In fact, if you want to lean on Lightning Fury instead of Freezing Arrow, I'd max pierce once Cold Arrow is at 10 so you can get up to 100% pierce, which is godly with Lightning Fury.Ī buriza has 100% pierce and is a great weapon until you can get near that number without it, then you can switch to a rune word bow of your choice. Also, the Delirium rune word is simply a godsend for all ranged builds.Ģ0 Cold Arrow (just for the bonus damage to Freezing arrow)ġ point each in: Inner Sight, Slow Missiles, Decoy, Dodge, Avoid, Evade (pre-reqs for Valk)ġ point each in: Critical Strike, Penetrate (pre-reqs for Pierce)ġ point in Ice arrow (pre-req for Freezing Arrow)ġ point each in: Poison Jav, Lightning Bolt, Plague Jav (pre-reqs for Lightning Fury)Īll the rest of your points should go into Pierce.

Cold Aura merc is a must-have for this to slow enemies and keep them away. The build requires some gear, but it's HC-ready, Hell-ready, and a monster would need to be immune to physical, immune to cold, and immune to lightning in order to be unkillable.

Sounds crazy, but it's easy enough to switch weapons (and selected skills) with the W key. This isn't so much about string bow-a-zon play, but I have tremendous success with Amazons using Lightning Fury as my primary attack and Ice Arrow as my secondary. Are these worth maxing? If anything I would love to max Evade as I spend most of my time running around packs of mobs All of the builds I have seen so far recommend one point only. What do you think about it? Absolutely necessary to max?

I am level 50 and have it at 12 points and realize I could have made a mistake by pursuing this skill to its fullest. One 'build' I read recommended maxing this skill, while another suggested 5 points at max. She does great! Is it recommended to max this skill? It seems like it should be a no-brainer! I have Valkyrie at level 6 (I just hit lvl 50) and am very comfortable with her so far. Any suggestions/feedback/personal opinions? One guide mentioned pursuing one tree and focusing on its synergies, while another guide didn't even mention the elemental trees. Should these skills be maxed after I choose which one I want to keep? I have no points in Strafe and have opted for Multi shot. I have read many times about getting 'strafe-locked' and dying. So here are some simple questions I would like to request some input, guidance or even your personal opinions (keep in mind I am playing on Hardcore Ladder, with the goal of hitting 99): I've done a little research at some 'builds' that are available through google and even the d2 wiki, but some of the suggestions make little or no sense. The Amazon skills do not have many synergies like the Necromancer skills do, which leaves me a little confused as to what stats are optimal to max and why. I have played necromancers pretty hardcore in the past, without much experience as an amazon.

Diablo 2 amazon skill tree