06-17-2003, 03:25 PM
As Brista said, the autohit Exploding Arrow bows are wonderful. I'd lean away from Enchant, since it's not all that powerful, and it's cut to 1/3 on missiles. On the other hand, it does add to that splash damage ...
My preference would be to max Fire Mastery, Lightning Mastery, and Thunderstorm. The LM helps Thunderstorm, and maximizes the impact of any lightning damage from your gear. Good lightning damage charms are more common than fire ones, so it pays to cover your bases. It also makes SkyStrike a very interesting choice for speed and elemental damage.
If you can get a Kuko or a Demon Machine, you don't need to invest more in dex than the requirements, and your other gear is much less restricted (no AR needed). If you don't go that route, take a look at the Angelic set. Wearing the amulet and two of the rings gives a big AR boost, and a healthy slug of life as well, covering two of the most glaring shortcomings of this build.
Pumping dex is, IMHO, inferior to getting AR through items. You'll need the life. As for pumping dex for damage, I don't like doing that. Your big force multiplier is in fire and lightning damage. Your gear choices should be biased towards elemental damage. Of course, if you choose a big damage bow dex becomes a more viable choice, but I like playing to the Masteries.
Don't forget about Pierce. 100% Pierce is a wonderful thing, especially with Exploding Arrows.
Crushing Blow gear can augment your physical damage considerably. It's carried to all critters in the Exploding Arrow radius.
My preference would be to max Fire Mastery, Lightning Mastery, and Thunderstorm. The LM helps Thunderstorm, and maximizes the impact of any lightning damage from your gear. Good lightning damage charms are more common than fire ones, so it pays to cover your bases. It also makes SkyStrike a very interesting choice for speed and elemental damage.
If you can get a Kuko or a Demon Machine, you don't need to invest more in dex than the requirements, and your other gear is much less restricted (no AR needed). If you don't go that route, take a look at the Angelic set. Wearing the amulet and two of the rings gives a big AR boost, and a healthy slug of life as well, covering two of the most glaring shortcomings of this build.
Pumping dex is, IMHO, inferior to getting AR through items. You'll need the life. As for pumping dex for damage, I don't like doing that. Your big force multiplier is in fire and lightning damage. Your gear choices should be biased towards elemental damage. Of course, if you choose a big damage bow dex becomes a more viable choice, but I like playing to the Masteries.
Don't forget about Pierce. 100% Pierce is a wonderful thing, especially with Exploding Arrows.
Crushing Blow gear can augment your physical damage considerably. It's carried to all critters in the Exploding Arrow radius.