PvP Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Guide

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 strong ranged attack with Lightning Fury and a powerful melee attack with Charged Strike. They can also have a 75% chance to block along with Dodge, Avoid, and Evade to keep from being hit. Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazons are one of the best builds in the game for PvM and are also excellent at PvP as well.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Skills

The Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Amazon deals extremely high damage and is one of the strongest builds for survival.

Recommendation: Lightning Fury Javazon 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) - This weapon is the best option for Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazons because it deals much higher physical damage than the the non ethereal version. It has replenishes quantity but requires two extra sets of ethereal Titan's Revenge in your Horadric Cube so that you don't run out of throwing weapons in PvM. You should also Up your ethereal Titan's Revenges by using a Perfect Diamond, Lem rune, and Ko rune (for each weapon) in the Horadric Cube to increase their damage. You can also switch to a Demon Limb in town if you want level 23 Enchant for increased attack rating and added fire damage.

Shield (PvP)

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

Shield (PvM)

Phoenix Monarch Shield (Vex Vex Lo Jah) - This shield is used in PvM for its Redemption aura to replenish your life and mana. It has up to 400% enhanced damage, level 10-15 Redemption aura, 50 life, a 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 the non ethereal version of Titan's Revenge. Titan's Revenge has +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, 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 and should be combined with a Spirit Monarch Shield (Tal Thul Ort Amn) for another +2 to all skills for your Battle Orders.

Helmet

Griffon's Eye (Um'd) - This 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.

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 Nova Sorceresses, and Conviction Paladins for over stacked resistances.

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 for the 156 strength requirement on both of your shields.

Gloves

Java 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, magic jewel, and a pair of Chain Gloves, Heavy Bracers, or Vambraces for a low chance at some really great gloves.

Budget Gloves

Javazon Gloves - Look for 20% increased attack speed gloves with +3 to Javelin and Spear Skills which can't roll on rare items.

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, a 5% chance to cast level 7 Fist of Heavens when struck, and 1-50 lightning damage.

Feet (PvP)

Aldur's Boots - These boots should be used in PvP because of their very fast run speed and high fire resistance to over stack your fire resistance. They have 40% faster run walk, 50 life, and up to 50% fire resistance.

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 (PvM)

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

Budget Feet (PvM)

Aldur's Boots - These budget PvM boots can be used with the budget PvM Spirit Shield to give 40% faster run walk, 50 life, and up to 50% fire resistance which is important because Spirit increases all resistances except your fire 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 can switch your Bul-Kathos' ring for a Raven Frost for another 20% cold absorb, when fighting fire damage builds you can switch to a Dwarf Star for 15% fire absorb, and when fighting lightning damage builds you can 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 long duration 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 of +1 Javelin and Spear Skills Grand Charms with life. For the rest of your charms you should look for small charms with resistances and life.

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 that using Mercenaries in PvP is considered bad manners.

Mercenary Weapon

Ethereal Infinity (Ber Mal Ber Ist) - This weapon is used because it greatly lowers the lightning resistances and defense of enemies.

Mercenary Armor

Ethereal Fortitude (El Sol Dol Lo) - Gives 300% enhanced damage, 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, and has a high defense.

Budget Mercenary Weapon

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

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 stolen per hit, all resistances +15%, and 60 life.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Strategy

This build has a powerful close range attack and a strong ranged attack which gives it an advantage over a lot of builds. It's strong against most builds but is 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 damage melee attack that should be used when you can't avoid a melee fight.

Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Leveling Items

You can start using Hsarus' Belt and Gloves once you have 30 strength and are at least level 3 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 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 is an excellent inexpensive starter runeword that can also be used early on for 20% faster hit recovery and all resistances +50%.

And that's all for the Lightning Fury/Charged Strike Javazon Guide. You can also check out the Crafting Guide here Crafting Guide.