LLD Bowazon Guide [PvP]

[HeroXVII]

My second guide here, hoep the first one was helpful, and I hope this one is.

.:LLD Lv30 Bowazon Guide

Why LLD?
-Low Leveling Dueling is fun with more unique builds than Higher Lv Duelers. When it gets high level, there's no unique builds, just the same. When it's LLD, you have a variety of builds to choose from. This one you're reading is the GA LLD Bowazon

Stats
You will have a total of 160 stats to use, counting the stat quests, being G-Rushed

Strength: Enough for Gear
Dexterity: Enough for Gear
Vitality: Rest
Energy: Base

Skills
You will have a total of 41 Skill points to use, being G-Rushed with all skillers.

13 Guided Arrow
1 Magic Arrow
1 MultiShot
1 Strafe
1 Penetrate
1 Inner Sight
1 Slow Missile
X Dodge (Enough for 50% or so, count your +Skill Points)
X Avoid (Enough for 50% or so, count your +Skill Points)
X Evade (Enough for 50% or so, count your +Skill Points)
Rest into Critical Shot

Gear

Weapon:
-5 Socket Ashwood Bow with +3 Bow skills --> Socket with 4x Shaels and a 15+ Max Damage Jewel or 15Max/15Res Jewels
-> Alternative: Up'd Rogue Bow and socketed with a 15/15

Armor:
-3 Socket +60 Life(or higher) Armor --> Socket with 15+ Max Damage Jewels or 15Max/15Res Jewels
-> Alternative: Twitchthroe socketed with a 15/15

Helm:
-2 Socket 1 Ama/30frw/Life/Mana/Res Circlet --> Socket with 15 + Max Damage Jewels or 15Max/15Res Jewels

-Peasent Crown --> Socket with 15 + Max Damage Jewels or 15Max/15Res Jewels

Amulet:
-Rare Amulet with +1 Zon Skills/Life/Mana/Res

-Eye of the Etlitch

-Mahim Oak Curio

-Angelic Jewelry Set (Ring
Ring Ammy)

Gloves:
-Death's Gloves (+30% IAS with 2 Death Items)

Belt:
-Death's Belt (+15 Res with 2 Death items, cannot be frozen mod)

Boots:
-Sander's Ripraps
-Rare boots with 30%FRW/FHR/Stats

Rings:
-Rare rings with Life/Mana/Res and optional ML/LL

-Stone of Jordan

-Manald Heal

-Angelic Jewelry Set (Ring Ring Ammy)

Charms:
-FRW Small Charms (Enough to get 90-110% FRW)
-Life Small Charms (+11-15)
-Mana Small Charms (+8-12)

Other notes:
-You will need 75% all Res so remember to do your Anya Quests. That's 30, and another 15 from the belt. 45 Total. You will need to get 30 more.

Aftermath

Your GA should have about 800+ damage and a Multishot over 400. Around 1k Life. You will need at least 300 Mana or so.

The basic PvP strategy of LLD Bowazon is to shoot and r un, with your FRW, you shouldn't be that easy to catch. Also, you will have a total of 110IAS which is 8 frame shooting with an Ashwood Bow.

[NASE]

mdr bug, ever heard of that one. Seen the gear you selected let me conclude that you haven't. Isn't this like the most important thing about ldd?

Second: you can get up to 20 to max damage at lvl 30 if I understand the summit correct. and you are forgetting the most important thing about dead's combo. Cannot be frozen. I would state that one too.
And what about switch equipment in stach, or is that not important in ldd. What about a good javalin with shield on switch, just like in 'normal' duels? What about up'ed rogue bow? What about valk and decoy? Usefull? Why not? What about an other armour. A socket lld armour will cost me more then I can spend. What other options do I have? What about angelic combo of ring and amulet. Gives you up to 95 life, huge ar, and replenish life? As a helm I was planning on using duskdeep, this gives max damage, damage reduction, res and seen the fact that it is etheral, it gives me good defence too?


P.S. I was searching gear for a ldd bowazon myself once, as you see. this gives me the perfect topic to spill my ideas.

[HeroXVII]

I was too lazy to state the crap but.. Ehh. oh well. CBF is very nice. And if you want to save some charms, then use a Circlet because you want the life/mana/res and the FRW. The max damage for a Jewel under Lv30 is 24. 24 Max are very rare and expensive. 15 is naked with only 1 mod. There's a Jewel with 2 mods for 24 Max Damage.

Valk and decoy are useless. You don't have all of the time to cast, since the cast speed is very slow. And valks movement is slow so it will never hit. Decoy is useless since nobody would fall for it anyhow.

[The Cow King]

Can you clarify what that 15/15 means in the Twitchthroe? Just so someone doesnt go popping 15 max 15 IAS into it :azn:

Also some dueling strategies would have been nice. What are the hardest opponents and how to fight them. Also you did not mention even once in the guide what level this guide applies to.

[HeroXVII]

15/15 I mean by 15Max/15 Res

[HeroXVII]

Alright.

Some Dueling Strategies:

Basically, everything is hit and run or desynch if you can't out tank them.

Bowazon:
-Run towards them with some GA's. If they're in your screen, namelock them with GA. If you bump into them, don't run. They will probably have you namelock GA'd. So when you run, switch to walk just before the GA hits. When somebody has GA locked onto you. Don't fire GA back. Fire some MultiShots instead. GA curves around so you have less chances of figuring out where they are with GA so spam Multi around you. Besides that, switch to your other weapons, if you have an Ethereal Self-Repairing weapon with an Artisan's Shield of Deflecting then use it and throw or jab against them.

Javazon:
-Easy. If they run towards you, fire MultiShots. Don't run from them. You'll get enough hits on them before they can kill you. If they farcast then slap on extra FRW with KB and Slow Target gear such as a Cleg's Claw with the 25% Slow/KB. Don't get into their screen. Don't ever get into their sight. They'll rape you because they're little pussies.

Blizzard Sorc:
-You lose against most Blizzard Sorceress in LLD. You have low mobility but they will be forced to come to you due to the range. Teleport will confuse you. Don't use GA. Use MultiShot and run in a confusing and unpredictable path. Don't let them get close to you. Their Cold Mastery will nullify your cold Resistance so you will take full damage which can hurt.

FB Sorc:
-They shoot fast, but it's not like Guided Arrow that follows you. If you can get close enough, use Slow Missile. then move back a bit and use MultiShots. You won't hit any teleporters with GA much. From that point, just hit and run with MultiShot. Guided Arrow if you can predict where they go.

Lightning Sorc:
-If they have ThunderStorm, you will probably lose. Their TS will put you in dodging animation which will allow them to hit you. The TS can also be a *****. Against Lightning Sorcs, just run and shoot MultiShots or Guided Arrows. Guided Arrows might be better since they can't teleport with TS on. If they use Energy Shield with an Insight as a switch or main, they'll heal fast enough before you get another hit. It's good that their Energy Shield is lower at that level if they choose ES.

Charger/Zealer:
-LLD Bowazon loses against any decent Charger or Zealer. MultiShot from a distance. They will desynch so it's hard to predict their path. Once they come to you, switch to Jab side and jab them.

Hammerdin:
-Bowazon wins no doubt. Hammerdins aren't a threat much without teleport unless they have alternative Charging gear. Get high FRW and run in random paths, GA and MultiShot against them then move.

Smiter:
-Easily. They can't hit you unless they charge. So play it off like a Charger or Zealot.

FoH:
-FoH isn't that hard. Lightning Resistance without Conviction will make it much easier. If they charge, they don't have conviction and you'll tank most their hits. If they use conviction, they won't hit you. MultiShot from a distance, and GA from closer range.

Summoner Necro:
-Pretty simple, I'd like to think. Just MultiShot and Strafe through their summons and without their summons, they lose. Without teleport, mobility is a ***** for them

PnB Necro:
-Decoy might be useful here. Cast and try to get close enough for Slow Missile and then GA/MultiShot

Trapper:
-You'll win most, if not all of the time. Stay out of their sight. They are forced to come to you due to range. When they do, GA and MultiShot them. Run if you are being MB'd

Kicker:
-Stay away. Get high FRW, hit and run. Use MultiShot when they come towards you then switch to GA when they're near screen.

WW Barb:
-Don't get hit. Slap on FRW and run in random paths. Shoot MultiShots and run, switch to GA and run. Shoot 3 or 4 times every time you hit. Hit and run. If you don't get hit, it's good. If they catch up to you, then switch another direction and back another, and try to confuse them. If they WW, you can either run, or spam Multi/GA

Fury Druid:
-Hit and run with MultiShot. Easy

Tornado Druid:
-Hit and run. Their tornados will not hit you since they move slow and in random direction. They can't teleport on you either. You will be too fast for them.

Fissure Druid:
-Hit and run. They won't hit you because they can't catch up to you. It's like a Sorc that can't teleport.

[crawlingdeadman]

looks good for a start i had some thoughts:

if you slow missles a necro, expect to get prisoned.

i dont see how a 15res/15max could be much cheaper than a 24 maxer.

i use a nef in my rogues and i wouldnt replace kb with a jewel on any bowazon built for pvp.

i also use a shield and jav on switch for vs chargers as well as one point into jab.

if you're using rogues and a twitch you only need 10ias on your gloves so when that happens i prefer bloodfists over deaths gloves.

a 1zon/30frw/2 os helm with maxers is loads better than pcrown.

telling of beads is a good alternative to etlich/mahim.

with only one point into multi it doesnt get that many arrows and if you're using it a lot you will need to pot.

might want to elaborate that max/ar/life or max/ar/frw are what you should be looking for over just plain 15 lifers.

death's belt isnt always necessary (unless you have to have it for the set bonus) so a good rare might be better until you actually need the cbf.

also vs a kicker: you're meat. you cant run from dflight.

also some of your "they cant teleport" assumes that they dont have a teleport staff in their stash. bowzon vs hammer is tougher than you give it credit for. a good desyncing hammerdin will be able to win... maybe not 50/50, but they will win, unless they're idiots.

[HeroXVII]

You can either use 24Max or 15Max/15Res. Use 15Max/15Res until you get 75 All Res then 15-24Max Jewels after that.