I'm lvling Zon now.

Which budget bow(s) do you recommend if you wanna do Ubers?

I'm considering either Insight, Hustle, Harmony or Windforce, but I hope you guys better choices. ty

if you go with strafe as a main skill buriza is probably better than those other budget options

i really wouldnt build a zon with anything but windforce or faith, wf is cheap enough that nothing else is really worth it tbh. maybe a buriza or something else for leveling

I've never used Crossbow, but Buriza-do, which "-" means a long vowel in Japanese ブリザード, looks cool. But it's weird two IAS calculators show Buriza-do is 7FPA in general while Windforce is 5FPA. Buriza-do is slower than Windforce by 40% then.

https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/jg1to06x
Buriza-do:


https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/ng17j0zj
Windforce:


I wonder why Buriza-do is so slow even with 80 IAS...


Ty for the recommendation.

https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/rz17w0zk
Insight GMB:


https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/v517v0zk
Harmony GMB:


https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/jg1u1068
Hustle GMB:


Hm... Insight offers better dmg than I expected and faster than Windforce. As I need to proc CB and OW to kill Ubers, faster the better.

https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/4o1800zj
Insight Matriarch Bow:

(Dex is higher than other bows, so dmg is quite high)

Insight is quite nice, and even offers 180-250% AR.

I need to check IAS table

You’re gonna die.

Upped Witch Wild String...under rated bow.

This post was edited by Hamsterbaby on Mar 25 2024 07:26am

Ohhh you have soooo much to learn about strafe and bows and xbows and zons to be able to just start to understand how all those calculations you made are so very wrong haha

This is one of the most complicated subject on d2.
Ill give you like the first 1% of the info to get you started…

Strafe has a maximum number of hits on the same target based on its skill level.
To hit all 10 arrows, you need slvl 32+
Formula is : min( [slvl/4] + 2 , 10)

It is also affected by next hit delay (nhd) so it will miss any consecutive hits against the same target if you reach 4fps or faster.
Use warren’s ias calculator to check which frame you reach.
Using crossbows make it easier to maintain attack frames lower to have the most dps vs single target.
The most single target dps you can get is using Brand in a colossus crossbow

Keep reading on the subject, as I said you probly have a few weeks of readings to start to understand the next 99%

Seems interesting! You wrote 4FPS, but I wonder if you meant 4FPA?

So you take issue with it being shortened to buriza but use every other abbreviation under the sun?

ty for the info. I've read basin and checked warren's. Based on the ias calc, Buriza-do is too fast! The ideal one is colossus crossbow with 41 or less ias...