AA Bows for U11

[grodon9999]

Talking end-game high-end stuff, not what you'll be rocking in Tempest Spine on your first toon. So far I'm carrying:

- Green Steel Lightning II (Holy/shock/shock)
- Epic Thorndlord (Slotted with silver still from a year ago when i thought I bought Cold Iron)
- +5 HBoGEOB
- +5 HBoGCB (for the LoB and portals)
- +4 Icy Burst WoP (still the best trash-killer in the game in non-epic)
- +4 Smiting (for non-evil constructs)
- +3 Holy of Disruption

Thinking about crafting . ..
- +5 Improved Cursespewing of PG (the LoB can be cursed from reports I've read)
- +5 HB of Improved Destruction (have a +2 Holy random one right now)

What else should be crafted, greensteel or otherwise, to be usefull here?

I'm thinking of leaving the Thornlord as it for now as it lets me break devil DR with holy arrows. Also with the forts so high it's lost much of it's luster against bosses.

[red_cardinal]

http://ddowiki.com/page/Epic_Shatterbow

Dis be yer new pew-pewr.

[Inferno346]

http://ddowiki.com/page/Epic_Shatterbow

Dis be yer new pew-pewr.

Too bad it has no augment slot :(

[grodon9999]

Too bad it has no augment slot :(

Yeah, if it had a red-slot it's d great but the Smiter and HBoGCB are better.

[Arsont]

I personally wouldn't bother crafting a HB of Improved Destruction; Most of the time I start with a destruction bow, hit True Shot just for kicks, then swap to a dps bow. The Improved Cursespewing would probably be worth it if you have the mats laying around, but I wouldn't call it a priority.

Is eThronlord still that far behind HBoGCB for Lailat? I thought it was finally better with the PBS change, but I may be mistaken. Otherwise I'd just slot Cold Iron on it and call it a day. If it's still behind, then I really don't know what I'd use it for that another bow doesn't already cover.

I still carry a HBoGUB, but that's because I still need junk from Abbot (Stupid Litany).

[grodon9999]

I personally wouldn't bother crafting a HB of Improved Destruction; Most of the time I start with a destruction bow, hit True Shot just for kicks, then swap to a dps bow. The Improved Cursespewing would probably be worth it if you have the mats laying around, but I wouldn't call it a priority.


I don't like doing anything small :)


Is eThronlord still that far behind HBoGCB for Lailat? I thought it was finally better with the PBS change, but I may be mistaken. Otherwise I'd just slot Cold Iron on it and call it a day. If it's still behind, then I really don't know what I'd use it for that another bow doesn't already cover.

I haven't run the exact numbers but at 80% fort I can't imagine the Thornlord is ahead, I could be wrong. it's a shame as it puts out 270+ crits against harry in shroud, a fighter AA's gotta break 300.



I still carry a HBoGUB, but that's because I still need junk from Abbot (Stupid Litany).[/color]

+3 Holy of Disruption - but effectively a +5 since I'd use the conjure arrows. My AA's a Ranger 15/rogue 3/Monk 2 so I use handwarps against undead more often than not.