SSF Bowzon

[Wulf]

Sadly, I have no plans to update this guide for 2.0 as I have other projects going on. Perhaps in the future, but don't count on it.

► Patches Changelog

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Patch 1.8

• No Bowzon changes.
• We now have Scrolls of Enchantment, which are cube reagents that add affixes to an item slot. Some of these are powerful, most are useless for Bowzon. Aim for 8ll gloves, hellfire/goblin helm, 75ewd chest, pr belt, sorb boots, fcr ammy, dex rings. List here (note: amulet and helm enchants aren't available on Single Player)

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Patch 1.7

• All ewd sources and weap dex scaling reduced by 40%, but ls penalty and monster hp down to compensate.
• Ecstatic Frenzy lost 40ms in echange for an irrelevant dmg bump.
• Zakarum Set gutted: 2 slots for ~400ewd (old) → 3 slots for 111ewd (new). Removed from suggested items.

All in all, we lost 80ms. It's pretty significant, but nothing game breaking. I now recommend 5 points in Wild and Free for a slight ms bump.

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Introduction
I decided to present a different type of guide. In a Solo Self-Found run, one cannot anticipate which items will be found. It's therefore important to plan for all eventualities and make do with what drops.

I will do three things in this guide:

• Provide a chronological progression milestone list to assure the smoothest progression throughout your journey.
  
• Present videos for each Uberquest, including the hardest ones.
• Lay out loads of gear suggestions that are upgrades to an easy-to-get basic item setup.

Why Bowzon?

• It's a very simple and easy-to-play build for newcomers.
• Even with budget items, Bowzons are among the best farmers in the game. Being a good farmer allows you to gear up easily for harder uber content.
• Bowzons are also decent at bossing. You'll be able to grab most charms without any outside help. I completed all Ubers except 2.

► Abbreviations

aa = All Attributes
AC's = Arcane Crystals
cbf = Cannot be Frozen (item affix)
dex = Dexterity
ds = Deadly Strike
ed = Enhanced Damage (increases base dmg of your weapon)
ewd = Enhanced Weapon Damage (is a dmg multiplier of your weapon and min/max from armors/charms)
fbr = Faster Block Rate (called Block Speed in-game)
fcr = Faster Cast Rate (called Cast Speed in-game)
fhr = Faster Hit Recovery (called Hit Recovery in-game)
hp = Life
ias = Increased Attack Speed (called Attack Speed in-game)
ls = Life Stolen
max = Maximum Damage (physical)
mf = Magic Find
min = Minimum Damage (physical)
MO = Mystic Orb
ms = Movement Speed
os = Open Socket(s)
pr = % Physical Resist
rw = Runeword
sk = All Skill
sigs = Signets of Learning
SU = Sacred Uniques
SSU = rarer Sacred Unique (10-20% chance in lvl 120 zones)
SSSU = even rarer Sacred Unique (sub 5% chance in lvl 130 zones)
SSF = solo self-found (means you cannot get help or items from other characters or players)
str = Strength
T4 = Tier 4 item
TU = Tiered Unique
TU4 = Tier 4 Tiered Unique
wdm = Weapon Damage Modifier

Table of Contents
(click to navigate)

Base Item Setup Quick Tips Uberquests Milestones Items Upgrades

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ATTRIBUTES | SKILLS | BREAKPOINTS

Strength:
Dexterity:
Vitality:
Energy:

Bow Tree: Trinity Arrow (24) | Barrage (6) | Phalanx (15) | Dragonlore (Max) | Wyrmshot (28)
Neutral Tree: Wild and Free (5) | Ecstatic Frenzy (Rest) | Defensive Harmony (1)
Reward Tree: Paragon (Max) | Spellbind (1) | War Spirit (1)


* Wyrmshot is for killing trash mobs and Phalanx against tanky targets.

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Leveling Items
(1-105)

Main Weapon:
Shark

Shark
Weapons
Except Necromancer Daggers, Assassin Claws
'Eld'
Runeword Level: 8
5% Chance to cast level 9 Bloodlust on Kill
+(7 to 9)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
20% Attack Speed
+5 to Maximum Damage
+0.125 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
1.5% Bonus to Attack Rating (Based on Character Level)
+(24 to 35)% Enhanced Damage
-1 to Mana

Reflex Bow T1
Herald of Skartara

Herald of Skartara
Reflex Bow (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (23 - 29) to (37 - 48)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 11
Required Dexterity: 103
Item Level: 29
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
1% Chance to cast level 3 Phalanx on Kill
1% Chance to cast level 6 Celerity on Kill
15% Attack Speed
Adds (11 to 15)-(21 to 30) Damage
+(35 to 57)% Enhanced Damage
10% Magic Find
Socketed (2)
Two-Hand Damage: (63 - 77) to (93 - 108)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 30
Required Dexterity: 150
Item Level: 40
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
2% Chance to cast level 7 Phalanx on Kill
2% Chance to cast level 10 Celerity on Kill
25% Attack Speed
Adds (25 to 35)-(41 to 50) Damage
+(81 to 103)% Enhanced Damage
20% Magic Find
Socketed (4)
Two-Hand Damage: (124 - 142) to (173 - 204)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 48
Required Dexterity: 290
Item Level: 67
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
3% Chance to cast level 11 Phalanx on Kill
3% Chance to cast level 14 Celerity on Kill
35% Attack Speed
Adds (36 to 45)-(51 to 70) Damage
+(126 to 149)% Enhanced Damage
30% Magic Find
Socketed (5)
Two-Hand Damage: (168 - 187) to (230 - 263)
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 57
Required Dexterity: 570
Item Level: 85
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
4% Chance to cast level 13 Phalanx on Kill
4% Chance to cast level 20 Celerity on Kill
40% Attack Speed
Adds (51 to 60)-(71 to 90) Damage
+(149 to 171)% Enhanced Damage
40% Magic Find
Socketed (6)

T2 T3 T4 (MO: luck first, 2x mana stolen, ed to 195, ewd, ar%, max)
Quiver: any
Swap Weapon:
Pax Mystica

Pax Mystica
Staves
'Tir'
Runeword Level: 10
+1 to All Skills
+7% to Spell Damage
+(2 to 5) to Blink
Elemental Resists +(11 to 15)%
(11 to 13)% Magic Find


Helm:
Cannonball
T2
Topspin

Topspin
Skull Cap (4)
Defense: (76 - 83) to (115 - 125)
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 28
Item Level: 1
5% Attack Speed
+(31 to 50)% Enhanced Defense
+(31 to 50) Defense
(3 to 5)% to Dexterity
(3 to 5)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
10% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (1)
Defense: (277 - 301) to (365 - 397)
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
15% Attack Speed
+(61 to 80)% Enhanced Defense
+(71 to 100) Defense
(6 to 8)% to Dexterity
(6 to 8)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
20% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (3)
Defense: (704 - 760) to (876 - 943)
Required Level: 37
Required Strength: 192
Item Level: 51
25% Attack Speed
+(91 to 110)% Enhanced Defense
+(151 to 200) Defense
(9 to 11)% to Dexterity
(9 to 11)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
30% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)
Defense: (1182 - 1258) to (1471 - 1564)
Required Level: 47
Required Strength: 384
Item Level: 77
30% Attack Speed
+(121 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
+(301 to 400) Defense
(12 to 14)% to Dexterity
(12 to 14)% to Energy
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
40% Bonus to Defense
Socketed (4)

1socket
Siegfried

Siegfried
Amazon Helms
'VexNef'
Runeword Level: 68
3% Chance to cast level 5 Vanquish on Kill
50% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
Adds 42-125 Fire Damage
Adds 42-125 Lightning Damage
Adds 42-125 Cold Damage
(3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(72 to 100)% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Dexterity
Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%


Body Armor:
Rebel


Rebel
Body Armors
'ZolSilSilLo'
Runeword Level: 100
15% Combat Speeds
Adds 6-10 Damage
Weapon Physical Damage +(80 to 100)%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(151 to 200) to Strength
+(151 to 200) to Dexterity
-75 to Vitality
-75 to Energy
+60 to Mana
Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
Elemental Resists +(40 to 50)%

Akara's Robe (3)

Akara's Robe
Quilted Armor (3)
Defense: 496 to 599
Required Level: 50
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 255
+1 to All Skills
+250 Defense
+(11 to 20) to all Attributes
+100 to Life
Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%
Cannot be Upgraded
Socketed (5)

(nightmare Cain quest reward)
Gloves: any T2
Featherclaw
Honorific T4 Leather Gloves (allres)
Belt:
Rainbow

Rainbow
Belts
'Eth'
Runeword Level: 15
+5% to Spell Damage
+(6 to 10)% to Summoned Minion Resistances
Regenerate Mana +(5 to 10)%
Elemental Resists +(10 to 15)%
(6 to 8)% Magic Find
+2 to Light Radius

Honorific T4 Sash (allres)
Boots:
Epicenter

Epicenter
Boots
'Ith'
Runeword Level: 18
0.0625% Chance of Crushing Blow (Based on Character Level)
+(4 to 15)% Enhanced Defense
+(40 to 60) to Life
Elemental Resists +(3 to 5)%

T2
Death Spur

Death Spur
Heavy Boots (4)
Defense: 27 to 39
Required Level: 3
Required Strength: 27
Item Level: 1
1% Chance to cast level 6 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.09375 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(11 to 15) to Strength
+(11 to 15) to Dexterity
Socketed (1)
Defense: 109 to 141
Required Level: 20
Required Strength: 55
Item Level: 31
1% Chance to cast level 10 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.15625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(21 to 25) to Strength
+(21 to 25) to Dexterity
Socketed (2)
Defense: 248 to 310
Required Level: 38
Required Strength: 193
Item Level: 51
1% Chance to cast level 14 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.21875 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(31 to 35) to Strength
+(31 to 35) to Dexterity
Socketed (3)
Defense: 346 to 427
Required Level: 46
Required Strength: 386
Item Level: 77
1% Chance to cast level 16 Spike Nova on Kill
(10 to 40)% Movement Speed
+0.25 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+(36 to 40) to Strength
+(36 to 40) to Dexterity
Socketed (4)


Rings: any
Amulet: any

Note: Don't uptier your armor TU's, you'll switch to Honorifics at lvl 105. All is explained in the Milestones section.

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Base Item Setup (105-120)

Main Weapon: +165ed +250dmg Craft Reflex Bow, (check the Item Upgrades section on what to bless/MO bow with)
Quiver: Magic 10-15%ls
Swap Weapon: T4
Koth's Lesson

Koth's Lesson
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

Helm: 4sockets
Siegfried

Siegfried
Amazon Helms
'VexNef'
Runeword Level: 68
3% Chance to cast level 5 Vanquish on Kill
50% Attack Speed
15% Cast Speed
Adds 42-125 Fire Damage
Adds 42-125 Lightning Damage
Adds 42-125 Cold Damage
(3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
+(72 to 100)% Enhanced Defense
+50 to Dexterity
Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%

(2x ias Jewels) (MO order: max, dex, str, mf)
Body Armor: T4
The War Cloak

The War Cloak
Quilted Armor (4)
Defense: (28 - 30) to (59 - 64)
Required Level: 1
Required Strength: 10
Item Level: 1
Adds 5-9 Damage
2% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(7 to 15)%
+(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
+20 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (2)
Defense: (149 - 161) to (224 - 241)
Required Level: 18
Required Strength: 50
Item Level: 31
Adds 10-14 Damage
3% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(16 to 30)%
+(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
+40 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (4)
Defense: (403 - 430) to (572 - 610)
Required Level: 35
Required Strength: 175
Item Level: 51
Adds 15-18 Damage
4% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(31 to 45)%
+(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
+60 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (5)
Defense: (595 - 632) to (834 - 887)
Required Level: 44
Required Strength: 350
Item Level: 77
Adds 20-25 Damage
5% Life stolen per Hit
Weapon Physical Damage +(46 to 60)%
+(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
+80 Life Regenerated per Second
Socketed (6)

(MO order: max, dex, str, mf)
Gloves: Honorific T4 Leather Gloves (MO order: allres, max, dex, str, mf)
Belt: Honorific T4 Sash (MO order: allres, max, dex, str, 2x fhr, mf rest)
Boots: Honorific T4 Boots (35-40ms, MO order: allres, max, dex, str, mf)
Rings: 2x
Ripstar

Ripstar
Ring
Required Level: 60
Item Level: 60
+0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
+20 Life on Melee Attack


Amulet:
Scarab of Death

Scarab of Death
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 Monster

Sockets: Perfect Skulls in weapon | Perfect Amethysts in armors

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Quick Tips
Before you start:

• If you plan to play SSF, be aware that Multiplayer has a lower chance to roll Uniques. Therefore, gearing up takes longer.
  
  
• If you are a new player, I highly recommend you follow the Milestone section to the letter. It's foolproof and specifically designed to take you by the hand and have you progress as far as possible. Diverge at your own risk.
  
  
• Pickup all uniques you find to disenchant. They're used to uptier/create uniques (lottery rolls), to shrine bless crafts, for jewelcrafting and opening high Lab portals.
  
  
• Use D2Stats for the drop notifier and stats reading. Here's a basic script you can edit to your liking: (simply copy/paste into program Notifier tab)
  
  ► Drop Notifier Basic Script

  Code: Select all

  #EARLY GAME
"Jewel"            #turn on/off when needed
"Reflex"           #for Tal rw
"Rune"             #remove when Jah+
"Skull Cap" 2      #TU2 base
"Heavy Boots" 2    #TU2 base
"Chain Gloves" 2   #TU2 base
"Leather Gloves" 4 #honorific
"Sash" 4           #honorific
"^Boots" 4         #honorific
"Quilted" 4        #TU4 base
"Einherjar" 4      #jah rw
"Skull$"           #remove when 12perf
"Amethyst"         #remove when 26perf
"Nih|Lai|On Rune"  #remove when 4 Nih

#CRAFT BASES
"Reflex" sacred              #imbue 1&2
"Reflex" sacred rare         #extra crafts
"Einherjar" sacred           #imbue3
"Einherjar" sacred rare      #extra crafts
"Quilted" sacred rare        #crafts
"Leather Gloves" sacred rare #crafts
"Sash" sacred rare           #crafts

#GEAR
"Quiver" unique rare
"Ring$" rare
"Amulet" rare
"Cube Reagent"
#hide "Ring$|Amulet" set
set               #Sets
sacred superior eth
unique 1 2 3 4    #TUs
unique sacred sound2
"Ring$|Amulet|Jewel" unique sound1
"Relic" sound4
"Orb\|"           #UMOs

#MISCELLANEOUS
#"Riftstone"
"Riftstone \(([2-9]|1[0-5])"
"Signet of Learning"
"Mystic Dye|Emblem|Oil of Conjuration|Occult|Scroll of Enchantment|Deity|Enchanting Crystal"
"Belladonna|Greater Signet"
"Shrine \(10"
"Great Rune|Runestone|Essence$|-Xis" red
#hide "s Sigil"    #dunc 5 sigils
#hide "Ring of the Five"
"Ring of the Five"
"Quest Item"
"A Jade|Khalim|Horadric Staff|the Viper|Lam Esen|Gidbinn"

#UBER DROPS
"Fragment|Trophy|Glorious Book|Dimensional Key|Book of Lies|Wings|Cycle|Askari|Sunless Crystal Bird"
"Neutrality Pact|Ghost Trance|Venom Stinger|Angel Bag|Zakarum|Gluttony"
"Hammer of the Taan Judges"

#INJECT TO HIDE
hide 1 2 3 4 low normal superior magic rare
#hide magic sacred
hide "^(Ring|Amulet)$" magic
hide "Quiver" normal magic
hide "^(Amethyst|Topaz|Sapphire|Emerald|Ruby|Diamond|Skull|Onyx|Bloodstone|Turquoise|Amber|Rainbow Stone)$"
hide "^Flawless"
hide "Greater (Healing|Mana) Potion"
hide "(^Healing|^Mana) Potion"
hide "Mana Potion"
hide "^Key$"
hide "^(El|Eld|Tir|Nef|Eth|Ith|Tal|Ral|Ort|Thul|Amn|Sol|Shael|Dol|Hel|Io|Lum|Ko|Fal|Lem|Pul|Um|Mal|Ist|Gul|Vex|Ohm|Lo|Sur|Ber|Jah|Cham|Zod) Rune$"

Playthrough tips:

• Pick up Bloodstone/Onyx/Amber/Turquoise gems in the early game for armor sockets, resists are very important.
  
  
• Mercenaries: aren't that useful early game since you'll die a lot. I only hire them at lvl 140 to help with speed runs. Saving Ornate shrines and keeping an eye out for Abjurer gear is a small price to pay for faster Fauzt runs. Alternatively you can opt for a Shapeshifter as a high labs tank.
  
  ► A3 Abjurer Guide

  
  Alternatives / Upgrades:
  

  Weapon:
  Aeterna
  
  Aeterna
  Broad Sword (Sacred)
  One-Hand Damage: (101 - 118) to (105 - 124)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 488
  Item Level: 105
  Strength Damage Bonus: (0.11 per Strength)%
  Amazing Grace
  4% Chance to cast level 50 Blizzard on Death Blow
  +(3 to 5) to All Skills
  +100 Spell Focus
  (20 to 50)% Cast Speed
  +(20 to 40)% to Spell Damage
  +(130 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
  (10 to 20)% to Strength
  Socketed (6)
  
  
  Shields:
  The Flying Saucer
  
  The Flying Saucer
  Small Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (3627 - 3957) to (3907 - 4262)
  Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 500
  Required Dexterity: 499
  Item Level: 120
  1% Chance to cast level 60 Cryo Beam on Striking
  1% Base Block Chance
  30% Movement Speed
  -25% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  -25% to Enemy Cold Resistance
  +(120 to 140)% Enhanced Defense
  Physical Resist 5%
  Socketed (4)
  
  →
  Stormflyer
  
  Stormflyer
  Kite Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (4190 - 4737) to (4889 - 5527)
  Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 550
  Required Dexterity: 559
  Item Level: 120
  25% Chance to cast level 60 Forked Lightning on Melee Attack
  1% Base Block Chance
  +(30 to 40)% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -(15 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(130 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
  (11 to 15)% to Dexterity
  (31 to 40)% to Energy
  Lightning Absorb 5%
  25% Weapon Damage Taken Restores Mana
  Socketed (4)
  
  →
  Avatar
  
  
  Avatar
  Shields
  'IgnFulGla'
  Runeword Level: 100
  +1 to All Skills
  45% Cast Speed
  45% Hit Recovery
  -(27 to 30)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
  -(27 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  -(27 to 30)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
  +(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
  (16 to 25)% Magic Find
  Requirements +25%
  
  →
  Celestial Barrier
  
  Celestial Barrier
  Spiked Shield (Sacred)
  Defense: (2525 - 2828) to (3012 - 3374)
  Chance to Block: 1% + Class%
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 550
  Item Level: 120
  +(4 to 5) to All Skills
  1% Base Block Chance
  -50% Attack Speed
  30% Cast Speed
  -(20 to 25)% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  +(150 to 180)% Enhanced Defense
  50% Bonus to Defense
  1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Socketed (6)
  
  
  Helms:
  Lacuni Cowl
  
  Lacuni Cowl
  Skull Cap (Sacred)
  Defense: (2865 - 3115) to (2964 - 3222)
  Required Level: 90
  Required Strength: 550
  Item Level: 105
  Orb Effects Applied to this Item are Doubled
  Adds 200-300 Fire Damage
  Adds 200-300 Lightning Damage
  -(15 to 25)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
  -(15 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(130 to 150)% Enhanced Defense
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  2% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Socketed (4)
  
  →
  Thundercap
  →
  Griffon's Eye
  
  Griffon's Eye
  Diadem (Sacred)
  Defense: 870 to 983
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 524
  Item Level: 120
  20% of Lightning Resistance Added as Lightning Spell Damage
  +(2 to 3) to All Skills
  40% Cast Speed
  -(20 to 30)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  Lightning Absorb 10%
  Socketed (4)
  
  
  Armor:
  Zann Prodigy
  
  Zann Prodigy
  Banded Plate (Sacred)
  Defense: (6721 - 7943) to (8234 - 9731)
  (Sorceress Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Dexterity: 627
  Item Level: 105
  Tempest: +3 Projectiles
  +(2 to 5) to Sorceress Skill Levels
  +(15 to 25)% Bonus to Spell Focus
  -15% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -(15 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
  Maximum Lightning Resist +2%
  Physical Resist 5%
  +10 Mana after each Kill
  Socketed (6)
  
  →
  Hide of the Basilisk
  
  Hide of the Basilisk
  Chain Mail (Sacred)
  Defense: (5807 - 6817) to (6568 - 7711)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 600
  Item Level: 120
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  30% Cast Speed
  +(25 to 38)% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -35% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(13 to 16) to Thunderstone
  +(130 to 170)% Enhanced Defense
  +250 to Mana
  Maximum Lightning Resist +4%
  Physical Resist 15%
  1% Reanimate as: Random Monster
  Socketed (6)
  
  
  Belts:
  Doomcloud Spine
  
  Doomcloud Spine
  Plated Belt (Sacred)
  Defense: 4089 to 4479
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 675
  Item Level: 120
  Adds 100-150 Lightning Damage
  +25% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -15% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +200% Enhanced Defense
  +50 to Vitality
  15% to Vitality
  Maximum Lightning Resist +2%
  +5 Lightning Absorb
  Socketed (2)
  
  
  Henchmen Trophies
  (Legendary Set)
  
  →
  Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
  
  Nor Tiraj's Wisdom
  Heavy Belt (Sacred)
  Defense: (2805 - 3315) to (3029 - 3580)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 687 to 937
  Item Level: 105
  +100 Spell Focus
  -(20 to 25)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(15 to 20) to Lightning Shield
  +(15 to 20) to Stormclash
  +(120 to 160)% Enhanced Defense
  Maximum Mana +10%
  (10 to 50)% Bonus to Defense
  +2% to Experience Gained
  Requirements +(10 to 50)%
  Socketed (2)
  
  
  Boots:
  Spirit Walker
  
  Spirit Walker
  Heavy Boots (Sacred)
  Defense: 696 to 737
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 550
  Item Level: 120
  +1% Physical Resist per 18% Mana Regeneration
  +2 to All Skills
  +(50 to 100) Spell Focus
  (10 to 40)% Movement Speed
  Jitan's Gate Cooldown Reduced by 1 seconds
  +35% to Physical/Magic Spell Damage
  -15% to Enemy Elemental Resistances
  Socketed (4)
  
  
  Amulets:
  Black Dwarf
  
  Black Dwarf
  Amulet
  Required Level: 110
  Item Level: 105
  +2 to All Skills
  20% Cast Speed
  20% Hit Recovery
  +(15 to 25)% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -(5 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(15 to 25)% to Cold Spell Damage
  -(5 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
  +(21 to 29) to Supernova
  (30 to 40)% Bonus to Defense
  -5 to Light Radius
  
  →
  The Tesseract
  
  The Tesseract
  Amulet
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 105
  +2 to All Skills
  25% Cast Speed
  +(1 to 30)% to Fire Spell Damage
  -(1 to 20)% to Enemy Fire Resistance
  +(1 to 30)% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -(1 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  +(1 to 30)% to Cold Spell Damage
  -(1 to 20)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
  +(1 to 30)% to Poison Spell Damage
  -(1 to 20)% to Enemy Poison Resistance
  
  
  
• Limit attribute points spent into str. Stick with low requirement bases and maximize dex. As you reach midgame, you'll rely on str given from charms to equip sacred items.
  
  
• Always rerun ubers for high or perfect charm rolls. Newer players often omit doing this. These stats add up and make up a significant part of your dmg and survivability. Especially considering there are more than 40 uber charms.

Troubleshooting: (middle game)

• My dmg is low, why?
  
  • Did you MO all your item slots up to your level?
  • Do you have perfect amethysts on all your armor slots?
  • Do you have a crafted weapon with 200ed and 300max?
  • Did you consume 400 sigs?
  • Did you spend all your base attribute points in dex?
  • Do you proc on-kill Bloodlust with weapon swap?
  • Did you gather all uber charms up to your level?
  • Did you rerun ubers for high or perfect roll charms? ← Most people omit this; they shouldn't.
    If you answered yes to all, you simply need better gear. Check the Item Upgrades section and farm Duncraig.
• Why do you MO str in your build?
  
  A lot of good sacred items require above 550 str to wear. Str given from charms, MO's and gear are attribute points you save that go in dex. So in a way, 1 str = 1 dex (until you have enough str to equip everything).
• What do I MO my gear with?
  
  • Weapons: inti/aban bless+luck first → %ed to 196 → ewd → ds → max (In doubt, use a dmg calculator).
  • Armor: max → dex. Bless with aban.
  • Rings/Amulet/Quivers: Psn length reduction → rest open for when resists are needed.
• Is an elemental build (Stag Bow) good?
  
  I've seen it work, but only when super geared. It isn't a SSF-friendly as it's very item dependant. I tried to make it work, but the dmg and sustain simply isn't there.
• How much mf should I have?
  
  As a general rule, killspeed is always preferable to mf. Through many farming runs, I've found that 200-250mf is a excellent and easy number to reach. Mf above that number has big diminishing returns, see data below. Upon reaching 200-250 mf, I focus on dmg and ms for faster runs.
  

 

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Uberquests

Butcher
Location: Act 1 Tristram inside western House (lvl 105)

Strategy: Spellbind → Barrage while kiting him in circle. Things go bad if he hits you.






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Infernal Machine
Location: Act 1 Tamoe Highland Pit lvl 2 (lvl 105)

Strategy: Stay mobile → kill adds with Wyrmshot/Phalanx.When things are manageable, kill Machine with Phalanx. Rerun for 15allres.





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Island of the Sunless Sea (IotSS)
Location: Act 2 Rocky Waste Stony Tomb lvl 2 kill Grubber portal (lvl 105)

Strategy: Invisible enemies → Lead with Wyrmshot. Spellbind bosses → Kill with Phalanx/Barrage. Runs get easier as you get more MO's. Best place to farm gold. Rerun for high res charm.





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Tal Rasha
Location: Act 2 Tal Rasha Tomb kill guardians at Duriel entrance portal (lvl 110)

Strategy: Kill adds with Wyrmshot. Against boss → Use Barrage if Stone Skin, use Phalanx if Magic Resistant. Rerun for 20%aa charm.





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Death Projector
Location: Act 3 Frayer Jungle Swampy Pit lvl 3 (lvl 110)

Strategy: Kite mobs in circle → Kill tower with Phalanx.






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Creature of Flame (CoF)
Location: Act 3 Lower Kurast Entrance kill guardian portal to Caldeum (grab wp) Bottom-Left Portal (lvl 110)

Strategy: Dodge things → Spellbind boss and kill with Phalanx/Barrage. Rerun for 5%ls and 25aa charm.




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Lord Aldric Jitan
Location: Act 3 east of Kurast Docks Torajan Jungle portal (lvl 110) north [map here]

Strategy: Progress slowly → Kill everything with Phalanx. Annoying, but you only need to run him once (important charm for its teleport). Allows you to ditch "nef" staff for bloodlust buffs.





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Akarat
Location: Act 3 east of Kurast Docks Torajan Jungle portal (lvl 110) north-east [map here]

Strategy: Aim for a nice Phalanx angle to race his healing. Becomes trivial as you get more gear.






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Bul-Kathos (Arreats)
Location: Act 5 Arreat Summit kill Narthal portal (lvl 110)

Strategy: Wyrmshot adds → Spellbind and Trinity Arrow boss. Rerun for 30ewd charm.






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Kurast 3000 BA (K3K)
Location: Act 3 east of Kurast Docks Torajan Jungle portal north-east portal (lvl 115) (grab wp) [map here]

Strategy: Wyrmshot trash, Phalanx orbs. Best area for pgems and shrines.





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Azmodan
Location: Act 4 Chaos Sanctuary kill Ghom right-click Key of Sin for portal (lvl 115)

Strategy: Spellbind and Phalanx from far away. If annoying position → Get on platform and Barrage until he moves.





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Library of Fate (Khalimgrad)
Location: Act 4 Plains of Despair kill Izual portal (lvl 115) north-west to Silver City (grab wp) north-west

Strategy: Clear stuff using Phalanx/Wyrmshot. Progress slowly, tanky mobs. Rerun for 10%aa.





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Bull Prince Rodeo (BPR)
Location: Act 1 grab leg in Tristram cube leg in Town portal kill Cow King cube other leg in Cow level portal (lvl 115)

Strategy: Spellbind and kill with Phalanx/Barrage. Stay close to walls to not get hit by exploding cows. You can enter red portal to dodge chicken attack. Rerun for 60str+dex.




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Black Road Challenge (BRC)
Location: Act 1 south of Rogue Encampment Bramwell (lvl 115) north

Strategy: Get in fire circle to dmg boss → Leave circle when swarmed. Clear with Phalanx.






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Cathedral of Vanity (CoV)
Location: Act 4 Silver City north of Library of Fate portal (lvl 115)

Strategy: Cast summons before you enter portal. Kill orb with Phalanx as soon as you enter → Clear everything with Phalanx.





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Legacy of Blood (Bartuc)
Location: Act 3 Torajan Jungle wp south-east [map here]

Strategy: Dodge things at your feet → Kill everything with Phalanx. Phalanx can cc Bartuc → Don't stunlock him, else he remains invulnerable. Rerun for 5%ls.





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Rathma Square (Primus)
Location: Act 3 Caldeum west stairs (lvl 115)

Strategy: Kill Crawlers with Wyrmshot → Phalanx/Barrage boss. There's no hurry, you can do it in several tries.





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Tran Athulua (TA)
Location: Act 2 Dry Hills Halls of the Dead kill guardian portal (lvl 115)

Strategy: Phalanx/Wyrmshot everything. Be mindful of Arrowside death procs. Rerun for a 15%hp charm.





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Judgment Day
Location: Act 4 Silver City portal next to Halbu follow path to Spire 2 portal middle (lvl 120)

Strategy: Start with Imperius and take your time → Kill bosses with Phalanx → Wyrmshot if bad Phalanx angle.





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Duncraig (Dunc)
Location: Act 1 south of Rogue Encampment Bramwell (lvl 115) north-most entrance (lvl 120) reach next entrance (grab wp)

Strategy: Wyrmshot everything. Cube 5 boss sigils with Ring of the Five (dunc drop). Use its Purify oskill to kill Assur. Duncraig is the best place for SU's and SSU’s. Good experience as well up to lvl 135. is worth getting (10speeds).



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Kabraxis
Location: Act 1 Bramwell head north to kill boss portal (lvl 120)

Strategy: Very easy for bowzon. Stay half a screen away → Run off when boss releases the slow moving things around him → Kill with Spellbind and Phalanx/Barrage.





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Quov Tsin
Location: Act 3 Caldeum head east and kill guardian next to goliaths portal (lvl 120)

Strategy: Equip as much max resist as you can. Dodge beam laterally and cast Phalanx.






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Baal (Hell difficulty)
Location: Act 5 same location, Hell Baal is just buffed to uber status (lvl 120)

Strategy: Stay mobile → Spellbind Baal and kill with Trinity/Phalanx. Drag Baal off while you kill act bosses he spawns.





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Xazax
Location: Act 2 Skartara wp Maggot Passage next to wp reach lvl 3 (lvl 125)

Strategy: Debuff with Spellbind and spam Phalanx. Stay away from invulnerable adds. Rerun for +2zon and 40psn res.





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Teganze
Location: Act 3 Torajan Jungle wp east to Torajan Cemetary [map here] head east to entrance (lvl 120)

Strategy: Wyrmshot everything → Kill Zagraal with Phalanx. Get a 40str+dex charm (upgrade 5 essences at a time, ditch when low rolls). You'll get approximately 1.5 runestone and 4 essences per full run.



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Athulua
Location: Act 2 Tran Athulua north-east to Skartara (grab wp) north, summon boss on platform with Askari Scroll (a Priestess drop)

Strategy: Kill with Phalanx → Keep her busy with summons.





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Triune
Location: Act 3 Caldeum Rathma Square kill boss portal (lvl 120)

Strategy: Grab Tome of Possession → Lure Lucion to Malic → Possess Lucion repetitively to have Malic kill him. Make a 22speeds charm → Leftover space with dex. Return later to cycle charm up to lvl 140. Keep the frags and empty charms for trophy to upgrade Sleep charm.




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Vizjun
Location: Act 3 Frayer Jungle Swampy Pit lvl 3 (lvl 110) west portal (lvl 125)

Strategy: Equip pr → Spam Phalanx and let life leech do its work. Teleport away from mines. Rerun for a 50str+dex charm.





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Astrogha
Location: Act 3 east of Kurast Docks Torajan Jungle portal (lvl 110) north [map here]

Strategy:Spellbind boss → Phalanx whole screen. You'll die a bunch, but that's okay. Rerun for a 400hp charm. Pick up the Jitan charms while you rerun Astro for future amulet lotteries.





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Belial
Location: Act 4 Chaos Sanctuary Kill Maghda right-click Key of Lies for portal (lvl 125)

Strategy: Belial is a very small and very fast moving rat. He doesn't look like his human-form clones. Stack 300+ fire res → Spam Phalanx at the small rat and stay mobile. Rerun for a 400+ hp charm.





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Bremmtown
Location: Act 5 Fauztinville east portal (lvl 130) [Fauzt map here]

Strategy: Start slow by casting a minion in front of you to bait teleports. When at long corridor → Stop casting minions and Wyrmshot every meter on your way to the boss. That place is merely a gear check (dmg, leech and pr). Rerun until 625+ hp charm.




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Kingdom of Shadow (Ureh)
Location: Act 3 Caldeum head east to Quov Tsin portal enter portal past the boss follow fire arrow to entrance (lvl 120)

Strategy: Will need 50pr and 88psn res. I suggest

Witchhunter's Hood

Witchhunter's Hood
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)

, 1% luckied

Truce

Truce
Belts
'Jah'
Runeword Level: 80
5% Combat Speeds
Stun Attack
Slows Attacker by 5%
+(172 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
Physical Resist 10%

and 8 perf turqoises. Walk to near platform → Teleport → Kite boss in circle while spamming Phalanx. Might need several tries; sometimes you get surrounded on bridge. Rerun for a +2 zon charm and never return.



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Yshari Sanctum (Valthek)
Location (set): Act 3 Caldeum north entrance (lvl 125) (Yshari Sanctum map with paths)
Location (boss): Act 3 Caldeum center entrance (lvl 125)

Strategy:
Maze → Takes 30-60 mins to gather the set, but you only have to run the maze once.
Boss → Arcane Blast to clear trash, Holybolt to dmg boss. Always leave a handful of mobs alive and dodge things. Rerun boss for a +1sk, 15allres charm.


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Fauztinville (Fauzt)
Location: Act 5 cube any rune with Kabraxis-upgraded Black Road charm right-click scroll for portal (lvl 130) [Fauzt map here]

Strategy: Difficult to grind efficiently. The best way to clear on budget gear is to have reanimates (Scarab ammy, perf Amber in weap, TU Chain Mail, SU Quilted, SU Skull Cap). I recommend 17k hp and 50pr for efficient runs under 6 mins. Fauzt is only good for jewelry and experience up to lvl 140. If you just want SSU's, you're better off in Dunc. Fauzt farming route here.

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Uldyssian
Location: Act 4 Silver City portal next to Halbu follow path to Spire 2 portal north-most portal (lvl 130)

Strategy: Equip pr → Spellbind+Phalanx and dodge things. Rerun for a +2sk charm.




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Toraja
Location: Act 3 Torajan Jungle wp east to Torajan Cemetary [Jungle map here] head west, kill mob with Edyrem portal (lvl 125)

Strategy: Easier when you get additional Edyrem tankiness from Uldy charm. Run south quickly → Clear room → Progress slowly to Lilith. Use Phalanx to cc mobs while your Edyrems position themselves. Only have to succeed once.



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Atanna Khan (Witch)
Location: Act 3 Caldeum head east to Quov Tsin portal enter portal past the boss north-west-most portal (lvl 125)

Strategy: Purify fight. Respec into full vitality and swap armor gems to perfect Rubies. Use 6sockets scepter, 6sockets shield and 4sockets boots for more hp from Paragon. The fight itself is simple: Dodge things → Purify/Spellbind on cooldown → Run off to refill belt with pots from inventory. Upgrade charm with Duncraig (60ewd) or Triune (15%aa, 45dmg) trophy.


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Spirit of Gay Giyua
Location: Act 3 Torajan Jungle wp east to Torajan Cemetary [map here] Teganze portal at center of map (lvl 125)

Strategy: The first uber requiring effort. Equip high pr and dmg. Kite around untargetable minions on a big platform while spamming Phalanx/Spellbind at boss. Purify Harvesters as soon as they spawn. When you die, just go back in TP at entrance and run back. It will take a couple of tries to get used to it.


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The Void
Location: Act 4 Silver City north of Library of Fate Cathedral Kill boss Portal (130)

Strategy:
Sloth: Rekill until scroll drop, dodge death proc by side movement.
Glutony: Spellbind and Phalanx.
Greed: Phalanx from top-left stairs.
Lust: Phalanx everything.
Wrath: Get 50pr and use shield to survive him; He’ll kill himself. Leech off Darkwraiths with Phalanx.
Envy: Phalanx everything.
Pride: Boss loses hp from his summons’ atks. Summon stuff to tank. Kill adds when there’s too much.

Inarius & Lilith:
Sequence: bring Lilith to center → When she Blood Pools, chase her away → Teleport behind pool → Cast summons in the pool to keep Inarius still → dmg him with Phalanx → Repeat.

General tips: Don’t War Spirit | Spellbind Inarius | Walk over ice balls near Lilith | Only commit on the well set-up Blood Baths.

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Brother Laz
Location: Act 3 Frayer Jungle Swampy Pit lvl 3 north-east of Vizjun Portal (130) [map here]

Strategy: This is a space management uber. The idea is to keep Laz inside the big room and use the narrow corridor to clear the opposide side, where Laz isn’t. This uber is all about experience. It will take many practice runs just to get a good grasp on what to do and not do. You only need to succeed twice: one for the charm and the other for Samael key.

Sequence: Let Laz stomp you → Slowly run away while purifying him → Lead him to empty areas → When big room is near full of adds, break chase (teleport away when Laz is almost out of your screen) → Use corridor to go to other side of big room → Clear adds with Wyrmshot → Repeat.

Recommended Setup:

• Berith
  (Javelin) or
  Charged Cloud

  

  Charged Cloud
  Maiden Javelin (Sacred)
  Throw Damage: 71 to 88
  One-Hand Damage: 46 to 54
  (Amazon Only)
  Required Level: 100
  Required Strength: 310
  Required Dexterity: 600
  Item Level: 118
  Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.13 per Dexterity)%
  +(1 to 3) to All Skills
  (1 to 2)% Base Block Chance
  50% Block Speed
  +(11 to 25)% to Lightning Spell Damage
  -(11 to 20)% to Enemy Lightning Resistance
  (21 to 25)% to Dexterity
  Socketed (3)
  

  
  Thunderstorm
  (Amazon Oskill Set)
  
  + T4
  The Sightless Eye

  

  The Sightless Eye
  Athulua's Hand (4)
  Defense: (43 - 47) to (84 - 92)
  Chance to Block: 4%
  (Amazon Only)
  Required Level: 1
  Required Dexterity: 21
  Item Level: 1
  +5 to Maximum Damage
  Adds 4-5 Cold Damage
  Slow Target 5%
  +(12 to 23)% Enhanced Defense
  (2 to 5)% to Dexterity
  +1 Mana on Striking
  Socketed (1)
  Defense: (171 - 185) to (271 - 293)
  Chance to Block: 4%
  (Amazon Only)
  Required Level: 19
  Required Dexterity: 32
  Item Level: 31
  +10 to Maximum Damage
  Adds 11-15 Cold Damage
  Slow Target 7%
  +(35 to 46)% Enhanced Defense
  (10 to 13)% to Dexterity
  +1 Mana on Striking
  Socketed (3)
  Defense: (436 - 466) to (658 - 704)
  Chance to Block: 4%
  (Amazon Only)
  Required Level: 36
  Required Dexterity: 67
  Item Level: 51
  +15 to Maximum Damage
  Adds 33-40 Cold Damage
  Slow Target 9%
  +(58 to 69)% Enhanced Defense
  (18 to 21)% to Dexterity
  +1 Mana on Striking
  Socketed (4)
  Defense: (643 - 685) to (964 - 1027)
  Chance to Block: 4%
  (Amazon Only)
  Required Level: 45
  Required Dexterity: 139
  Item Level: 77
  +20 to Maximum Damage
  Adds 100-120 Cold Damage
  Slow Target 10%
  +(69 to 80)% Enhanced Defense
  (22 to 25)% to Dexterity
  +1 Mana on Striking
  Socketed (4)
  
  → 75block, 174fbr, 174fhr, 50pr, cbf from
  Athulua's Oracle

  

  Athulua's Oracle
  Amulet
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +(1 to 2) to All Skills
  40% Attack Speed
  (150 to 250)% Bonus to Attack Rating
  Cannot Be Frozen
  
  .
• Remove skill points from Barrage & Phalanx and put them in Wild and Free.

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Samael
Location: Act 5 farm Baal for shard cube shard repetitively cube shard with void ring+assur ring+uldy+laz+spirit charms cube shard with taha rune+sig (25) to open portal (lvl 130)

Strategy: I gave him an honest try. I could not kill him even with very strong gear with a

Deviant Crown

Deviant Crown
Einherjar Helm (Sacred)
Defense: 1958 to 2106
(Amazon Only)
Required Level: 60
Required Dexterity: 534
Item Level: 120
If you have No Points in Lioness, Shieldmaiden,
Thundermaiden, Crimson Rite and Dragonlore:
+50% Cast Speed
+100% Magic Find
+33% Deadly Strike
+25% Physical Resist
+600 Spell Focus
+(4 to 5) to Amazon Skill Levels
+100% Enhanced Defense
Maximum Elemental Resists +2%
Socketed (4)

setup and javelin skill Moonbeam healing. Lowest I got him down to was 60% hp. I suspect it's very doable using a bunch of UMO and effigies to pump your dmg up, but these aren't SSF friendly so I chose not to explore it.

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Deimoss
Location:

Strategy: Not attempted yet.

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I do not gratefully thank Ben-, Acry, mortimer_85 and ryunp for their useless and very mean comments.

[Wulf]

Milestones

► Early Game

• Get Cain armor and all the early game runewords in act1.
  
  • "el" armor | "nef" staff | "eth" belt | "ith" boots | "ral" helm | "tal" reflex bow (gamble a tier1 reflex bow at lvl 17 → cube it with Oil of Renewal → cube with a jewel to add 1socket if needed).
  
  
• Farm Andariel for uniques → arcane shards → TU1 reflex bow (socket ith runes).
  
  • Simply upgrade the "tal" reflex you have.
  
  
• At lvl 30, uptier Reflex Bow to TU2 with the free AC you got at the end of act2.
  
  
• Farm Mephisto for: TU2 Heavy Boots → TU2 Chain Gloves → TU2 Skull Cap.
  
  • Leave them at tier2 to save the attribute points and AC's. They're only placeholders until you reach lvl 105.
  • Keep your "el" chest and "eth" belt. Resists are unbeatable in the early game.
  
  
• At lvl 48, uptier Reflex Bow to TU3 (rerun Meph if needed).
  
  
• Replace your "el" body armor with Cain armor reward from Nightmare difficulty.
  
  
• Do Nightmare Countess for a good chance at a high rune → downgrade it to Jah.
  
  
• As soon as you hit lvl 65, equip
  Siegfried

  

  Siegfried
  Amazon Helms
  'VexNef'
  Runeword Level: 68
  3% Chance to cast level 5 Vanquish on Kill
  50% Attack Speed
  15% Cast Speed
  Adds 42-125 Fire Damage
  Adds 42-125 Lightning Damage
  Adds 42-125 Cold Damage
  (3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
  +(72 to 100)% Enhanced Defense
  +50 to Dexterity
  Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%
  
  ("Jah" in 1socket Einherjar). Gamble → Renewal → Jewel.
  
  
• At 570 dex (lvl ~80), uptier Reflex Bow to TU4. Fill with perf skulls.
  
  • MO order: 2x mana stolen, ed to 195% (luck oil first), 5x ewd, ar% rest (max dmg later).
  
  
• From now on, use all your AC's on unique amulet rolls until you find a
  Scarab of Death

  

  Scarab of Death
  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 Monster
  
  .
  
  
• At lvl 85, gamble a T4 Sash + T4 Leather Gloves → Honorific → MO allres.
  
  
• At 105, grab Butcher → Infernal Machine charms in Hell act 1. Rerun machine for 15allres.
  
  • You don't need to run through Hell act 1-5 first, you can start grabbing charms as soon as you get to their entrance.
  
  
• Once in Hell act 2 → kill Riftwalker → farm IotSS for gold and a high res charm. Don't stop farming until you get everything on this list:
  
  • Gamble T4 Boots → Upgrade to Honorifics (farm infusions at normal Shenk for 35-40ms Honorific).
    
  • MO your 3 Honorifics to your level → Order: allres, max, dex, str, mf rest.
    
  • Your resists are now capped → Gamble + TU upgrade + MO T4
    The War Cloak

    

    The War Cloak
    Quilted Armor (4)
    Defense: (28 - 30) to (59 - 64)
    Required Level: 1
    Required Strength: 10
    Item Level: 1
    Adds 5-9 Damage
    2% Life stolen per Hit
    Weapon Physical Damage +(7 to 15)%
    +(18 to 29)% Enhanced Defense
    +20 Life Regenerated per Second
    Socketed (2)
    Defense: (149 - 161) to (224 - 241)
    Required Level: 18
    Required Strength: 50
    Item Level: 31
    Adds 10-14 Damage
    3% Life stolen per Hit
    Weapon Physical Damage +(16 to 30)%
    +(41 to 52)% Enhanced Defense
    +40 Life Regenerated per Second
    Socketed (4)
    Defense: (403 - 430) to (572 - 610)
    Required Level: 35
    Required Strength: 175
    Item Level: 51
    Adds 15-18 Damage
    4% Life stolen per Hit
    Weapon Physical Damage +(31 to 45)%
    +(64 to 75)% Enhanced Defense
    +60 Life Regenerated per Second
    Socketed (5)
    Defense: (595 - 632) to (834 - 887)
    Required Level: 44
    Required Strength: 350
    Item Level: 77
    Adds 20-25 Damage
    5% Life stolen per Hit
    Weapon Physical Damage +(46 to 60)%
    +(75 to 86)% Enhanced Defense
    +80 Life Regenerated per Second
    Socketed (6)
    
    → Socket perfect amethysts on every armor slots.
    
  • Buy white Arrow Quivers → oil of enhancement them until you find one with 10-15%ls (Click here for more details).
  
  
• When you find
  Scarab of Death

  

  Scarab of Death
  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 Monster
  
  amulet, use your AC's to "ber" jewelcraft for 2x jewels with ias.
  
  • For now they do nothing because TU4 Reflex gives 40ias, but when you upgrade your weapon to craft, you'll need them to maintain 292ias (150 frenzy, 35charms, 50 ammy, 40 helm, 20 jewels).
    
  • After you got the 2 jewels, AC's should then be used to find 2x
    Ripstar

    

    Ripstar
    Ring
    Required Level: 60
    Item Level: 60
    +0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
    +20 Life on Melee Attack
    
    .
    
  • Make a new
    Siegfried

    

    Siegfried
    Amazon Helms
    'VexNef'
    Runeword Level: 68
    3% Chance to cast level 5 Vanquish on Kill
    50% Attack Speed
    15% Cast Speed
    Adds 42-125 Fire Damage
    Adds 42-125 Lightning Damage
    Adds 42-125 Cold Damage
    (3 to 5)% Chance of Crushing Blow
    +(72 to 100)% Enhanced Defense
    +50 to Dexterity
    Elemental Resists +(21 to 25)%
    
    in a T4 4sockets Einherjar with the ias jewels. Don't forget to MO it.
    
  • If you run out of AC's before 2 ias jewels, proceed and continue rolling jewels as you find more uniques.
  
  
• At lvl 110, do Tal Rasha (rerun for 20%aa), Death Projector, and Creature of Flame (rerun for 25aa and 5%ls).
  
  
• Enter Torajan Jungles and do Jitan → grab wp → Akarat.
  
  • When you get Jitan charm, you can swap your "nef" staff for T4
    Koth's Lesson

    

    Koth's Lesson
    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
    .
  
  
• If you haven't found your
  Scarab of Death

  

  Scarab of Death
  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 Monster
  
  and 2x ias jewels yet, farm norm Nihl for AC's until you do.
  
  
• Progress to act 5 → kill Bul-Kathos (rerun for 30ewd).
  
  
• If you aren't already, farm Torajan Jungles for lvl 115.
  
  
• Grab all lvl 115 uber charms. Don't rerun for high rolls yet (inefficient). We will do so later.
  
  • Recommended order: K3K → Azmo → Library → BPR → BRC → CoV → Bartuc → Primus → TA.
  
  
• Farm K3K for lvl 120, shrines, and an ilvl99 sacred Reflex Bow (any rarity will do).
  
  • Take this opportunity to find a 25aa charm from Akarat on the way to K3K portal.
    
  • If you reach lvl 120 without a sacred Reflex drop, switch to Duncraig until you find one (inefficient, but it will drop fast).
  
  
• When bow is found, visit the Item Upgrades section (Main Weapon) for directions on what to do with it.

► Middle Game

• Once you are lvl 120 with a 200-300 crafted bow, farm Nihlathak in Hell for 400 Signets of Learning (~2-3 hours).
  
  • You'll also get a ridiculous amount of AC's here, meaning this is where you'll most likely get your 2x
    Ripstar

    

    Ripstar
    Ring
    Required Level: 60
    Item Level: 60
    +0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
    +20 Life on Melee Attack
    
    .
  • Alternatively, you can farm Torajan Jungles, but it will take you longer. You can also choose to ignore this step and eat sigs as you progress, but the following content will be significantly harder. Your call.
  
  
• Once you've eaten 400 sigs, rerun all lvl 115 charms for high/perfect rolls.
  
  • Library (10%aa) → BPR (60str+dex) → Bartuc (5%ls) → Primus (125%ar).
  
  
• Do the following ubers:
  
  • Recommended order: Judgment Day → Duncraig (2zon) → Kabraxis → Quov Tsin (35str+dex) → Baal → Xazax (2zon, 40psn res).
    
  • You can check out the Uberquest section for help if some give you trouble.
  
  
• Big checkpoint here. You are now an excellent farmer with 200 mf. Here are things I recommend doing:
  
  • Farm Teganze for a 40str+dex charm. Use the first 4 Earth runestones for
    Wind Runner

    
    

    Wind Runner
    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 Defense
    
    boots, and then get a Xis rune for
    Rainbow (Xis)
    . I recommend doing Teganze first for the strong boots upgrade.
    
  • Farm Tran Athulua Priestesses for Askari Scrolls (Athulua charm), a 15%hp charm and the (5pr).
    
  • Farm Triune for dex and str cycles. Stash a bunch of Spirit Trance on the way for ring lotteries.
    
  • Rerun Kabraxis for a high max res roll charm (ignore psn resist). Important charm for late game content.
    
  • Farm Duncraig for SU's. You can reach lvl 135 from just dunc runs. gives 10speeds.
    
  • Rerun Azmo for a lotteried quiver (50mf). gives 150hp. Grab Belial keys in Chaos on the way for later.
    
  • Note: your build isn't strong enough to farm Fauzt efficiently, you would get more uniques/min running Dunc. Fauzt comes later.
  
  
• Past lvl 125, grab Vizjun (50 str+dex) → Astrogha (400hp) charms.
  
  • Look at the Uberquest section for help if they give you trouble.
  • The ubers further down are harder and require decent items. Nothing too high tier, but better than Honorifics. You can visit the Item Upgrades section for suggestions.
  
  
• Up next: Belial (400hp) → Bremmtown (625hp) → Kingdom of Shadow (2zon).
  
  • Belial gives 20ewd, but don't bother if you find a high charm and 0 frags.
  • Kingdom of Shadow requires changing some gems. Take a look at its Uberquest section for details.
• Next in line: Yshari Sanctum (1sk, 15allres) → Uldyssian (2sk) → Toraja.
  
  • You can check out the Uberquest section for help if they give you trouble.
• You have now gathered all the "easy" charms. Make sure all of them are highly rolled before moving on to the next step.

► Late Game

• The late game is about polishing your character and then grabbing the last few charms. Here's what you can do:
  
  • Farm more Dunc for item upgrades.
    
  • Rerun Kabraxis for a 3/3/3/x charm.
    
  • Return to Triune to get a better charm and for (sleep charm: 15%aa, 45dmg). I highly recommend a str+dex charm with 22speeds to liberate an armor slot while maintaining 117fcr.
    
  • Farm Fauzt and Bremmtown for level 140 (check Fauzt Uberquest section for help).
    
  
  
• When you reach lvl 140, do the following in order:
  
  • MO all your gear to your lvl.
  • Hire an act3 Abjurer merc. Click here for recommended Abjurer gear.
  • Go back to Triune and add more str/dex cycles to your charm until it's lvl 140.
  
  
• We are now entering actual hard content territory. The remaining ubers require significant gear upgrades or build alterations. Check out Uberquest section for each one:
  
  • Atanna Khan is the easiest of the bunch. He only requires going full vit and perf rubies. No gear swap needed.
    
  • Spirit of Giyua requires no build change, but it's an intense fight that requires high dmg. It's about familiarity, so do practice runs.
    
  • The Void has specific mechanics for each part. Details in Uber section. Good dmg and 117fcr is recommended.
    
  • Brother Laz is also all about familiarity. I did him on a block+0def setup, but he gets easier the higher def you have. Sleep charm upgraded with Laz trophy gives you 1%max res. Up to you if you want to grind it.
    
  • Samael wasn’t attempted yet.
  
  
• Placeholder for Labs. I didn't get to them yet.
  
  • Deimoss (Labs) weren’t attempted yet.

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Item Upgrades

Pantheon
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


Set: strong set and somewhat common. It takes several SU's to dethrone it. However, it has 3 main problems:

• 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.
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.

The following items are listed from weakest to strongest

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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.

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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.
  
  
• Locust Hive

  

  Locust Hive
  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 Hit
  
  (lotteried)
  
  BiS 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, because
  The 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)
  
  is a relevant lategame item you can drop.

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SECONDARY WEAPON

• Koth's Lesson

  

  Koth's Lesson
  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)
  
  (TU4 Mace) +
  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.
  
  
• Qarak's Will

  

  Qarak's Will
  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)
  
  (SU Giant Sword)
  
  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.

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HELM

• Witchhunter's Hood

  

  Witchhunter's Hood
  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)
  
  (Cap)
  
  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.
  
  
• Zerae's Refinement

  

  Zerae's Refinement
  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)
  
  (Einherjar)
  
  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.
  
  
• Idol of Rygnar

  

  Idol of Rygnar
  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)
  
  (SSU Mask)
  
  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).
  
  
• Royal Circlet

  

  Royal Circlet
  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)
  
  (SU Tiara)
  
  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.
  
  
• Asgardsreia

  

  Asgardsreia
  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)
  
  (SSU Spangenhelm)
  
  Striking proc and 35%dex. It beats the helms above in terms of dmg output. Is very rare to find however.
  
  
• Rainbow Maiden

  

  Rainbow Maiden
  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)
  
  (SSU Cervelliere)
  
  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.

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BODY ARMOR

• Zerae's Redemption

  

  Zerae's Redemption
  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)
  
  (Plate Mail)
  
  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.
  
  
• Bilefroth Skin

  

  Bilefroth Skin
  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)
  
  (Henchmen Set - Gothic Plate)
  
  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.
  
  
• Hratli's Craft

  

  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)
  
  (SU Ring Mail)
  
  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.
  
  
• Auriel's Robe

  

  Auriel's Robe
  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)
  
  (SSU Light Plate)
  
  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.
  
  
• Wolverine Skin

  

  Wolverine Skin
  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)
  
  (SSU Plate Mail)
  
  BiS for farming. 40max, 12%ls, 75aa and 50mf. Enormous dmg, sustain and mf. It's quite literally a better version of
  Hratli's Craft
  
  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)
  
  for 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.
  
  
• The 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)
  
  (SSU Hard Leather Armor)
  
  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.
  
  
• Strength Beyond Strength

  

  Strength Beyond Strength
  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)
  
  (SSU Gothic Plate)
  
  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.

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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.
  
  
• Hammerfist

  

  Hammerfist
  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)
  
  (SU Gauntlet)
  
  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.
  
  
• Rogue Foresight

  

  Rogue Foresight
  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)
  
  (SSU Heavy Gloves)
  
  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).

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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.
  
  
• Rainbow (Xis)
  (T4 Sash)
  
  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).
  
  
• Lilith's Temptation

  

  Lilith's Temptation
  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)
  
  (SU Plated Belt)
  
  This belt is common and spawns with outrageous amounts of mf. Excellent for farming until (or rather if) you find a Black Void.
  
  
• Dementia

  

  Dementia
  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)
  
  (SSU Belt)
  
  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.
  
  
• 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)
  
  (SU Light Belt)
  
  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.
  
  
• Black Void

  

  Black Void
  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)
  
  (SSU Heavy Belt)
  
  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.

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BOOTS

• Wind Runner

  
  

  Wind Runner
  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 Defense
  
  (T4 Boots)
  
  You 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.

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RINGS

• Ripstar

  

  Ripstar
  Ring
  Required Level: 60
  Item Level: 60
  +0.5625 to Maximum Damage (Based on Character Level)
  +20 Life on Melee Attack
  
  
  
  78dmg 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.
  
  
• The Hunger
  
  
  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 Rush
  
  Adrenaline Rush
  Ring
  Required Level: 100
  Item Level: 120
  +1 to All Skills
  40% Combat Speeds
  40% Movement Speed
  Maximum Elemental Resists +1%
  
  or [
  Hratli's Craft
  
  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)
  
  + Dunc ].
  
  
• 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%
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
• Giant's Knuckle

  

  Giant's Knuckle
  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.

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AMULET

• Scarab of Death

  

  Scarab of Death
  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 Monster
  
  
  
  This 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
  
  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)
  
  + 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Khanduran Royal Pendant
  
  
  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.
  
  
• In For The Kill

  

  In For The Kill
  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 Find
  
  
  
  20ms and 37mf. BiS for speed farming trash areas involving a lot of running like dunc. Also a very rare amulet.
  
  
• Beads of the Snake Queen

  

  Beads of the Snake Queen
  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 Kill
  
  
  
  15dmg and 22%dex. Biggest dmg ammy. Use this for bossing if ias is already capped and Phalanx is not needed.
  
  
• Dyers Eve

  

  Dyers Eve
  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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RELICS

• Farming
  
  • Relic (Lion Stance)
    : Gives ewd and a pr reduction.
  • Relic (Wyrmshot)

    

    Relic
    Required Level: 75
    +3 Wyrmshot Targets
    (4 to 6)% Innate Elemental Damage
    +(9 to 15) to Wyrmshot
    
    : Gives +2 targets. You'll clear dense rooms ~11% faster.
• Bossing
  
  • Relic (Tantrum)

    

    Relic
    Required Level: 75
    +(6 to 12) to Tantrum
    +2000 Defense vs. Melee
    (3 to 5)% to Vitality
    
    : Keep around in case you find
    The 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)
    
    .
  • Relic (Rapture)
    : 25s buff that gives fcr and ms (save an item slot by maintaining 117fcr).
  • Relic (Firedance)

    

    Relic
    Required Level: 75
    +1 to Sorceress Skill Levels
    +(4 to 7) to Firedance
    10% Magic Find
    
    : Ground buff that gives ewd while in circle. Amazing when you don't have to run too much.
• Everything
  
  • Relic (Wolf Stance)
    : Gives 40ms alongside some ias/fhr/ewd.
  • Relic (Pounce)

    

    Relic
    Required Level: 75
    +(13 to 18)% Bonus Damage to Bloodlust
    (21 to 30)% Hit Recovery
    +(7 to 12) to Pounce
    
    : for the bonus 15ewd to bloodlust.
  • Relic (Tainted Blood)
    : Buff that regens %hp.
  • Relic (Mark of the Wild)

    

    Relic
    Required Level: 75
    100% Duration Bonus to Mark of the Wild
    +(4 to 8) to Mark of the Wild
    (1 to 2)% Deadly Strike
    
    : Buff that gives ewd.

[Milkshake]

Best guide I've seen in a while. Nice!

[Greaful]

Finally a good guide to my first and favorite character in all games
Thanks!

[cletyan]

nice guide , appreciate the effort

[NotCube]

A+ for effort

[Philby]

Amazing job, the kind of guide that makes me want to start a new char immediatly! And I love the SSF concept, combined with the in-depth, step-by-step item manual.

[AAlpha01]

Great job

[funfrock]

This guide is amazing, but I notice you didn't actually talk about the skill points except for recommendations for specific ubers. During normal farming, do you just spam Wyrmshot? Do you recommend having a separate spec for high level farming after bosses are done?

[Wulf]

This guide is amazing, but I notice you didn't actually talk about the skill points except for recommendations for specific ubers. During normal farming, do you just spam Wyrmshot? Do you recommend having a separate spec for high level farming after bosses are done?

I like simplicity. I use the same skill point allocation for farming and for bossing. Bowzons aren't really starved for skill points, so there's no real big sacrifice.


However the skill I use depends on the mob type. Wyrmshot for farming trash (squishy monsters), Phalanx/Barrage/Trinity for single-target (tanky bosses).