[Archery] What’s your opinion on the new Shadow’s Fury Bow

[James [W^H]]

Just wondering if this bow is a good, all around bow, or more of a specialty bow since it’s 100% Energy?

 

[Nero]

As it got AI, the energy elementall damage won't matter anyway.

I use a cameo set and EoO and/or honor to reach the 300% damage modifier cap, meaning I don't need a slayer mod on any of my bows. That having said, I replaced my bow of infinite swarms with the new bow. The only drawback is that it does area damage, meaning that I often can't honor side spawn or that I am aggroing neutral mobs. I carry another single-target velocity bow anyway, whch I am more often using now in these kind of situations.

 

[Wharton]

It also will not work very well against any creature that has tainted life force (Scalis, Corgul, etc) due to the life leach property on the new bow.

 

[PlayerSkillFTW]

The 100% Energy Damage allows it to benefit from a pet's Conductive Blast ability when you're not using AI. I think it actually would've been better as a Yumi, since it would have both Double Shot and Armor Pierce then, allowing it to really take advantage of the 100% Energy Damage synergizing with Conductive Blast. Double Shot can out damage AI against foes with lower Resists (which Conductive Blast guarantees).
But yeah, the Life Leech means it's not good for Corrupted Life enemies. Life Leech is weak as hell on ranged weps anyways.