Chaos MFer Bowie

basictrainer

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Chaos MFer Bowie

I would like to make a MF bowzon, but all the guides I see insist on getting the 95 ias with GMB Faith. I think that is a bit unnecessary? Any ideas on gear? I will probably going with the max strafe and 15-20 multi after +skills.

Gear is not really a problem, I just need ideas for gear and not charms. Any help is appreciated.
 
what do you expect from this bowazon? If you plan on running with 500 mf to diablo in under 5 minutes, then I think you will have a problem. What is possible is to take advantage of the fact that choas is a lvl 85 area. Your aim is to kill all monsters as fast as possible with as much mf as possible, see diablo as the icing on the cake.

Again is this a problem. Bowazons need a lot of things to be efficient. They need ias to hit the breakpoint, extra damage or thier damage will lack, knockback for safty, leech for safty, cannot be frozen, ar.
Combining this with mf is not easy and will interfere with your killing power. Anywy, some of the items I can remember other using. If you haven't done so already, use the search function (or that of google) to find some more ideas.

helm: skulders ire (Should be a helm though I can't find it on the summit.); shako, great for every one. Probably with ias jewel.
belt: you want gold wrap. Ias and mf. Other option don't have this combo, though they will give you more damage.
boots: war travs, already one of the best for normal bowazons. No other option.
gloves: I would go for crafted with knockback, ias and mf. I don't see why this isn't possible, good luck crafting one.
rings: raven and Nagelring if you have leech some where else.
armour: enigma. It's good for every mf char if you ask me. Though the mf is the only true good thing. frw can be found elsewhere, and teleport is not that usefull for amazon, and even less for bowazon if you ask me.

An other idea is to use tals set. The armour, belt and one other piece give you a nice boost and good res. The helm - dual leech - is interesting too, though there are other options.

P.S. if strafe is you main attack, you don't need 95 ias.
http://www.purediablo.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5761193#post5761193
And consider using mat. Needs less ias, so you can get a bit more mf.
 
Steelskull is the way to go for a helm: 10% IAS, dual leech, MF. I have my bowzon outfitted with:

Topazed Steelskull
Topazed Skullder's
Ravenfrost/Nagel
Atma's Scarab (for amp dmg and poison resist: I hate poison oblivion mages)
LoH
Goldwrap
Rare FRW/resist/MF boots (still trying to get hands on Travs)
14 Faith GMB

Merc using pride, shaftstop, Tal's Mask.

I've got somewhere around 225% MF and am still dealing enough damage to be able to solo Chaos in a 5-6 person game.
 
Steelskull is the way to go for a helm: 10% IAS, dual leech, MF. I have my bowzon outfitted with:

Topazed Steelskull
Topazed Skullder's
Ravenfrost/Nagel
Atma's Scarab (for amp dmg and poison resist: I hate poison oblivion mages)
LoH
Goldwrap
Rare FRW/resist/MF boots (still trying to get hands on Travs)
14 Faith GMB

Merc using pride, shaftstop, Tal's Mask.

I've got somewhere around 225% MF and am still dealing enough damage to be able to solo Chaos in a 5-6 person game.
with that set up, you're short on ias. you need 50 ias to hit the best strafe bp with gmb with that lvl fanat, you only have 40 listed. i also personally prefer the safety of kb gloves.

what i use on my mf strafer:
ias jeweled steelskull (25ias)
cat's eye (20 ias)
ptopaz skulder
15fanat faith gmb
20ias/leech/kb gloves (20ias)
nagel/raven
razortail
wartravs

hmm looks like i have no need for the jewel in my steelskull after all... musta miscounted when i made her.



 
I would like to make a MF bowzon, but all the guides I see insist on getting the 95 ias with GMB Faith. I think that is a bit unnecessary? Any ideas on gear? I will probably going with the max strafe and 15-20 multi after +skills.

Gear is not really a problem, I just need ideas for gear and not charms. Any help is appreciated.

Hmm, what's your budget?


 
I like this build. It is unique...

Steelskull, IAS jewel
Treachery/custom 45 IAS jeweled armor
Goldwrap
20IAS gloves
Rings of sorts... Raven/whatever, you have dual leech from the hat. MF source here if you like.
Travs
Cats Eye/Highlords

AND...

Buriza with a 15IAS/ED jewel.

Crazy build... hits 11/3 strafe, has decentish Magic find and uses a Crossbow! I can't emphasis this enough... nothing uses a crossbow. Plus, Buriza damage is rediculous, and the whole build is damn cheap.

Laz
 
Woops, didn't even notice I didn't have the 50IAS bp. Hmm, debating whether to switch from Atma's to Cat's Eye or to socket steelskull with an IAS...
 
i prefer cat's eye, but i've been wondering lately if i should give atma's another chance on a couple of my bowas. i guess mostly that i've been less than impress with it when it procs right as the last guy dies or half way through a mob. it never seems to go off when i want it to. except vs phys immune where i usually have switched to MA by the time it finally goes off and just continue with that untill said bad guy is toast.
 
Yeah, that's one thing I've noticed. With Faith and my Pride merc, I'm doing enough damage that most of the crowd is gone by the time it casts. I traded my Highlords, so I'm back to Cat's Eye because nothing else is available.
 
i prefer cat's eye, but i've been wondering lately if i should give atma's another chance on a couple of my bowas. i guess mostly that i've been less than impress with it when it procs right as the last guy dies or half way through a mob. it never seems to go off when i want it to. except vs phys immune where i usually have switched to MA by the time it finally goes off and just continue with that untill said bad guy is toast.

This was my problem with it too. One, by the time it even shows up, if any, the 80-90% of the enemies are already dead. Two, you lose a ton of that "potential" if you use MS instead of strafe - I like to use more MS, so that's another huge strike. Three, if you increase your overall damage (merc aura, RW aura, higher DS from Highlord's) - then your average damage is already considerably high, without being locked into strafe for atmas effects.

People still laugh that I carry a Kuko for PI's (waiting for decrep for Toll anyway), but for my small games (1-3 with friends), it works well in a pinch. Of course that may change once I get a Titans :D



 
People still laugh that I carry a Kuko

People(ignorants, noobs, cheaters, etc) laugh of everything except Windforce and Faith.. normally they dont have a clue on the strenghts of exceptional bows and Eaglehorn and Buriza etc etc. Because they have spend more $$ on godly equipment, than hours playing the game.

sad, but true...



 
i use reapers on merc for PI and have harmony on myself for before it triggers, but yeah people laugh because they dont know. i'm also a firm believer in highlord's deadly, but in the case of that zon i prefered the cats eye.
 
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