Best PvM and PvP Bow

[Joey Porter]

The best weapon thread got me to thinking about what you guys run on your bows.

90% of the time I run my main character which is an archer/mage(old school, I know) I have done the Juka bows with gears route, used my crafter to make and imbue all sorts of combos. Right now I am using:

PvM
Repeating x bow
50 DI
35 SSI
40 hit lightning
25 velocity
Spell channeling

PvP
Heavy x bow
spell channeling
balanced
50 DI
35 SSI
40 Hit Fireball

May be off a tad on the numbers as I am going by memory but generally that is how they are set up. Was thinking of putting bushido back on my template and trying the Yummi but not sure. I almost always just hunt PvM and carry the PvP bow for the fel champs and the inevitable level 4 spawn raid. Need the balanced for the pots at that point.

 

[Selurnoraa]

I think your better off with a magical shortbow.

 

[Joey Porter]

I think your better off with a magical shortbow.

Can you elaborate on why you think that is better?

 

[Phangs_of_Phage]

PvM bow is garbage. Comp bow for AI. Magic shorty with area for low level spawn. Yumi for stuff with a low resistance (like darkfather)
PvP heavy xbow for dismounts only. magic shorty for chokepoints comp bow for all other occasions.

 

[Joey Porter]

PvM bow is garbage. Comp bow for AI. Magic shorty with area for low level spawn. Yumi for stuff with a low resistance (like darkfather)
PvP heavy xbow for dismounts only. magic shorty for chokepoints comp bow for all other occasions.

So something like this

General PvM
comp bow
spell channel
DI
SSI
slayer
hit mana
hit stamina

Champ/mob PvM
Magic Shorty
spell channel
DI
SSI
slayer
Hit area

PvP
heavy x bow to dismount then switch to shorty/comp depending on circumstances. What mods???

 

[Joey Porter]

Follow up.

Made two bows last night.

Composite bow
spell channeling
40 SSI
40 DI
32 hit mana leech
23 HCI

Armor ignore is amazing as a special but the mana leech seems to do absolutely nothing, wasted mod IMO

Magical Shortbow
spell channeling
40 SSI
40 DI
20 hit area fire
28 Hit mana leech


Really like this bow overall, lightning arrow is a really good special and the bow fires super fast but again hit mana leech seemed to have no benefit.

 

[mspossi]

Follow up.

Made two bows last night.

Composite bow
spell channeling
40 SSI
40 DI
32 hit mana leech
23 HCI

Armor ignore is amazing as a special but the mana leech seems to do absolutely nothing, wasted mod IMO

Magical Shortbow
spell channeling
40 SSI
40 DI
20 hit area fire
28 Hit mana leech


Really like this bow overall, lightning arrow is a really good special and the bow fires super fast but again hit mana leech seemed to have no benefit.

Hello, I have the impression that no leech status works in pvp, can someone confirm?

 

[Driven Insane]

Hello, I have the impression that no leech status works in pvp, can someone confirm?

It works, it's just that you're doing so little damage, compared to PvM. Also, if I remember correctly, leeches on archery weapons were cut in half years ago....... so you're lucky to leech 1 or 2 points at a time usually.

 

[gunneroforgin]

The best weapon thread got me to thinking about what you guys run on your bows.

90% of the time I run my main character which is an archer/mage(old school, I know) I have done the Juka bows with gears route, used my crafter to make and imbue all sorts of combos. Right now I am using:

PvM
Repeating x bow
50 DI
35 SSI
40 hit lightning
25 velocity
Spell channeling

PvP
Heavy x bow
spell channeling
balanced
50 DI
35 SSI
40 Hit Fireball

May be off a tad on the numbers as I am going by memory but generally that is how they are set up. Was thinking of putting bushido back on my template and trying the Yummi but not sure. I almost always just hunt PvM and carry the PvP bow for the fel champs and the inevitable level 4 spawn raid. Need the balanced for the pots at that point.

possible good PVP weapon
Heavy crossbow
Hit lightning 36%
Hit lower defence 30%
Swing speed increase 45%
damage increase 52%

 

[Joey Porter]

Here is what I am going to run with based on the information provided and what I have seen.

General use

Comp bow and magic shortbow
40 and 35 SSI respectively
50 hit lightning
40 DI
Spell channelling
HCI at max % to round it out(maybe swap out for velocity)

Then one of each with each slayer type for specific hunts

 

[Prime.]

PvP
Heavy x bow
spell channeling
balanced
50 DI
35 SSI
40 Hit Fireball

Spell Channeling on a bow is a wasted mod IMO, unless you're doing a mage/archer but it's a hard template to master whether you're using to to pvp or pvm.

What you'll find most on bows is high SSI, Fireball/Lightning, Velocity, and/or Hit Lower Defense, with balanced.

You'll either find the two hit spells together or fireball/hld depending if they're wearing HLD glasses or not.

 

[Joey Porter]

Spell Channeling on a bow is a wasted mod IMO, unless you're doing a mage/archer but it's a hard template to master whether you're using to to pvp or pvm.

What you'll find most on bows is high SSI, Fireball/Lightning, Velocity, and/or Hit Lower Defense, with balanced.

You'll either find the two hit spells together or fireball/hld depending if they're wearing HLD glasses or not.

I am a mage archer.

I had not thought about the two hit spells together though.

 

[puni666]

Make a thrower :/.

 

[Basara]

Since you're used to running juka bows in PvM in the past, another option is to reforge a juka bow BEFORE GEARS, imbue it with other properties and a slayer you want, then use the gear to make it a double slayer. Enhance afterward if you feel the need (preferably with a forged tool). While not as fast as the other bows, with the right slayer combination you won't NEED the speed as much.

 

[Joey Porter]

Since you're used to running juka bows in PvM in the past, another option is to reforge a juka bow BEFORE GEARS, imbue it with other properties and a slayer you want, then use the gear to make it a double slayer. Enhance afterward if you feel the need (preferably with a forged tool). While not as fast as the other bows, with the right slayer combination you won't NEED the speed as much.

Nice tip, that sounds like fun as well. could get some cool combos.