pls consider that you'll need either a godly 2os Diadem to reach max attack speed and keep Atma's Scarab with Faith (or even a 3os if you also equip the Stone)
skellies are certainly a nice addition, although zon's Valkyrie is virtually immortal and will tank t5 packs on her own
that's another reason to go for Windforce, a2 will face the heralds like a man and die a lot, while a1 will wisely keep her distance
varangium wrote: 1 hour agoWhat about using act 2 might merc with Pride?ganseng wrote: 2 hours agoyou'll reach max Strafe attack speed with Windforce by the bow itself (20), gloves (20), and one 15 ias jewel, assuming Faith on merc
if you use Faith gmb yourself, you'll need at least 2 ias jewels (or Highlord's Wrath instead of Atma's Scarab which isn't good)
the main argument for self wielding Faith is that the merc won't always be in range to provide the aura, and gmb needs less strength than Windforce
but Windforce provides more dmg, especially with the Protector's Stone, and the merc will be there when you need her (fighting heralds and the bosses), so i recommend Windforce
Matriarchal Bow and other options are subpar, your choice is simple, Windforce + gmb Faith on merc or gmb Faith self wield.
well, maybe also gmb Mist yourself and gmb Faith on merc is the third option, but it loses dps wise to the Windforce and self wield Faith
NaglFarfar wrote: 6 hours agoA question related to attack speed. I was under the impression that on-weapon and off-weapon increased attack speed applied differently, so that they need to be taken into account differently when computing the effective IAS. But the calculator here on the site (and Warren's) do not seem to distinguish on- and off-weapon IAS. Has this changed, or do I need to do some part of the calculation myself? There is a table for EIAS, but I want to use the IAS table to say how much IAS from gear I need to reach a specific breakpoint.
Can you develop this a bit? According to (my reading of) the attack speed calculator here, the Grand Matron Bow with Faith would need 50 ias to reach the highest break point. Matriarchal Bow needs 18 ias, so much more easily achievable. This is assuming lvl 15 Fanaticism from Faith, but no other speed modifiers. I haven't calculated DPS though, and I might be interpreting the calculator wrong (see above).
Or did you mean to say that one should actually not use the fastest bow for Strafe?
I acquired a perfect Faith gm bow a while ago in a trade so I’ve been meaning to build a bowazon to potentially use it or Wind force.
How helpful are the skellies from Faith as a meat shield?
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