You don't need bow for pvm if you are having jav.

I have a point into guided arrow and multi. For versatility

You don't need any of that when you got light fury and charged strike. Trust me. I'm a bowzon fanatic haha

I know right! I just love the pvp hybrid build I hate to give up a bow. You’re prob right though

For just jav do you use both physical and light sunder?

This post was edited by jacobowns on Mar 14 2023 03:49pm

I thought you can only have 1 sunder like Anni/Torch, if you can have more then yeah in my opinion.

Should probably just switch to full Javazon for faster DPS/game times...with your current setup the bowazon switch DPS is very low.
(You will kill faster and clear games faster = more chance of finding items)

The only thing I would change for your setup:
- Stormshield for DR/Max Block setup so you can tank
- No dodges, just go for full block (faster to block than to dodge)
- Use +3 Java / 20 ias gloves or some good +2java/20ias gloves with other mods like MF (You're attacking too slow with your current setup)
- 1 Raven Frost for Cannot Be Frozen
- Razortail for Pierce
- Max Lightning Fury (Razortail's Pierce adds 33%)
- put points into Pierce so you hit 66 or 67% so now you have 100% pierce for your Lightning Fury (MUCH MUCH better at clearing than Multi Arrow)
- Cat's Eyes, Highlord's or Mara's for your Amulet, Mara probably what you want for overall stats but 20ias from Cat's/Highlord's is great for your IAS breakpoints...I forget how much IAS you need since D2R changed some mechanics
- Enigma preferably as armor but items work too and even a budget eth Skulder's for your MF needs.
- Charms like Gheed's and 7% MF SC to maximize your MF.

I remember having an MF Javazon around the 250% - 300% mark iirc years ago...decent kill speed

55ias with Titan set up so
20ias glove
20ias ammy hl/cats eye
15ias jewl on helm for Griffon or shako for temp

no, a pvm java does 99.9% lightning damage

build:
tstroke/eth upg titans
griffon (5-5 if stroke, ias jwl if titans)
eni
spirit mon
razortail
2/20 ml gloves
silkweaves/aldurs/rares
highlord
raven + fcr ring

torch anni light sunder and possibly a skiller or two

Google gunslinger Amazon, I followed a build like that on a sp self on HC, it was a ton of fun. I agree with all others, jav is so overpowered that if you want it, just do it.

But if you enjoy the versatility and just want to have more fun, hybrid is a blast. I think I used
120/45 helm
Highlords
13+ fanat faith shadow bow / arrows
Titans/spirit (4x lite facets if possible)...tstrokes maybenbetter in 2.6 due to sunder
Forti (enigma is great, but it's hard to hit fcr frames with this build)
Loh/razor/war Travis
Raven and max damage/ml/ll rings

Merc was eth reapers (ber) treach and Andy's ral'd (might) for max is bp

I maxed CS and LF, then played around in the bowa tree. With improvement to starfe damage (did the change MS?) Those points would matter more.

Since I didn't have infinity, I used LF as primary, MS/strafe on switch for immunes (plus ll +ml), and CS for bosses

Sunder charms would obviously help jav side, but in this case you could skip it. Plus your res would be terribad.

Inventory can be combo of jav skills and max damage sca, or res if needed

Also I went almost all dex, just enough for 1k hp. I'm HC it is enough for this build. Need to keep Merc, valk, and decy out front and just light em up from the backline

This post was edited by Tkamp on Mar 15 2023 06:47am

I believe physical damage transfers to

ahh that's right 55 ias was the breakpoint so he needs to use cat's eye or highlord's

he is going for MF so probably better to p topaz his shako and the 15 ias jewel into Stormshield