Ninja Spy And Bow Dmg

[draven2002]

Does the Ninja spy dex to att + dmg work properly with bows? Because it says that it will add it to slashing and piercing weapons but does it apply to bows because there considered ranged weapons but do piercing dmg?

[Feithlin]

Does the Ninja spy dex to att + dmg work properly with bows? Because it says that it will add it to slashing and piercing weapons but does it apply to bows because there considered ranged weapons but do piercing dmg?

IIRC, it worked at first, but monkchers whined because it applied even if Str was higher than Dex, and so was changed to not apply to bows.
It is WAI as it is supposed to apply to melee weapons.

[Saekee]

IIRC, it worked at first, but monkchers whined because it applied even if Str was higher than Dex, and so was changed to not apply to bows.
It is WAI as it is supposed to apply to melee weapons.

This--the only way you will get dex damage on bows is spending a LOT of ap in the Elven racial tree.
Shurikens get dex to damage and huge bonuses from high dex and shuriken expertise when taken with the ninja core (advanced ninja training).
If you have low Str but high Int you can try taking INT to damage from the harper tree (if not elf but still wanting to use bows occasionally as a dex build).
What is your build, anyway? I play a lot of dex builds.

[draven2002]

This--the only way you will get dex damage on bows is spending a LOT of ap in the Elven racial tree.
Shurikens get dex to damage and huge bonuses from high dex and shuriken expertise when taken with the ninja core (advanced ninja training).
If you have low Str but high Int you can try taking INT to damage from the harper tree (if not elf but still wanting to use bows occasionally as a dex build).
What is your build, anyway? I play a lot of dex builds.

I have a thrower build with a pastlife in monk and ranger but Id like 3 pastlifes in both for the extra damage. Ive just been trying to find good ranged builds that are able to solo Elite all the way for past lifes.

[Saekee]

I have a thrower build with a pastlife in monk and ranger but Id like 3 pastlifes in both for the extra damage. Ive just been trying to find good ranged builds that are able to solo Elite all the way for past lifes.

Ranger past lives do not affect thrower damage, unfortunately--just xbow and bow.
Ranged characters can be a little frustrating in heroics--have you considered just building a melee? Dex-based melees work fine too for heroics.

[draven2002]

They really dont affect throwing weapons -_- thats annoying. and I normally play 15-28 instead of 1-20 because I enjoy epics more then heroic. And the last time I played a ranging build I dont remember it doing to poorly but I understand what you mean. Im still messing around with what I want to play for his lives and have not set my mind to anything yet