Pay attention, this post will be LONG. So if you like this fact, read it. Here I'll post my definite guide for teh 1.10
PvM bowazon. With teh new runewords, this is VERY EXPENSIVE. So, again, if you don't like this, don't read my post.
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Stats
Strength: 106. This is required to have your helmet, Giantskull. If you have an annihilus, you can subtract 10-20 points in this stat. And if your second ring has some more strength, you can subtract some more str points. Finally, if you use War Traveler, subtract 10 points more.
Dexterity: all. More dex = more damage and ar.
Vitality: base or very little. Put some points only if you are killed a lot in hell (but I've made tons of zons with base vita in 1.10, and I'm sure vitality can be left base).
Energy: zero.
Skills
MAX Guided arrow
MAX Magic arrow
MAX Valkyrie
16 Critical strike (skill bonuses included)
9 Pierce (skill bonuses included)
19 Multiple shot (skill bonuses included)
Note: if you don't like guided arrow, max strafe instead, and use it against single enemies.
All the remaining skill points are your choice: you can put them into Decoy if you want a stronger Valk, into the three dodging abilities to improve the % of dodging, or into penetrate to have more AR. Or you can max critical strike, but the benefits are really little. Personally, I would pump up the dodging abilities.
Why this skill distribution?
With the final gear, your attacks will always be piercing, and this is marvellous when using multishot. You will rock; when attacking @ 8 fpa, enemies will be shit, you will only have to click on your mouse to make a total devastation.
More than 20 arrows shot simultaneously are useless. So, when you have 19 points into multishot, stop spending points in this skill.
Critical strike = 16 cuz after this skill value the diminishing returns are too high. So, stop @ 16. In PvM, it's enough.
Magic arrow = max. OMG! Someone is thinking I'm totally crazy, I know. But you will face very few physical immunes on your way, and this skill is more than enough to kill them. It is a no-mana skill, the only alternative is freezing arrow but it requires 40 skill points to be really effective (max freezing + max its damage synergy). And, for a little amount of phys immunes, I think 40 skill points are really a lot. Not to count that freezing arrow costs tons of mana, and against phys immunes you can't leech. Trust me, magic arrow is really a good skill for phys immunes.
Valk = max cuz your Valk will be a godly tank, and since you won't have tons of life, a strong tank (together with your merc) is really required. So, max her. You will love her.
Guided has to be maxed cuz it is a marvellous skill when facing single enemies ( = multishot is useless against single enemies, cuz it makes less damage than guided and cuz it costs tons of mana when compared to guided, that is ITD against all) and bosses. In fact, Guided is ITD (ignores target's defense) also against bosses, and is the skill which will allow you to kill Baal in hell in about 30-35 seconds; really good for a bowazon.
Gear
The final gear (I think) of this zon is:
"Faith" Grand Matron Bow (it's better if this runeword is made on a superior bow with 1x% ed and with +3 to bow and crossbow skill)
Giantskull with 2 socks and 2 ed / ias jewels
"Fortitude" Archon plate
Razortail
Laying of hands
Gore rider (or if you like them, use War traveler; gore and wt are both good options)
Atma's scarab
Raven (20 dex, and 250 ar if perfect)
Rare ring with dual leech and resists (especially lit and fire resist are required); if it has also ar or stats, it's godly
Switch: "Call to arms" crystal sword + lidless wall. Battle orders = pwnzor.
Charms to use
Annihilus
Small charms with lit res, fire res or poison res (and life, if possible), to have these resistances in hell, after you've completed all your quests:
Fire > 50%
Cold > 0%
Lightning = 80%
Poison = 75%
Once you have these resists, all the remaining space in your inventory should be filled with max / ar / life charms (small, medium or grand, it's not important; the key point is increasing your damage, ar and life).
Hireling
Your Hireling will be the most expensive part of your gear.
You have to use a Might merc (act 2 Nightmare, "Offensive" choice). This has to be his gear, imho:
Eth andariel's visage (shael)
Eth "Chains of honor" Archon plate
Eth "Pride" Cryptic axe
Once you've completed this zon, her gear and her merc's gear, you will have a war machine. A multiaura ranged character (she has benefits from Fanaticism, Concentrate and Might) with an awesome killing speed, an all-around zon who is very effective in all the zones of the games, and can kill all enemies.
It's a very expensive build cuz it requires tons of high runes, but when you become extremely rich, this (or a Javazon with an "infinity" weapon on her merc) are the best zons you can have in the game. And they are two exceptional characters, cuz they are real destroyers.
