Built the bigstick stickied bowazon (windforce with faith merc), character feels decent in combat but gets absolutely mangled by monsters specifically with lightning attacks (ghosts with long range for example in baal throne room)

Is there warrant in gett some +15@ gcs to try to be less of a glass cannon or is this more of a playstyle issue? ie standing too close etc.

for reference:

30 anya
30 forti
20 anni
20 torch
45 scs

thats ofc perf res rolls but consider ring and circ and you'll definitely get enough of the most needed res if you force it

pretend your in diablo 3 - dont get close to monsters. problem solved.
use small charms with res if u have to. or better yet make a java and melt everything. i lvld my bowa as a java.

is the java that much superior? this feels like it does good damage and when im engaged my hp/mana dont go down, its just those occasions when i get jumped that the health drops FAST



done these, but not small charms, would all res scs be better or get specific?

bowa is fine for pvm

imo you went a bit too far on the glass cannon route. I'd aim for 800-1000life then dump all point in dex. This gives more room for positioning mistakes. With 5xxlife you're likely to get one-shotted. As to res, pimp it with charms. Negative res does hurt.

depends on what you need and where you farm mainly

circlet with resis
fort
high resis boots

Probably playstyle issue!

543 hp is the issue dude lol.
Even with block, res, dr, dodge, avoid, evade…
That’s not enough hp to tank more than probably 1-2 hits from much of anything in PVE in regards to like fana/might/extra strong/extra fast mobs.

Zero reason in PVM to make yourself so vulnerable just for more damage. Windforce already does alot of damage.

This post was edited by straightedgerevenge on Jun 13 2024 03:21am

Pretty much was all said here. Pure glass cannon isn't required in pvm since a hybrid is still very strong in p1 and full glass isn't strong enough in p8 without amp or dectep....so might as well go hybrid.

Agreed 800-1k seems to be that special range AND I'd get resistances up thru scs. It's the only way since bkwa is gear dependent.