Ice Bowazon D2R Build Guide

Posted 2023-03-06 01:27:39

This guide concentrates on building an ice bowazon while using Phoenix Grand Matron Bow. Two main setups are recommended, the Phoenix Bow, or even the Ice Bow, but there are also other options readily available for those who prefer different items and skills. The play style is comparatively simple:

1. Stay safe: You’re a glass cannon who can’t withstand greater than a couple of attacks. Being caught inside a mob is guaranteed death. Stay back and clear before you decide to move ahead.

2. Use your immobilization first: Freeze the monsters first, then quickly strafe them down. This is your edge on the traditional bowazon, enabling safer farming, and also the ability to consider full glass tank builds.

3. Your Valkyrie is the tank, use her wisely and consider leveling her given you don’t require investment in many damage synergies. Your mercenary will add additional support.

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The Build

Key facets of this build include having 100% pierce (with 1 hard point into the Pierce skill), high attack rating, strong dual leech, and good IAS, especially when we take into account our Faith Mercenary.

Glass Cannon Build Stats

This is a Glass Cannon Build that focuses solely on Dexterity for those attribute points. Any points put in Vitality shouldn't exceed 50. You shouldn’t receive a hit, but could consider adjusting this to prevent getting one-shot by stronger monsters (think empowered Stygian Doll)

Attribute	Investment
Strength	Enough for gear (this should be 0 with Enigma)
Dexterity	All remaining
Vitality	None
Energy	None

The Skill Tree

Skill
Freezing Arrow	20 (Your primary Damage skill)
Cold Arrow	20 (Your only Damage synergy)
Strafe	10+ (A powerful spell that will quickly proc on hit abilities once you’ve frozen monsters in place)
Valkerie	1+ (This is your main tank and decoy considering you are using an A1 merc who will stand back)
Penetrate	10+ (This is a useful passive to boost your mob clearance speed)
Critical Strike	1+
Pierce	1 (as required to reach 100%)
All Other Passive Skills	1+ (Given your low skill investment requirement for your primary damaging spell, you have some autonomy to invest in the passive tree as you see fit, defensive options are a strong choice given you’re a glass cannon).

Optimal Items (Phoenix Build)

Slot	Item	Notes
Weapon	Pheonix +3GMB	350-400ed, Redemption Aura, 14% mana leech
Helm	Giant Skull	2x 15% ias jewels (enhanced damage or other mods) Knock, 30 strength & 30% IAS
Gloves	Lavagout	2% Chance to cast Level 10 Enchant, fire damage, fire resist & 20%IAS
Belt	Razortail	15Dex, 10 to Max damage & a flat 33% increase to Pierce chance
Boots	Cow Kings	30% FRW, added fire damage, 20dex, 25% mf
Armor	Enigma	+2All Skills, 45%FRW, Teleport, 5% more life, and Strength to hold items
Ring 1	Ravenfrost	Up to 20 Dex, Attack rating and "Cannot Be Frozen"
Ring 2	Bul Kathos Ring	+1 All Skills, more life and 5% Life Steal
Amulet	Seraphs Hymn	+2 All Skills, +AR & % Damage versus Demons & Undead
Switch	Call to Arms	Up to 6 to Battle command and Battle Orders
Shield1	Lidless Wall	+1 All skills and has low strength requirement
Shield2	Spirit Monarch	+2 All skills and has 156 strength requirement, only consider if using Enigma
Inventory	Anni / Torch / Cold Sunder / Gheeds (optional)	Small charms that should be considered: Elemental Damage + Life Life + Res Res + FHR FHR + Elemental Damage

Here are a handful of Alternative Item Suggestions, they have strengths and weaknesses which I will outline.

Item	Pro's	Con's
Weapon	Ice Grand Matron Bow: Enhances Cold Damage, lvl22 Frost Nova on striking, 20%IAS.	Lacks mana leech and Redemption Aura but provides significant Cold Damage.
Armor	Chains of Honor: Nice Resistances and 20 strength. Strong Defensive option. Fortitude: More resistances, added life and a massive 300% enhanced damage.	Missing FRW and huge boost to your strength (which enabled you to equip gear at low to no strength investment), taking away your dex and thus damage.
Helm	Shako: Solid defensive option. Nightwings: Viable with Ice GMB. M'Avina's Diadem: Cheap option with a lot of IAS	Shako: Missing IAS Nightwing: Missing IAS and only compatible with Ice M’Avina’s: Missing Strength (Note: None of these helmets have knockback).
Amulets	Maras: +2 Skills, Resistances and +5 All Attributes. Highlords: +1 Skill, 20% IAS, 35% light resistances. Cat's Eye: 30% faster run walk, 20% IAS and Dexterity. Metalgrid (Amulet): Resistances, +400 attack rating and Iron Golem charges.	These options lack the huge boost to AR and boost to demon/undead which dominate important areas like the Chaos Sanctuary, or Worldstone Keep.
Gloves	Laying of hands: 20% IAS, 350% enhanced damage to demons and Fire Resistances. Draculs Grasp: 20% IAS, Life Tap, Life Steal, Strength.	Great options but lacking the enchant that Lava Gout offers.
Boots	Gore Riders: Preferred choice of many. Shadow-dancers: 30%frw and 25dex.	Slower FRW and high strength requirement with Shadow-dancers.

Mercenary

It is recommended to make use of a Rogue mercenary with Cold Arrow along with a Faith bow with preferably, an advanced Fanatacism aura, plus an Ethereal Fortitude armor for resistance and damage. For the helmet, make use of a Ral'd Ethereal Andy's Visage.