I'm playing my first ever bowazon. Multishot for mobs and magic / guided arrow for bosses. Currently my helm is a 2 zon / 30 frw / 2os socketed with ias / enhanced damage jewels.

My question is: how much are the + skills really helping me? It seems to me that I would be better off buying a 30 frw 3os circlet. Anyone with experience playing a bowa care to weigh in on this?

+skills are not really sought after on a PvM Phys Bowa. Now would 15%ias change your ias BP or allow you to change some of your gear around for a more ideal setup? If not id just stick to what you have for now, the difference would be minimal imo. I think the only +skills on my bowa are from my neck/torch/anni and everything else to max kill speed (Death From Above). I will say even though I still play my bowa currently, a lot has changed with D2R which I dont play regularly compared to years of LoD so I could easily be wrong!

If I had an extra 15 ias on my helm, I could change some gear around and hit the highest breakpoint. So with that being the case, it would be worth the upgrade?

I would 100% do it! You'll definitely notice a difference

Thanks for the help!