SSF Bowzon

[ragequitpls]

Loved the guide and hopefully I will be able to clear everything soon.

How important is "Dexterity Damage Bonus" on Bow? Mine's got around 600% with 200% ed and 270 max dmg. I noticed that your Phalanx(lvl 123 char with 3.2k DEX) deals around 8-17k dmg. However, I have around 4k dex and my Phalanx deals only 5 - 9k damage, even though(after comparing) I got a bit better gear. Is 300% on "Dexterity Damage Bonus" that much of a difference or am I missing something?

Thanks

[Siosilvar]

Loved the guide and hopefully I will be able to clear everything soon.

How important is "Dexterity Damage Bonus" on Bow? Mine's got around 600% with 200% ed and 270 max dmg. I noticed that your Phalanx(lvl 123 char with 3.2k DEX) deals around 8-17k dmg. However, I have around 4k dex and my Phalanx deals only 5 - 9k damage, even though(after comparing) I got a bit better gear. Is 300% on "Dexterity Damage Bonus" that much of a difference or am I missing something?

Thanks

"Dexterity Damage Bonus" is just the EWD you're getting from your dex, there's no way to get more of it except by getting more dex.

What are you comparing to? 1.7.0 squished character damage and monster health by about half, and it sounds like you're comparing to an earlier character because your damage is about half even with higher dex and a good bow.

[Wulf]

Loved the guide and hopefully I will be able to clear everything soon.

How important is "Dexterity Damage Bonus" on Bow? Mine's got around 600% with 200% ed and 270 max dmg. I noticed that your Phalanx(lvl 123 char with 3.2k DEX) deals around 8-17k dmg. However, I have around 4k dex and my Phalanx deals only 5 - 9k damage, even though(after comparing) I got a bit better gear. Is 300% on "Dexterity Damage Bonus" that much of a difference or am I missing something?

Thanks

my videos date from 1.6, but in patch 1.7 there was a dmg shrink for ewd, weapon scalings, mana and elemental dmg. monster hp got reduced to make up for it. compare your progress to my dex, not the sheet dmg.

[Mozydown]

Is 1% fire, lightning, ice absorb better than 1% avoid for boot enhancement?

avoid is good for farm

Would the avoid also be useful for bossing?

[Wulf]

Is 1% fire, lightning, ice absorb better than 1% avoid for boot enhancement?

avoid is good for farm

Would the avoid also be useful for bossing?

use absorb instead.

2% fire-cold-light dmg reduction > 1% dmg reduction vs all dmg.

[sojourn]

I'm having a real tough time deciding what to MO onto my gear in the mid game.

[Mozydown]

Hey Wulf,thanks for the build, I'm at near end game and I got some questions about gearing for dmg.
1. Is Dyer's lotteried with +1 sk and with the path of brutality (+9 to deadly strike) stronger than Snake queen
2. What is the optimized UMO/MO for armor, bow, and jewelry?
3. What enchant should I use for my Body and Belt?
I'm running a 71-290 bow, SBS, Giant's x2, Dyer's, Black Void, Wind runner, Royal Circlet and have all my breakpoints.

[Wulf]

I'm having a real tough time deciding what to MO onto my gear in the mid game.

all is in the guide. early, mid or lategame, little changes.

Hey Wulf,thanks for the build, I'm at near end game and I got some questions about gearing for dmg.
1. Is Dyer's lotteried with +1 sk and with the path of brutality (+9 to deadly strike) stronger than Snake queen
2. What is the optimized UMO/MO for armor, bow, and jewelry?
3. What enchant should I use for my Body and Belt?
I'm running a 71-290 bow, SBS, Giant's x2, Dyer's, Black Void, Wind runner, Royal Circlet and have all my breakpoints.

1) i suspect 9ds would be better, but a better question is if it's worth losing the mf from iftk while farming, or the 2max res from a lott amulet for bossing.

2) no idea. i play SSF so i havent explored UMO/effigy projects. I'd wager

Crystal of Tears

Crystal of Tears
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
Adds 3-6 Damage
+10 Required Level

in armor,

Marksman's Eye

Marksman's Eye
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
5% Attack Speed
+3 to Minimum Damage
10% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% to Dexterity
+10 Required Level

in all jewelry,

Larzuk's Round Shot

Larzuk's Round Shot
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+10% Enhanced Damage
2% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +30%
+20 to Strength
+10 Required Level

in weapon.

3) enchant recommendations are at the top of the guide in the patch note logs.

[Mozydown]

I'm having a real tough time deciding what to MO onto my gear in the mid game.

all is in the guide. early, mid or lategame, little changes.

Hey Wulf,thanks for the build, I'm at near end game and I got some questions about gearing for dmg.
1. Is Dyer's lotteried with +1 sk and with the path of brutality (+9 to deadly strike) stronger than Snake queen
2. What is the optimized UMO/MO for armor, bow, and jewelry?
3. What enchant should I use for my Body and Belt?
I'm running a 71-290 bow, SBS, Giant's x2, Dyer's, Black Void, Wind runner, Royal Circlet and have all my breakpoints.

1) i suspect 9ds would be better, but a better question is if it's worth losing the mf from iftk while farming, or the 2max res from a lott amulet for bossing.

2) no idea. i play SSF so i havent explored UMO/effigy projects. I'd wager

Crystal of Tears

Crystal of Tears
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
Adds 3-6 Damage
+10 Required Level

in armor,

Marksman's Eye

Marksman's Eye
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
5% Attack Speed
+3 to Minimum Damage
10% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% to Dexterity
+10 Required Level

in all jewelry,

Larzuk's Round Shot

Larzuk's Round Shot
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+10% Enhanced Damage
2% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +30%
+20 to Strength
+10 Required Level

in weapon.

3) enchant recommendations are at the top of the guide in the patch note logs.

Mhmmm crystal tears x16 would be pretty intense but would 32% health reduction be too much? I did some math after asking the question, Essence of Ithreal increases my dmg (x16 of them) by 1052 vs Crystal tear that increases my dmg (x16 of them) by 1211 but lose 32% max life. The control, your MO recommendation (non-UMO), increases my damage by 683.

[Wulf]

I'm having a real tough time deciding what to MO onto my gear in the mid game.

all is in the guide. early, mid or lategame, little changes.

Hey Wulf,thanks for the build, I'm at near end game and I got some questions about gearing for dmg.
1. Is Dyer's lotteried with +1 sk and with the path of brutality (+9 to deadly strike) stronger than Snake queen
2. What is the optimized UMO/MO for armor, bow, and jewelry?
3. What enchant should I use for my Body and Belt?
I'm running a 71-290 bow, SBS, Giant's x2, Dyer's, Black Void, Wind runner, Royal Circlet and have all my breakpoints.

1) i suspect 9ds would be better, but a better question is if it's worth losing the mf from iftk while farming, or the 2max res from a lott amulet for bossing.

2) no idea. i play SSF so i havent explored UMO/effigy projects. I'd wager

Crystal of Tears

Crystal of Tears
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
Adds 3-6 Damage
+10 Required Level

in armor,

Marksman's Eye

Marksman's Eye
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
5% Attack Speed
+3 to Minimum Damage
10% Bonus to Attack Rating
2% to Dexterity
+10 Required Level

in all jewelry,

Larzuk's Round Shot

Larzuk's Round Shot
Mystic Orb

Right-Click to Apply
+10% Enhanced Damage
2% Chance of Crushing Blow
Weapon Physical Damage +30%
+20 to Strength
+10 Required Level

in weapon.

3) enchant recommendations are at the top of the guide in the patch note logs.

Mhmmm crystal tears x16 would be pretty intense but would 32% health reduction be too much? I did some math after asking the question, Essence of Ithreal increases my dmg (x16 of them) by 1052 vs Crystal tear that increases my dmg (x16 of them) by 1211 but lose 32% max life. The control, your MO recommendation (non-UMO), increases my damage by 683.

hp% isnt very important on amazon since paragon vit bonus doesnt go through hp%. so not much hp is lost as your base hp is close to 0. 1%hp is approximately 65 hp in the lategame. so 32% is 2100 hp. out of a pool of 18k hp it isnt too bad. you be the judge.

just make sure you base your calculation wearing lategame stuff when you do setup comparison. stuff like a good dex wormhole/triune upgraded sleep charm, etc. dmg output values of ewd/flat dmg/dex/ds will differ greatly depending on the amount you already have. for instance, flat dmg gets increasingly better as the game goes on since your dex/ewd goes higher and higher. a specific example of this is ripstar vs gk. a lot of people dont think twice about a gk upgrade, but they forget or just dont know that ripstar has more dmg output than a gk. same story for

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)

in the very lategame. its dmg and extra dex & dex% in the lategame makes it almost identical to windrunners, but you get an extra 1.5k hp.