wildwitch string

bigman2013

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wildwitch string

I have been away from Diablo for a while and am looking to get back into it with a challenging build.

I am going to build a magic arrow amazon.

My question is: How easy is it to find the wildwitch string bow?

Am I better off to just use the skill points in MA or hold out until I find the bow?

I have been long enough that all of characters/account has expired so I am starting completely from scratch.

Is there any other bow that gives a + to magic arrow?

Thanks for the info.
 

Generator Of Chaos

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WildWitch String is fairly easy to come across, and highly underrated (on USEast at least) so you could probably trade for one for cheap.

Now, WWS DOESN'T give + magic arrow skills, it FIRES magic arrows (lvl 20).
So if you shoot a normal arrow, it'll fire a lvl 20 magic arrow.
There are other bows that fire magic arrows, namely:

Witherstring
Hunter's Bow
[lvl 3 magic arrow]

Wizendraw
Long Battle Bow
[lvl 5 magic arrow]

Kuko Shakaku
Cedar Bow
[lvl 7 magic arrow]

Widowmaker
Ward Bow
[lvl 11 magic arrow]
 

superdave

Diabloii.Net Member
Generator Of Chaos said:
WildWitch String is fairly easy to come across, and highly underrated (on USEast at least) so you could probably trade for one for cheap.

Now, WWS DOESN'T give + magic arrow skills, it FIRES magic arrows (lvl 20).
So if you shoot a normal arrow, it'll fire a lvl 20 magic arrow.
There are other bows that fire magic arrows, namely:

Witherstring
Hunter's Bow
[lvl 3 magic arrow]

Wizendraw
Long Battle Bow
[lvl 5 magic arrow]

Kuko Shakaku
Cedar Bow
[lvl 7 magic arrow]

Widowmaker
Ward Bow
[lvl 11 magic arrow]
Kuko Shakaku...does not fire magic arrows...it fires explosive arrows

all of these work only when firing normal arrows...magic arrows will not fire when using strafe or multi...etc
 

bigman2013

Diabloii.Net Member
Just to make sure I understand:

Any of the bows you listed still need to have arrows in order to use them.

When I fire a normal arrow using one of those bows it is as if a magic arrow is attached to it?
 

sirmessbu

Diabloii.Net Member
Ya will need arrows equiped with the bow but unless ya use another attack then the standard one your arrows wont get lower quantity.

It will shoot a magic arrow of the appropriate level(depending on bow) just like it been mentionned earlier.
 

DudSpud

Diabloii.Net Member
bigman2013 said:
My question is: How easy is it to find the wildwitch string bow?
It is far easier to find the couple of pgems to trade for a WWS than to find one. I had to do this twice on USEast SCL due to... a couple of unfortunate events.

My recommendations..

If you are just starting, play ladder. This way you can upgrade the WWS to elite, which made a big difference for me. Second, do everything you can to get 90 IAS. This will let you strafe at 9/2, which is great. Get strafe to a multiple of 4 with plus skills. I have had two WWSers, strafe/FrzA and strafe/LF. The latter was more fun, especially with Titan's (also cheap on USEast ladder - you should really check out the trade forums for the realms you are on). Dex is your friend - Str for items (say 90-ish with items), Vit to 100 or 125, Dex everything else ( I am pushing 500 now with items). Valk to lvl 17 with skills. Might merc is also my preference. Dual leach, even at low levels (2-3%) is very nice. Resists, D/A/E not so important, you are ranged. Use decoy early and often - have it hot keyed because you have no resists! A couple of hard points is all I put into it until I got the luxury of extra points. Penetrate is a necessity because none of the +AR bonus from bow skills works for ranged attacks - go figure. Pierce is also a huge bonus, mainly for the FA/LF so they can double hit. No bow skills bonus items, unless you go with FA, and even then I wouldn't. Better is +passives.

Well, I'll end the ramble here, though I probably forgot some things, but these are the basics IMHO.

If you are USEast ladder and need a head start (pgems, runes, N-NM equip...) - email me. I'm mostly SP these days.

Good luck,
DudSpud
 

bigman2013

Diabloii.Net Member
If you are USEast ladder and need a head start (pgems, runes, N-NM equip...) - email me. I'm mostly SP these days.

Good luck,
DudSpud[/QUOTE]


thanks for the offer. I used to be USEAST but moved to Arizona and am now USWEST.

I appreciate the helpful posts by everyone.
 
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