[3.0] NeverSink's ♣ INDEPTH Tornado&Archer Guide ♣ Beginner friendly ♣ Rapid clear ♣ All bosses

So I've been thinking about playing phys bows in the coming 2 week. However, I have no experience leveling bows in a league environment, so I was wondering if I could get some tips from you people, seeing as how leveling bow characters through the story is usually a huge pain, at best, even with twink gear.

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Etherfire wrote:

So I've been thinking about playing phys bows in the coming 2 week. However, I have no experience leveling bows in a league environment, so I was wondering if I could get some tips from you people, seeing as how leveling bow characters through the story is usually a huge pain, at best, even with twink gear.

Good leveling gem setups in order of importance.

Split arrow + PPAD + added fire damage + faster attack (requires 1L)
TS + GMP + PPAD + FA (requires 4L)
Burning arrow + PPAD + AFD + FA (requires 1L)

4L quest rewards are really nice. Throw an alch on them.
Do not have your 4L in your bow. You need to constantly switch it out. This will be the case for a long time.

Buy bows. Do not waste alchs / chaos in a desperate attempt to roll them.
4 x whetstones + new tier of bow = 20% quality. Use rare rustic sash + 1 whetstone + bow for %increased physical damage recipe. This is a cheap way to roll an item in the first hours of a league.

Solid passive setup for early levels (normal difficulty - lvl 37):


Speaking on passives: Kill all on cruel. 8% attack speed or 16% phys dmg cannot compare to that extra passive. You will be starved for passive points.

Do not be afraid to put points in all res and +30 int / str nodes. Do not stick to the guide. You have respecc points from leveling. Use them.

Think about choice of Ascendancy class: Pathfinder - most likely not the obvious choice since it is really and endgame class. Raider gives great clear speed. Deadeye gives great damage. Both are nice.

Things will be somewhat slow until act 3. By then usually you will have decent damage and a solid clear speed :)

Besides that all usual leveling concepts apply. Don't kill everything. Keep running. Focus on that quicksilver (that is why you take primal might - 20% increased flask charges). Play it safe vs. bosses. GG :)

Edit: I forgot. Ignore crit until lategame. Focus on non-crit damage for the first 68 levels.

Edit:

Bad timing.

Right, thanks for the advice. I completely agree with you on the cruel passive point thing. With the introduction of jewels, and tons of free attack speed from BR and frenzies, getting anything but the skill point is suboptimal.

I'm just not too experienced with bow chars since I (almost)always play melee, but this time I thought why not go for something that clears faster.

GL with the race folks!

Second that. At worse screw head, just don't follow damn trees.




edit: pardon, I've said it like it was about that one particular tree, not any tree.

Heh. I always make my own builds and they are mostly successful. Just needed some gearing advice, and thanks again for that :D

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Etherfire wrote:

Heh. I always make my own builds and they are mostly successful. Just needed some gearing advice, and thanks again for that :D

I 100% and I think Saranghaeyo_ too didn't think about you :S
Man, it's almost sure you have way bigger knowledge about what's going one here than me, how could I lecturing you? I just bash over and over the same phys frenzy/SA build since forever, that's all I know. I have 1 stashchar packed with wands because I have no idea if they are good or not, for crying out loud.


edit:
but kudos for me, I decided to improove, my melee ranger:
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Looks nice, but struggle with killing stuff, I keep her in town usualy

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skuadak wrote:

edit:
but kudos for me, I decided to improove, brace yourself, my melee ranger:
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Looks nice, but struggle with killing stuff, I keep her in town usualy

GG :D

Though I wonder, what exactly are you trying to do with that char? :P