would last 6 seconds in normal.
If you have venom which is .4 seconds and 1x charm over 6 seconds, you would calculate the venom dmg and figure out how much dmg that 100 poison dmg would do over .4 seconds.

"Though 700 damage over 10 seconds might seem impressive only 28 damage will be inflicted due to the 0.4 seconds cap." <- right from the website
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