Chaos/Cow Bowazon

[ninezturner]

Was thinking about making a bowazon just to run chaos and cows
Not sure if strafe or multi would be better and maybe maxing out guided since im prolly going to end up fighting diablo at the end.

Gear wise I was thinking something along these lines..
Ammy: Atmas
Armor: Ap Fort
Helm: Andys(15ias)
Gloves: LOH
Boots: Travs
Rings 2x Raven Frost
Belt: Razor Tail
Bow: Windforce *sheal*
16/14 anni
18 18 torch

A faith merc when i can afford it



Max Valk
Max guided
10 Critical
1's where they need to be
then max strafe? or 14 ?multi? or both?


The thing thats getting me is diablo in an 8 player game
im not used to having crazy low resists
think she could handle him?

[KremBanan]

For both Chaos and Cows, I do belive Kijyas guide would suit very well. Both Lightning Fury/Charged Strike alongside Multi/Strafe will be good. The guide is in the first page here.

[gbones]

Would a frostmaiden not do the trick instead of going the javazon route?

I'm hoping so, since thats what my frostmaiden is for :P

[Kijya]

Would a frostmaiden not do the trick instead of going the javazon route?

I'm hoping so, since thats what my frostmaiden is for :P
Yes a frostmaiden can do those runs to, however FA cannot really compare to LF in cows. LF is the best skill in the game for cows.
For diarunning a FA hybrid can work quite well too, but unlike the java route you don't get a boss killer such as charged strike for finnishing diablo himself.


That being said, back to the op.
A pure bow can run both areas too of course, just be careful not to kill king by mistake when using multi. Your setup should do fine, though killing diablo in 8p is commonly rather slow with a pure bowzon, some cb might help a bit.
Max guided is a waste in pvm IMO, those points should be more useful elsewhere. Max strafe if you aim to strafe often, but don't max multi, 10-15 is enough in most cases unless you personally found the arc provided at that level to thin.

[ninezturner]

Thank you for your imput

[lumpor]

I've heard people say CE kills cows faster than LF. Anyway who has had experience with both?

[ScionOfStorm]

Imho Lightning fury is the best cow running spell in Diablo. Javazon>>>bowazon for cows.

My second favourite would be poison nova, if you bring up the nice dmg output :P

[Kijya]

I've heard people say CE kills cows faster than LF. Anyway who has had experience with both?
Although I can't say I used my necro's much in cows, I think it's safe to say it doesn't. A high end java will have the damage to kill a horde in a few throws even in higher player counts, a necro on the other hand must amp the horde, kill some of them and then cast CE (more then once).

CE is powerful, but suffers in 8p games since the damage dosn't stack with the increasing life of monsters. The delay between getting the first corpse and the CE chain going is a bit to long to compare to a java that only needs to run at them and throw.

In my opinion.

[Borje]

I am not saying CE is faster than LF for cows, I haven't had a nicely geared javazon (with infinity+griffons) but to gather a horde and kill the first one = teleing into a large group - pref. with a quick tele to get another group to engage you. Then telestomp and start CEing, telestomping with a realy pimp fishymancer = instant kill and infinity + amp = one cast kill for the most of them. That means you will kill very very very fast!

sorry for ot...

[drake]

i remember making successive public cow games and this annoying CE + whatever necro was always joining... he seemed to be killing almost just as fast as me and i have a pretty elite java. it was pretty much an 8 player game every time.

so i wouldnt jump to conclusions that java > necro for cows just yet. its probably true though :)

[ninezturner]

I can handle an player game pretty easy
i still dont have faith on merc

but even in a 1 player game diablo seems to layith the smack down on me
any tips?

[lumpor]

go to diablo, open up a town portal, attack him until you die, go into the town portal, make a new portal, then attack him until you die.

Rinse and repeat :)

[KremBanan]

If you have decent res, go up in his face and strafe away.

[drake]

yes, by going up in his face his lightning hose wont hit you most of the time, strangely. if you're a glass cannon his physical attacks will hurt like hell but probably not kill you in one hit, unlike that *** hose does sometimes.

i highly suggest you go smiter stylez on him and use a lifetap wand :), my glass cannon (~550 life) rarely dies that way (using the strafe in ur face technique). one charge usually lasts long enough to kill him.

if u have a good GA can also snipe him from very far while dodging his damn hose.