wildwitch string

[bigman2013]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Godz Deathz]

you need arrows to do the normal skills (multi, ga, strafe)
but you do not need arrows to do your standard attack

 

[DudSpud]

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]

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.