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Item Upgrades
PantheonSet: strong set and somewhat common. It takes several SU's to dethrone it. However, it has 3 main problems:Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)
Earth
Fire
Frost
Water
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
50% Attack Speed
Elemental Resists +50%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+150 to Life
Set Bonus with complete set:
3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
Adds 63-125 Damage
-45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+200 to Dexterity
I tried it for a long while and found I prefered using crafts and uniques; smoother character gear progression. But I highly suggest trying it for yourself and seeing what you prefer.
- Trinity proc prevents you from casting skills. This can kill you in a densely packed area.
- The set locks you into using 4 items. Finding a good item will probably not be enough to be worth not using the set.
- The set has low life leech.
The following items are listed from weakest to strongest
MAIN WEAPON
- Craft (sacred Reflex Bow)
Crafted bows will follow you the entire game. Your first craft will kickstart your build into the mid game. As you roll more bows on the side, you'll find amazing ones that beat every other bow in the game for the lategame, including a perfectly rolled
Ice Breaker (Xis).
How to craft:
After finding your first sacred Reflex Bow (around lvl 100-120), imbue it by Charsi (character has to be lvl 99+) and roll the rare with shrines until you find a craft with 165-200ed and 250-300dmg. It can be a mix of min and max dmg together, it makes no difference. These bows are typically called "200-300s" (for 200ed-300dmg). These affixes roll together once every ~30 full shrines, so expect to need several hundred rolls per bow. Ideally, you want to craft with Intimidating shrines, but realistically you should dump every single shrines (except aban/ornate) you find into a reflex bow. Keep spare bows for future shrines. Aban shrines are best used on armor pieces and ornate will be used for lategame merc gear. The bow stats you're after are part of a common pool of affixes; the shrine bonuses are very minor. Here is a couple of examples of bad/decent/excellent bows rolls.
Relevant affixes: 200ed, 320max, 120min, 15%ls, 30slow, 60mf, 15%dex, 60dex, on strike arrow/knife/time strike.
Bow upgrades:1) Cube bow with Oil of Luck.
2) Bless with: Abandonned if bow has 200ed, Intimidating if under 200ed.
3) If bow still isn't at 200ed, MO 15ed until 196ed (continue at 195ed, stop at 196ed).
4) MO 12ewd (5x).
5) MO 1ds (5x). Careful, don't MO over your character's level.
6) MO max dmg (rest).
7) Put in 6x Perfect Skulls.
QUIVER
- Magic
This will last you until you find a nice rare with life leech that beats it. Buy a bunch of ilvl99 quivers, and oil of enhancement them until you roll 10-15%ls. Life stolen is very important for bowzon. Rare quivers are plentiful so it will not that take long, but this magical piece only requires gold, which you'll have plenty of anyways when farming IotSS around lvl 110-115.
Arrow Quiver
Required Level: 5
Item Level: 1
4% Chance to cast level 1 Arrow on Striking
Adds (2 to 3)-(8 to 10) Magic Damage
(4 to 6)% Life stolen per HitBiS for farming when lotteried (trash if not). A very generic TU whose sole purpose is to be used as cannon fodder for lottery rolls. It can be any unique quiver to be honest, the important part is the 50mf. It is where you will use all your AC's after Ripstars. Plenty of MO space, but jewelry/quiver MO’s aren't really exciting. I just MO mf and plr and leave the rest open for when I need resists.
- Rare
Relevant affixes: 15%ls, 25min, 30max, 25%ias, 30dex, cryo beam/sunstrike on striking.
Excellent potential rolls. Cryo beam shoots a fast moving lazer that pierces and freezes enemies (cc proc). Sunstrike is a 0.85 wdm scaling skill that converts all dmg into fire (dmg proc). In my opinion, 15%ls + 1 affix or any 3-4 affixes will beat all other quivers for bossing, including SU’s. Keep an eye out for Tantrum oskill, becauseThe Petulantis a relevant lategame item you can drop.The Petulant
Hard Leather Armor (Sacred)
Defense: 7053 to 7521
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
While Tantrum is Active:
+0.5% Deadly Strike per Tantrum Skill Level
+0.5% Crushing Blow per Tantrum Skill Level
+3% Weapon Physical Damage per Tantrum Skill Level
25% Movement Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+200% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 20)% to All Attributes
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)
SECONDARY WEAPON
Mace (4)
One-Hand Damage: (7 - 9) to (10 - 12)
Required Level: 5
Required Strength: 36
Item Level: 10
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
15% Chance to cast level 4 Bloodlust on Kill
+1 to All Skills
+(6 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+(37 to 72)% Damage to Undead
+(31 to 50)% Enhanced Damage
+(51 to 100) Defense
+(11 to 15) to Strength
Maximum Life +(2 to 3)%
Socketed (1)
One-Hand Damage: (22 - 24) to (29 - 32)
Required Level: 23
Required Strength: 62
Item Level: 31
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
21% Chance to cast level 12 Bloodlust on Kill
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
+(12 to 18)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+(109 to 144)% Damage to Undead
+(71 to 90)% Enhanced Damage
+(151 to 200) Defense
+(21 to 25) to Strength
Maximum Life +(3 to 4)%
Socketed (2)
One-Hand Damage: (40 - 44) to (60 - 66)
Required Level: 42
Required Strength: 130
Item Level: 51
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
27% Chance to cast level 20 Bloodlust on Kill
+2 to All Skills
+(21 to 27)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+(181 to 216)% Damage to Undead
+(101 to 120)% Enhanced Damage
+(251 to 300) Defense
+(31 to 35) to Strength
Maximum Life +(4 to 5)%
Socketed (3)
One-Hand Damage: (55 - 60) to (80 - 87)
Required Level: 51
Required Strength: 261
Item Level: 77
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
30% Chance to cast level 24 Bloodlust on Kill
+(2 to 3) to All Skills
+(30 to 36)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
+(217 to 252)% Damage to Undead
+(131 to 150)% Enhanced Damage
+(301 to 350) Defense
+(36 to 40) to Strength
Maximum Life +(5 to 6)%
Socketed (3)Kodo(any T1 Shield)Equip this setup as soon as you grab Jitan charm (before then, you need the "nef" staff for the teleport). If enemies die from bow skills while you have your Mace out, it will trigger the "on kill" proc and give you a second bloodlust buff (bloodlust and innate bloodlust are two separate skills, so they stack together additively). Cast 2-3 Wyrmshots/Phalanx with bow out, and swap to your Mace as enemies start dying.
Giant Sword (Sacred)
One-Hand Damage: (150 - 163) to (233 - 246)
Two-Hand Damage: (206 - 225) to (285 - 305)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 480
Item Level: 105
Strength Damage Bonus: (0.16 per Strength)%
15% Chance to cast level 34 Spike Nova on Melee Attack
6% Chance to cast level 40 Pentagram on Melee Attack
10% Chance to cast level 36 Bloodlust on Kill
+(30 to 60)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
Adds 50-125 Damage
Adds 84-167 Fire Damage
+(26 to 38)% to Fire Spell Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
+(100 to 250) Life after each Kill
5% Reanimate as: Random Monster
Socketed (4)Identical function to TU4 Mace, but gives a bigger damage bonus. It's a very common item because it's only a SU. Socket -req jewels if you dont meet the str req, replace with Nih runes as you get more str from charms.
HELM
Cap (Sacred)
Defense: (2136 - 2611) to (2161 - 2642)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 250
Item Level: 1
+(80 to 120)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(31 to 40)%
Physical Resist 5%
(16 to 20)% Bonus to Defense
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)
Witchhunter's Attire
(Assassin Claw Set)Super common and strong defensive item. Keep picking them up until you find a 1% luckied. Keep in stash for when defense is needed.
- Abandonned Craft (sacred Einherjar)
Relevant affixes: 50ias, 15%dex, 40aa, 60dex, 30max, +4zon, 5%ls.
In theory, this piece sounds very worthy to craft since it can roll insane things, but %dex affix is very rare. Find a decent placeholder with ias, and move on to using aban shrines on gloves/belts/chest. Return to helm crafting when you have good gloves/belt/chest. If you can get your hands on a dex% and max dmg roll, it will be similar to Asgard and Rygnar in terms of dmg.
Einherjar Helm (Sacred)
Defense: (2349 - 2643) to (2527 - 2843)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 90
Required Dexterity: 534
Item Level: 1
+(1 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
+(51 to 75) Spell Focus
(21 to 25)% Attack Speed
(21 to 25)% Cast Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +(31 to 36)%
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+100 to Dexterity
Socketed (4)
Zerae's Divinity
(Amazon Storm Set)23ias, 12dmg, 33ewd, 100dex. An excellent dmg piece. Eventhough its a set piece (sets are common), it's on a rare base item (Einherjar) so it might take a while to find. But when you do, it will take a big drop to dethrone it.
Mask (Sacred)
Defense: (2068 - 2350) to (2208 - 2510)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 120
+2 to Necromancer Skill Levels
25% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(60 to 90)%
Hit Causes Monster to Flee +1%
+(120 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 50) to Strength
+(40 to 50) to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of 500
25% Gold Find
+5 to Light Radius
Socketed (4)75ewd, 25%ls and 45aa. High dmg and sustain make it strickly better than everything above. Rare to find as well. Side note: I tested it, and the 500ttad doesn’t work for bowzon (only works on direct melee hits, not projectiles).
Tiara (Sacred)
Defense: (1740 - 1957) to (1968 - 2214)
Required Level: 100
Required Dexterity: 392
Item Level: 105
+2 to All Skills
+50% Damage to Demons
+50% Damage to Undead
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
(21 to 25)% to All Attributes
Elemental Resists +(25 to 30)%
Physical Resist 5%
(21 to 25)% Magic Find
Socketed (4)BiS for farming and still very good for bossing. 90ewd, 25%aa, 5pr and 25%mf. Is an excellent all around option (high dmg, def and mf). It's somewhat uncommon because Tiara is a rare base, but it's only a SU so you're bound to find one eventually.
Spangenhelm (Sacred)
Defense: (2894 - 3192) to (3206 - 3537)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 337
Item Level: 120
5% Chance to cast level 1 Arrow on Striking
-2% Base Block Chance
-(29 to 35)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-(29 to 35)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-(29 to 35)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(4 to 7) to Resurrect
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
(31 to 40)% to Dexterity
Requirements -50%
Socketed (4)Striking proc and 35%dex. It beats the helms above in terms of dmg output. Is very rare to find however.
Cervelliere (Sacred)
Defense: 939 to 989
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
+(1 to 2) to Amazon Skill Levels
Adds 38-75 Fire Damage
Adds 38-75 Lightning Damage
Adds 38-75 Cold Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
-16% to Enemy Fire Resistance
-16% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
-16% to Enemy Cold Resistance
Maximum Elemental Resists +3%
Physical Resist 5%
5% Chance to Avoid Damage
Total Defense = 0
Socketed (4)Helm of choice for high labs. 12%ls, 5pr, 5avoid and 3%max res. Highest surviability helm there is. However, it's excessively rare because it’s a SSU on rare base.
BODY ARMOR
Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (7374 - 8171) to (8485 - 9421)
Required Level: 90
Required Strength: 468
Item Level: 1
30% Combat Speeds
(11 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+1000 Defense
(26 to 30)% to Dexterity
(26 to 30)% to Energy
+(101 to 200) to Life
Requirements -25%
Socketed (6)
Zerae's Divinity
(Amazon Storm Set)13%ls and 28%dex. Very common and similar dmg to TU4 Quilted, but has 2-3 times more life leech. It's therefore better.
Gothic Plate (Sacred)
Defense: 9198 to 11157
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
50% Combat Speeds
10% Movement Speed
Adds 100-150 Magic Damage
5% Deadly Strike
+200% Enhanced Defense
+5 Magic Absorb
Socketed (6)
Henchmen Trophies
(Legendary Set)50speeds, 10frw and 5ds. Makes reaching ias and fcr breakpoints easier. You'll lose significant dmg, but some of it is mitigated by the 5ds. This specific set piece is very rare, so don't count on finding it. Even if you do find it, it's easy to beat it in terms of dmg, but it's good to keep your options open with high speeds pieces.
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6628 - 7311) to (7292 - 8043)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 330
Item Level: 105
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
+(41 to 50)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+75 to Dexterity
Physical Resist 10%
40% Magic Find
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)75dex, 10pr and 40mf. Excellent armor for farming. It's also very easy to find because it's a SU on a common base item. Decent tankiness and helps reaching higher fcr and fhr frames. Bowzon needs 117fcr to reach max cast speed (8 frames): 50 ammy, 35 charms, 10 dunc (easy to get), and the other 25 you get from this armor.
- Abandonned Craft (Quilted Armor)
Relevant affixes: 15%aa, 60aa, 15%dex, 60dex, 40fhr, 500hp, +2sk, 60mf.
I suggest saving your aban shrines for other pieces first (craft chest once you already have decent gloves/belt and an okay helm). Contrary to zon helms, %dex and %aa rolls are very common on body armors. Early, settle for something that rolled %dex and mf (2 affixes), and swap armor to a better roll with %dex, dex and mf (3 affixes). Keep in mind that the aban shrine bonus on body armors rolls up to 12% dex, not 8% like other armor pieces. You can go up to 39%dex with affix+aban+bless. Such a craft with high dex will last you a while.
Light Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (7583 - 9229) to (8905 - 10882)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 650
Item Level: 120
50% Movement Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +100%
+(140 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+1000 Defense
+3000 Defense vs. Missile
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)Gives 10pr and Wolf Stance (73ewd, 40ms and 62ias). However, +all skills will not benefit this aura. Remember that ms is always good for speedfarming.
Plate Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6374 - 7171) to (7485 - 8421)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 312
Item Level: 120
15% Chance to cast level 20 Crucify on Melee Attack
+(1 to 2) to All Skills
50% Hit Recovery
+40 to Maximum Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
+(50 to 100) to Strength
+(50 to 100) to Dexterity
+50 Life Regenerated per Second
50% Magic Find
Requirements -50%
Socketed (6)BiS for farming. 40max, 12%ls, 75aa and 50mf. Enormous dmg, sustain and mf. It's quite literally a better version of
Hratli's Craftfor farming. It won't beat a good mf craft in terms of pure dmg, but the %ls makes it more useful for harder places like Fauzt.Hratli's Craft
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6628 - 7311) to (7292 - 8043)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 330
Item Level: 105
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
+(41 to 50)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+75 to Dexterity
Physical Resist 10%
40% Magic Find
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)
Hard Leather Armor (Sacred)
Defense: 7053 to 7521
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
While Tantrum is Active:
+0.5% Deadly Strike per Tantrum Skill Level
+0.5% Crushing Blow per Tantrum Skill Level
+3% Weapon Physical Damage per Tantrum Skill Level
25% Movement Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+200% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 20)% to All Attributes
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)45ewd, 17%aa, 25ms and 10pr. Even ignoring the Tantrum part of this item, its stats are still excellent. Tantrum is an oskill that is similar to Barrage, but shorter ranged, lasts longer and hits more time per second. The skill itself isn't good, but the active time is 3-6 seconds depending on its lvl. Tantrum oskill can spawn on crafted bows (+18 to 26), rare quivers (+9 to 13) and relics (+6 to 11). Ideally, you would want the oskill on both your rare quiver and on a crafted 200-300 bow (3 affixes, very rare), so keep an eye out for them during your playthrough. If by some miracle you find both those pieces, Petulant becomes BiS for bossing. Alternatively, you could use
Amok (Xis)on your alt weapon: swap, cast Tantrum, swap back and shoot. However, you lose valuable uptime doing that (especially with online lag), time you would otherwise spent casting more stuff.
Gothic Plate (Sacred)
Defense: (8339 - 9198) to (10115 - 11157)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 675
Item Level: 120
Adds 25-40 Damage
150% Bonus to Attack Rating
+50% Damage to Demons
25% Life stolen per Hit
10% Deadly Strike
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
-5 to Light Radius
Socketed (6)10ds, 63dmg and 25%ls. Complete heresy. The 90ewd vs. demons might also come in relevant in some instances. Petulant will beat this armor for bossing if you have the 2 Tantrum pieces needed to abuse it, but SBS isn't conditional; it’s amazing on its own. It's a moot debate to have though, because both armors are very rare. Use whichever you find or prefer.
GLOVES
- Abandonned Craft (Leather Gloves)
Relevant affixes: 25ias, 25min, 30max, 30dex, 40aa, 5%ls, 2zon, 20fcr, ctc burning veil.
Burning Veil is a large fire wall that gives you 89ewd for 60 secs when you pass through it. Try to find a pair with ias and 2 other relevant affix. Otherwise, I doubt it's worth replacing the Honorific. Aban crafted gloves can potentially be BiS if you roll 3-4 good affixes and high %dex on the aban rolls, but it would require a lot of shrines. Hammerfists are very hard to beat in terms of dmg and are very common. When Hammerfist drops, forget crafting gloves and switch to using most of your aban shrines to some other slot that needs upgrading.
Gauntlets (Sacred)
Defense: (1227 - 1450) to (1436 - 1697)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 105
Adds (1 to 15)-(20 to 30) Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
+(15 to 25) to Spiral Dance
5% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
Elemental Resists +15%
Socketed (4)32 dmg, 45ewd, 5cb and 5%ls. What I like of these gloves is that they're only SU, so they are relatively easy to find. I usually find several in my playthroughs, which is a good thing because there aren't a lot of glove choices for bowzon. Hammerfists also have a lot of variability in their rolls, so it's good to be able to find new rolls to replace a shit pair.
Heavy Gloves (Sacred)
Defense: 492 to 522
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 525
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
5% Deadly Strike
-10% to Strength
20% to Dexterity
Physical Resist 5%
Socketed (4)BiS for bossing. 5ds, 20%dex and 5pr. Slightly more dmg than Hammerfists, but also give pr which makes them strickly better. Not by a lot though, and they're much rarer.
Note: War Spirit level only increases duration, it doesn't do more dmg (it saves you 1 hard skill point at best).
BELT
- Abandonned Craft (Sash)
Relevant affixes: 40fhr, 5%ls, 40aa, 30dex.
Nothing really exciting here, but it will still beat all other belts beside SSU's in terms of dmg. I would settle on one that rolls at least 14%dex and 50 dex on base roll (bless included). Such a belt is very easy to roll. That said, it's worth it to spend a bunch of aban shrines here for a better roll, because the only better dmg belt is Black Void. All others are either for speeds or tankiness.Requires a Xis rune and gives a flat 50mf. Its purpose is just to increase your drop quality without sacrificing too much dmg. Belts are only 2os, so you don't lose too much from the loss of 2 amethysts. Use a "ber" crafted jewel with 15ias and at least one of those affixes: %aa/%dex/dex/str/min dmg/max dmg/hp. This runeword will be used to farm until you find a Lilith's (a somewhat common piece).
Plated Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3680 - 4089) to (4031 - 4479)
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 105
3% Chance to cast level 2 Time Strike on Striking
+(170 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
-100 to Life
(60 to 100)% Magic Find
Requirements -100%
Socketed (2)This belt is common and spawns with outrageous amounts of mf. Excellent for farming until (or rather if) you find a Black Void.
Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3111 - 3348) to (3272 - 3524)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 690
Item Level: 120
-(15 to 20)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
+(15 to 25) to Fowl Fight
Slow Target 5%
+(120 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+500 Defense
Maximum Life +2%
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Physical Resist 5%
Requirements +20%
Socketed (2)Slow and cool defensive affixes. A very nice piece to find as it will significantly increase your surviability. Wear it when max resist is needed.
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)40speeds, 50aa and 10slow. Amazing piece for bossing. The fcr will help cap Phalanx cast speed. Remember that Phalanx is our main boss killer. Loop also makes reaching 292ias easier, which allows you to free up some other armor slots that would otherwise have to be ias. Very nice (and common) piece to have in stash for bossing.
Heavy Belt (Sacred)
Defense: (3060 - 3442) to (3304 - 3717)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 625
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(10 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
Slow Target 10%
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
10% to Strength
10% to Dexterity
Target Takes Additional Damage of (25 to 50)
30% Magic Find
Socketed (2)BiS belt for bossing, and it's also very good for farming (mf). 20ias, 25 dmg, 12%ls, 10%slow, 10%aa and 30mf. It's a SSU though, so limit your expectations in finding it.
BOOTS
Boots
'SilElqSilGul'
Runeword Level: 100
+(0 to 1) to All Skills
50% Attack Speed
10% Movement Speed
Adds 25-68 Damage
250% Bonus to Attack Rating
(12 to 15)% Life stolen per Hit
+(171 to 200)% Enhanced DefenseYou lose 4 perf amethysts, but provides you with 107dmg, 50ms and 15%ls. They will beat perfectly rolled crafted boots in the mid-late game. It's well worth the 4 amethysts loss. There aren't any other exciting boots for bowzon, so you will keep these boots for your entire playthrough. Base should be T4 Boots with 40ms and 1pr. Reroll runeword until you get 1sk and 15%ls.
RINGS
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack78dmg at lvl 140. Your bread and butter. They are easy to find and very hard to beat. Lottery roll them as you find more (do not "luck" them), you will drop a bunch in your SSF journey.
32fcr. A terrible piece, but will help you reach max cast frames for Phalanx in the early-mid game. Stash it and equip when you enter a uber that requires Phalanx. Ditch the ring as soon as you find
The Endless Loop,The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)Adrenaline Rushor [Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%Hratli's Craft+ Dunc ].Hratli's Craft
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6628 - 7311) to (7292 - 8043)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 330
Item Level: 105
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
+(41 to 50)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+75 to Dexterity
Physical Resist 10%
40% Magic Find
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%40speeds, 40ms (faster farming) and 1max res. BiS for farming trash due to the huge ms. Gotta go fast. It's also excellent for places where resist is needed.
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
20% Attack Speed
Adds 10-15 Damage
(5 to 10)% Life stolen per Hit
5% Deadly Strike
+25 Life Regenerated per Second
Physical Resist 5%Absolute BiS by far. 20ias, 25dmg, 7%ls, 5pr. They have slightly less dmg output than Ripstars, but the other affixes make it better for most content. They are somewhat rare. Your best chances to find some is in Dunc or Fauzt.
AMULET
Amulet
Required Level: 40
Item Level: 70
50% Attack Speed
50% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
Elemental Resists +25%
Physical Resist -5%
5% Reanimate as: Random MonsterThis amulet surprised me the most out of all other items for two reasons. First, it makes reaching important ias, fcr and fhr breakpoints easier. This frees up your other gear slots. Second, they are very common, which means you can lottery upgrade them (don't "luck" them) until you find a 2%max res roll. You'll reach capped cast frames if you pair it with
The Hunger,The Endless Loop,The Endless Loop
Light Belt (Sacred)
Defense: 1101 to 1143
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 105
40% Combat Speeds
+(10 to 19) to Charged Strike
Slow Target 10%
+50 to all Attributes
+75 Life Regenerated per Second
+(0 to 1) Mana on Striking
Socketed (2)Adrenaline Rush, [Adrenaline Rush
Ring
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
+1 to All Skills
40% Combat Speeds
40% Movement Speed
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%Hratli's Craft+ Dunc ] or [22speeds Triune charm + Dunc ]. The reanimate is also very useful in some places like Fauzt. I find myself returning to that ammy a lot of time eventhough I've found "big dick dmg" ammys. You can also use the MO space for huge amounts of resist. In the lategame, I recommend spending AC's to find more of this amulet to do lottery rolls until you get a 2%max roll.Hratli's Craft
Ring Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (6628 - 7311) to (7292 - 8043)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 330
Item Level: 105
+1 to All Skills
25% Cast Speed
50% Hit Recovery
+(41 to 50)% to Summoned Minion Life
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+75 to Dexterity
Physical Resist 10%
40% Magic Find
Requirements -40%
Socketed (6)- Rare
Relevant affixes: 25ias, 25min, 30max, 40aa, 30dex, 20fcr, lightning arena oskill, banish/doom proc.
Doom adds ~150 phys dmg to every wdm source. Banish adds bonus rainbow dmg on top of your own. Keep picking rare ammys up in hopes of finding a good one with 4 or more good affixes. Note: +skill will only help Paragon (~125hp per sk) and Spellbind duration. It will not help anything else in any relevant manner. All-skills is useable, but it's not an important affix to get on bowzons.Just a "prebuff" ammy after respecs to push your maxed skills a bit further (allows you to get +1 target from Wyrmshot, yay!). Keep in stash. It's a very rare amulet.
Amulet
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
2% Chance to cast level 20 Widowmaker on Kill
2% Chance to cast level 20 APF-20 'Maelstrom' MkI on Kill
2% Chance to cast level 20 Thunder Hammer Nova on Kill
20% Movement Speed
Elemental Resists -20%
(25 to 50)% Magic Find20ms and 37mf. BiS for speed farming trash areas involving a lot of running like dunc. Also a very rare amulet.
Amulet
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
4% Chance to cast level 33 Scorpion Blade on Kill
Adds 5-10 Damage
Stun Attack
+(200 to 500) Defense
(20 to 25)% to Strength
(20 to 25)% to Dexterity
+100 Life after each Kill15dmg and 22%dex. Biggest dmg ammy. Use this for bossing if ias is already capped and Phalanx is not needed.
Amulet
Required Level: 100
Item Level: 120
5% Chance to cast level 5 Time Strike on Striking
+2 to All Skills
Adds 15-20 Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
Elemental Resists +10%
Physical Resist (1 to 10)%On-strike wdm proc, 35dmg, 5%ls and 5pr. A bit less dmg than BotSQ (3-4% dmg difference), but has some defense on it and a strike proc (good vs. stationary targets) which makes it slightly better. Always remember that not dying is more important than more dmg. Use this if ias is already capped and Phalanx is not needed.
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Required Level: 75
+3 Wyrmshot Targets
(4 to 6)% Innate Elemental Damage
+(9 to 15) to WyrmshotBossing
Required Level: 75
+(6 to 12) to Tantrum
+2000 Defense vs. Melee
(3 to 5)% to VitalityThe Petulant.The Petulant
Hard Leather Armor (Sacred)
Defense: 7053 to 7521
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 550
Item Level: 120
While Tantrum is Active:
+0.5% Deadly Strike per Tantrum Skill Level
+0.5% Crushing Blow per Tantrum Skill Level
+3% Weapon Physical Damage per Tantrum Skill Level
25% Movement Speed
Weapon Physical Damage +(30 to 60)%
+200% Enhanced Defense
(15 to 20)% to All Attributes
Physical Resist 10%
Socketed (6)
Required Level: 75
+1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
+(4 to 7) to Firedance
10% Magic FindEverything
Required Level: 75
+(13 to 18)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
(21 to 30)% Hit Recovery
+(7 to 12) to Pounce
Required Level: 75
100% Duration Bonus to Mark of the Wild
+(4 to 8) to Mark of the Wild
(1 to 2)% Deadly Strike
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Doomhp wrote:pls update for ver 2.5.1
all of the SU upgrades are whatever you find and feel is better than previous slot
Helm - Anything > TU Diadem > Siegfried=TU Diadem? > Eidolon looks decent > SU Helm Upgrade
Chest - Griswald Armor > Tu Quilted Armor > Sacred chest upgrade
Gloves - El runeword > TU chain gloves > Abandoned craft > SU Glove upgrade
Belt - Eth runeword > TU light belt > Abandoned craft > SU belt upgrade
Boots - Ith runeword > TU Light plated boots > Wind Runner(these are massive, one of the best upgrades)
Weapon - Edge or Shark in Reflex Bow > TU Reflex Bow > Crafted Reflex Bow > SU Bow/Mastercrafted Bow
Rings/Amulet - whatever is found
any questions anyone has in this thread please do not inquire
if you are wondering what skills to use
https://tsw.vn.cz/ladder/
visit that link, search by bowzon, use your judgement
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Sfp4 wrote:Doomhp wrote:pls update for ver 2.5.1
all of the SU upgrades are whatever you find and feel is better than previous slot
Helm - Anything > TU Diadem > Siegfried=TU Diadem? > Eidolon looks decent > SU Helm Upgrade
Chest - Griswald Armor > Tu Quilted Armor > Sacred chest upgrade
Gloves - El runeword > TU chain gloves > Abandoned craft > SU Glove upgrade
Belt - Eth runeword > TU light belt > Abandoned craft > SU belt upgrade
Boots - Ith runeword > TU Light plated boots > Wind Runner(these are massive, one of the best upgrades)
Weapon - Edge or Shark in Reflex Bow > TU Reflex Bow > Crafted Reflex Bow > SU Bow/Mastercrafted Bow
Rings/Amulet - whatever is found
any questions anyone has in this thread please do not inquire
if you are wondering what skills to use
https://tsw.vn.cz/ladder/
visit that link, search by bowzon, use your judgement
Doomhp wrote:Thank!
I am #2 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board but please dont use my build for any reference or ideas. I suck at this game
(also, my build is far from finishing because: i play a lot self-found (expect bow and gloves the equitable items are selffound & I refuse to use normal mystic orbs and only want to use umos)But here is a small tip for players who struggle with Scosglen:
Relic (Resurrect)
Absolutly underrated Farming tool for Scosglen. DMG-wise I was ready for Scosglen at lower level, like many bow amas but the corrupted Druids one-shotted my decoy and every corrupted Druid was a pain in the butt to kill. I randomly found this Relic, tested it, and it was a blessing. For lower level labs it was nice, you cant use it there, but you can start with 3 meat-shields. After lab 5 or 6 its kinda useless. Also gives +25% magic find.Relic
Required Level: 90
+25% Magic Find When Near a Revenant
+(11 to 23) to Resurrect
+(21 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
Required Level: 90
+25% Magic Find When Near a Revenant
+(11 to 23) to Resurrect
+(21 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
For any lower level content: 100 to Fauzt (130), where you can easy farm to Lvl140: Get the
Pantheon
Set - its extremly cheap - and can clear Fauzt super fast. Fill rest of items with a lot of magic find. It will take you a long time till you have uniques good enough to replace the set.Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)
Earth
Fire
Frost
Water
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
50% Attack Speed
Elemental Resists +50%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+150 to Life
Set Bonus with complete set:
3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
Adds 63-125 Damage
-45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+200 to Dexterity
(Amazon Bow Set)
Earth
Fire
Frost
Water
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
50% Attack Speed
Elemental Resists +50%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+150 to Life
Set Bonus with complete set:
3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
Adds 63-125 Damage
-45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+200 to Dexterity
Compared to #1 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board: He did a huge mistake on his quivers for late game content. Those are TU and can be crafted/farmed. Farm ACs craft a few of them, use lucky bonus (he did not and misses 5% attribute, which is a lot). Yes, it takes some time but in long term he is missing free stats and wasted those elemental ires (in my opinion).
you can try to wisp me ingame for quick question answered: /w *McLovin
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McLovin wrote:Sfp4 wrote:Doomhp wrote:pls update for ver 2.5.1
all of the SU upgrades are whatever you find and feel is better than previous slot
Helm - Anything > TU Diadem > Siegfried=TU Diadem? > Eidolon looks decent > SU Helm Upgrade
Chest - Griswald Armor > Tu Quilted Armor > Sacred chest upgrade
Gloves - El runeword > TU chain gloves > Abandoned craft > SU Glove upgrade
Belt - Eth runeword > TU light belt > Abandoned craft > SU belt upgrade
Boots - Ith runeword > TU Light plated boots > Wind Runner(these are massive, one of the best upgrades)
Weapon - Edge or Shark in Reflex Bow > TU Reflex Bow > Crafted Reflex Bow > SU Bow/Mastercrafted Bow
Rings/Amulet - whatever is found
any questions anyone has in this thread please do not inquire
if you are wondering what skills to use
https://tsw.vn.cz/ladder/
visit that link, search by bowzon, use your judgementDoomhp wrote:Thank!
I am #2 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board but please dont use my build for any reference or ideas. I suck at this game
But here is a small tip for players who struggle with Scosglen:Relic (Resurrect)Absolutly underrated Farming tool for Scosglen. DMG-wise I was ready for Scosglen at lower level, like many bow amas but the corrupted Druids one-shotted my decoy and every corrupted Druid was a pain in the butt to kill. I randomly found this Relic, tested it, and it was a blessing. For lower level labs it was nice, you cant use it there, but you can start with 3 meat-shields. After lab 5 or 6 its kinda useless. Also gives +25% magic find.Relic
Required Level: 90
+25% Magic Find When Near a Revenant
+(11 to 23) to Resurrect
+(21 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
For any lower level content: 100 to Fauzt (130), where you can easy farm to Lvl140: Get thePantheonSet - its extremly cheap - and can clear Fauzt super fast. Fill rest of items with a lot of magic find. It will take you a long time till you have uniques good enough to replace the set.Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)
Earth
Fire
Frost
Water
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
50% Attack Speed
Elemental Resists +50%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+150 to Life
Set Bonus with complete set:
3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
Adds 63-125 Damage
-45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+200 to Dexterity
Compared to #1 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board: He did a huge mistake on his quivers for late game content. Those are TU and can be crafted/farmed. Farm ACs craft a few of them, use lucky bonus (he did not and misses 5% attribute, which is a lot), use corrputed crystals and hope for a good bonus. Yes, it takes some time but in long term he is missing free stats and wasted those elemental ires (in my opinion).
you can try to wisp me ingame for quick question answered: /w *McLovin
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Waste a relic slot on resurrect when its in asgardsreia helmet, nice play
Using Rainbow Maiden in scos instead of asgardsreia and then relying on resurrect relic, nice play.
Actually suggesting pantheon set instead of the aforementioned gear in the actual guide that is better.
Actually putting 5% attribute on quiver instead of lotto.
You should read the guide.
Anyone asking questions about bowzon, besides where to put skill points should literally read the guide, and not take information from people who have little to no clue what they're talking about.
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berry117 wrote:McLovin wrote:Sfp4 wrote:Doomhp wrote:pls update for ver 2.5.1
all of the SU upgrades are whatever you find and feel is better than previous slot
Helm - Anything > TU Diadem > Siegfried=TU Diadem? > Eidolon looks decent > SU Helm Upgrade
Chest - Griswald Armor > Tu Quilted Armor > Sacred chest upgrade
Gloves - El runeword > TU chain gloves > Abandoned craft > SU Glove upgrade
Belt - Eth runeword > TU light belt > Abandoned craft > SU belt upgrade
Boots - Ith runeword > TU Light plated boots > Wind Runner(these are massive, one of the best upgrades)
Weapon - Edge or Shark in Reflex Bow > TU Reflex Bow > Crafted Reflex Bow > SU Bow/Mastercrafted Bow
Rings/Amulet - whatever is found
any questions anyone has in this thread please do not inquire
if you are wondering what skills to use
https://tsw.vn.cz/ladder/
visit that link, search by bowzon, use your judgementDoomhp wrote:Thank!
I am #2 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board but please dont use my build for any reference or ideas. I suck at this game
But here is a small tip for players who struggle with Scosglen:Relic (Resurrect)Absolutly underrated Farming tool for Scosglen. DMG-wise I was ready for Scosglen at lower level, like many bow amas but the corrupted Druids one-shotted my decoy and every corrupted Druid was a pain in the butt to kill. I randomly found this Relic, tested it, and it was a blessing. For lower level labs it was nice, you cant use it there, but you can start with 3 meat-shields. After lab 5 or 6 its kinda useless. Also gives +25% magic find.Relic
Required Level: 90
+25% Magic Find When Near a Revenant
+(11 to 23) to Resurrect
+(21 to 40)% to Summoned Minion Life
For any lower level content: 100 to Fauzt (130), where you can easy farm to Lvl140: Get thePantheonSet - its extremly cheap - and can clear Fauzt super fast. Fill rest of items with a lot of magic find. It will take you a long time till you have uniques good enough to replace the set.Pantheon
(Amazon Bow Set)
Earth
Fire
Frost
Water
Set Bonus with 2 or more set items:
50% Attack Speed
Elemental Resists +50%
Set Bonus with 3 or more set items:
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+150 to Life
Set Bonus with complete set:
3% Chance to cast level 40 Trinity Nova on Kill
5% Chance to cast level 11 Time Strike on Striking
Adds 63-125 Damage
-45% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
Weapon Physical Damage +60%
+200 to Dexterity
Compared to #1 Bow-Amazon on the ladder board: He did a huge mistake on his quivers for late game content. Those are TU and can be crafted/farmed. Farm ACs craft a few of them, use lucky bonus (he did not and misses 5% attribute, which is a lot), use corrputed crystals and hope for a good bonus. Yes, it takes some time but in long term he is missing free stats and wasted those elemental ires (in my opinion).
you can try to wisp me ingame for quick question answered: /w *McLovin
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Waste a relic slot on resurrect when its in asgardsreia helmet, nice play
Using Rainbow Maiden in scos instead of asgardsreia and then relying on resurrect relic, nice play.
Actually suggesting pantheon set instead of the aforementioned gear in the actual guide that is better.
Actually putting 5% attribute on quiver instead of lotto.
You should read the guide.
Anyone asking questions about bowzon, besides where to put skill points should literally read the guide, and not take information from people who have little to no clue what they're talking about.
well, thats your opinion and i just told my experience. and just typing aggresiv doesnt make your build better.
"Using Rainbow Maiden in scos instead of asgardsreia and then relying on resurrect relic, nice play." yup, also works, both are kinda rare, i found more resurrect relics than i found asgardsreia, but for farming higher labs rainbow maiden > asgardsreia (unless you go for defensiv build and dont play ecstatic frenzy)
"Actually putting 5% attribute on quiver instead of lotto." yes, 5%ATR > 50%MF for high labs, and having a spare quivers with lotto in stash for farming.
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McLovin wrote:"Using Rainbow Maiden in scos instead of asgardsreia and then relying on resurrect relic, nice play." yup, also works, both are kinda rare, i found more resurrect relics than i found asgardsreia, but for farming higher labs rainbow maiden > asgardsreia (unless you go for defensiv build and dont play ecstatic frenzy)
"Actually putting 5% attribute on quiver instead of lotto." yes, 5%ATR > 50%MF for high labs, and having a spare quivers with lotto in stash for farming.
I'm liking bowzon a lot, it's a nice one to clear areas with. However, I've been playing since the season start and haven't dropped a single relic. Been farming one char to 140 in Fauzt, and the other is now 129.
How do people find relics besides Baal? I thought relic drops were increased but I'm having especially shitty luck. My lvl 140 char is still playing in the gear he got when he was lvl 105
Zero upgrades dropped except for Beads of the Snake Queen.