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[Stormrider2112]

Need help with a Bow Enchantress

Any thoughts for what to socket a Kuko with (other than a 5/5 Fire Facet...no chance in hell I'll find one...let alone enough to add to everything else I can equip to make a difference)? She can handle anything not Fire immune (with IS a large contingent of Hell enemies...), but I figure an Act II merc would help a lot...unless I run into a PI/FI boss...

Also, what level EA does the Kuko fire?

 

[Gaza0469]

Kind of a crazy idea I'm testing right now. Not very uber or anything, but it seems effective. A Sorceress using the unique Kuko Shakaku Cedar Bow and it's "Fires explosive arrows" mod.

Skills:
20 Enchant
20 Warmth (synergy with Enchant)
20 Fire Mastery (boosts both Exploding Arrow and Enchant)
20 Thunderstorm (for handling anything I'm not shooting at)
20 Lightning Mastery
1 Chilling Armor
1 Telekinesis
1 Teleport
1 Charged Bolt (prereq)
1 Lightning (prereq)
1 Nova (prereq)
1 Static Field (prereq)
1 Fireball (prereq)
1 Firebolt (prereq)

Any thoughts? And any thoughts for what to socket the Kuko with (other than a 5/5 Fire Facet...no chance in hell I'll find one...let alone enough to add to everything else I can equip to make a difference)? She can handle anything not Fire immune (with IS a large contingent of Hell enemies...), but I figure an Act II merc would help a lot...unless I run into a PI/FI boss...

Also, what level EA does the Kuko fire?

Thunderstorm is useless
dont waste your time with it.

Save yourself the 40 points and put into something useful.

The Kuko is a very slow bow, I used it on my amazon and actually sold it, sure the explosive arrow mod is nice for hitting packs, If you are going to keep it add some speed into it, Im not sure if 15% will put you over the next break point? someone might have to comment on this, if so use a 15% IAS jewl with a useful 2nd mod, if it doesnt u might have to go for a 20% IAS rune.

I use the Hellrack crossbow on my amazon and thats nice with 2x 20% speed runes.

No other bow will give you better pack killing ability than that Kuko, however if you used a high damge bow instead this will offset that.

Its all personal preference I guess at the end of the day.

For the skill to build up, maybe go for Frozen Orb 20 , Cold Mastery 20 this will better as a back up skill to your fire arrows.

Use a Defiance Merc (Act II, Nightmare) for this.

Note I think you have assumed that you will get to level 99 ? I would realistically aim for 95 for someone who plays heaps, if u play it less than 8 hours a week you might want to aim for level 90.

That means you might have to reduce 9 points off your skill point allocation.

 

[steves164]

I've seen a few...I'll just call em bow-a-sorcs and what they use is the bow that adds to GA (widowmaker). I'd stick with TS personally, I'd try to get the 105fcr bp and tele around, TS stuns them and GA takes care of the rest. Your gonna have to find a balance between fcr and ias somehow though...

 

[melianor]

A Kuko Shakoku is best socketed with a SHAEL rune for added 20% IAS!
The Explosive Arrow mod is just too nice to dismiss.

The only thing better than Kuko is Demon Machine. A very fast shooting unique crossbow, also with explosive arrow mod.

 

[Stormrider2112]

Well, I figured I'd use the Kuko since I don't have anything else If I can find a Razortail, I'd have 83% piercing, and in my testing, Pierce + Exploding Arror with Enchant + Fire Mastery can hit several targets several times for a load of fire damage. I figure I'll want some faster R/W from armor (Stealth...HOPEFULLY Enigma), boots (Nat's, Aldur's), and possibly a circlet (+sorc skills, 30% r/w). FCR is easy enough to find on rings and ammys, and there's plenty of IAS gloves (LoH, which I do have ).