1st attempt ever at a Javazon - need advice !!

[Silenthill_Diablo]

Having been tired of constantly running my lev 95 blizz/mf sorc and my lev 89 summon/mf necro, I am finally trying something different. My 3rd ever character will be a Lightning Javazon. Having gathered tips from everywhere, this is what I will be attempting to build ... any and all advice will be helpful (please be specific, especially when it comes to any mods I will need on rare's/crafts/etc ...):

Stats
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Max stats in power strike, litn bolt, litn strike, charged strike, litn fury
High stats in valkyrie, pierce
Some stats in dodge,avoid,evade

Going for high pierce % and good fhr frames (86% should give me 5 frames, correct ???)

** MAIN GEAR **

WEAPON -- ETH TITANS (UP'D)
SHIELD -- SANCTUARY (3OS TROLL'S NEST)
ARMOR -- GLOOM (3OS ARCHON)
HELM -- VALKYRIE WING (SOCKET WITH ?????) (UP IT ??)
BELT -- THUNDERGOD'S VIGOR (UP IT??)
BOOTS -- SANDSTORM TREKS (ETH IF POSSIBLE)
GLOVES -- RARE (+2 JAV SKILLS/20%IAS/MODS)
RING 1 -- RAVENFROST
RING 2 -- BUL KATHOS
AMULET -- MARA'S OR RARE/CRAFTED ???????
INVENTORY -- (ANNI/TORCH/JAVA GC'S) WHAT ELSE ????

** MERC **
Act 2 .. but which aura ??

Gear -- no ideas yet, but wouldnt mind something different .. tired of Insight and Stone (what I usually use).

This is my 1st try as mentioned, so any hints/ideas/strategies would be really great !!

Thanx in advance !!

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[zallus]

Ok lets start from the begining this is how i like to do it.

No valk or d/a/e
1pt in critical strike, penetrate, pierce.
max power strike
max lightning bolt
max max charged strike
max lightning fury
+4 prereqs
Thats level 75
Or just 1 into d/a/e

After +skills pierce needs to be level 9 (with razor tail and +9 pierce you will have 100%chance to pierce the enemy)
Then put the rest into lightning strike.

WEAPON -- ETH TITANS (UP'D)
SHIELD -- PHEONIX MONARCH(gives life and mana from dead bodies= not having to stop for potions etc.)
ARMOR -- FORT
HELM -- SHAKO
BELT -- RAZORTAIL
BOOTS -- WAR TRAVS OR GORES
GLOVES -- RARE (+2 JAV SKILLS/20%IAS/MODS)
RING 1 -- RAVENFROST
RING 2 -- BUL KATHOS
AMULET -- MARA'S
INVENTORY -- (ANNI/TORCH/JAVA GC'S/MAX/AR/LIFE SC/GC)

Ok for the merc try
Act2 Might Merc
Helm- high def and high ll (vampgaze, crown of theives, andys, etc.)
Armor- Eth Fort
Weapon- Infinity

Infinity's conviction will break most light immunes in game making killing speed go way up.

I think that answers all

Edit: Sorry krem thanks for pointing that out. I was thinking about my bowzon and javzon at the same time. And am at work and i sometimes tend to space out when attempting to provide help. Thanks for pointing that out.

[KremBanan]

Why on earth do you wanna use Fortitude and Gores on a Javazon? There is no need for them, this is a lightning amazon. Enigma or CoH for the +2skills, personally I reccomend Enigma for the teleport --> reposition your merc and Wts for boots. If you can afford it you can also replace Shako with Griffon. But dont spend all your budget on it, the Shako is also a great choice.

[crawlingdeadman]

spirit shield!

ps. what're you going to use her for? it matters a lot on gear if you're going to just cow or do some wsk running.

[Silenthill_Diablo]

Thanx for the tips so far ..

Since I use my sorc and necro for some mf'ing .. this isnt an mf build, nor is it PvP ..

Not sure, but I just wanted something different that Ive never used before .. probably just taggin along in multi games, or just a build thats fun to play and lets me go anywhere I want and kill fast. I would like to do cows and WSK mostly.

Im so used to my mf runs (andy, trav, meph, pindle, baal) .. that I really dont know what else there is, and where else is fun to just hang around killing stuff.

Im gonna go with Shako, since the dam red I cant get anywhere else, and the life/mana is a great boost. I also really like the Tgods instead of the razortail .. cant I just put a few extra stat points into pierce to make up for it ? The absorb and +3 to those skills seems awesome.

Enigma over Gloom ?? Also, I can use more info on a good merc and his gear ?

Thanx so far !!!
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[zallus]

Yeah sorry about that wasnt thinking and enigma or coh is a better choice for armor.

And also forgot about spirit shield.

and at level 20 pierce is only at 86% it have very diminshing returns. the +skills on tgods imho doesnt make up for the extra 33%pierce.

U can use tgods but the points you have to spend into pierce to make up for it is hard to accept it means less points into the other synergies.

[crawlingdeadman]

a lot of zons wind up running cs, pits, and cows for socketables with little to no mf. when you run cows ditch the merc and valk. you can run them faster alone by herding the cows into a big group then furying a few times then cs the leftovers. if you do this though make sure to have a LI plan in mind. i prefer demon limb enchant +jab. all the uniques in cows are LI as well as the king. makes it nice to run without running the risk of killing him with a fury. hanging out in baals and cs runs is a good way to get to know your zon cs is the boss killer and fury kills tightly packed uh, packs faster than anything else.

if you dont use phoenix (ugh) be sure to have some mana leech or mana per kill somewhere.

razortail all the way:thumbsup:

[Queen Mebd]

I've loved using Silkweaves on all my javelin wielding 'zons. The plus 5 mana after each kill is more than enough for cowing and most other occaions; you use these and a "Spirit" monarch for the plus skills for more damage on top of a mana-recuperating source. :thumbsup:

[Silenthill_Diablo]

Ok .. here's my new build idea .. i have some questions at the end :

WEAPON -- ETH TITANS (UP'D)
SHIELD -- SPIRIT (4OS MONARCH)
ARMOR -- ENIGMA
HELM -- SHAKO (SOCKETED)
BELT -- RAZORTAIL
BOOTS -- SILKWEAVE
GLOVES -- RARE (+2 JAV SKILLS/20%IAS/MODS)
RING 1 -- RAVENFROST
RING 2 -- BUL KATHOS
AMULET -- MARA'S
INVENTORY -- (ANNI/TORCH/JAVA GC'S)

MERC (going with Act 2 NM Offensive -- Might Aura)
MERC WEAPON -- INFINITY
MERC ARMOR -- ??
MERC HELM -- ???
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What should I socket the Shako with ?
Should I UP the Razortail ?
Is there a better choice than Mara's ? (Cat's Eye .. Highlord's) ???
Andy's or Vamp Gaze for Merc Helm ? Socket with ??
Is a Fortitude the best choice here for Merc Armor ?
What's the best 4os polearm for a Merc Infinity ? Eth Giant Thresher ??

Thanx in advance !!
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[crawlingdeadman]

i like the might idea, it'll help kill the unbreakable LI's you encounter. shako socket depends. i just took a quick shot at the speed calc and i believe that another 10 ias would get you to the next throwing bp (counting your 20ias gloves). i had in one of my java's shako's a 15 ias/3mana per kill jewel. it's like the perfect jewel for her (other than a facet). upped razor is up to you if you got the str and runes why not. fort is good, any leech helm is good. any poll is fine, lol just get the conviction. a good rare will blow mara out of the water. if i did it right the highlords will get you to the next next throwing bp. throwing isnt fast in pvm isnt all that big a deal imo so i'd still use mara/rare over it.

zons cast at the slowest speed there is so teleing around is painful your tele will be more of a position thing. that being said make sure you have 32fcr on your spirit. if you want the next one it's 48. after that it's more of a hassle that it's worth imo. you're going to be slow anyway. just run.