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HackZone’s 1.13 Tri-Hybrid Pv@ll Amazon Guide V1.0


My name is Seb, and I am proud to present my first and new guide to you which I got in mind since a long time.

My definition of Tri-Hybrid Amazon (or Tribrid) = Hybrid Amazon + Java Poison.

If you find a similar guide somewhere, you can be sure it’s a copy, and I would be obliged to sue for Copyright infringement.
This original and unique guide is the fruit of many years of Amazon practice.
Designed step by step this build, search & obtain the right stuff, and improved the Game Play versus @ll, required to me a lot of time.

Warning statements:
- You probably think that 1.10+ Amazons are just sexy and weak-willed but I promise to you that this one is really deadly
versus @ll kind of chars if well played.
- Yes you can be Elegant and a Formidable Warrior on Diablo ;)



- OK this guide is clearly not for DII beginners.
- And OK this is not cheap …but PvP is like that!

Nevertheless I decide to show you 2 different set-ups: The Best one of all Amazons for Pv@ll (*),
and a second one more based on bow – poison java and especially more affordable with the same Stats & Skills placements.

So my Amazon specialized in Pv@ll is named “HackZone” and you can see her in Euscnl.
“Why this name? Are you one more of these fuc… Hackers???”
Of course not, but believe me it’s really funny to play “legit” with a Godly Char and be accused of cheating, hacking, cheating,
hacking and hacking…

HackZone is designed for Pv@ll but she is also very good for TvT, AvA and if you want for luxurious PvM.

In short: HackZone is my most elaborate by far and funniest duel Char
(perhaps with HackSin my hybrid Sin) of my D2 carrier – Enjoy!

(*) in my humble opinion

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Table of contents:

I. Acronyms
II. Specifications (or what we are looking for)
III. Best Gears according to the Need
IV. Stats & Skills placements
V. Tables of Breakpoints
VI. The result
VII. Game Play
VIII. Some little tricks
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I. Acronyms used in this Guide:

AR = Attack Rating
BB = Bug Belt, crazy belt but only available in Euscnl
BM = Bad Manners
BO = Battle of Order
CB = Crushing Blow
CS = Critical Strike
DS = Deadly Strike
FBR = Faster Bloc Rate
FHR = Faster Hit Recovery
FPA = Frame Per Arrows
FPS = Frame Per Second
FRW = Faster Run/Walk
GA = Guided Arrows
GM = Good Manners
HL = Highlord’s amulet
IAS = Increased Attack Speed
KB = Knock Back
LB = Lightning Bolt
LF = Lightning Fury
LT = Life Tape
MB = Max Bloc
MDR = Max Damage Reduce
MS = Multi Shoot
NL = Name Lock
OW = Open Wound
PM = Passives and Magic
SM = Slow Missile
WT = War Travellers


II. Specifications:



What a Tri-Hybrid Amazon need for: Survive [1], and Kill [2]?
Here, stop thinking only damage as a novice, you should survive first!

As below priorities in this order:

#1 High Speed for [1] & [2] = IAS/ FBR / FRW = 140 ~ 150 mini with Faith Bow.
The High Speed must be in the both modes = Bow / Java.
Desynchronization is a kind of bug very important for us.
An Amazon slow = one blond ear soon on the ground!

#2 MB + MDR + Dodge/Avoid/Evade + KB for [1]

#3 Life > 2 100 without BO for [1]
You have to tank at less 1 Hammer (2k is not enought) and you will be more protected versus Stun.

#4 Multi damage sources for Pv@ll [2] = Physical / Light / Poison / OW
and little fire damage for help to Stun.

#5 Highest mini damage as possible for [2] and so that means nice a probability of
Critical/Deadly Strike.

#6 Resist if need for [1] in order as follows:
Light (85+) > Fire (75) > Cold (75+++) > Poison (don’t use special gear for this).

#7 Last priority but don’t disregard it = Attack Rating for [2] with MS / Strafe / Poison Java Skills / Jab


III. Gears Selection:

Amazons lovers knows that Decent PvP ones must be versatile.
Nevertheless I always try to reduce the change of gears at minimum because I’m lazy, but in return,
my consumption of aspirin has greatly increased ;)

! This Gears Selection was established following many tests and it will be very difficult
to call it into question, and I will not explain such or such choice here.


Here you will find not 1 but 2 set-ups:
III-A A primary one, we can call “legit” for Pv@ll in GM games.
III-B A secondary one (that some people call “lame”) which can be used in pub games for fun.


III-A The Best one ~ GM Set up * Pure hybrid = 50% Bow – 50% Javelins *

Weapons:
- Bow: Diamond Faith
- Javelins: 30 or 40 IAS with high damage and skills

Helm:
Rare Ama Circlet +2sk/30frw/2sox (30/80) with nice adds like Str/Dext/life/Visio

Gloves:
Craft +2PM/20ias/KB with nice adds like Str/Dext/Resist

Shield:
Stormshield 40ed/-15Req (133 Str)
I would prefer a rare/craft one, but this unique is really the best one for this build by far.

Armour:
Forty 1,5/30

Belt:
Verdungo’s 40/15
! Important: if you play in Euscnl, you can use BB for improve a lot this Amazon.
!! In this All Realms Guide, HackZone wears Verdungo’s.

Boots:
only 2 choices:
- If you don’t need resist = WT
- Only if you need resist = Tri resist with 30 frw / dext like “Bitter Spur” in Euscnl
With this set-up, HackZone can change the boots according to the need, rest = fixed if GM.

Amulet:
only 2 choices too because you need the 20 IAS:
- If you got enough frw: HL is the best for this build, no doubt on this.
- Only if you miss frw: go for Cat’s Eye.

Rings:
- Raven 250/20
- Rare one with mini damage/AR/Str/Dext and add like life/mana(for MS)/resist

Inventory:
This is not a scoop: Annihilus 20/20 + Amazon Torch 20/20.
Mix of small charms with frw/resist/3max/ar/life, sc with poison is useless here ;)
The detail depends of the rest of your stuff so check yourself...
For info, HackZone use a mix of sc5 Frw/3max/20ar, sc5 Frw/5@ll, sc3max/20ar/20life, sc5@ll/20life and 1x sc 20life/19-29fire damage.
Get the frw you are looking for (priority #1), and then fill the rest with life charms.

Stashed-Gear:
Bitter Spur or Res Boots of equivalence in your Realm for stacking resist
Cat’s Eye for Boost frw lvl1 (+30)
Titans Eth Upgraded with Cat’s Eye for boost frw lvl2 (+60)
Kira (specially vs Far Cast Amazons under aura from Pala friend)
Thundergod’s (specially vs Far Cast Amazons)
Moser LoLo (specially vs Far Cast Amazons)
Armor 60ias/60@ll/24fhr (specially vs Far Cast Amazons)
Rising Sun amulet (specially vs Auradins)
Matriarchal Faith eventually with Rising Sun, but it is not essential.



III-B Secondary set-up - less expensive * 80% Bow – 20% Javelins (for Poisoned only) *

This set up is based on the nice synergy of theses 3 items: Giant Skull + Dracul’s Grasp + Gore.

Here, the goal is to add more indirect sources of damage: OW/LT/CB
You just have to switch the 7 items as follows:

1 Bow: Matriarchal Faith +3 bow
2 Javelins: Eth Upgraded Titans for the +30 frw and the + skills
3 Helm: Giant Skull 2sox (30ias/80ed)
4 Gloves: Dracul’s Grasp
5 Belt: OW Belt with nice adds like 24fhr/life/15str (if you use BB in standard)/Resist
6 Boot: Gores
7 Amulet: Cat’s Eye

So you got: 45 OW max, 10% CB, 5% of LT (very funny) and always with KB with a 7fpa bow.
In compare of the GM set up you have to play more like a pure bow and so avoid absolutely melee.
(Low Ias javelins and only 35 DR max).
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IV. Stats & Skills placements:

As we got the Gears according to the Need, it is time to Skill and Stat our Blond Bombshell :angel:

Stats:
- Str = 133 with gear in bow mode and without the 10 Str from WT.
- Dext = Just enough for MB with Stormshield = 215 at level 96 with WT and HL.
- Vita = Rest.


Skills:
They are precious, and it is important to place each one in the right place:
wasting is prohibited here!


This build need a lot of skills to be efficient so that mean:
- an high level,
- and + Skills from stuff = helm, amulet, javelins, gloves,… BB if u can.

Bow and Crossbow Tree:
- 1 in Magic Arrow and 1 in Cold Arrow as pre-req.
- X points in MS in order to go for 12 arrows with Diamond Faith (and 15 for Matriarchal)
- 20 in GA
- 1 in strafe, very useful in some cases.

Javelins and Spears Tree:
- 1 in Jab
- 20 in Poison Javelin
- 1 in LB
- 20 in Plague Javelin
- 1 in LF

Passive & Magic Tree:
- 1 in SM (+1 in Inner Sight) for Pub (if you never pub, you can eco 2 points)
- 1 point only in Dodge
- Enough points for 63% in Avoid in Javelins mode
- Enough points for 54% in Evade in javelins mode
- Enough points for 71% mini in Critical Hit in Bow mode
- 1 in Pierce
- Rest of points in Penetrate for increase a bit your AR.
Optional:
- 1 in Decoy
- 1 in Valkyrie, personally I don’t use.

If you miss skills because you are too lazy for Baal Run, I advise to you to reduce slightly allocations on Poison & Plague Javelins.


V. IAS / FBR / FHR Tables for Amazons: Bow and Java:

Bow IAS:
Diamond Faith: 65 IAS for 7 fpa
Matriarchal Faith: 45 IAS for 7 fpa

Single Throw IAS Rate Breakpoints:
Frame 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9
Matriarchal & Hyperion Javelins / Winged Harpoon (-10) 0% 10% 20 % 30% 55% 90%

Jab IAS Breakpoints:
Frame 8 - 7,5 - 7 - 6,5 - 6 - 5,5 - 5 - 4,5 - 4
Matriarchal Javelins / Winged Harpoon (-10) 0% 5% 10 % 15% 25% 40% 80% 100% 170%

Faster Bloc Rate vs 1H thrusting weapons:
Frame 17 - 16 -15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7
FBR 0% 4% 6% 11% 15% 23% 29% 40% 56% 80% 120%

Faster Bloc Rate vs 1H swinging weapons:
Frame 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
FBR 0% 13% 32% 86% 600%

Faster Hit Recovery Breakpoints:
Frame 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4
FHR 0% 6% 13% 20% 32% 52% 86% 174%


VI. The result:

Come back of first Chapter for see the final result with GM set up and without BB:

#1
- 145 or 150 frw according to the boots (Javelins and Bow)
- 35 fbr so 11 fps vs thrusting and 3 fps vs swinging weapons
- 7 fpa with bow
- 9 fps with javelins
- 4,5 fps Jab
! Using BB here, grants you a nice advantage (security of 10 ias vs slow and more)

#2
- 75 bloc rate
- 50 DR with javelins
- With Bow: Dodge = 50% / Avoid = 64% / Evade = 55%
- With Javelins: Dodge = 47% / Avoid = 63% / Evade = 54%

#3 Life = 2 191 without BO

#4 and #5
Multi sources of damage, with WT and HL:
- GA: 2064 ~ 3312
- MS: 1369 ~ 2195
- Strafe: 1433 ~ 2298
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- Javelins Plague Javelin: 24k Poison / 15 sec + (1772 ~ 3948)
- Poison Javelin: 32k Poison / 68 sec + (1772 ~ 3948)
- LF: (1772 ~3948) + (1 ~303)
- LB: 1304 ~ 3106
- Jab: 1594 ~ 3479

Probability of double damage thanks [Critical + Deadly] Strike ~ 82%
(HL at level 96 gives 36% of Deadly Strike)

#6 Resist following are in Hell and without the +30 from Anya Quests,
and with Bitter Spurs:
- Fire = 75 (+2)
- Cold = 75 (+59)
- Light = 80 (+56)
- Poison = 35

#7 AR level:
- MS and Strafe with Faith = 13,4k AR
- Plague Javelin = 10,9k AR
- Poison Javelin = 5k AR
- Jab = 7,1k AR

Comments about AR and Poison Java Skill:
Your Poison and Plague Javelin create green clouds which will poison chars who go across… it does not matter their defence.
“So why care about AR?”
Just for have a chance to make additional damages when the javelin hit the target!
In more you need to know that Plague Javelin boost your AR, but it is not the case for Poison Javelin.

HackZone in Java and under chilling armor:


Hackzone with Diamond Faith:
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VII. Game Play:

It’s time to dispatch all your different kinds of damage for kill your virtual enemy.
The question is to know how…
Answer is not only depending of the class/build of your target, but also its way of playing.
There is a lot of combinations; this is the reason why I will not enumerate all cases for tell you what to do for each.

I prefer to give you general lines.
As your sources of direct damage can be Poison, Light, Physical,
you have to find the Achilles' heel of your enemy as fast as possible!

We know all that ES sorcs hate poison,
for others you have to test some LF, LB and look for the real damage and deduce if they are max DR and/or
Max light resist, with perhaps absorb.
Some barbs hate LF (no bloc, no shield), others LB with a strong KB (low light resist) for examples.

In more, keep in mind you got 3 kinds of weapon range (= one charm of hybrid Amazons):
Long range: GA (with invisible ones), and a few shortest = MS
Middle range: LF, LB, Poison Javelin, strafe
Short range & Melee: Poison Plague & Jab
! Use Jab only vs low life enemy with low defence (sorcs, bows for examples).

Some important comments about Poison Java Skills:
Poison Plague damages are much more powerful than Poison Javelin but:
- Poison Plague got slow rate of travel,
- and lengthy casting delay.
You have to choose the good Skill according to the situation.

In all case, at the beginning and if the enemy is far away, before the famous “GO!”, basic attitudes can be:
- Poison Plague in the direction you want to go,
(You can also choose to spam all the screen with Poison Javelin vs opponents who tele circle where you are the focus)
- go immediately into the cloud,
- after the “GO!”, you can spam long range attacks: GA and/or MS,
- Plague again if you don’t see enemy on the map and go into cloud,
- if you see enemy, try GA/MS (or strafe in some cases like bones, some sorcs),
- if enemy try to rush you, 2 cases possible:
1/ Without teleportation = run – plague back – run – fury/lightning bold – run…
2/ With teleportation = try to poisoned him quickly with Poison Plague – run – MS/GA...
- In some case you should try to keep your distance with your future victim: Let your poison do its works!
- In other cases like vs bow, rush is a good tactic.

HackZone loves Paintball and its favourite colour = “Green” like an ECO Warrior :P




VIII. Some little tricks and advises…in a jumble:

- We know frw is vital for us: if need HackZone can go easily to 180 and even 210 frw:
150 base + 60 from Cat Eye & Titans.

- In TvT, you can sacrifice some frw & resist for more damage & life.
Best way = replace some sc5frw/5all by sc3max/20ar/20life

- In AvA; boost your frw and don’t hesitate to rush Bows for poisoned + Jab and used GA with NL if she runs away with green face
In more, Walking is especially useful when charging a Bow in order to avoid the bloc reduce of 33% when running.

- FC cheat java: no pity, just use Thundergod’s + Moser LoLo + 60ias-60@ll-24fhr armor + Kira for kick ass theses unskilled Amazons.

- Auradin: Absorb fire with Rising Sun amulet and use Matriarchal Faith bow.

- Cold: you can go for mass cold resist (from shield, scs, armor, ... )
but its not my way: HackZone don’t need that for got a nice chance to win.
As I said I’m lazy and the size of the stash is incompressible.

- Oak users: kill it first with strafe/MS or LB, before use GA for example.

- Use massive Name Lock for GA, Fury, Lightning bolt.

- Avoid bug str or you take the risk to loose something like your shield one day.

- Hdin: run south, spam 1 or 2 GA, run south, plague, run South, 1 or 2 GA …

- Destroy minions with Plague Poison and/or LF.

- As we don’t tele, the map & the groundsheet are really important for us,
move with your brain!

- Work and work again your deadly invisible GA (or Ghost).

- Learn to know when to use Poison Javelin or Poison Plague (Pros and Cons).

- Use Weapon Switch Glitch: Switch x2 if you are in fhr mod
(for avoid stun lock, specially versus Trappers).

- Avoid running in straight line under attack, zigzag is better.

- Don’t hesitate to use SM if you are in BM games, specially vs Nec Bones if they try to Prison you :fume:

- All my duel chars have not done the Anya Quests for avoid Anya bug.

- As you got a lot of attacks, the good choice of your HotKeys is important.

- And for close: Be aware of psychological warfare: when your victims are poisoned, a lot are stressed and panicked ...
... take that to your advantage.


Well, this is The End of this guide, but perhaps the Beginning of your new Elegant-Warrior Project ;)


Thanks for reading and your comments.
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1st.

Will read later on, but on a first glance I can see you're a simple poison/ga and not fully "tri-hyb".

However, the guide seems respectfully invested upon.

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Strafe is bullshit.

also 210 frw is overrated.

This post was edited by Royalton on Aug 20 2010 06:18pm
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Aug 20 2010 11:47pm
Seb :)

Nice guide :thumbsup:
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Aug 21 2010 02:56am
i like the build and guide but not your playing style...
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Aug 21 2010 03:45am
Nice
thx seb
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Aug 21 2010 03:50am
your sin blowed

btw you need 2.5+k life if you dont wanna die 1 hammer

and it looks really stupid when you write @ll


oh and you have WAY too low damage

This post was edited by tudey on Aug 21 2010 03:59am
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