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trying out crossbows need some help

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Ok so here is my delema I have heard from many different people that the crossbow is the way to go but I have mainly just used short bows as I love the speed butI want to give the cross bow a chance so I am going to list some of the cross bows I have and I would like you to tell me witch 2 are the best for the following monsters Ogre lords,liches,elementals my stats and skills are:
Health 95
Stamina 153
Mana 86 4 mana regen on suit resist are currently 70,70,41,41,75
Archery 109 anat 104 tactics 104 bushido 99 heal 80 chive 84
1.
heavy crossbow Weight: 9 stones fire elemental slayer hit mana leech 47% hit chance increase 12% energy resist 5% cold damage 100% weapon damage 20 - 24 weapon speed 5s range 8 strength requirement 80 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 99 / 100, Price: --
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heavy crossbow Weight: 9 stones mage weapon -25 skill hit stamina leech 30% hit lower defense 32% luck 67 damage increase 46% physical damage 100% weapon damage 20 - 24 weapon speed 5s range 8 strength requirement 80 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 93 / 93, Price: --
3.
heavy crossbow Weight: 9 stones hit fireball 26% hit mana leech 50% hit lower defense 8% heartwood hit chance increase 5% damage increase 15% physical damage 100% weapon damage 20 - 24 weapon speed 5s range 8 strength requirement 80 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 50 / 57, Price: --
4.
Nox Ranger's Heavy Crossbow Weight: 9 stones hit stamina leech 40% spell channeling swing speed increase 30% damage increase 20% poison resist 10% physical damage 50% poison damage 50% weapon damage 19 - 20 weapon speed 5s range 8 strength requirement 80 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 254 / 255, Price: --
5.
crossbow Weight: 5 stones hit mana leech 40% ash hit chance increase 13% faster casting 1 swing speed increase 10% lower requirements 20% physical damage 100% weapon damage 18 - 22 weapon speed 4.5s range 8 strength requirement 28 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 48 / 49, Price: --
6.
crossbow exceptional Weight: 5 stones hit mana leech 31% swing speed increase 10% damage increase 40% energy resist 13% lower requirements 20% physical damage 10% cold damage 10% poison damage 50% energy damage 30% weapon damage 18 - 22 weapon speed 4.5s range 8 strength requirement 28 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 59 / 60, Price: --
7.
crossbow exceptional Weight: 5 stones hit stamina leech 30% hit life leech 41% ash swing speed increase 20% damage increase 40% lower requirements 20% physical damage 100% weapon damage 18 - 22 weapon speed 4.5s range 8 strength requirement 28 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 92 / 92, Price: --
8.
crossbow exceptional Weight: 5 stones hit mana leech 42% hit harm 42% ash swing speed increase 10% damage increase 40% lower requirements 20% physical damage 40% fire damage 20% poison damage 20% energy damage 20% weapon damage 18 - 22 weapon speed 4.5s range 8 strength requirement 28 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 42 / 42, Price: --
9.
The Night Reaper <b>Insured</b> Weight: 6 stones demon slayer night sight swing speed increase 25% damage increase 55% physical damage 100% weapon damage 8 - 12 weapon speed 2.75s range 7 strength requirement 30 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 187 / 208, Price: --
10.
heavy crossbow Weight: 6 stones ash luck 86 hit chance increase 12% swing speed increase 35% cold resist 12% lower requirements 20% physical damage 100% weapon damage 20 - 24 weapon speed 5s range 8 strength requirement 64 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 65 / 66, Price: --
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Shamino’s Best Crossbow blessed Weight: 6 stones self repair 10 hit chance increase 15% damage increase 40% lower requirements 100% physical damage 100% weapon damage 8 - 12 weapon speed 2.75s range 7 two-handed weapon skill required: archery durability 255 / 255, Price: --

Thanks for any who reply I have given myself a head ache trying to decide what is best and I know these are not the greatest bows if you have a suggestion on what to buy I would love to here it but please don’t tell me to go buy a heavy with 40ssi and 50 in all leaches with 50 DI Im rather poor at the moment although Im working on getting some fletching kits so who knows
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Of the choices there, I'd say either 4 or 7.

What would be ideal for you is a heavy crossbow with mana leech, 30 or more SSI and some damage increase, and if you can find one that has hit lower defense on it too, that's a plus. You don't need all of the leeches, and are actually better off with one that just has mana leech.
 

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Thanks conner that was kinda what I was thinking what I did was went to search uo and found one with 35 mana leech 30 ssi 37 DI and 9physical resist and paid 50k for it ,could not find one with Hld on it with a good ssi
I took it out and its going to take me a while to get used to the slow speed but I am kind of curious Do you ever use the dismount ability? or the moving shot the moving shot is ok as specials go but I really dont seem to use it much either. this was one of the drawbacks for me and using the heavy any suggestions for a play style that would go well with this bow ? even at 30 ssi it seems to take fooorrreeevvver to fire lol
 
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