Mercenary ( Blessed Aim, Might, or Holy Freeze) is it, starting at 70% IAS bonus, Lycander's bow fires 29 times over a 10 second period, where M'avina's bow

PureDiablo is now hosting these old roughly 30,000 hours in the game he is a D2 Master and has great the mechanics of strafe and nextdelay are very complicated and involve not just the rate you fire, but the number of frames your missile is overlapping enemies as it passes through them, which depends on the angle, their movement vector and doppler effect and their collision size and then knockback too and the fore/backswing animations on strafe. I think Kuko Shakaku is pretty under-rated. When there was no upgrading, the only bows which were feasable damagewise were the Windforce, and possibly the Eaglehorn (I have never played a bowazon myself, so) Buriza had massive damage, and piercing guided arrows. **** = + 40% IAS, Formula used: shots per 10 seconds * (Physical Damage + Elemental Damage). +skills from Arach isn't that useful, maybe the slow is.

Remove ads & support the site - Get PurePremium. Here I come! This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups if you want to run an Act 1 Press J to jump to the feed. leads to single-shot kills. I can't come up with a belt I'd rather use than Razortail.

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Top-Choice pvp weapon, although Lycander's Aim works better unless you go for damage reduction gear. I LOOOOOOOVE that bow! In-Game displayed damage differs from the correct damage, because for enhanced damage calculation 1 (one) damage has to be added to the base damage of a weapon. Please note: All values in this guide are based on Diablo II: Lord of Destruction v1.09 item stats. A Buriza has some pretty good cold damage, ultra high damage, pretty good attack speed, and piercing. Its possible to quantify it against immobile targets, and the article on the wiki does just that; This post was edited by Husevo on Apr 16 2020 12:22am, https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amazon_attack_speed#Strafe. Burzia only get up to bout 2 attacks/sec while Windforce can get 3 attacks/sec which is about 50% more dps. The Buriza remains a top choice for any amazon. These forum archives have been curated by the community bringing two decades of Diablo 2 knowledge to new players. People overstate the difference imo. ", M'avina's Caster - "Which Arrow killed you?"

Going passed the 4 frame rate results in every other arrow/bolt missing, significantly lowering your dps. 100% piercing, 80% increased attack speed, decent cold damage and more. Verdungo or strings come to mind, but i consider them usefull for HC only. potal! If you are using Windforce as your weapon, using an Act 1 Cold Items which have a chance on casting a spell with graphical effects when attacking can significantly slow down attacks, especially when used in combination with fast weapons. ** = + 50% IAS I still think that Windforce is the #1 bow to use but Buriza honestly isn't all that far behind. It was a big deal with PK's and duellers especially, as they could launch a few arrows which were each guaranteed to hit the target multiple times. Much IAS boni are needed to achieve a noticable frame increase, 160% IAS bonus only, The Buriza comes along as a great package in natural form, with a lot of essential amazon mods such as. 100% piercing helps saving skill points and allows using a belt other than razortail. You missed faith. With Razortail and +skills i hit 100%. This process slows down the shooting speed for 1-2 seconds. archives as requested by the community. ", https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/index.php?title=Guide:Premium_Bow_Comparison_v1.09,_by_AllNamesRTaken&oldid=15772. bow-women tek bow-women. Anything else will be attacking almost twice as fast with 3-3.5 easy. - "All of them! it might do more dmg on ur character sheet, but you also have to calculate all the time you spend stopping and going Buriza MIGHT be able to bring down a boss faster but even then i wouldn't always want to just be holding rightclick standing still. Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritise for your preferable. A exceptional Buriza is just not competitive and if you upgrade it you need to invest in strength heavily. I'm looking at the stats for both uniques and I'm confused on why people use Windforce over an Upped Buriza. is still stuck at 28, making it a top-choice pvp weapon, also because of the high minimum damage, which often With Although M'avina's Caster remains the naturally fastest. I think it's largely a holdover from 1.09. Because Windforce beats is from every angle. idk it depends. But I mean what made it so important the GFrazier had to make a joke about how it would be the only weapon not upgradable thru the cube formula?? Use the main. Recommended to focus on IAS gear with this bow, should be socketed with shael rune. Ladders happen every three to four months and always includes a content & balance patch which helps keep the game fresh and exciting. And then it still lacks the utility delivered by faith (+ skills, undead meatshields). This is one of the best Mercenary gear setups across many characters, Bowamazons dont have that many choices in terms of belt. Socket it, put a Shael in it, and a Buriza is about as fast as a crossbow can ever get--there's one more speed breakpoint after that, but you need something silly like 100% extra IAS to get there. IAS equipment (twitchthroe etc), but rather go for damage reduction gear (Shaftstop etc). think about how much more farm bow will get.

Buriza is slow. it would be better to use it on a werebear amazon than a bowazon in most cases. These are the community's Diablo 2 archive forums going back two decades. Amplify Damage is loved by everyone save the occational grumpy necromancer. 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With my current Ama i have invested 1point in Pierce. This is a cheap gear set to get you started. been streaming since 2014. Not much investment going on there. When a stack of arrows or bolts gets empty, the game automatically fetches a new stack from the player's inventory. Since 1.10 there are better options, also wf is easier to obtain. or maybe to be even more PC they are women who are proficient in the use of bows but also most certaintly excel in other(takes a breath) areas of life as well as they are as versatile as any man could ever be. JavaScript is disabled. Buriza does attack slower, 2/3 the speed of Windforce at 0 IAS, but it scales its frames at a faster rate as well so it isn't 50% faster. The natural 80% IAS on the weapon, along with the small boni from more IAS invite to not focus on popular, High Natural Speed along with high gains from IAS items, This weapon pretty surprised me during the tests. Your math sadly exclude the heavy strength investment to use upped Buriza, so less points in dex. Windforce only outclass faith if you invest heavily with a Jah and some OHMs at least. This build adds in more survivability at the cost of damage. I love the Kuko too. *** = + 20% IAS Path of Diablo is a Diablo II community server project that aims to increase build diversity, improve replayability and add quality of life features with as few changes to the original experience as possible. Buriza gets at most 2 attacks per second. Mercenary for higher damage and speed from Fanaticism. gotta be politically correct. Mana leech on the bow allows wearing easier to find/cheaper to buy single-leech items. idk if anyone else has tried, but it's hard to explainthe real time saving aspect of the bow is being able to move quicker between packs shoot 3-5 multishots run to next pack and start again where within the same time frame if you using buriza, you'd have just made it out of your attack animation after 2 shots so bow is already melting shit 2-3 screens away and that's just within the first few seconds of farm. Faith is worse once you get Fortitude damage-wise vs 6os Windforce. It even beat the legendary windforce by 1 (one) damage in, The added 32-196 cold damage is a valuable companion in hell difficulty, home of many pesky physically. speedruns, creates guides, completes crazy challenges, and more! Allows usage of "alternative" equipment, since most essential mods are already covered on the weapon. The Windforce has the wanted mana steeling attribute, knock back (useful for a bowman), good attack speed, and insane damage. Because of strafe's 4frame NextDelay you can only connect hits every 4 frames. To a fire-using bowazon it is simply a godlike weapon. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The Hellrack might do more damage, but it certainly doesn't match the Buriza for speed, and I think the base speed of a Demon Crossbow (Gut Siphon) is still a fraction slower than the Buriza with its 80% IAS. This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some damage and survivability Buriza is below WF, but WF is below faith, so most people don't bother. It's also good on a rogue merc for the splash damage and piercing. By bad attack animation do you mean it's slow or just looks bad? Shazam, for assistance on actually understanding all this stuff I wrote about Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Another nice bow for all classes like the Buriza. knowledge of so many areas in the game. Coca Cola Inc., for keeping me awake, Buriza-Do Kyanon - "potal! Where did you get the idea that Hellrack and Gut Siphon are faster than a Buriza? They are purely for reference and cannot be posted in. example: A hydra bow with 200% ed should do 30 - 204 damage, but actually does 33 - 207 damage. There would still be the missing IAS. on a budget. Also, Buriza can nearly get the same attack frame speed with strafe (3.5 vs 3 that the others can get). Ceph, for lending me some of his bows You must log in or register to reply here. Mercenary with Faith can significantly improve your damage. Physical Bowazon and Mercenary in Diablo 2. His content focuses on Diablo 2 where he MrLlamaSC is a professional twitch broadcaster that has I think it has to do with many things. Crossbows are naturally much slower than bows. couple with all the nice mods, low-lvl requirement and easy to find, it has become a somewhat cheesy weapon :lol: . Also its good to note that Buriza has 100% pierce which allows you to save points in pierce and belt slot in razortail. Amount of Shots per 10 seconds, at the maximum possible 25 frames per second, * = + 80% IAS Crossbows just can't compare with normal bows in D2 due to attack speed/attack animation issues. An (upgraded) buriza is fit for strafing only. As a Bowamazon you shouldn't get hit and even if, you leech faster than most mobs csn attack. My current bowazon is lvl 63 and doing NM Meph runs with the Kuko. This page was last edited on 8 December 2009, at 16:11. weapon (except for a row of irrelevant low-level unique bows and non-set/non-unique bows), Lycander's Aim beats including the Physical Bowazon. Incredible damage per time factor, only beaten by a windforce with additional IAS. This is a glass cannon build with high damage output.

If you have both with 6 open socket it seems like the Buriza would do more damage. Sufficient damage, speed, and speed gains, Its ignore target defense mod makes up for the relatively low minimum damage, A Top-Choice bow for the cow level in hell difficulty, Recommended using in combination with an amplify damage item, Perfect for bragging, showing off, earning cash, Mana Leech allows using easier to find/cheaper to buy single-leech items, Knockback keeps them pesky cows away from you, and lets you use gloves other than cleglaw's pincers, Strength bonus (10) makes it easier meeting the 134 strength requirements, Magic item, therefore allows more sockets than any of the other tested bows, Lack of useful mods, other than the high ed%;), Recommended using in combination with amplify damage item. That are points not spent in dex. On top of that buriza has huge str requirement. the main reason i think that the buriza was sought after is that back in 1.09, it's dmg is 2nd only to the mighty winforce. the buriza is actually the highest dmging exceptional unique back in 1.09. Crossbows have terrible attack animation which is the main reason they're not an endgame choice. You are using an out of date browser. I did not take this oddity into account in my calculations because I consider it to be a bug. Doing the math (6 Ohm) Buriza vs. (6 Ohm) Windforce, the average damage of the Buriza is 461.75-492.5 while the average damage of the Windforce is 408 which means the Windforce deals about 88-82% the damage per hit of the Buriza. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I guess perfect buriza upped is decent compared to WF or Faith. The choice should be pretty clear at this point. Don't forget that Windforce is also very rare, so that makes it desireable for grailers, whether they want to make a bowazon or not. The skill boni do not provide significant benefits, Although greatly increased, still decent speed gains from IAS items, Damage cannot keep up with other tested bows at higher character levels, Recommended using it in combination with other m'avina's items.