Hi guys, i was wondering whats the best ethereal weapon base to make a EBOTD for my physic melee spearzon

Do you have any inputs? Plz help

They're fairly balanced. Matriarchal pike has higher dexterity requirements than war pike, and 10 less damage, but +3 possible javelin skills. It all weighs out, i imagine. Stygian pike has 3 rangeadder instead of 4, but 0 in ias rating, i.e. it's faster than war pike and matriarchal pike. It also does 10 less damage than mp and 20 less than wp.

I guess in order to choose the perfect one, you would need to lock your other gear in place first, so youo can check the ias calculator to find the most optimal ias rating.

I always tend to like the +3 skills the class specific weapons can get. 10 less damage isn't much and is most likely recuperated through the skills. +3 javelin skills means +30% enhanced damage. I don't know if that only applies to base weapon damage or factors in to total damage, meaning it helps in other ways, as in if using war travelers, the 15-25 extra damage. I guess it does.

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/elite/amazonweapons.shtml

http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/elite/spears.shtml

How abouit matriarchal spears? less dmg but 3 skills and 0 ias base, less dex req life

15 less damage can be a bit, as in you will miss having that 100-200 extra max damage over time. That's what it equals out to when auras and %ed is factored in.

Not much less requirements. Only reason would be to reach higher ias bp's if it's absolutely crucial.

thanks alot for your help. Ill think about it

I mean it's not a lot of differences really. Personally, in addition to the +3 skill bonus, i think the 4 rangeadder makes a difference. The weapon being a few pixels shorter makes you have to reach more for the monsters all the time, and that is a hassle over long periods of time.