BEST BOWAZON BUILD, Diablo 2 Resurrected: Windforce Hydra

Bowazon D2

Bowazon is a Diablo 2 Build in Blizzard North's cRPG of 2000, Diablo 2. The evolution of this godly Bowazon build has been covered in Godly At First Level onwards. This post contains at-a-glance reference data for the best build. The only builds that contend with this Bowazon in terms of killspeed are the Lightzon and Lightsorc.

• Class: Amazon.
• Build: Bowazon Build d2

Bowazon Build Stats

• Strength: 134 for Windforce Hydra bow
• Dexterity: All
• Vitality: Nothing
• Energy: Nothing

Bowazon Build Skills

• Magic Arrow: Max
• Multiple Shot: 20 or so. It maxes at 24 arrows but you won't need a maxed fan to clear the fields.
• Guided Arrow: Max
• Critical Strike: Max for 71% crit chance
• Penetrate: 7 ranks = 73% chance to hit Hell Baal with Magic Arrow; 26 ranks = 81%
• Pierce: 9 (+33% Razortail belt = 102% pierce)
• Valkyrie: Who needs it

Bowazon Build Multiple Shot in Action

Bowazon Build Pierce in Action

Bowazon Build Valkyrie in Action

Bowazon Build IAS

• Windforce in hydra bow, Shael'd or IAS-jeweled: 55%
• Andy's Visage: 20%
• Cat's Eye: 20%
• Laying of Hands: 20% (godliest dmg gloves in Diablo 2)
• Fanaticism 15th level (merc's Faith bow): 33% 

= 148% IAS.

Windforce weapon speed is 10. We need 147% IAS in order to reach the 8 frame breakpoint (8 animation frames to fire the bow).

Bowazon Best Bow

The best bow for this Bowazon build is a Shael'd Windforce hydra. Here is the Windforce's stats when wielded by 95th level Bowazon (296 to max dmg based on level).

Could replace Shael with a Ruby Jewel of Fervor, but then we don't hit our max IAS breakpoint unless we make other modifications.

Breath of the Dying in Hydra is amazing but still can't match Windforce.

Bowazon Best Armor

Fortitude runeword in Archon for 300% dmg. No need to say anything else.

Bowazon Best Helm

Andariel's Visage. Put your best Diablo 2 jewel in it.

You could also consider Delirium.

Bowazon Best Gloves

Laying of Hands set bramble mitts for +350% damage vs. demons and +20% IAS. Bad ass.

Bowazon Best Boots

War Traveler battle boots unique:

Or Gore Riders:

Best Belt Bowazon

The Razortail belt grants us +15 Dexterity and 33% Pierce that stacks with the Bowazon's skill for >100% pierce.

Bowazon Best Ring

Raven Frost x2 unless you can find or roll a godly rare with dual-leach (mana + life) and +20 Dex. I have +18 Dex and +19 Dex RFs.

Bowazon Best Amulet

The Cat's Eye unique amulet for +30% IAS, +25 Dex and +30% run/walk.

• On-switch: Harmony rune word in whatever bow. It's just for +movement rate and +Valkyrie.

Charms: Hellfire Torch large charm:

Annihilus small charm:

 

The reason why dmg charms and jewels are so valuable is that their dmg is multiplied by %ED sources. Ideally, we want stacks of:

• Fine Small Charm of Vita, perfect
• Sharp Grand Charm of Vita, perfect

We may also like to acquire:

• Shimmering Small Charm of Vita, perfect
• Shimmering Grand Charm of Vita, perfect
• Fine Small Charm of Balance, perfect

And maybe:

• Perfect Flaming Small Charm of Vita
• Perfect Shocking Small Charm of Vita
• Perfect Hibernal Small Charm of Vita
• Pestilent Small Charm of Anthrax (451 psn)

Merc: Faith:

She wears ethereal Treachery and ethereal Andy's Visage.

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