Quote:Talking about pierce with this skill is nonsensical. It's an AoE fire explosion like fireball - it will hit everything within the radius, pierce has nothing to do with it. The fire damage is based on 50% of the physical damage you do to the target, which is then applied to the area of effect (including the target you release on). Crushing blow never works in an AoE.
Kicking damage is on the low end (and based on your boot type), but it's not that bad. End game it's usually about 1k per kick for each kick (four or five).
You are aware that the Raven's Claw is a much coveted item in D2, right? It's because of its ability to give arrows an "exploding" quality that, when combined with Enchant, can be quite deadly to mobs. One of the hidden benefits of exploding arrows is when combined with Pierce, it will actually pierce an enemy doing further damage, and can even pierce the next enemy and the next, albeit at a lower pierce % for each target pierced. I've decimated mobs the size of most of my screen with only two arrows from a Kuku bow before. With all of my Enchantresses, I use a Kuku bow (50% pierce) with a Razortail belt (33% pierce) for taking out large mobs, and then switch over to a Hexblade for dishing out the dirty damage to single opponents. I'll let you know from much experience that pierce does work with Exploding Arrow and very well so too. Also, Act 1 Mercenaries can also use a Kuku bow and do exploding arrow with Pierce, as this has been a point of contention before. If this piercing ability worked with Pierce like Exploding Arrow did, then it might actually be a useful skill, however as I see it now, it's not worth the skill point investment.
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