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Oct 6 2025 01:57pm
Hey guys!

How good a rare gmb have to be to beat wf and 1.08 version WF?

I am talking here about PvM D2 LoD Legacy Europe ( bugbelt available )
My eq is the following atm on a level 99 ama:
WF with 'Storm Gyre' rare jewel 30 ed 7 min dmg 18 max dmg
LoH
BB
WT
HL
Raven
9 min 117 ar 20 str 15 dex ring
160ed-60ias-15dexterity magic elite light armor
2 ama 30 frw 29 str 19 dex 2 sox ( socketed atm with 2 x 40 ed 15 ias red jewels )
20-20-25 ama T
20-20-10 anni
9 x 10 max 76 ar 6 dex eye skin GCs
9 x 3 max 20 ar 2 dex brown skin SCs + 1 x 3 frw-175 psn to negotiate monster healing ( but i have ofc one more 3-20-2 brown in the stash for testing pure dmg and removing psn dmg )

Merc: act 2 nightmare offensive ( might aura )
Perf Pride CA
Perf eth bugged CoH SA
Perf eth Andy with 40 ed 15 ias red

back to the main question; How much ed and what affixes you need to having a better DPS gmb compared to WF and 1.08 WF

ps.: thinking to change the 10 max GCs to 14 max 76 ar GCs and the 3 max/dex SCs to 4 max SCs, probably i would do more average dmg, even though i would loose 72 dex, but getting 45 max dmg

sidenotes:
GMB and Hydra bow has same speed, so, i dont have to change anything on the eq
main area would be Chaos Sanctuary, River of Flame, Worldstone Keep Level 1-2-3, Throne
player 8 ( what you have on player1 doesnt really matter, game is too easy )
ama is Dex only ofc, and i dont care about resists too much either, some allres-lightres could be good from the dmg ring, but only as add, dont wanna loose any dmg for it

thanks for any good advices

please post only from pro ama players, as you can see i am also not a starter...
so, giving advice to change to act 1 merc and other weapons, amu, etc, no thanks
i also know how to skill my ama, forgot to say ;)
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Oct 6 2025 10:29pm
Rare GMB can beat WF only if WF is not allowed to use. To be honest rare bow’s are only good if runewords and uniques are not allowed to use.
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