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I fell in love with this game way back in 1.09, but haven't made a proper bowazon since I took one to 99 on BNet (*shudder*) back in the cow-running glory days of that patch. After accumulating some decent wealth in HC, I figured it would be a better use of a Windforce to try and make it to Guardian rather than let it collect e-dust indefinitely. I created Mallorn as a bit of a throwback to the aforementioned character, a Multi-shot bowazon.
I couldn't go pure MS for HC, so I opted for Freezing Arrow with an 'Ice' bow on switch. I made it in a Blade Bow for potential use on a merc for another build. Two bows of course means no CtA buffer, but it (obviously) didn't end up being a problem.
Let's first get to the stats/info and a full dump (with the fat trimmed), and then I'll get to her journey and some thoughts on the build.
Stats:
Name: Mallorn
Class: Amazon
Experience: 1079685361
Level: 85
Naked/Gear
Strength: 114/144
Dexterity: 114/172
Vitality: 272/272
Energy: 15/15
HP: 1032/1203
Mana: 141/181
Stamina: 419/439
Defense: 28/1993
AR: 540/1299
Fire: 188/148/88
Cold: 84/44/-16
Lightning: 170/130/70
Poison: 84/44/-16
LCS damage:
Multi Shot: 249-3.3k
Freezing Arrow: 2.2k (plus 700-1.5k from HF)
She had enough IAS (90) to hit 9-frame Multi-Shot with Windforce, and I am really happy I went for that breakpoint. It was awesome.
Skills:
20 Freezing Arrow/Cold Arrow
Multi-Shot to 23 after +skills (for max arrows)
20 Penetrate
Pierce to 100% with razortail
1 in Guided Arrow for Act Bosses
The rest in Critical hit (62%)
She went Valk/Decoyless for a few reasons. I had better uses for the points, I wanted a bit more control for HC, and I just plain felt like it.
Equipment:
Helm: Rare Circlet socketed with LR/Ias jewel
Armour: 'Fortitude' Archon Plate
Weapon (Main): Windforce socketed with 27%ED/15ias Jewel
Weapon (Switch): 'Ice' Blade Bow
Gloves: Laying of Hands
Belt: Razortail
Boots: Gore Riders
Amulet: Highlord's
Rings: Ravenfrost/Rare ring (AR, FR, LL)
Charms: 4 Fletcher GCs (it's all I have in HC), Sharp GCs, a smattering of resists/life/sharp SCs
Merc:
A2 Offensive (Might)
Helm: Vamp Gaze
Armour: Treachery
Weapon: Insight Eth Thresher
Honestly I gave hardly any thought to the merc. Infinity/Reapers would have been "better" I'm sure, but she was plenty powerful enough and the mana-regen was very welcome instead.
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The Journey
Normal was basically a blur of Envy jewel carnage. Nightmare was a blur of Kuko Shakuku carnage. She leveled on Elditch/Pindle until 73 for Windforce, and then we took Hell on. Hell was taken at a mix of /p5 and /p3, with all quests completed, as it was a good balance of complete annihilation while still maintaining a bit of a challenge and keeping things from getting too dangerous. Still we had to be vigilant as with right around 1k life, getting too comfortable is a surefire way to end up dead.
Hell Act 1 (/p5)
Multi-shot pretty much just tore through everything, honestly. FA got some use in bigger groups but was mostly reserved for any PIs (zombie bosses and ghosts). We met our first PI/CI in the jail, but Magic Arrow was more than up to the task, especially with the knockback on WF. Andariel was taken with a mix of hiding behind the merc and running around the blood pool shooting Guided Arrows her way.
Hell Act 2 (/p5)
Things became slightly trickier here with the prevalence of unleechables, but still MS reigned supreme. FA also got more of a showcase since PIs started cropping up, and the added crowd control of the Holy Freeze aura was nice. For maybe the first time ever, the Maggot Lair was FUN! A nice straight line for FA to just rip through was very, very satisfying. Same goes for the Arcane Sanctuary. It sure is fun watching frost novas proc as the arrows fly down the line of monsters, piercing their way to utter destruction.
Hell Act 3 (/p5)
Not much to say really, smaller monster got completely ruined by Multi-shot, but there was a bit of trouble with some of the tougher monsters (Thorned Hulks, for example) being CI. In general, MS was starting to lose some steam at this point, but still worked wonders as a positional destroyer:
Hell Act 4 (/p3)
Dialed it down to /p3 not necessarily for any danger reasons, but mostly because I didn't want to be going back to town too much to re-fill arrows. The lowered players setting re-instated Muilt-shot's reign of terror, and we basically walked our way all the way to the CS. The Forge was a Ko. Diablo fell to a mixture of FA, MA and GA, as per the norm for bosses.
Hell Act 5 (/p3)
The final act was pretty much a cakewalk, really. Big open spaces make for a MS bowazon's dream, and we were fortunate enough not to get any nasty monster rolls along the way that we couldn't handle, especially with the terrain to use to our advantage.
I was a bit worried for Nihlathak, but I just flung arrows from out of sight distance and before I knew it he was dead. The Ancients were a bit tricky, but once they were separated the merc could tank them well enough for us to get by. The WSK and Throne were simple, even a PI Lister didn't slow her down. The Baal fight was longer than I would have liked, but such is life for a bowazon! She mostly used FA and Magic Arrow, trying to stay out of mana burn range as best as she could. It took about 200 arrows to kill Baal, and she finally made Guardian at level 85.
Some Thoughts:
- Multi shot is FUN. It's also really nice using the pointer distance to tighten and spread the volley of arrows, depending on what is best for the situation.
- It's also fun spamming MS and finding corpses over a screen-length away
- Freezing Arrow and Ice are a devastating combo. The only problem I had with it was mana, as it depleted her bulb super fast. If I was making a dedicated FA-zon, I would definitely think about getting some more mana oriented gear on her for convenience.
- I included screenies above, but they don't really do her justice, so here's a quick video of a romp through the desert with her at /p5. Enjoy!
I couldn't go pure MS for HC, so I opted for Freezing Arrow with an 'Ice' bow on switch. I made it in a Blade Bow for potential use on a merc for another build. Two bows of course means no CtA buffer, but it (obviously) didn't end up being a problem.
Let's first get to the stats/info and a full dump (with the fat trimmed), and then I'll get to her journey and some thoughts on the build.
Stats:
Name: Mallorn
Class: Amazon
Experience: 1079685361
Level: 85
Naked/Gear
Strength: 114/144
Dexterity: 114/172
Vitality: 272/272
Energy: 15/15
HP: 1032/1203
Mana: 141/181
Stamina: 419/439
Defense: 28/1993
AR: 540/1299
Fire: 188/148/88
Cold: 84/44/-16
Lightning: 170/130/70
Poison: 84/44/-16
LCS damage:
Multi Shot: 249-3.3k
Freezing Arrow: 2.2k (plus 700-1.5k from HF)
She had enough IAS (90) to hit 9-frame Multi-Shot with Windforce, and I am really happy I went for that breakpoint. It was awesome.
Skills:
20 Freezing Arrow/Cold Arrow
Multi-Shot to 23 after +skills (for max arrows)
20 Penetrate
Pierce to 100% with razortail
1 in Guided Arrow for Act Bosses
The rest in Critical hit (62%)
She went Valk/Decoyless for a few reasons. I had better uses for the points, I wanted a bit more control for HC, and I just plain felt like it.
Equipment:
Helm: Rare Circlet socketed with LR/Ias jewel
Code:
Carrion Brow
Tiara
Defense: 50
Durability: 24 of 25
Required Level: 67
Fingerprint: 0xd12c649f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+16 to Strength
+16 to Dexterity
All Resistances +17
Lightning Resist +22%
Level 1 Tornado (22/22 Charges)
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ambergris Jewel of Fervor
Ambergris Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0x9867a7cf
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
Lightning Resist +22%Weapon (Main): Windforce socketed with 27%ED/15ias Jewel
Code:
Mallorn's Windforce
Hydra Bow
Two Hand Damage: 37 - 521
Durability: 31 of 55
Required Level: 73
Required Strength: 134
Required Dexterity: 167
Fingerprint: 0x7675fdbd
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+35% Increased Attack Speed
277% Enhanced Damage
+265 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
6% Mana stolen per hit
Knockback
+10 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
Heal Stamina Plus 30%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xd990d216
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
27% Enhanced Damage
Code:
Ice
Superior Blade Bow
AmnShaelJahLo
Two Hand Damage: 57 - 112
Durability: 19 of 32
Required Level: 65
Required Strength: 76
Required Dexterity: 119
Fingerprint: 0x4a2a9425
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 40 Blizzard when you Level-Up
25% Chance to cast level 22 Frost Nova on striking
Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped
+20% Increased Attack Speed
174% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
-20% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+27% to Cold Skill Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
20% Deadly Strike
265% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Character Level)
4 Sockets (4 used)Belt: Razortail
Boots: Gore Riders
Amulet: Highlord's
Rings: Ravenfrost/Rare ring (AR, FR, LL)
Charms: 4 Fletcher GCs (it's all I have in HC), Sharp GCs, a smattering of resists/life/sharp SCs
Merc:
A2 Offensive (Might)
Helm: Vamp Gaze
Armour: Treachery
Weapon: Insight Eth Thresher
Honestly I gave hardly any thought to the merc. Infinity/Reapers would have been "better" I'm sure, but she was plenty powerful enough and the mana-regen was very welcome instead.
Code:
Name: Mallorn
Class: Amazon
Experience: 1079685361
Level: 85
Naked/Gear
Strength: 114/144
Dexterity: 114/172
Vitality: 272/272
Energy: 15/15
HP: 1032/1203
Mana: 141/181
Stamina: 419/439
Defense: 28/1993
AR: 540/1299
Fire: 188/148/88
Cold: 84/44/-16
Lightning: 170/130/70
Poison: 84/44/-16
MF: 0 Block: 23
GF: 0
FR/W: 30
FHR: 0
IAS: 90
FCR: 25
Magic Arrow: 1/8
Fire Arrow: 0/0
Cold Arrow: 20/27
Multiple Shot: 16/23
Exploding Arrow: 0/0
Ice Arrow: 1/8
Guided Arrow: 1/8
Strafe: 0/0
Immolation Arrow: 0/0
Freezing Arrow: 20/27
Inner Sight: 0/0
Critical Strike: 11/14
Dodge: 0/0
Slow Missiles: 0/0
Avoid: 0/0
Penetrate: 20/23
Decoy: 0/0
Evade: 0/0
Valkyrie: 0/0
Pierce: 6/9
Jab: 0/0
Power Strike: 0/0
Poison Javelin: 0/0
Impale: 0/0
Lightning Bolt: 0/0
Charged Strike: 0/0
Plague Javelin: 0/0
Fend: 0/0
Lightning Strike: 0/0
Lightning Fury: 0/0
Fletcher's Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0xbb0269b6
Item Level: 56
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Bow and Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only)
Fletcher's Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0x4fa25fb8
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Bow and Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only)
Sharp Grand Charm of Life
Grand Charm
Required Level: 21
Fingerprint: 0xddd57aec
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+8 to Maximum Damage
+62 to Attack Rating
+17 to Life
Fletcher's Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0xa74b1f0c
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Bow and Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only)
Sharp Grand Charm of Strength
Grand Charm
Required Level: 21
Fingerprint: 0x4434eb60
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+10 to Maximum Damage
+64 to Attack Rating
+4 to Strength
Sharp Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0x517b40a3
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+9 to Maximum Damage
+57 to Attack Rating
+26 to Life
Sharp Grand Charm of Sustenance
Grand Charm
Required Level: 53
Fingerprint: 0x5cb357f5
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+9 to Maximum Damage
+60 to Attack Rating
+32 to Life
Shimmering Small Charm of Sustenance
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0xf87d8c19
Item Level: 95
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+11 to Life
All Resistances +5
Shimmering Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x5c6eb9bb
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +4
Ruby Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x213a8dc1
Item Level: 95
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +11%
Ruby Small Charm of Dexterity
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0x1350185c
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Dexterity
Fire Resist +11%
Amber Small Charm of Incineration
Small Charm
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xcd640ef6
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 5 - 12 Fire Damage
Lightning Resist +11%
Ocher Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 10
Fingerprint: 0xe30c796
Item Level: 12
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Lightning Resist +7%
Shimmering Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0xf2061cb6
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
All Resistances +3
Garnet Small Charm of the Glacier
Small Charm
Required Level: 25
Fingerprint: 0x7e681773
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 3 - 5 Cold Damage Over 1 Secs (25 Frames)
Fire Resist +9%
Amber Small Charm
Small Charm
Required Level: 32
Fingerprint: 0xda63172b
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Lightning Resist +11%
Carrion Brow
Tiara
Defense: 50
Durability: 24 of 25
Required Level: 67
Fingerprint: 0xd12c649f
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+2 to Amazon Skill Levels
+15% Increased Attack Speed
+16 to Strength
+16 to Dexterity
All Resistances +17
Lightning Resist +22%
Level 1 Tornado (22/22 Charges)
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Ambergris Jewel of Fervor
Ambergris Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 31
Fingerprint: 0x9867a7cf
Item Level: 80
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
Lightning Resist +22%
Highlord's Wrath
Amulet
Required Level: 65
Fingerprint: 0xb090951e
Item Level: 95
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to All Skills
+20% Increased Attack Speed
Adds 1 - 30 Lightning Damage
31% Deadly Strike (Based on Character Level)
Lightning Resist +35%
Attacker Takes Lightning Damage of 15
Fortitude
Archon Plate
ElSolDolLo
Defense: 1569
Durability: 60 of 60
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 103
Fingerprint: 0x7755a782
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
20% Chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck
+25% Faster Cast Rate
300% Enhanced Damage
+200% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+85 to Life (Based on Character Level)
Replenish Life +7
+5% to Maximum Lightning Resist
All Resistances +25
Damage Reduced by 7
12% Damage Taken Goes To Mana
+1 to Light Radius
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: El Rune
Socketed: Sol Rune
Socketed: Dol Rune
Socketed: Lo Rune
Raven Frost
Ring
Required Level: 45
Fingerprint: 0xb732c775
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+159 to Attack Rating
Adds 15 - 45 Cold Damage Over 4 Secs (100 Frames)
+20 to Dexterity
+40 to Mana
Cold Absorb 20%
Cannot Be Frozen
Havoc Knot
Ring
Required Level: 13
Fingerprint: 0x5ec8b3bf
Item Level: 30
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+3 to Minimum Damage
+67 to Attack Rating
4% Life stolen per hit
Fire Resist +23%
Magic Damage Reduced by 1
+1 to Mana after each Kill
Razortail
Sharkskin Belt
Defense: 106
Durability: 12 of 14
Required Level: 32
Required Strength: 20
Fingerprint: 0x82d859c5
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Piercing Attack
+10 to Maximum Damage
+147% Enhanced Defense
+15 Defense
+15 to Dexterity
Attacker Takes Damage of (Based on Character Level) 85
Gore Rider
War Boots
Defense: 144
Durability: 33 of 34
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 94
Fingerprint: 0x5edad21a
Item Level: 94
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+30% Faster Run/Walk
15% Chance of Crushing Blow
15% Deadly Strike
10% Chance of Open Wounds
+167% Enhanced Defense
+20 Maximum Stamina
Requirements -25%
+10 Maximum Durability
Laying of Hands
Bramble Mitts
Defense: 81
Durability: 12 of 12
Required Level: 63
Required Strength: 50
Fingerprint: 0x76413f81
Item Level: 88
Version: Expansion 1.10+
10% Chance to cast level 3 Holy Bolt on striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+350% Damage to Demons
+25 Defense
Fire Resist +50%
Fletcher's Grand Charm
Grand Charm
Required Level: 42
Fingerprint: 0xf3a7727d
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+1 to Bow and Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only)
Ice
Superior Blade Bow
AmnShaelJahLo
Two Hand Damage: 57 - 112
Durability: 19 of 32
Required Level: 65
Required Strength: 76
Required Dexterity: 119
Fingerprint: 0x4a2a9425
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
100% Chance to cast level 40 Blizzard when you Level-Up
25% Chance to cast level 22 Frost Nova on striking
Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped
+20% Increased Attack Speed
174% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
-20% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+27% to Cold Skill Damage
7% Life stolen per hit
20% Deadly Strike
265% Extra Gold from Monsters (Based on Character Level)
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Amn Rune
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Jah Rune
Socketed: Lo Rune
Mallorn's Windforce
Hydra Bow
Two Hand Damage: 37 - 521
Durability: 31 of 55
Required Level: 73
Required Strength: 134
Required Dexterity: 167
Fingerprint: 0x7675fdbd
Item Level: 86
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+35% Increased Attack Speed
277% Enhanced Damage
+265 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
6% Mana stolen per hit
Knockback
+10 to Strength
+5 to Dexterity
Heal Stamina Plus 30%
1 Sockets (1 used)
Socketed: Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Realgar Jewel of Fervor
Jewel
Required Level: 37
Fingerprint: 0xd990d216
Item Level: 85
Version: Expansion 1.10+
+15% Increased Attack Speed
27% Enhanced Damage
Mercenary:
Name: Fazel
Race: Desert Mercenary
Type: Off-Nightmare
Experience: 74606226
Level: 85
Dead?: false
Naked/Gear
Strength: 186/191
Dexterity: 150/155
HP: 1767/1767
Defense: 1302/1781
AR: 1913/413424
Fire: 149/109/49
Cold: 179/139/79
Lightning: 149/109/49
Poison: 149/109/49
Treachery
Light Plate
ShaelThulLem
Defense: 101
Durability: 59 of 60
Required Level: 43
Required Strength: 41
Fingerprint: 0xc2fdfd7d
Item Level: 82
Version: Expansion 1.10+
5% Chance to cast level 15 Fade when struck
25% Chance to cast level 15 Venom on striking
+2 to Assassin Skill Levels
+45% Increased Attack Speed
+20% Faster Hit Recovery
Cold Resist +30%
50% Extra Gold from Monsters
3 Sockets (3 used)
Socketed: Shael Rune
Socketed: Thul Rune
Socketed: Lem Rune
Vampire Gaze
Grim Helm
Defense: 378
Durability: 21 of 21
Required Level: 41
Required Strength: 48
Fingerprint: 0xea23c00d
Item Level: 87
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Adds 6 - 22 Cold Damage Over 4 Secs (100 Frames)
6% Mana stolen per hit
6% Life stolen per hit
+100% Enhanced Defense
15% Slower Stamina Drain
Damage Reduced by 15%
Magic Damage Reduced by 13
Ethereal
Insight
Superior Thresher
RalTirTalSol
Two Hand Damage: 64 - 656
Durability: 33 of 33
Required Level: 53
Required Strength: 142
Required Dexterity: 108
Fingerprint: 0x7a522057
Item Level: 84
Version: Expansion 1.10+
Level 13 Meditation Aura When Equipped
+35% Faster Cast Rate
211% Enhanced Damage
+9 to Minimum Damage
215% Bonus to Attack Rating
+1 to Attack Rating
Adds 5 - 30 Fire Damage
Adds 75 Poison Damage Over 5 Secs (125 Frames)
+6 to Critical Strike
All Stats +5
+2 to Mana after each Kill
23% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Ethereal
4 Sockets (4 used)
Socketed: Ral Rune
Socketed: Tir Rune
Socketed: Tal Rune
Socketed: Sol RuneThe Journey
Normal was basically a blur of Envy jewel carnage. Nightmare was a blur of Kuko Shakuku carnage. She leveled on Elditch/Pindle until 73 for Windforce, and then we took Hell on. Hell was taken at a mix of /p5 and /p3, with all quests completed, as it was a good balance of complete annihilation while still maintaining a bit of a challenge and keeping things from getting too dangerous. Still we had to be vigilant as with right around 1k life, getting too comfortable is a surefire way to end up dead.
Hell Act 1 (/p5)
Multi-shot pretty much just tore through everything, honestly. FA got some use in bigger groups but was mostly reserved for any PIs (zombie bosses and ghosts). We met our first PI/CI in the jail, but Magic Arrow was more than up to the task, especially with the knockback on WF. Andariel was taken with a mix of hiding behind the merc and running around the blood pool shooting Guided Arrows her way.
Hell Act 2 (/p5)
Things became slightly trickier here with the prevalence of unleechables, but still MS reigned supreme. FA also got more of a showcase since PIs started cropping up, and the added crowd control of the Holy Freeze aura was nice. For maybe the first time ever, the Maggot Lair was FUN! A nice straight line for FA to just rip through was very, very satisfying. Same goes for the Arcane Sanctuary. It sure is fun watching frost novas proc as the arrows fly down the line of monsters, piercing their way to utter destruction.
Hell Act 3 (/p5)
Not much to say really, smaller monster got completely ruined by Multi-shot, but there was a bit of trouble with some of the tougher monsters (Thorned Hulks, for example) being CI. In general, MS was starting to lose some steam at this point, but still worked wonders as a positional destroyer:
Hell Act 4 (/p3)
Dialed it down to /p3 not necessarily for any danger reasons, but mostly because I didn't want to be going back to town too much to re-fill arrows. The lowered players setting re-instated Muilt-shot's reign of terror, and we basically walked our way all the way to the CS. The Forge was a Ko. Diablo fell to a mixture of FA, MA and GA, as per the norm for bosses.
Hell Act 5 (/p3)
The final act was pretty much a cakewalk, really. Big open spaces make for a MS bowazon's dream, and we were fortunate enough not to get any nasty monster rolls along the way that we couldn't handle, especially with the terrain to use to our advantage.
I was a bit worried for Nihlathak, but I just flung arrows from out of sight distance and before I knew it he was dead. The Ancients were a bit tricky, but once they were separated the merc could tank them well enough for us to get by. The WSK and Throne were simple, even a PI Lister didn't slow her down. The Baal fight was longer than I would have liked, but such is life for a bowazon! She mostly used FA and Magic Arrow, trying to stay out of mana burn range as best as she could. It took about 200 arrows to kill Baal, and she finally made Guardian at level 85.
Some Thoughts:
- Multi shot is FUN. It's also really nice using the pointer distance to tighten and spread the volley of arrows, depending on what is best for the situation.
- It's also fun spamming MS and finding corpses over a screen-length away
- Freezing Arrow and Ice are a devastating combo. The only problem I had with it was mana, as it depleted her bulb super fast. If I was making a dedicated FA-zon, I would definitely think about getting some more mana oriented gear on her for convenience.
- I included screenies above, but they don't really do her justice, so here's a quick video of a romp through the desert with her at /p5. Enjoy!
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