Second skill for a strafezon?

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Hi all,

I am currently playing a SP strafezon which has reached clvl 60, and
maxed her valkyre. She is by now a bit uncertain baout her secondary
skill, mybe an elemental one. Does anybody have an idea what to improve?

She will later on use M'avinas Caster or Blood Ravens Charge. Does
M'avinas support elemental damage (by default, it shoots magic arrows)?
Can I use synergies on Blood Ravens?


Gabriele Neukam

Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam@t-online.de


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"Brian Brunner" <brian.brunner@verizon.net.profit> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Gabriele Neukam wrote:
>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I am currently playing a SP strafezon which has reached clvl 60, and
> >> maxed her valkyre. She is by now a bit uncertain baout her secondary
> >> skill, mybe an elemental one. Does anybody have an idea what to
improve?
>
> Frozen Arrow. Like Glacial Spike, the splash-area-freeze of Frozen
> Arrow is good unless the target is Cold Immune. It's not called "The
> Arrow Of Mana Drain" for nothing, so have good leach % on a good
> physical damage bow.
>
I'll second Brian's recommendation. I've been playing a Freezing Arrow Zon
lately, and I'm still wondering what to use as MY second skill
I've considered Strafe, and GA, I just can't make up my mind (will go check
Strafe speed VS Eaglehorn after this post, I guess). FA kills EVERYTHING in
NM, but since you're already lvl 60 you're probably past that point. It
should still kill everything not CI fairly quick
ly, or at least hold them for a volley of Strafe.

short

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"Gabriele Neukam" <Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam@t-online.de> wrote in message
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> On that special day, short, (shorts@zoominternet.net) said...
>
> > FA kills EVERYTHING in
> > NM, but since you're already lvl 60 you're probably past that point.
>
> In fact, she has reached the Arreat Plateau, so FI will soon be a
> problem for her (thinks of the zombies in Act1 Hell)
>
> > It
> > should still kill everything not CI fairly quick
> > ly, or at least hold them for a volley of Strafe.
>
> Ok, but having to provide mana leech would mean, she again would have to
> wear M'avinas belt; and I thought, a resists belt like
>
> Death Harness
> Sharkskin Belt
> Defense: 46
> Durability: 10 of 14
> Required Strength: 20
> Required Level: 41
> Item Version: 1.10 Expansion
> Item Level: 66
> Fingerprint: (secret)
> +33% Enhanced Defense
> Lightning Resist +20%
> Cold Resist +16%
> Replenish Life +7
> Required Level +5
> 24% Faster Hit Recovery
>
> would be helpful, as she doesn't have much elemental protection, not
> much more than 50 in NM, which is close to nothing, in Hell.
>

Nice belt!
With Lycander's Aim, IIRC 9 mana leech was sufficient, until you through
some skellies in of course.
I've sense upgraded my ammy to that dual leech Unique, with 12 mana leech.
Doing fine so far in NM, anyway.


short

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On that special day, ~misfit~, (misfit61nz@hooya.co.nz) said...

> Firestrafer? Can you explain please? I'm a n00b. :-)

Well, I just made it up. She will strafe, as long as there is mana, then
switch to default simple shhoting, while the Blood Raven s Charge
delivers its explosive arrows, synergized with the Fire Arrow skill. I
have no idea if that damage is any good, but it has to suffice, until
I've got enough mana again.

Somebody *has* to find out, if it can work.


Gabriele Neukam

Gabriele.Spamfighter.Neukam@t-online.de


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