1.10/1.09 Hybrid Amazon Guide!
1.10 / 1.09 Hybrid Amazon is no easy character to play in 1.10 so if your not even a intermediate pker yet, dont even bother. They are very, very much at a disadvantage to just about everything in 1.10. Of course Blizzard has once again messed up Diablo, but lets get to the build. This Amazon guide can get you off too a good start if your sick of playing no-skill casters and want to challenge yourself. If you know how to play an Amazon, you can stand your ground vs. most characters. But you will have trouble with just about every class you face on one thing or another.
Abbreviations: (Good Idea jOObelette~!)
Zon = Amazon
WF = Windforce
SM = Slow Missile
GA= Guided Arrow = Slow Missile
MS = Multiple Shot
IGA = Invisible Guided Arrow
IBS = Invisible Bone Spirit
WW = Whirlwind
Sin = Assassin
Vit = Vitality
Dungoes = Verdungoes Hearty Cord
CB = Crushing Blow
DS = Deadly Strike
CS = Critical Strike
Desynch- de-synchronization a form of lag that makes u think you are somewhere but to the server u are else where usually somewhere in your trail.
STATS:
Strength: 95
Dexterity: 200-250+ (Depending on level and the amount of life you want.)
Vitality: All Remaining
Energy: Base
Explanation:
The Amazon only needs enough strength to toss on a WF. This bow sucked terribly in 1.09, but in 1.10 everything is far to unbalanced to worry about minimum damage. Remember amazons are built off dexterity for damage. You could use the same items as my Amazon and have 150 base dex and be doing a good 1,000-1,500 less then my Amazon. I will post my amazons stats at the end for you people to compare if you decide to build one.
SKILLS:
Guided Arrow: 20
Dodge: 10-15
Evade: 15-20
Avoid: 15-20
Critical Strike: 20
Multiple Shot: 6-8 (Read Equipment to know.)
Jab: 1
Lightning Bolt: 1
Penetrate: 1-5
OPTIONAL SKILLS:
Slow Missile: 1
Inner Sight: 1
Explanation:
The Amazon is focused on getting heavy damaging hits against your target in 1.10, thus you want to max critical strike immediately! As for your dodging skills, most of 1.10 are casters. Go for the missile attack dodging over melee and you can stand your ground vs. them for a while. As for your jab and Lightning Bolt, in hell games everyone gets -100% to your resistances, well Lightning bolt converts your physical damage to lightning making it a possible 1-3 hit KO skill. Dont over abuse the lightning bolt since people can pick up on it fairly easy. As for your optionals, HIT THOSE DAMN NEWB NECS WITH THAT SLOW MISSILE AND ENJOY IT!!! And as for inner sight, its fun to have it available for vs. zealots etc.
Equipment:
Amazon set ups are based on IAS, so check out your IAS break points before getting any bright ideas. Heres a link:
http://diablo2.ingame.de/tips/calcs...hp?lang=english
Helmet: Three options, and 3 options ONLY: Shako with a 40/15 IAS, CoA with 2x 40/15 IAS, or a nice 120/45/Life Helm (I suggest the 120/45)
Amulet: Cats Eye, Highlords Wrath, Maras, and Nokazan Relic
Armor: 160/60 IAS/Life Armor, NO arguing!
Shield: StormShield 40/15 IAS
Weapon 1: Windforce 40/15 IAS (Read Necro Strategy for further info)
Weapon 2: Ethereal Titans Revenge
Belt: 15% Dungoes with alot of vitality (Verdungoes Hearty Cord)
Rings: Raven Frost 250/20 IS NICE, Bitter Hold
Gauntlets: Crafted or Rare 20ias/dex/life/+2 passive or bow/CB
Greaves: War Travelers, Imp Shanks
CHARMS:
25-30x 3/20/5% Run/Walk Small Charms
9-14x 3/20/20 Life Small Charms
1 Annihilus (My zon has a 19 stat so you may need more strength)
***Stash Equipment***
1 Drawf Star
1 T-Gods
1 Hotspur
Shield 4x P. Topazed
Shield 4x Um Runes (88 all res nice inteam duels vs all eles)
1 Vampire Gaze with 40/15 (Helps vs Ele Druids)
1 Nokazan Relic
1 Atmas Scarab
Your Ammies I listed
Imp Shanks
*Amulet- The options are self explanatory. Use the Nokazan vs. the fire nubs and the Maras for a team duel with more then 2 ele chars. The highlords gives your Amazon an additional boots with Deadly Strike of 37% at level 99. With this, level 20 CS, and gloves with CB your Amazon can dish out some sick hits.
*Weapon- Using Titans Revenge enables you to use Stormshield easier due to the +20 str. Most people like to use Demon arches, BUT THEY SUCK TERRIBLY DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT USE THOSE PIECES OF SHIT. Reasons!?!??!
1. Slow as Grandma Joe with no legs trying to ride a pogo stick!
2. Artificial damage due to elemental which is very easy to cancel
3. It doesnt even do much more pure damage then titans since titans has +20 str/dex and +4 skills.
As for your bow, a lot of people are going back to the 7fps Matazon builds. YOURE A IDIOT IF YOU DO. This build receives 8fps and over 6,000 damage. No Matazon would be able to beat you regardless of her speed. Within 1 hit you can wipe out any Matazon due to a 6,000+ hit with a Critical and if your real lucky a Deadly Striker = DEAD!
Explanation- Charms:
If your Amazon is slow, your dead.
Explanation- Gear:
Your focusing on damage in 1.10, do not worry about your resistances nor your damage reduction. Due to the Facet jewels and things such as Doom, Crescent Moon, or Cold Mastery, you wouldnt ever have enough resistances to stay alive any longer then without them. You might as well toss on that damage and pray for a nice critical or deadly. The Windforce bow doesnt have a nice average damage, yet another unbalanced thing in 1.10 every melee char gets a nice optional eBotD with 500+ max and or 200+ min but nooo zons get nerfed x10!, but my zon still has 533 min damage and a maximum of 6,301. With this kind of damage range anything can happen. Factor in the Criticals and Deadly and CB you may get some nice hit combos. The ED/IAS gear simply helps your speed and once again renders in a lot more damage with a bit of life addition. You guys are probably wondering about faster hit recovery HEY GUESS WHAT ITS USELESS on an Amazon. We dodge so damn much you get stunned either way, and then again if you get hit by 2 or 3 Bone Spirits or 1-2 Hammers or a nice Blizz your dead anyways cause the casters in 1.10 are nOObified and can kill you faster then hex users of 1.09.
**************************STRATEGY/TACTICS**************************
HUGE HELPFUL HINT: Amazons Block and Dodge more while standing still and walking, never keep your Amazon on Run mode always keep her on walk mode and use Ctrl and hold it to run, this avoids the r button delay and lets you manipulate its use much easier.
HUGE HELPFUL HINT #2: EVERYONE teleports after a zon and trys to chase em down and rush you, always run and run in zig-zag motions so they have to change their directions of teleport and fire. When you do your zig-zags and your on the opposite side of them wail off a few GAs and rinse and repeat.
As for classes, Im not going to go over many since the HINT #2 basically applies to all 1.10 casters since they require no skill anymore and all do the same thing. So heres some quick info on certain classes.
Amazon:
This is where your IGA and movement skills come in. Zon vs. Zon can be extremely fun, or extremely boring. I have had a few duels with other EotD zons that have lasted 8-10 minutes, and some last 1 hit. Basically when youre dueling, use the HUGE HINT up above vs. amazons and keep your finger on w for ready available shield switch. You can train yourself for this by having your friend stand still and you moving around him at a 1 screen range and try to hit him. This will give your aim precision fairly fast. All I can say in Z vs Z is keep your movement going and dodge behind walls when you can. If the zon gets into close facility, then charge his ass and jab the fucker and when he retreats off switch too your bow and wail her ass down.
Assassin:
This is by far the easiest match up. All you need to do is toss on your t-Gods and Imps and throw on your Cats Eye for a run increase and the assassin is finished. I have never lost to an assassin in 1.10 which is so fucking funny since back in Gimmeitam, sins use to give me a hell of a run. Shows you how pathetic people are in 1.10. If the assassin is a WW sin, make sure you have your Atmas Scarab at the ready for the Pd resistance boost, the amp is cheap but so is WW so use it at your will besides youll win before the amp goes off.
Necromancer:
Face it, your dead. Most use Decrepify, Bone Prison, and Clay Golem and your just done. If your lucky you can get through the armor but most go and be pansy and retreat and recast it. If you get slowed theres nothing you can do since slow now takes your IAS to shit. My best opinion vs. these newbs is piss them off with Slow Missile. If you cant beat them might as well make him mad. Now there is one weapon combo I have tried using vs. a Necro which is VERY effective. Its replacing your Windforce with a 6 Socket Crusader and stick 4x Um runes and 2x Shael Runes. This keeps you at 8fps due to 40% IAS and it also gives you 100% Chance of Open Wounds. Your damage goes down to like 2,500 but thats still a nice chunk with Criticals, but this idea is used to avoid Bone Armor and relying on hits. If you hit them the Open Wounds passes armor and drains a good bit. This tactic works very well but again, if you get slowed or prisoned like massive your dead.
Paladins:
Just use the huge hint tactics and haul ass all over the place. For zealots and chargers, using the Lightning Bolt works very well since most lack the lightning resistance. If your facing a V/T with a EotD tag, give up your dead.
Sorceress:
Your gonna die in 1-2 hits except vs. fire sorces, toss on those Nokazan Relics and Hot Spurs and move constantly. Most sorceress will die very fast since they are idiots and use Lidless Wall with inefficient DR limits. 1-3 Hits those type of sorces will die. For ones with massive DR and Block hell, run like forest gump.
Barbarians:
These fucks are a pain in the ass, theres really nothing you can do against a 500+ eBotD and the ability of them teleporting. Use Lightning Bolt when you can and walk when they go to teleport. When your zig-zagging try to get them to take long WWs so you can get hits in. If the barb is extremely good he will never do a long WW and your gonna die so run around as much as you can hopefully hes not a newb mana poter and you can win by default mana loss.
Druids:
Kill the oak sage and kill it fast. Windstorm druids can get you triggered fast especially if they are using a lot of minions. Switch to Multi Shot and run while they chase after you, turn and spray Multi when you can and switch to Shield when he gets close. Once the minions are out of the picture lock on to the newb and stun him, if he gets out haul ass and repeat.
MY AMAZON BASICS:
Name: CallOfFate_EotD
Level: 99
Bow Damage: 533-6,301
Jab Damage: 1577-3,288
Life: 1,720 Max (No B/O and Depending on Gear)
Mana: 288
Run Speed: 200%
Critical Strike: 71%
Record in ZvZ: Undefeated Overall
Best Kill: Ai-PkGodz, claimed he is the best Zon player I beat him 7:2 and now he plays a necro.
Credits/Acknowledgements:
I give thanks to the following in no particular order:
EotD- My (our clan jOObelette~!) clan for giving me some sort of purpose to keep on pking and wanting to be the best dueler I can be.
Gimmeitam- For the greatest duels Ive had in 09 and the experience I gained for all characters.
Rei- You showed me how to play a zon like no one else, I will never forget the public days we had. Still funny how we both ended up in Gimmeitam. Hopefully one day you will be back~! I thank you for taking my dueling to a new level!
Steven- Thanx for getting me into Gimmeitam, best thing of 09!
Blckshdwdragon a.k.a- jOObelette~!- We have had some great times with our zons and our v/ts thanx for helping me get started when I decided to come back and play Gi again. Also a special thanx for taking Co-Leader rank in Elders of the Dragons!
Laxative/Jay/Rage/Marsh/Clayfu- We had some great zon duels in the days of Gimmeitam, hope your all doing well and hope too see you again soon.
Jill-PvP- Rest In Peace girl! My level 48 Barb still owned your V/T~!
Shags/Soul/Tenken a.k.a Diego you guys are a pain in the ass to duel as necros but you still know my zon makes you run~ die x10!!!
T3h_jOObifier: Guided My Arrow
Jill-PvP: Blessed My Aim
Clayfu: Taught Me Critical Strike
Blur_MoB: Helped Me Avoid
Clan Elders of the Dragons
Rest in Peace Jill...
!~LET THE AMAZONS LIVE FOREVER~!
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