questions for pure bow-strafe-bowazon

[Superhal]

Hi all,

A few questions here, appreciate any help people can offer. The build I want to make is a pure strafe bowazon, maybe call to arms in switch slot otherwise a 2nd bow, 9fps possibly 8, using crushing blow, for pit running and possibly solo p8 baalruns:

1. Which bow? There are so many to choose from. I don't have a WF, so probably a runeword bow. I have a 4s and 5s mat, and a 6s hydra.

2. How to deal with phys immunes? Build guide says use reaper's, but i'm thinking of magic arrow or fire arrow (cold arrow cuts bow damage in half first.) I am currently messing around with the magic arrow that comes with witchwild string, and it seems pretty decent. What level is it? I am saving up 20-24 stat points to max another skill. Or, is there some combo of merc wep auras or AOE spells that will work? If i get 3% of the phys damage converted into elemental for fire arrow per slvl, that doesn't seem too bad.

3. AR: i got the angel combo, but i'd rather not use it, so i'm probably going to get ar from charms. most likely, the bow i'm going to use will have itd, so it will only be a factor against bosses. what AR should I be aiming for?

4. Fort or CoH or ? armor? Since i'm aiming for crushing blow, should I go for defense/res/skills over damage?

5. Which belt? I have all the unique ones and crafted a few caster belts.

6. What's a good midgame bow? I usually switch to buriza in the 40's but it seems like such a waste with strafe. I have all the exceptional bows and xbows.

My other likely equipment:
crafted blood gloves
gore riders
guillame's face (ias jewel if needed)
seraph's hymn or crescent moon or highlords (depends on bp)
rare leech/res/mana/ar rings (no sojs)
act1 merc (since i have the valk, a1 mercs tend to last longer)
no charms yet, possibly 9-10 max 100+ ar gc's

my build so far (lvl 40):
5 valk
pierce up to 59% or so
max strafe
2 multishot
1 in all pre-req's for the above skills

thanks for replies.

[Bjam]

1) Faith is the ideal Strafezon bow. It has almost everything you could ask for.
2) To quickly kill PIs, use Atma's Scarab
3) You will get tons from Faith, but charms and Ravenfrost should help. AR > 9000 is enough IMO.
4) If you can get enough resists using Fort, go with it; CoH works wonders for resists, but it's less than ideal otherwise
5) Nos Coil or Razortail really depending on preference and/or next strafe BP
6) WildWitchString (WWS) is terrific as a mid level bow and very good as an end game bow if upped. Another nice mid game bow is Harmony (runeword). Ideally you can use both as dictated by the situation (switch).

Crushing Blow is really nerfed for Bowazons, so keep that in mind. If you would consider slightly less CB, a 2os Giant Skull helm combo'd with LoH gloves (+350% damage to demons) really works nicely for boss killing. It also gives you an extra socket for more IAS. If you can score some higher end jewels, it would also let you add damage or resists in the form of 2nd mods on the jewels.

[Vegetall]

1. Faith Def... i use one with a crap roll, 1/1/13 and i do fine in hell...
2. ill go with the atmas scarab...
3. Faith and ravens and pumping ur dex should be enough...
4. Fort hands down do a bunch more damg and as a zon u shouldnt be getting hit anyways..
5. Extra peirce or IAS... i use coil...
6. WWS perfect or i enjoy lycs AIM and goldstrike arch... just b/c GS brings me back when it was the best bow......

dont bother going nuts with CB, IAS/knockback is what u want.. keep u alive alot longer...