Pure Dark Hunter Bow

[FixBows]

Throwing a question out there... T5 ability in HW Feywild Attunement stack with the Core ability in DWS Advanced Sneak Attack in terms of + crit range / multiplier? I am assuming not. So, that would leave the +1 sneak attack damage, fort bypass of 10% and +10 postitive spell power.

My thought is instead of investing 21 total points into DWS to get that core, would it be better to invest into VKT to get the 5% doubleshot in T4? You could also pick up +dex and mist stalker 1 and 2 along the way.

Maybe the loss of favored hunter, +1 sneak attack damage, and fort bypass would be too much, but was just thinking it could be a different way.....

 

[I dont Like gimps]

Throwing a question out there... T5 ability in HW Feywild Attunement stack with the Core ability in DWS Advanced Sneak Attack in terms of + crit range / multiplier? I am assuming not. So, that would leave the +1 sneak attack damage, fort bypass of 10% and +10 postitive spell power.

My thought is instead of investing 21 total points into DWS to get that core, would it be better to invest into VKT to get the 5% doubleshot in T4? You could also pick up +dex and mist stalker 1 and 2 along the way.

Maybe the loss of favored hunter, +1 sneak attack damage, and fort bypass would be too much, but was just thinking it could be a different way.....

definetly an idea but u forgot the goodies vs FE and sub 50% hp targets also be lost alltough its definetly something to consider 5% ds is worth 2.5% dps wouldve to calculate stuff

 

[FixBows]

So, with Update 69 I am not really seeing a major upgrade with the new loot. There are a few nice augments, but I think breaking set bonuses would be too much of a hit. Anyone else seeing something I am missing?

One exception may be to add patience in place of Epic Reflexes? Is that too big a hit to defense? It is only a 5% chance of rolling a 1 and +2 to reflex saves vs +1 to crit multiplier.

 

[FixBows]

With the recent boost to bows, it would be interesting to see someone better at math / less lazy than I, to create an updated build.

 

[Yamani]

With the recent boost to bows, it would be interesting to see someone better at math / less lazy than I, to create an updated build.

This update didn't do much at 106 Dex this is less than 10% of my overall damage in ideal scenarios.
Simplified:
Bow 51ish avg.
+161 deadly/dex/bonuses/whatever(not including 50% mod)
+20 Favored Enemy
+6 Tenacious Hunter.
+20 Marked Target.
=258.
50% mod: +24.
=282. But still less than 10% more, and doesnt fix the core issue of speed vs mob density. Really need a good spammable AOE attack that doesnt reduce your APM or require a specific tree. Maybe an alternative to IPS of sorts.

 

[FixBows]

This update didn't do much at 106 Dex this is less than 10% of my overall damage in ideal scenarios.
Simplified:
Bow 51ish avg.
+161 deadly/dex/bonuses/whatever(not including 50% mod)
+20 Favored Enemy
+6 Tenacious Hunter.
+20 Marked Target.
=258.
50% mod: +24.
=282. But still less than 10% more, and doesnt fix the core issue of speed vs mob density. Really need a good spammable AOE attack that doesnt reduce your APM or require a specific tree. Maybe an alternative to IPS of sorts.

Very good point. I have two bow users... one is dps (taking this build as a baseline) and the other is a paralyze build I have been running since they introduced the AA line way back. Anyway, your comment on a spammable AOE is why I still have the paralyze build. Less dps, but more solo friendly / solo gear grinding at mid reaper levels and not great for raids. Also great with a group in high reapers as I can lock everything down. I did see an increase in damage to both, but could still use a bit more inho.

 

[PlausibleDeniabiliity]

Wish the pictures worked.

 

[Yamani]

Wish the pictures worked.

The link at the bottom of the OP takes you directly to the imgur with all of them. The gear is a bit dated but it still works as a good jumping point to move on to get to the rarer stuff in MD/CoR