PvP Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Amazon For PvP and PvM

PvP Rank: A Class / PvM Rank: S Class

Introduction

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Amazons have a very strong Lightning Fury ranged attack with a very powerful Charged Strike melee attack. They can also have a 75% chance to block with Dodge, Avoid, and Evade on top of their block to keep them from being hit. Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazons are one of the best builds in the game for PvM and they're also very strong at PvP.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Skills

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Amazon deal extremely high damage and they're also one of the strongest builds for survival.

Recommendation: Lightning Fury Amazon

Stats: 156 Strength (enough for gear), enough Dexterity for capped block, all remaining points in Vitality, and 0 Energy.

Skill Points:

20 Lightning Fury

20 Charged Strike

20 Lightning Bolt

20 Lightning Strike

1 Critical Strike

1 Dodge

1 Avoid

1 Evade

1 Jab (prerequisite and used for lightning immunes in PvM)

1 Penetrate (optional for PvM, if you're pure PvP put 0 here)

All remaining points in Power Strike which is a synergy for Lightning Fury and Charged Strike.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Gear

Weapon

Ethereal Titan's Revenge (Up'd) - Titan's Revenge have replenishes quantity but they also require extra sets of ethereal Titan's Revenge in your Horadric Cube so that you don't run out of javelins in PvM. You should Up your ethereal Titan's Revenge for more damage and lower requirements by using a Perfect Diamond, Lem rune, and Ko rune in the Horadric Cube. You can also optionally switch to a Demon Limb weapon in town for PvP if you want level 23 Enchant which increases your attack rating.

Shield (PvP)

Stormshield (Um'd) - Gives 35% reduced physical damage taken, increased block chance, faster block rate, high defense, 60% cold resistance, and 25% lightning resistance.

Shield (PvM)

Phoenix Monarch (Vex Vex Lo Jah) - Phoenix is used in PvM for its Redemption aura which replenishes your life and mana. It has up to 400% enhanced damage, level 10-15 Redemption aura, 50 life, 40% chance to cast level 22 Firestorm which helps with lightning/physical immunes, 10% to maximum fire resistance, and 5% to maximum lightning resistance.

Budget Weapon

Titan's Revenge - The budget weapon is non ethereal Titan's Revenge. Titan's Revenge gives +2 to Amazon skills, +2 to Javazon and Spear Skills, up to 9% life leech, 30% faster run walk, replenishes quantity, and increased stack size.

Budget Shield (PvM)

Spirit Monarch Shield (Tal Thul Ort Amn) - This budget shield has +2 to all skills, up to 35% faster cast rate, 35% cold resistance, 35% lightning resistance, 35% poison resistance, 55% faster hit recovery, vitality, mana, and magic absorb.

Weapon Switch

Call To Arms (Amn Ral Mal Ist Ohm) - Gives up to +7 to Battle Orders which should be combined with a Spirit Monarch (Tal Thul Ort Amn) for +2 to all skills which is used to increase the level of your Battle Orders.

Helmet

Griffon's Eye (Um'd) - This diadem gives up to -20% to enemy lightning resistance, 15% increased lightning skill damage, +1 to all skills, 25% faster cast rate, and +1 to all skills. If you have enough resistances you can use a Protector's Thunder jewel instead of an Um rune to increase your lightning damage and lower enemies' lightning resistances.

Helmet For Overstacking Resistances and PvM

Kira's Guardian (-5 5 Lightning Facet'd) - This helmet gives up to 70 to all resistances, 20% faster hit recovery, and cannot be frozen. This item should be used against Cold Sorceresses, Infinity builds, Poison Nova Necromancers, and Conviction Paladins.

Body

Enigma (Jah Ith Ber) - Gives 45% faster run walk (which is very important), +2 to all skills, 8% physical damage reduction, 5% increased maximum life, Teleport, and high strength per level which helps with the 156 strength requirement of your shields.

Gloves

Hit Power Knockback Gloves - Look for a pair of +2 to Javelin and Spear Skills Hit Power gloves with knockback, 20% increased attack speed, and resistances. Hit Power gloves can be crafted in the Horadric Cube using a Perfect Sapphire, Ort rune, and a magic jewel with a pair of gambled Heavy Bracers for a low chance at some really great Hit Power Gloves.

Budget Gloves

Magic Javazon Gloves - Magic gloves can have +3 to Javelin and Spear Skills with 20% increased attack speed.

Belt

Thundergod's Vigor - Gives +3 to Lightning Fury, +3 to Lightning Strike, 10% to maximum lightning resistance, 20 lightning absorb, 20 strength, 20 vitality, 1-50 lightning damage, and a 5% chance to cast level 7 Fist of the Heavens when struck.

Feet (PvM)

War Travelers - Gives 25% faster run walk, 50% magic find, 10 strength, 10 vitality, and 15-25 base weapon damage.

Feet (PvP)

Aldur's Boots - These boots can be used in PvP for their 40% faster run walk speed, 50 life, and 50% fire resistance

Feet Vs. Lightning & Cold Builds That Lower Your Resistances

Rare Tri-Resistance Boots - Look for rare 30% faster run walk boots with up to 40% cold resistance, 40% lightning resistance, 40% poison resistance, and optionally faster hit recovery. As a budget option you can also use Natalya's Boots for 40% faster run walk, up to 25% lightning resistance, and up to 25% cold resistance.

Feet Vs. Magic Builds

Horazon's Legacy - Gives 30% faster run walk, strength, dexterity, cannot be frozen, and up to 30% magic resistance.

Amulet

Mara's Kaleidoscope - Gives +2 to all skills, 5 to all attributes, and all resistances +30%.

Rings

Raven Frost/Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band - Gives up to 20 dexterity, 250 attack rating, 20% cold absorb, and cannot be frozen. You should also use a Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band against non-elemental builds for +1 to all skills, up to 5% life leech, and life per level.

Rings (Absorb)

When fighting cold damage builds you should switch your Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band ring for a Raven Frost for 20% cold absorb, when fighting fire damage builds you should switch it to a Dwarf Star for 15% fire absorb, and when fighting lightning damage builds you should switch to a Wisp Projector for up to 20% lightning absorb.

Charms

Hellfire Torch for +3 Amazon skills, Annihilus for +1 to all skills, one poison damage small charm to cancel enemies' life regeneration, three +1 Javelin and Spear Skills Grand Charms with 12% faster hit recovery, and an inventory full of +1 Javelin and Spear Skills grand charms with life. For the rest of your charms you should look for small charms with life and resistances.

Mercenary Type

Act 2 Holy Freeze Mercenary - Holy Freeze is an excellent defensive because it slows enemies movement speed and attack speed which helps keep you and your mercenary alive. Keep in mind though that using Mercenaries in PvP is considered bad manners.

Mercenary Weapon

Ethereal Infinity (Ber Mal Ber Ist) - This weapon has the Conviction aura which lowers the resistances and defense of enemies.

Mercenary Armor

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

Mercenary Helmet

Ethereal Vampire Gaze - Gives up to 20% physical damage reduction, 8% life stolen per hit, cold damage, and high defense.

Budget Mercenary Weapon

Ethereal Insight (Ral Tir Tal Sol) - Gives up to level 17 Meditation for very high mana regeneration.

Budget Mercenary Armor

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

Budget Mercenary Helmet

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

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Strategy

This build has a powerful close range attack and ranged attack which gives it an advantage over a lot of PvP builds. Its very strong against most builds but it's weak against Whirlwind Barbarians, Hybrid Bowazons, and Lightning Sentry Assassins. Against most melee builds you can simply stutter step while running away and cast Lightning Fury which keeps you from being hit. Charged Strike is used as a high damage lightning based melee attack that should be used when you can't avoid a melee vs melee fight.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Leveling Items

You can start using Hsarus' Set Belt and Gloves once you are at least level 3 and have 30 strength for high defense and attack rating from its set bonus. You can add Angelics 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 leech as early as level 15. You should switch to Titan's Revenge Javelins once you are level 42 and the budget Spirit shield can be equipped at level 54. Smoke (Nef Lum) is a body armor that only requires level 37 and it's an excellent inexpensive starter runeword that can be used early on for 20% faster hit recovery and an easy all resistances +50%.

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