Curse

Valerius · Mar 09, 2006, 09:54 PM // 21:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by destroyhumanity

im using a eternal bow (req 13) 15-28 damage +16% damge health above 50% armour peneration 10% (change 9%) and health +28 (im a trapper)

(1) 16>50% doesn't exist... either that was a typo or u have a 16<50%

(2) Sundering sux... change ur string

(3) Trappers should wield staffs... and if using Oath Shot {E} have a bow to switch to

Manda Panda · Mar 10, 2006, 05:05 AM // 05:05

1. Poisonous Eternal Bow of Fortitude
This is my all-purpose bow. I mostly use it for interrupt builds, but basically for any build where I don't have room for RtW or FW. I can't stand watching the arc on even a longbow. I actually prefer the dead bow skin, but I was sick of looking at the collector's bow skin and this was available.

2. Vampiric Shadow Bow of Fortitude
I use this one for barrage teams in tombs

3. Vampiric Flatbow of Fortitude
This one I use along with Favorable Winds and/or RtW to get good single target damage, along with damage increasing attack skills. I mostly use this bow in Random arenas.

4. My axe and shield for when I solo as R/W

5. Candy Cane Bow for when I go with a BM build

6. Willcrusher for trapping because that is one kickass looking staff.

wcheng80 · Mar 10, 2006, 09:02 AM // 09:02

My favorite bow to use is the Shocking Stormbow of Fortitude. It gives me a +21 health boost, plus it turns my attacks into lightning attacks. Combine that with barrage/apply poison, you'll get a deadly and annoying ranger.

Boomeye · Mar 12, 2006, 01:53 PM // 13:53

I'm wielding a Gargash's Recurve Bow.
I'm wielding a Sundering Storm Bow of Fortitude.

Gargash Recurve Bow is good, +30 health, and I usually use bows with energy gained per hit, and its max with only 9 req, rare and is worth around 10k. Plus, I farmed it free, lol. So I like it very much and its my MAIN bow.

SSBoF is nice, Mine is + 29 Health though but still very good, and its sundering 10/10 =) Luv it very much but i dun used it often. =X This bow was used MORE often before I farmed the GRB.

silentblade · Mar 16, 2006, 12:49 AM // 00:49

i use
1 vampric shadow bow of fort (barrage)
2 sundering shadow of fort(spiker)
3 gargash recurve (looks)
4 poisen shadow of marks (poisen build)

Nachtigal · Mar 16, 2006, 08:38 PM // 20:38

"Drago's Vampiric Flatbow
+15% ^50
Vamp 5:1
Armor +5"

Drago's is while in stance not ^50

I wish it was ^50, then it'd be perfect.

I use:

Dragon's Vampiric Flat Bow.

A Zealous Flatbow of Enchanting +14% while in a stance +15% enchant.

Firey Flatbow of Enchanting +15% when enchanted 19% longer enchant. I use it to farm ice imps.

Currently working on making a vampiric bow that's ^50% for when I'm not using a stance.

Mister Muhkuh · Mar 16, 2006, 08:46 PM // 20:46

Sundering Horn Bow of Fortitude (req 8)
+15<50%

if that < would be like that > it would be worth hell^^

its gold and mursaat style...

i like it like that

elyswyths recurve bow
(for hard situations with barrage or double shot)
zealous ascalon bow of defense
(if i need nrg)

Luchaire · Mar 17, 2006, 03:34 AM // 03:34

I use:

-- Vampiric Short Bow of Defense, 15-28, req 8, +15%>50, 5:1 life steal, +5 armor
-- Zealous Short Bow of Defense, 15-28, req 8, +13% always, -5 energy, +5 armor
-- Shocking Ivory Bow of Shelter, 15-28, req 7, +14%>50, +7 armor vs. physical
-- Poisonous Storm Bow of Defense, 15-28, req 8, +14%>50, +5 armor

I carry about 6 other bows, but those are the ones in weapon slots at the moment.

Iskrah · Mar 17, 2006, 07:55 AM // 07:55

Well, i really enjoy the damage-dealing potential of the Ranger, even for PvP, so i thought out my set like that...

1. Sundering Storm Bow of Fortitude (perfect)
Of course the skin matters as it is my do-nothing bow, but as it's a longbow, it's also the best for pulling in PvE. So it's good for fashion sense, and first work... I'm thinking about putting an elemental mod tho, as i hate sundering (as everyone should)... But hey i bought it like that.

2. Graygore's Short Bow
Get it straight. This bow outdamages every single one in the game. Max dmg, 15^50, Vampiric+5 mod (=5 dmg), the extra +1 in marksmanship (20%), and the best firing rate... Customize it and as 90% of fights are from close range (just take a look at the fights of the best guilds, long range is situational), you are a surprising damage dealer. Of course an adequate build must be used.

3. Graygore's Zealot Short Bow.
A switch for when in need of mana. Still a great damage dealer as you miss out on about 6 dmgs/hit compared to the other one.

4. Elswyth's Recurve Bow.
Recurve is best for interrupting. That one is 5/-1, +30, so...

I know the best guilds use Composite bows... But they don't see the Ranger as the Damage Dealer. Myself i believe in a heavy-offense teambuild with a Barrager supporting the 2 Warriors (looking at matches, you see so many situations where barrage could tire out the other team...).

ixg · Mar 17, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

- forgerunner, nice longbow
- elswyth's recurve bow, i use this in tombs mostly, and often in fights
- thornbeard's horned bow, don't use this one that much
- i gotta get a short bow, then i'm happy.

gordohand · Mar 17, 2006, 12:36 PM // 12:36

i use a:::
Elwyths long bow for poision and all purpose stuff
Vap shortbow of shelter for close range and get health back with barrage
Zealous composite bow of enchanting for energy gain with barrage
Sundering hornbow of marksmanship for spikeing
All are max 15^50 gold req8

Faer · Mar 17, 2006, 03:48 PM // 15:48

So many people using the green bows... Hmph.

I use the following two bows...

Code:

Shocking Half Moon of Fortitude
Lightning Dmg: 14-26 (req. 7 Marksmanship)
Damage +15% (while hexed)
Health +29

I generally pull this sucker out in hex-heavy areas where I just can't seem to stay far away from the hexers. It's also good because of the faster firing rate, which is essential to kill the mobs before they get the chance to hex me to death.

Code:

Poisonous Storm Bow of Defense
Piercing Dmg: 15-28 (req. 8 Marksmaship)
Damage +11% (while health is above 50%)
Lengthens Posion duration on foes by 33%
Armor +4

This baby is the newest addition to my collection. I just got it the night before last out of the Underworld; at that time, it was a simple 11^50 bow. I added a Posionous Bow String to it, and just for good measure the Armor +4 mod that I happened to have clogging up a slot in my inventory. I fully intend to replace that grip as soon as I find a good one... The Posion mod is quite useful, seeing as how most of my Ranger builds involve poisoning the living hell out of my foes. It's really useful for a wee level 15 Ranger who is trying to solo the Desert... Got a few levels with my current build, I may post it if I get bored later.

Anyhoo. Maybe they aren't the best uberleet bows in the game, but they sure do get the job done

Phoenix Arrows · Mar 21, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

10/10 Sundering Ascalon Bow of Defense +5 Armor (15^50) (longbow type, Crystal Desert collector)

Drago's Flatbow, 10/10 15^50 +30 HP (green flatbow, Drago Stoneherder drop)

Graygore's Zealous Short Bow Zealous 15^50 +5 Armor (I think) (green shortbow, Graygore Boulderbeard drop)

Planning to get Elwyth's Longbow Lengthens Poison 15^50, +30 HP (green longbow, The Darknessess drop)

remmeh · Mar 21, 2006, 11:13 PM // 23:13

using Drago's Flatbow as my pulling bow.
Elswyth's Recurve as my spiking bow. (awesome that they put this in game!)
Zealous Composite as my barrage bow...
and... i have the 13-25 -2 in stance bow with a poison mod for soloing FoW

wsmcasey · Mar 21, 2006, 11:19 PM // 23:19

Ascalon bow from desert collector (recurve)
req9
15%^50
any added mods I desire.

Cheap bow, gets the job done.

Batou of Nine · Mar 22, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03

1) Sundering Shadow Bow of Marksmanship (15^50, 10/10AP, 10AP inherent, +1 Marks/20%) << PvP. For all possibly chances of highest spike dmg possible!
2) Zealous Longbow of Defense (15^50, 1/-1, +5 AL) << PvE, For Tombs runs as Barrage/Pet build. PvP, when in need of energy.
3) Poisoner's Halfmoon of Defense (15^50, +33% Poison length, +5 AL) << PvP & PvE, Simply to lengthen poison duration when spreading...
4) Shocking Hornbow of Fortitude (14^50, Lightning Dmg, +30 hp) << PvP & PvE, to attack any high defense vs physical target, warriors, etc etc...

Just gotta get my fourth bow a 15^50 to make a perfect collection eh? almost!
enjoy!

SnoopJeDi · Mar 22, 2006, 12:35 AM // 00:35

PvE:
Normally Stinger, I have Gargash's Recurve, but use it rarely
Candycane bow if I'm trapping

PvP:
Set of four collector's ascalon bows (short) with ele strings and defense/shelter mods. Allows me to match conjures, go around armor protection (ok, still need a vamp string for the 5th bow. gimme a break), and avoid ruining things like ice prison.

Considering one or two ascalon longbows, or maybe going away from collector's and getting a nice recurve.

lifesux006 · Mar 22, 2006, 12:37 AM // 00:37

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Originally Posted by Stranger The Ranger

Mursaat Hornbows look great ^^

Dude did u farm that bow?? is so where? and if not..how much it costs? looks like a good bow, help me out man im a black druid 15k ranger but my bow suxs :'( ingame name is Arrows And A Bow [what ev idc my name SUCKS lol]

XBC · Mar 22, 2006, 12:56 AM // 00:56

Zealous Ascalon of +5 Defense
Vampiric Ascalon of +21 Fortitude
Gargash's Recurve Bow

Nothing fancy, but i.m.o. the only realy good looking bow is Shadow.

Oh yeah, is there a way to tell which ascalon bow is which(i.e. which one is long, short)? I always seem to forget :/.

Valerius · Mar 22, 2006, 02:14 AM // 02:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by lifesux006

Dude did u farm that bow?? is so where? and if not..how much it costs? looks like a good bow, help me out man

they drop off Mursaat and Jades... the only place i know of to farm em' is at the beginning of the RoF mission... if he were to have bought that i'm guessing 200K+ as it is a pretty good bow... tho i would prefer 15>50% tbh

Quote:

Originally Posted by XBC

Oh yeah, is there a way to tell which ascalon bow is which(i.e. which one is long, short)? I always seem to forget :/.

you could test them... or you could check out this site and find the collector your wanting to buy the Ascalon Bow off of... http://216.86.149.248/wiki/Collectors