PvP Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Guide

Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Guide for PvP and PvM

PvP Rank: S Class / PvM Rank: B Class

Introduction

With the huge improvements to the way both Bowazons and the Impale skill work this builds potential has skyrocketed. Guided Arrow now buffs Multiple Shot damage and Multiple Shot now buffs Guided Arrow damage. You can also focus on your bow skills and still have 20 points left over to spend on Impale which is now far better than Jab for PvP. With the rework to Impale it now works similar to Smite in that it can't be blocked, evaded, or interrupted. Bowazons used to have extra skill points left over but this new hybrid build is the best of both worlds. With a strong throwing weapon like an eth Titan's Revenge your damage with Impale can be better than melee builds that have a full focus on melee and you'll still have your bow as a powerful ranged attacking weapon.

Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Skills

The top spot for PvP Amazons goes to the Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon which was greatly buffed in a recent patch.

Recommendation: Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon

Stats: Enough Strength for equipment, enough Dexterity for maxed block, all remaining points in Vitality, 0 Energy.

Skill Points:

20 Multiple Shot

20 Guided Arrow

20 Impale

1 Penetrate

1 Pierce (if this is a pure PvP build this point can be skipped).

Critical Strike (should be leveled to level 20 because after level 20 it has high diminishing returns)

Dodge (after level 14 it has high diminishing returns).

Avoid (after level 14 it has high diminishing returns).

Evade (after level 14 it has high diminishing returns).

1 Valkyrie (Valkyrie is usually less important than other skills in PvP and should be saved for a high level)

All remaining points should be divided evenly into Dodge, Avoid, and Evade.

Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Gear

Weapon

Grand Matron Bow Faith ( Ohm Jah Lem Eld) - This is the best option for PvP because of its 300% increase to attack rating and it also has up to level 15 Fanaticism which increases your attack rating, attack speed, and damage. It can also reach the highest attack speed breakpoint with level 13 Fanaticism and the right equipment and deals much higher damage than a Matriarchal Bow.

Weapon Switch (PvP)

Ethereal Titan's Revenge - Gives +2 Amazon Skills, +2 Javelin and Spear Skills, 30% faster run walk, up to 9% life leech, and very high damage as an ethereal weapon. This weapon replenishes its quantity which allows you to Impale in duels without worrying about durability loss. It is possible to find a rare one hand javelin with replenishes quantity that is better than ethereal Titan's Revenge but ethereal Titan's Revenge is hard to beat because it has plus skills and faster run walk. You should also keep a Horadric Cube in your inventory in PvP to store a Call to Arms (Amn Ral Mal Ist Ohm) which gives up to +7 to Battle Orders. You can also optionally keep a Demon Limb inside your Horadric Cube for level 23 Enchant which gives added fire damage and high attack rating.

Weapon Switch (PvM)

Call to Arms (Amn Ral Mal Ist Ohm) - Gives up to +7 to Battle Orders and should be combined with a Spirit Monarch Shield (Tal Thul Ort Amn) for another +2 to all skills which greatly increases your life and mana.

Helmet (When Resistances Are Not Needed)

120/45 Artisan's Tiara of Speed - This high end option gives 30% faster run walk and has 3 open sockets for three high enhanced damage/15% increased attack speed jewels for up to 120% enhanced damage and 45% increased attack speed. The 45% increased attack speed works towards the fastest increased attack speed breakpoint (95%) with a Grand Matron Bow. You can get the remaining 50% increased attack speed from 20% increased attack speed on your gloves, 20% increased attack speed on your amulet, and 10% increased attack speed on your belt.

Helmet (When Resistances Are Needed)

Kira's Guardian (Um runed) - Amazons struggle with resistances so this helmet should be used when you need resistances for 70 to all resistances (85% when Um'd), 20% faster hit recovery, and cannot be frozen.

Body

Fortitude (El Sol Dol Lo) - Gives up to all resistances +30%, 300% enhanced damage, high life per level, 5% to maximum lightning resistance, and a 20% chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck. You won't need Enigma for Teleport because you can simply Impale any targets that you can't run away from.

Gloves

Hit Power Knockback Gloves - You should get 20% increased attack speed on your gloves for the 50% or 95% increased attack speed breakpoint. These gloves can also have knockback, +2 to Passive and Magic Skills, mana leech, and resistances.

Belt

Nosferatu's Coil - This belt is required for its 10% increased attack speed for the 50% ias breakpoint with Kira's Guardian or the 95% ias breakpoint with a 120ed/45ias helmet. Nosferatu's Coil gives 10% increased attack speed, 15 strength, and slows targets by 10%.

Boots

War Traveler - These boots give 25% faster run walk, 10 strength, 10 vitality, and 15-25 added base damage. These boots should be used when you don't need faster run walk boots.

Feet Vs. Lightning & Cold Builds That Lower Your Resistances

Tri-resist Faster Run Walk Boots - Look for rare 30% faster run walk boots with as close to 40% cold resistance and 40% Lightning Resistance as you can get optionally with fire resistance and/or faster hit recovery. As a budget option you can also use Natalya's Boots for 40% faster run walk and up to 25% lightning resistance and 25% cold resistance.

Feet (When Faster Run Walk Is Needed)

Aldur's Boots - These are the fastest run walk boots option that give 40% faster run walk, 50 life, and up to 50% fire resistance.

Feet Vs. Fire Builds

Infernostride - Use these boots when fighting against fire damage builds that you have to chase for 20% faster run walk, 30% fire resistance, and most importantly +10% to maximum fire resistance. Hotspur boots should be used instead when you don't need faster run walk for +15% to maximum fire resistance, 15 life, and 45% increased fire resistance. Hotspur boots can be Up'd to Demonhide Boots in the Horadric Cube using a Perfect Diamond, Shael rune, and Tal rune. Hotspur and Infernostride can also both be Up'd to Wyrmhide Boots in the Horadric Cube using a Perfect Diamond, Lem rune, and Ko rune.

Amulet

The Cat's Eye - This amulet is used for its 20% increased attack speed for attack speed breakpoints and 30% faster run walk which is important for Amazons. The Cat's Eye also has 25 dexterity, 100 defense, and 100 defense vs missiles.

Rings

Raven Frost/Nature's Peace - Raven Frost gives up to 20 dexterity, 250 attack rating, 20% cold absorb, and cannot be frozen. Nature's Peace gives level 5 Oak Sage, up to 30% poison resistance, monsters rest in peace, and damage reduced by 11.

Rings (Absorb)

You should switch your rings to Dwarf Stars which each give 15% fire absorb and 40 life when fighting fire builds, you should switch your rings to Wisp Projectors which each give up to 20% lightning absorb when fighting lightning builds, and you should switch your rings to Raven Frosts which each give 20% cold absorb when fighting cold builds.

Charms

Hellfire Torch for +3 Amazon skills, Annihilus for +1 to skills, one poison damage small charm to cancel enemies life regeneration, and a full inventory of max damage/attack rating/life charms. Against Cold Sorceresses you can switch some of your charms for cold resistance/life charms because their Cold Mastery can lower your cold resistance. As an added tip you can use a Thawing Potion against Cold Sorceresses and Hurricane Druids for +50% cold resistance and +10% to maximum cold resistance.

Mercenary Type

Act 2 Might Mercenary

Mercenary Weapon

Ethereal Reaper's Toll - Gives up to 15% life leech and a 33% chance to cast level one Decrepify on hit which increases enemies damage taken and slows their attack and movement speed. Your mercenary will have trouble surviving in Hell difficulty with the Pride runeword because Pride has low damage which means low life leech. Pride is better for PvP but be aware that using a mercenary in PvP is considered bad manners.

Mercenary Armor

Ethereal Fortitude (El Sol Dol Lo) - Gives 300% enhanced damage, all resistances +30%, life per level, 5% to maximum lightning resistance, and a 20% chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck.

Mercenary Helmet

Ethereal Andariel's Visage (Ral'd) - Gives +2 to all skills, 10% life leech, -30% fire resistance, and 30 strength. Ral gives 30% fire resistance but you can also use a 30% fire resistance jewel with other great modifiers.

Budget Mercenary Weapon

Insight (Ral Tir Tal Sol) - Gives up to level 17 Meditation which gives high mana regeneration and high damage.

Budget Mercenary Armor

Duriel's Shell - Gives all resistances +20%, 50% cold resistances, life per level, 15 strength, and cannot be frozen.

Budget Mercenary Helmet

Tal Rasha's Helmet - Gives 10% life steal, all resistances +15%, and 60 life.

Note: Ethereal items don't lose durability on mercenaries.

Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Strategy

The greatest strength of this build is that you can deal high damage in PvP from a distance while still having a powerful close range attack with Impale. With the changes to Impale it now deals much higher damage than Jab and hits more often then Jab in PvP because it can't be interrupted, evaded, or blocked. Multiple Shot should be your go to skill for attacking players at a long distance that don't have a very high defense. Multiple Shot is also preferred against builds with summons like Necromancers and Druids because Guided Arrow locks onto summons more often then players. Guided Arrow should be used when fighting high defense builds like Paladins and Barbarians and when fighting at close to mid range.

Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Leveling Items

You can start using Hsarus' Belt and Gloves once you have 30 strength and are at least level three for high defense and attack rating from the set bonus. You can add Angelic Amulet and Ring once you are level 12 for high life and attack rating and you can equip a Manald Heal ring for up to 7% mana stolen per hit as early as level 15. The Skystrike unique bow can be equipped at level 28 for its high lightning damage and low level requirement. Smoke (Nef Lum) is a body armor that only requires level 37 and is an excellent inexpensive starter runeword that can also be used early on for its 20% faster hit recovery and an easy all resistances +50%.

That's all for the Hybrid Bowazon Impale Amazon Guide. You can also check out the most popular crafted items here Crafting Guide.