Xbow Necromancer

Can you give an instruction step by step how to craft a stinger xbow from scratch ? and what stat/ dps for the craft I should aim for ? Is it a big upgrade comparing to tu4 / hwanin ?

blah2224 wrote:Can you give an instruction step by step how to craft a stinger xbow from scratch ? and what stat/ dps for the craft I should aim for ? Is it a big upgrade comparing to tu4 / hwanin ?

He says it in the guide: "Stinger crossbow can reach enormous damages and with a good proc, will last on you for a long time. Look for enhanced damage, maximum damage, good proc (Throwing knife, Shower of rocks, ATMG, Time strike), necro skills, MF, attack rating."

So just get your hands on a rare sacred Stinger xbow, or white one and Imbue it with Charsi and start crafting, preferably with Creepy, Intimidating or Weird shrines.

I think Hwanin is just too good for farming, unless you craft an insane roll, so you should aim for boss killer when crafting, ed close to 200% and max dmg +300 being the most important.

Thanks for your reply. I'm missing the part with which shrines I should use, also which MO should I roll / do you have an example of a good craft that I can take as a reference ?

you have examples page 5 of this thread

blah2224 wrote:Thanks for your reply. I'm missing the part with which shrines I should use, also which MO should I roll / do you have an example of a good craft that I can take as a reference ?

from the guide on the first page " MOs: Top enhanced damage on weapon to 200% (do not mix "enhanced damage" with "enhanced weapon damage"), if extra space feel free to use AR%/Manaleech MOs, depending on what you're lacking. "
5th line from Jampula previous post " Creepy, Intimidating or Weird shrines."

what are people's farming routes in places like K3K BA,TA...etc or is it more of a full clear kind if deal

blah2224 wrote:Thanks for your reply. I'm missing the part with which shrines I should use, also which MO should I roll / do you have an example of a good craft that I can take as a reference ?

Hi, very new on Sigma and Median XL in general, I started with necro, and after some tries, I went on following this guide that has been very helpful and well written. I am currently lvl 116, and I just crafted my first crossbow (and first item in general) last week end.

So after a lot of reading to make sure I wasn't messing anything this is what I did :
- You need a rare (yellow) sacred crossbow (stinger crossbow is the best it seems, but to be confirmed)
I didn't have one, but I found a blue one, on which I used an oil of renewal, until not magical (white) and without socket. Then I imbued it from the reward of Charsi (act1) so it became yellow.

From there, I put it in the cube with a shrine (I tried Weird, then Intimidating), and tried several time until I had something that seemed good (see above for good stats to look for). I had better result with the Intimidating shrine, but maybe it is just luck.
From there, once I was satisfied with the result, I blessed it with the creepy shrine (in the cube : crafted xbow, creepy shrine and 2 crystals), to add some more stats (strength here)

Then, I used several MO on top of it (I tried the enhanced dmg, but I was already at 200% enhanced dmg, and you can't go above with MO (so that was one wasted MO here ahaha)). I added then some MOs for life leach, mana leach and attack rating, from what I felt was missing in my runs. I did it a little randomly honestly, no calculation or anything.

Finally, since when you craft an item it has the maximum number of sockets, I added 6 Jah runes (200% + 6*15% enhanced dmg = 290% enhanced dmg). It is possible to go above 200% with the runes (but not the MOs, for reminder).

I will try to post a screen later on, if I can.

I am quite satisfied with it, it is definitely better than the Starkiller I had before.
I know I can do way better too, so I will try again, especially that I have now a lot of shrines since I ran Kurast 3000 BA.
I would love to find a Hwanin for farming too, the fireworks must be spectacular !

Please correct me if anything I said is wrong, as I am still very new to this !
(this crafting process felt very nice to my opinion, very satisfying)

Can someone explain, Trebuchet seems a tiny bit better cus its faster or am i retarded

SmellyBadger wrote:Can someone explain, Trebuchet seems a tiny bit better cus its faster or am i retarded

Not it's not.

Think of Weapon Speed as a value that determines how many frames an attack needs (it's not exactly that but you get what I mean). The higher the Weapon speed modifier is, the slower your attack is.

A weapon that has a weapon speed of 14 is basically twice as fast as a weapon with weapon speed of 28. (again it's not exactly that value. I have no idea what other things are factored in, since each weapon type is different for each character class. A weapon with a weapon speed of 28 on a necro may take 26 frames, whereas the same weapon on a barb may only take 17 frames for 1 atttack. It really differs and I can't explain it in detail, so just let me give you this link: http://forum.median-xl.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=203 )

The time per attack is then reduced by increased attack speed.

ruhtra wrote:
blah2224 wrote:Thanks for your reply. I'm missing the part with which shrines I should use, also which MO should I roll / do you have an example of a good craft that I can take as a reference ?

Hi, very new on Sigma and Median XL in general, I started with necro, and after some tries, I went on following this guide that has been very helpful and well written. I am currently lvl 116, and I just crafted my first crossbow (and first item in general) last week end.

So after a lot of reading to make sure I wasn't messing anything this is what I did :
- You need a rare (yellow) sacred crossbow (stinger crossbow is the best it seems, but to be confirmed)
I didn't have one, but I found a blue one, on which I used an oil of renewal, until not magical (white) and without socket. Then I imbued it from the reward of Charsi (act1) so it became yellow.

From there, I put it in the cube with a shrine (I tried Weird, then Intimidating), and tried several time until I had something that seemed good (see above for good stats to look for). I had better result with the Intimidating shrine, but maybe it is just luck.
From there, once I was satisfied with the result, I blessed it with the creepy shrine (in the cube : crafted xbow, creepy shrine and 2 crystals), to add some more stats (strength here)

Then, I used several MO on top of it (I tried the enhanced dmg, but I was already at 200% enhanced dmg, and you can't go above with MO (so that was one wasted MO here ahaha)). I added then some MOs for life leach, mana leach and attack rating, from what I felt was missing in my runs. I did it a little randomly honestly, no calculation or anything.

Finally, since when you craft an item it has the maximum number of sockets, I added 6 Jah runes (200% + 6*15% enhanced dmg = 290% enhanced dmg). It is possible to go above 200% with the runes (but not the MOs, for reminder).

I will try to post a screen later on, if I can.

I am quite satisfied with it, it is definitely better than the Starkiller I had before.
I know I can do way better too, so I will try again, especially that I have now a lot of shrines since I ran Kurast 3000 BA.
I would love to find a Hwanin for farming too, the fireworks must be spectacular !

Please correct me if anything I said is wrong, as I am still very new to this !
(this crafting process felt very nice to my opinion, very satisfying)

That's how it's done, the only thing missing is lucky upgrade with Oil of Luck.

And if the craft rolls ~150ed I think it's better to bless with Intimidating. That Deadly Strike is powerful if you manage to get some from other items too.

MO's are really a matter of preference. I usually craft weapons for boss killing, so dmg and attack speed is top priority. AR is not important thanks to Visegrip (and aerial) in semi-long fights.