PVP BOWASSASIN GUIDE!!

[Nicholas The Slide]

PVP BOWASSASIN GUIDE
This is a guide for a bowassasin (duh). A “*” denotes that the item listed is intended for ladder players

SKILLZ
20-Venom (your main source of damage)
20-Burst Of Speed (for run/attack speed, will save you a lot of fervor jewels)
20- Mind Blast (To Stun enemy before in case they run/charge)
10- Fade (for those pesky Sorcs)

Gear
Armor- 160/60 Lacquered Plate (IAS of course), and/or Enigma archon*
Gloves- Trangs (25%psn damage! Replace these and I’ll cut you!)
Belt- Razortail/Verdungos (razor for piercing attack, Verdungo’s for life/DR)
Weapon 1- Widowmaker Ward Bow (gives +3-5 to guided arrow, this build is built around this weapon)
Weapon 2-CTA (nowadays it’s practically a necessity for dueling)
Shield 2- Lidless (to give bonus to BO/BC)
Boots- Shadow Dancers/ War Travs (if you can’t afford dancers)
Ring 1-C-grip/Manald*
Ring 2- BK Wedding Band
Amulet- Mara’s Kaleidoscope

CHARMS
Shadow GC’s
Anni
Life/resist GC’s

RESIST GEAR
2x Raven Frost Rings (cold rests Gear)
2x Dwarf Star rings (fire resist Gear)
Hell Mouth War Gauntlets (fire resist Gear)
Thunder Gods Vigor War Belt (lightning resist gear)
Mermon’s Sprocket Wyrmhide boots (Cold Resist Gear)
2x Wisp Projector Rings (Lightning resist gear)

STATS
Strenth- 203 needed for lacquered plate, 103 if using only Enigma
Dexterity-200+ (Bows get added damage from dexterity)
Vitality-150-175 (you are not melee so you don’t need HUGE life)
Energy-Why does blizzard even keep this here? NO POINTS HERE

STRATEGIES
Assassins
Trap- Use your lightning resist gear (t-gods/wisps) and Mind Blast (now referred to as MB) them, alternating between MB and Guided arrow. Enigma will be a good help here, just in case you need to move quickly.
WhirlWind- These guys will be annoying as they can use dragon flight and have a lot of poison damage (just like you!). Use Enigma and Stun them using MB, during their stun pepper them with guided arrows. No promises on these guys.

Barbarians
WhirlWind- These guys should be no problem, unless they use Enigma. Use your 160/60 (or Enigma if your ladder because that’s you main armor). And since you have a really good Run/walk Advantage just keep your distance and pepper them with arrows (guided of course). If they get too close for comfort, give them a little push with MB
Concentration- These guys are easy if you can keep your distance but annoyingly hard if you cant. Basically from a good Conc. Barbarian, 1-2 hits will kill you so, I suggest using MB/Guided again. You shouldn’t have to us Enigma here.

Paladins
FOH- Hehehe, with your Lightning rests gear on you should have no problem with these guys, MB will be a big help here just because FOH can have the tendency to not die when you want them to. Use the MB, Guided alteration (MB, Guided, MB Guided…etc)
Zealot- These Guys should be a challenge because they usually have really good Attack Rating and tend to have quite a bit if Damage reduce and defense. Us the MB/Guided Method
Charger- A pure charger will probably be your worst enemy as they have awesome Arrack rating/Huge Damage and can close in on you faster then <odd example here>. You Will lose to these guys, but thankfully there Very few and far between.

Amazons
Bow- Use your advantage, MB. Stun them and then pepper them. Use the MB/Guided alteration technique.
Javelin- If CS use light resist gear and fire away! Is jab, first laugh at them, and then use MB and Guided.

Necromancers
Bone- hard because they usually can teleport around and avoid your MB/Guided. Just try as hard as you can to get them in ONE MB, then use the MB/Guided Alteration technique.
Nova- Get them before they get you, not much more to be said as they can kill you in 2 hits.

Druids
Wind- Use Enigma and stay out of their hurricane at all costs. Put on Cold Resist Gear just in case you get into Hurricane.. Use MB/Guided Alteration technique
Melee-What’s a melee druid?

Sorceresses
All- Use the corresponding resist gear for what kind of sorceress you are dueling. (fire resist for fire sorceress…etc) and use MB/Guided Alteration
THE END!!!!!!!

PLEASE put comments/criticizm i will appreiciate it! (as this is only my second guide)

[dP]

You should spend ALL the points.
why max mind blast?
where is shadow master and shit?

[Kao]

I didn't read the whole guide.

Mermons do not exist, Try again. And, for the sake of us legit players, try not to post dupes, and post what you WOULD use in those spots.

[Ntrik_]

and heres comment from N_!

N_: no


Just try, see if you do any dmg with that bow.

[Guru]

Ask yourself what the advantage of using a lacquered plate. Then revise that.

Also, I'd max fade and shadow master, and as said, mind blast doesnt need to be maxed

Btw, what good a is a piercing attack if guided arrow doesnt pierce?

[Nicholas The Slide]

okeday, thanks, ill update it.. i kind of "revised" it while io wrote it into word, and those revisions are what you all pointed out as bad. i appreciate this..

and kao...heres Mermons Sprocket...
Merman's Sprocket
Wyrmhide Boots
+410-420 Defense
+310 Defense Vs. Missile
+65% Faster Run/Walk
Replenish Life +5
Regenerate Mana 8%
+60-75 Magic Absorb
+55 Cold Absorb
Cannot Be Frozen
+ (0.75 Per Character Level) +0.75-74.24 To Mana (Based On Character Level)
+ (0.75 Per Character Level) Poison Resist +0.75-74.24% (Based On Character Level)

[Kao]

They are not enabled, or they'd be out. Obviously.

And dude, DiabloII.net is shit. I've lost about 20% of my respect for you for using that PoS site.

[Death's the name...]

wow holy **** that pair of boots rock......ladder or non????