Upgrading the Witchwild String

[aragorn-18]

Upgrading the Witchwild String

Guys,

I have start playing with my druid, and i following the hunter way.
I have the witchwild string, what happens if i upgrade this bow?
What does get better and how much??
And if you guys think it is worth doing, if this get the bow that much better?

 

[Pitboss_2000]

Well, the number of sockets and the resist all doesn't increase obviously (would be cool though, get 4 sockets after upgrading!!1!!) but the damage goes from (32-35)-(75-81) for the original bow to (82-89)-(100-108) after upgrading, which looks actually quite good.

Requirements go from 65 STR / 80 DEX to 89 STR / 132 DEX though, so that might be a problem. (Or not, I have no idea how you built your druid )

 

[Forcefeedback]

Same as the with the armor, only the base item gets upgraded.
Since the base item is short siege bow(13-30) it will be upgraded to diamond bow(33-40)
Using basic calculations(the actual damage will be 1-2 higher) 160% ed I get:
Min 33*2.6= 86
Max 40*2.6= 104
-> 86-104

Requirements will rise too: new requirements should be strength 89 dexterity 132 and level requirement 46.

Hope this helps.

edit: Too slow, good job Pitboss! :thumbsup:

 

[aragorn-18]

and do you guys think i should do that? will it make a difference??

 

[Pitboss_2000]

Ofcourse it will make a difference, the minimum damage for the upgraded bow is higher than the maximum damage for the non-upgraded bow. Requirements go up quite a bit though, so I don't know if you'll be able to use the bow, since you need 50 extra dexterity.

It will cost you a Lum and Pul rune, I don't know if you have any of those, and are willing to give them up. According to the Trade Value forum, you can get a Widowmaker for 0,5 Um, which is the same as Pul. (I don't know which one is better, I've never used a bow in my entire D2-life)

 

[GenXCub]

I'd definitely go for the Widowmaker over the WWS for a hunter. GA is auto-hit, so you don't need to worry about AR.

 

[Beowulf]

Ofcourse it will make a difference, the minimum damage for the upgraded bow is higher than the maximum damage for the non-upgraded bow. Requirements go up quite a bit though, so I don't know if you'll be able to use the bow, since you need 50 extra dexterity.

It will cost you a Lum and Pul rune, I don't know if you have any of those, and are willing to give them up. According to the Trade Value forum, you can get a Widowmaker for 0,5 Um, which is the same as Pul. (I don't know which one is better, I've never used a bow in my entire D2-life)

As a hunter he should have over250 dex minimum....I prefer over 300 so the requirements should not be a probem.