[0.10.4b] Bow Marauder (The Shocker (tm)) [**TO BE UPDATED SOON 1.0.0**]

Guys, from my experience, Projectile damage (nodes?) does not supplement the build well enough. Imo, the points are better spent elsewhere (Inner force?).

How I reached that conclusion (am I right?)
I have been alternating between the lvl 10 LMP 5% gem and LMP lvl 16 gem which negates the -30% Decreased projectile damage. Yet, the 2% AS boost from the 5% LMP lvl 10 gem gives me more damage despite the -12% proj damage penalty. I made my tests when the 5% gem was lvl 7, same thing.

Do you guys recommend an Evasion plate to get the GGGRR sockets? I'm trying to do this with an Armor plate and it's a pain.

how good is the survivability in this build?

Very good im level 66 murkin merciless best build ever

What are the best rolls on bow for this build ?

First:

Im feel like an overlucky bastard, found my third (!) 5L white armor yesterday (in one week...) and this time it was a good base type and it rolled nicely after 4 chaos... and i found another sweetie....


(and wasted about 100 jewelers on a lvl 64 Searing touch yet to not even get 4L yet ...)

Inner Force

Reached lvl 70 yesterday and had 4 spare points for a try:

Without inner force:
LA: 986,3 DPS
EH: 31xx DPS
~4800 Armor

With Inner Force
LA: 110x DPS
EH 35xx DPS
~5350 Armor

Net gain:
+ 12% DPS

That sounds INSANE for 4 Points and i will keep this 4 points.

Note:
without frenzy charges
with Warth, Anger, Grace
i run an APS heavy setup with a "non phys dam" grove bow:
13% (Bow), 10% (Gloves), 10% (Feet), 8% (Quiver), 15% (Berserking) = 56% Attackspeed
so values should be lower for a "slower" setup with more base +ele damage.

What bows are prefered, and which one is the best?

Fast AS, High phys, Hybrid phys ele, High Ele, Hydbrid AS phys ele or Hybrid AS ele?

Using a quill rain some times for the fun, but i wonder if its viable late game and with what gems.
Other times I use a high phys bow (Only level 31 so havent got my hands on any better)

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razki wrote:

What bows are prefered, and which one is the best?

Fast AS, High phys, Hybrid phys ele, High Ele, Hydbrid AS phys ele or Hybrid AS ele?

Using a quill rain some times for the fun, but i wonder if its viable late game and with what gems.
Other times I use a high phys bow (Only level 31 so havent got my hands on any better)

Grove Bow or Thicket Bow are what you want to go for. Both have the highest base attack speed, which makes a HUGE difference in your ability to kill things.

After that, you want +lightning, +fire, and/or +cold damage (not percentages). From there, you're just looking for attack speed, resists, or some combination of those. While physical damage does make a difference (since 40% of it is converted to lightning via LA), the more +fire, +cold, and/or +lightning damage you can get on it, the more damage you're going to see.


For example, I'm currently lvl 40 and using this stuff:



I wish I could find a better helmet and chest, but it's hard not to have that +12% attack speed from Asenath's Mark and it's nearly impossible, at this point, to find another 2S/2D 4L armor piece so that I can change out the chest piece.

With that setup, my DPS for LA is currently 370.6 with Wrath and Anger on and my DPS for Frenzy (switched from BA and PA just a while back) is 399.3.

That's certainly not great, but, in Act 1 Cruel, I'm pretty much destroying everything in 1 or 2 shots, especially with LA bouncing around. Would love to find a 5L chest or bow so I have a reason to buy Chain.

A few posts back I linked an endgame build for those interested in maxing out their potential late game. I did not include that in the OP just yet, though, which is probably why all these discussions keep getting in here. Link: http://tinyurl.com/bx6elat

On a side note! The new game update this morning brought a very important thing to know:

doublepost.