Weapon for an amazon in Normal?

[SiTro]

Weapon for an amazon in Normal?

Well, been thinking about focussing my next amazon down the javelin skills line, since my first one threw skill points everywhere in the bow skills (however, she opened up HC for me, so job done).

How would these fare for her to be using?

Beast Flight
Throwing Spear
Throw Damage: 14 to 36
One-Hand Damage: 5 to 18
Quantity: 90
Required Dexterity: 65
Required Level: 18
Javelin Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 40
Fingerprint: 0x81d51237
+19% Enhanced Damage
+13 to Attack Rating
+1 to Maximum Damage
Adds 25-39 fire damage
Replenishes Quantity
Increased Stack Size

And if they're viable then for how long would they be useful for? Sorry for asking all this, but don't really have much of a feel for javelin zons. It was more of a item drop, then think "wonder how x would play?".

Probably head down the LF route if I could, maybe even the Fishyzon avenue. Any advice appreciated, especially if I've missed something glaringly obvious.:smiley:

 

[cowkillerzz]

If you go LF route they can last you the whole game because most of your damage is done by the skill not the javy. But you will need first game wepon beacuse you will have trouble until you get LF high enough so get something like this

Blood Bolt
Ceremonial Javelin
Throw Damage: 24 to 90
One-Hand Damage: 24 to 64
Quantity: 34
(Amazon Only)
Required Dexterity: 76
Required Strength: 18
Required Level: 26
Javelin Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 59
Fingerprint: 0x864309e8
+36% Enhanced Damage
+17 to Maximum Damage
Adds 1-159 lightning damage
+12 poison damage over 3 seconds
Requirements -30%
+1 to Javelin and Spear Skills (Amazon Only)

or

Death Bolt
War Javelin
Throw Damage: 14 to 32
One-Hand Damage: 6 to 19
Quantity: 60
Required Dexterity: 25
Required Strength: 25
Required Level: 26
Javelin Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 60
Fingerprint: 0x11ce54f9
+165 to Attack Rating
Cold Resist +19%
Adds 1-81 lightning damage
Adds 6-23 cold damage over 1 seconds
10% Increased Attack Speed
12% Chance to cast Level 4 Nova on striking

 

[SiTro]

Ah, so with LF it's not absolutely dependent on the weapon then, more on the skill like a sorc. I'll hang on to these I reckon then, but keep an eye out for something better along the way.

 

[cowkillerzz]

Yea actually i once made a LF/CS zon and i until i was able to use my titans i went to Mala and bought javs from her and i still pwned. Like i was using V gaze, shaftstop and other gear with no +skills and i was ok, then some guy told me to use a shako, upped skin of viper magi, thundergods and i pwned all through hell.

 

[Arfurala]

I recommend getting a high damage amazon pike, equip some leech and jab all the way until your LF reach a reasonable level.

 

[FlimFlan]

I say go with a 1.09 Ravenclaw bow and just blow everything up. It handles everything at P8 with ease.

 

[Superhal]

as a general rule, you want 100 displayed damage at the end of act 1, 500 at the end of normal and the beginning of NM, 1k at the end of nm/beginning of hell. zons generally go slightly lower (especially if they are bowazons) but javazons should be able to hit this.

i used to collect throwing weps for a barb. iirc you can buy everything from malah in normal, nm or hell a5. (note: you can't get a winged harpoon from her until hell, after you need it.) iirc, there are three of each type of damage prefix. the ones with ar have a higher level req. they are generally spread out at around 20, 30 and 40 (cruel is base lvl 42 req.) don't forget to pick up the elemental damage javs too. often, you can buy a good elemental damage jav that will result in a higher overall damage at a lower level than your best ed% jav.

and finally, for untwinked chars, don't forget about the imbue quest. give charsi a hyperion jav (low requirements, level req, easy to find, and high melee damage) or a mat jav (it's faster than a winged harpoon, but the damage is lower.)

another trick for untwinked is to use a normal bow socketted with three perfect emeralds.