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Ice Bow

Hi i just made an ice matriarchal bow for the hell of it (+3bnc), and was wondering wut build types are they good for?

Thanks in advence
 
spakka said:
Hi i just made an ice matriarchal bow for the hell of it (+3bnc), and was wondering wut build types are they good for?

Thanks in advence
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i also was thinking of making one.. just so damn expensive that i'm not gonna make one. if i did tho. the frozen arrowist would be the one i'd made :clap:
 
Ice runeword... hmmm... let's see... I think the frostmaiden build is king here. 20 in FA/CA is a given. The rest is up to you and your gear.
 
Thanks, are there any ice-based guides, or could you possibly give me some advice based on my ability to get ne item possible, or do u think this wud be good.. ice, fortitude or coh, perf eth nitewings, then basic zon setup.

and thx for replying
 
There is a stickied guide that explains FA very well and the gear to go along with it. Just look it up and I'm sure you'll be enlightened. If I'm to make one then I'll probably have this setup:

Ice bow
CoH (IMO better than forti since you depend on elemental damage and not on physical)
2x Ravens (no better ring here) or SoJ/BK (+skill to boost cold damage)

Other gear will depend on what you lack (resists, IAS, more +skills, pierce and DR if you like). How about posting your planned skill n stat placement and complete gear so I can visualize the setup better?
 
well im planning on using enuf str/dex for eqipment, and rest into vita...
complete gear:
Gores
2Xrfrost
crescent moon (my last fa zon ran outta mana sooo fast)
ias gloves
nosferatus/razortail
perfect eth zodded nightwings
ice matriarchal bow
coh/fortitude
uuuh i think thats it

Skills: enuf for 50%in all the dodges
1 in pierceing thing
1 in valk
about 5 in critical
20FA
20cold arrow (or wuteva one gives the synergy)
restinto penetrate
 
spakka said:
well im planning on using enuf str/dex for eqipment, and rest into vita...
complete gear:
Gores
2Xrfrost
crescent moon (my last fa zon ran outta mana sooo fast)
ias gloves
nosferatus/razortail
perfect eth zodded nightwings
ice matriarchal bow
coh/fortitude
uuuh i think thats it

Skills: enuf for 50%in all the dodges
1 in pierceing thing
1 in valk
about 5 in critical
20FA
20cold arrow (or wuteva one gives the synergy)
restinto penetrate
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Ice already has Ignore's Target Defense so maxing Penetrate is a bit redundant.

You should have a backup for cold immunes which are plentiful in Hell. Maybe maxed Strafe would be "cool". It also leeches mana back fast. You might even consider having a good physical damage bow on switch for that purpose (like Windforce). A merc with Insight rune word would help with mana problems too.

Aim for 100% piercing. It really shines with Freezing Arrow. It's easily accomplished with Razortail and level 9 Pierce skill (after +skills).
 
yeah max piercing is ridiculous with freezing arrow .. its most noticable in the cow level - you fire like 5 arrows at a huge pack and the whole thing turns blue :O

and also as liessa said, you need a backup attack and strafe is the most common choice
 
Liessa Wyrmbane said:
Ice already has Ignore's Target Defense so maxing Penetrate is a bit redundant.

You should have a backup for cold immunes which are plentiful in Hell. Maybe maxed Strafe would be "cool". It also leeches mana back fast. You might even consider having a good physical damage bow on switch for that purpose (like Windforce). A merc with Insight rune word would help with mana problems too.

Aim for 100% piercing. It really shines with Freezing Arrow. It's easily accomplished with Razortail and level 9 Pierce skill (after +skills).
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Good idea with insight that will remove mana problems alltogether... oh yeh I forgot about the itd.. hmm i tihnk this chr wil be damn good for cows
i think my merc probs gunna use fortitude so i dont think non cold dmg will be an issue
Thanks
 
I was thinking:
Ice +3 GM
45 IAS Jeweler's Helm or 45 IAS Mav's Helm
CoH/Fort/20/20 I don't know leaning towards CoH heavily
Cat's Eye
Razortail or IK belt
Waterwalks or IK boots
3/20 Gloves
Raven/BK or Raven/Raven

15 Fanat Faith on Merc
 
I got better idea than faith bow merc... an infiity polearm might merc for -85 enemy cold res.. and removal of lots of enemy cold immunity, and he will dish out the dmg and add a bit to urs.... but hmm insight may be needed heh damn thats a difficult descision, onli problem being i hav a spare infinity but not an insight
 
Maybe it's just me but this setup screams Nightwing's Veil as the helm of choice. Nice +damage on it as well as +2 skills. That or a 15/15 cold facet helm.
 
spakka said:
I got better idea than faith bow merc... an infiity polearm might merc for -85 enemy cold res.. and removal of lots of enemy cold immunity, and he will dish out the dmg and add a bit to urs.... but hmm insight may be needed heh damn thats a difficult descision, onli problem being i hav a spare infinity but not an insight
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I don't think it works that way. If Infinity is with your merc then the -enemy cold resists will only apply to the cold damage your merc is dishing out.
 
slayer37 said:
I don't think it works that way. If Infinity is with your merc then the -enemy cold resists will only apply to the cold damage your merc is dishing out.
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The thing is, there is no -cold res attribute in the weapon, but conviction aura that does work as suggested before. It removes immunity and lowers resistances...

-s
 
Ice Bow could be also used for a Goldfinder built as well :))) !!!

Cheaper solution for Armour other then Goldfinder built (Wealth) would be Ormus Robe for + 15pct to Cold Skills damage, Cold faceted of course! And Nightwing helm as well !
 
well ive got my damn sweet 15cold dmg eth nitewings that imma use... yeh i was talking about conviction when i sed -85enemy cold res, as it gives -85 to all res, but neway i aint gunna use it as the mana regen is needed from insight... also does teh +cold dmg from holy freeze (about 400) get added to the fa splash dmg?
 
spakka said:
also does teh +cold dmg from holy freeze (about 400) get added to the fa splash dmg?
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Yes, it does. Furthermore, the cold damage from Holy Freeze aura is also boosted by the items with +xx% to cold skills damage like Ice itself, Nightwing's Veil, Ormus and cold facets.
 
infintity has the conviction aura when equiped, this means that all monsters in a radius of your merc will get lowered def/resist based on your level, and the res can break some immunes

so as long as your merc isnt 2 screens away, you get the bonus as well :D
 
ritey then thanks for all the advice... i think imma make an fa zon now... this is best set up rite?
perfect nitewings
fortitude (havent got a spare coh)
ice bow
razortail
ias/kb glove
gores
2Xrfrost
maras/eye elich
then im thinking a few bow gcs

skills:
20fa
20cold arrow(synergy)
enuf into pierce to get 100%with razortail
some into strafe
some into valk

heh i hav a feeling this build may be funny against necro summoners in pk :P

-spak
 
Why not a cold sorceress?

A sorceress can have cold skills, and a sorceress usually has low dex, so Ignore Target Defense would be much more useful than on an amazon.
 
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