IAS on windforce strafer

[zaphodbrx]

Windforce ( shael )
Fortitude
Atma's scarab
Razortail
Laying of hands
M'avina's true sight
( remaining items can't get ias anyway )

This takes me to 90 ias. 86 is required for MS/GA/etc breakpoint. Might merc ( no faith ).

I can change for nosferatu coil, socket ias jewel in M'avina's, Cat's eye/highlords. But it depends on whether strafe is really hitting better break point or not.

[hubb]

Titanseal's calc is accurate, it just doesn't show the bugged breakpoints. Hairless already mentioned that they were at 120 and 160 IAS, and they mean the same thing for WF as they do for WWS (see the linked thread). The increase in DPS at the bugged breakpoints isn't small, but if Atma's procs Amp enough that you feel it's useful (I don't) then losing it is probably not the way you should go.

For completeness' sake:

Strafe with a 10 WSM Bow
IAS	first/follow/last
0	7/4/12
3	7/4/11
11	6/3/10
26	6/3/9
42	5/3/9
46	5/3/8
80	5/3/7
120	4/2/7
157	4/2/6

[zaphodbrx]

Okay thanks!
I don't think I want to replace my Atma's with cat's eye, but I'll try it out with merc reapers and see.

[zaphodbrx]

Okay thanks!
I don't think I want to replace my Atma's with cat's eye, but I'll try it out with merc reapers and see.

[zaphodbrx]

Okay, after trying it out for a while I've decided to go with cat's eye over Atma's scarab. The faster breakpoint is very noticeable in the game and the +dex bonus helps too, and the +30 frw is cool. Amp doesn't trigger fast enough to balance out all that, and I'm running pits anyway so the physical resists are not that high ( plus reaper on merc )

What a pity I can't achieve 120 ias with atma's. Well it could be done, I suppose, but that would require something stupid like swapping out fortitude for treachery.

On another note: Are poison charms particularly useful for bowazons?

[hubb]

I keep one on most of my chars as it's useful to stop monster regen from the first time you hit them. Charms, I'd say no.

[zaphodbrx]

Okay.

I'm going to respec my character, is in rather a mess right now. What do you think should be the ideal distribution of points? Leaving 20 in strafe and 1 pointers/ prereqs, I'll have about 70 to work with. I'm thinking..

9 pierce ( razortail )
17 valkyrie
10 multishot ( secondary ability- very useful in pits )
20 critical strike
remaining penetrate.

Any suggestions?

Also, what to use on weapon switch? Call to arms doesn't make any noticeable difference. I have a demon limb currently.

[Karth]

Lacerator on switch to proc amp with guided could really wreck bosses and phys immunes.

[zaphodbrx]

Wait what? Guided does not work with lacerators ( or anything apart from bows ). And besides, I already have reapers on merc and/or can equip atma's scarab.

[hubb]

I think he means that you can use normal throw with Lacerator to proc Amp (much faster than Atma's can), then switch back to WF and use GA. But as you say that'll get written over pretty quickly by Decrip.

Pure phys bowas bore me and my builds always end up being hybrids, so I can't help you with the skill layout

By how much does Enchant increase your AR?