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Amazon - Bow and Crossbow / Passive and Magic / Spear and Javelin

Bow and Crossbow Skills †

• All Attack Rating bonus of bow skills have been removed, because they don't work due to a bug of LoD, but increases the displayed Attack Rating on the character screen.

Magic Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

Adds Magic Damage instead of Min/Max Damage. The AR bonus is removed, which doesn't work due to a bug of LoD.

Pros

Consumes no Arrow. Consumes no Mana after slvl 13 (good against mana burn monsters). Converts slvl% of Physical Damage to Magic Damage (good against PI monsters).

Cons

Single target skill.

Synergies

Cold Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
Immolation Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
Freezing Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
Exploding Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
Lightning Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
Poison Arrow: +10% Magic Damage Per Level
(The converted Magic Damage isn't affected by the synergy.)

Cold Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

Much improved damage.

Pros

Cons

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +6% Cold Damage Per Level
Freezing Arrow: +6% Cold Damage Per Level
Poison Arrow: +6% Cold Damage Per Level
Frost Nova: +6% Cold Damage Per Level

Multiple Shot †

Difference from the LoD version

3 center arrows trigger CtC skills, instead of 2 center arrows in LoD.

Pros

Multiple target attack, great for crowd-clearing.

Cons

Big mana-hog at high levels. No benefit comes from raising the skill level above 23, when the maximum number of arrows is reached, but the mana cost continues to go up if the slvl is raised further.

Immolation Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

The casting timer was removed, making Immolation Arrow a viable skill in Eastern Sun.

Pros

Multiple pyres can be stacked on top of each other, creating a hot spot of intense damage.

Cons

Less immediate explosion damage than Exploding Arrow, fast moving monsters may escape the area of the pire.

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
Exploding Arrow: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
Poison Arrow: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
Fire Wall: +5% Fire Damage Per Level
(Both the explosion damage and the patch damage are affected by the synergy.)

Notes

The damage per second listed here is the same or close to that listed in the skill description (with no synergies). Whether the damage displayed is correct or triple the amount of damage actually done is under investigation. It's possible the amount of "damage per second" displayed in the skill description is actually the total damage dealt over the total duration of the fire patch, similar to the damage displayed for poison skills...if that is the case, the numbers here and in the skill description in-game will be triple the actual damage dealt (With the hitshift and amounts of damage used in skills.txt, one would expect the damage dealt to be 1/3rd of what the skill description lists...either the skill description is wrong, or there is a hidden multiplier). Note that the fire explosion damage is accurate, only the damage per second is under investigation. I'll update this note when I've had time to do the necessary testing. (Verbatim)

Update(2006.10.02): I've determined the multiplier is probably not the 3 second duration, since changing the duration has no effect on the displayed damage...it also has no effect on the displayed duration (the display still says 3 seconds, even when I increase the duration to 4 seconds), so it's still a bit inconclusive...I'll do real DOT testing in multiplayer next, to see what the actual damage is.

Freezing Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

Improved damage.

Pros

Cons

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +4% Cold Damage Per Level
Cold Arrow: +4% Cold Damage Per Level
Poison Arrow: +4% Cold Damage Per Level
Frost Nova: +4% Cold Damage Per Level
Cold Arrow: +5% Freeze Duration Per Level
Frost Nova: +5% Freeze Duration Per Level

Guided Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

Improved damage. Less mana cost.

Pros

Homing ability. Consumes no Mana after slvl 13.

Cons

If you have enough pierce, Legendary Arrow may be stronger.

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +5% Damage Per Level
Multiple Shot: +5% Damage Per Level
Legendary Arrow: +5% Damage Per Level
Strafe: +5% Damage Per Level

Exploding Arrow †

Difference from the LoD version

Much improved damage.

Pros

Cons

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +6% Fire Damage Per Level
Immolation Arrow: +6% Fire Damage Per Level
Poison Arrow: +6% Fire Damage Per Level
Fire Wall: +% Fire Damage Per Level

Legendary Arrow †

Difference from Guided Arrow

Less weapon damage. Hit the target multiple times if the arrow pierces the target. Fixed mana cost.

Pros

Homing ability. Hitting the target multiple times is very effective with other damage source like elemental damage and Crushing Blow.

Cons

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +4% Damage Per Level
Multiple Shot: +4% Damage Per Level
Guided Arrow: +4% Damage Per Level
Strafe: +4% Damage Per Level

Lightning Arrow †

Difference from Lightning Fury (ES)

Less damage. The bolts released on impact has only 2/3 radius. This is because arrows are more spammable than javelins.

Pros

Numerous lightning bolts are released every time the arrow hits a monster. With a good amount of pierce, very effective against packed monsters.

Cons

Ineffective against a single target.

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +2% Magic Damage Per Level
Immolation Arrow: +2% Magic Damage Per Level
Exploding Arrow: +2% Magic Damage Per Level

Poison Arrow †

A new ES skill

Pros

Cons

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +6% Poison Damage Per Level
Cold Arrow: +6% Poison Damage Per Level
Freezing Arrow: +6% Poison Damage Per Level

Strafe †

Difference from the LoD version

None.

Pros

Fast attack. Triggers CtC spells frequently.

Cons

The possibility of Strafe Lock (you can't move until all the sequence of Strafe ends).

Synergies

Magic Arrow: +3% Damage Per Level
Multiple Shot: +3% Damage Per Level
Guided Arrow: +3% Damage Per Level
Legendary Arrow: +3% Damage Per Level

Notes

Strafe will not fire its maximum number of arrows if there is only one monster in range. The number of arrows it fires goes up based on how many actual hard points have been placed in the skill.