Every blue/rare throwing weapon dropped from monster will be a possibility! Either farm a little for experience or proceed to nightmare. When I equipped it, I was doing amax of 269 points of damage per attack!! :-) Three attacks at full damage with a significant chance (three times)to double that damage is a nice bonus.

If the attack hits, you roll damage for both thrown weapons. So you can potentially do more than two via that. At higher levels yourpaladin will get stuck in the same place for a second or two untilhe's delivered all his Zeal strikes. I'm not going to increase Zeal past 4 for thatreason, it's getting too dangerous.-- Visit http://uuhome.de/christoph.nahr/ for Might & Magic informationand game projects with source code for download: Star Chess & Hexkit. Rushing this group build takes away the challenge, you must fight your way to victory!

At all times you will want to play your Spartan group build as a team. I've definately noticed the decreased effectiveness of the passive skills as you spend more skill points, which is why I've been thinking about developing some of the javelin skills (the bow skills seem like they'd need a major investment). Now that is a lot of damage increase and I noticed how great it farms even pre 2.4 without piercing!!! My question is what isthe> > > attraction of having a melee Amazon using Javelins as opposed toregular> > > fighter types using swords and stuff? You'd get an extra 1d8 a turn against injured targets from Colossus Slayer, and some extra damage when you can sustain Hunter's Mark. Personally, Ilike Strafe more. Plus, you dont want to find yourself in the large puddle of fire that they cause. By default, the game will give you the option to use them as a regular hand-to-hand melee weapon, which is a viable way to use them, but they (usually) do way less damage that way. My Throwbarb in currently in A4 Hell using 2*Lacerators on one weapon set and 2*Demon's Arch (1 eth) on the other. Power Strike is *okay*, but I only relied on it for a full halfof an Act. I haven't played a barbarian enough to, What about the paladin with Zeal? I'm doing Nightmare now so I figure any new skill I develop is gonna take a long time to become useful, but I sure would like to be able to take out a small group of creatures with less than 60 javelins. I'm on the fence for this feat, RAW only 1 of the 3 bullets work with javelins as the others say "ranged weapon attacks" where the javelins are technically melee? Strength enough to be able to equip some fast javelins or other gear. No, thrown weapons always get boosted by Throwing Mastery and nothing else, when they are thrown. > the Javelin/Spear side. Dennis F. Heffernan EQ: Venture Fletcher(E'ci) dfra@email.comMontclair State U #include ICQ:9154048 CompSci/Philosophy"And I say now these kittens, they do not get trained/As we did in the dayswhen Victoria reigned!" When you die, you died for a reason and must find a way around it. Why? Either can pick spells that will boost their damage to respectable levels. Any of the EU javalins would be good enough to get you through hell. I've thought a little bit about this (although I really wanted to use a sling+shield), and my plan was to go Battlemaster 5/Rogue X with the Archery fighting style and the Sharpshooter feat. Christopher M wrote:> > IMO, an amazon is meant to be played from a distance, no matter what skill> trees you choose. Ive beaten Normal difficulty. Maybe. Is it a unique or a rare? His favorite games include Soul Reaver and Undertale. That is- Using Javelins/Spears and a shield also(or dual wield javelins if it means more damage). > What's the name of that item? The real reason I commented, though, was to let you know about the peltast, which is the exact term for the kind of fighter you're describing. With those abilities they can effectively equip a javalin and a shield. I killed Duriel, Mephisto and Diablo by getting next to them with a goodBoss Killin' Stick (Brutal Trident of Alacrity, Spetum of Pestilence, Pike ofReadiness) and holding down Jab. Unlike some people say, shootingone strafe only consumes one arrow, not 5+. : I started playing an Amazon character for the first time, and I'm planning: on putting all of her skill points into Bow and Passive skills, nothing on: the Javelin/Spear side. Dispite it's description in>the skill tree, zeal will hit the same mob multiple times if you don't>have a crowd around you. My paladin is like a cuisinart with hisvicious longsword of quickness and 8 zeal. I also like the ability to use a pike at "fast attack speeds." Dispite it's description inthe skill tree, zeal will hit the same mob multiple times if you don'thave a crowd around you. You just cant use a fire potion to stab someone, try as you might. I started putting points into javelin-spear skills, then later (Act 3. There's been a lot times I'd wish I'd had a good bow and the skills to use it, or even some decent javelin ones, but I chose to put everything into the melee skills (and the dodge skills, which are great). THE QUICK ANSWER is there isn't a good build for this. The problem is that it most likely>requires insane amount of skill points to raise the dang skill pass 50.>From what I know, lots of amazon players, myself included, opt for a>generalist>approach regarding passive skills -- a handful skill points in most skills>but no more. This whole skill tree business has a surprising amount of depth to it. Also great isthat her main attack is a first level skill. -- T.S. And 55% critical chance means 55% chance to replenish Quantity. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The problem is that if you're in trouble, youcan't start to run away until your last Zeal swing finishes. Battle Master Fighter is probably the best choice, Maneuvers are pretty versatile. This point is repeatable through Nightmare, Hell. Start combat with 2 spears, throw them both, use Dual Wielder, to draw 2 spears, throw one. You can draw or stow two thrown weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one. I have to check exact wording but. The autoaiming is especially useful when shootingthings that are off screen (fetishes!). Taking a few levels for this interaction. news:626BC3EDCAF7D357.36709498@lp.airnews.net Allen wrote:> > I started playing an Amazon character for the first time, and I'm planning> on putting all of her skill points into Bow and Passive skills, nothing on. Home Guides How to Throw Javelin in Diablo 2 Resurrected. Her weakness really is thelow damage potential. And since ranged barb can attack whoever he pleases (melee barb is thrown apart from many monster encounters), therefore I think Peace runeword is the best early armor for Throwbarb. That's misleading. Stop on Countess to get Stealth TalEth runes, then move on. And of the Bow vs Javelin choices> for Amazons, which do you like better and why? Of course, much like repairing other weapons and armor and whatnot, refilling your javelins will cost you money.

Very few monsters can survive a high-level Jab attack with a good pike, and it rips through the bosses in very short order. I sold my bow and have been using thepike ever since. Your email address will not be published. Love the spearazon for the quick damage with jab. My lvl 16 pladin with a seven in Zeal is MUCH more powerful than my|spear amazon was with Jab. Use Grimwards. wrote in message> news:3973@news.avenew.com >It depends on your combat strategy. My paladin is like a cuisinart with his>vicious longsword of quickness and 8 zeal. No rushing, no outside help beyond your additional characters. What I did in Hell is getting cruel throwing weapons from vendor, they r pretty cool like 40-200 dmg, more than lacerator, but without other stats. Sorry for the wall of text was in a rush. When you're inNightmare mode and you lose XP for dying, it's especially troubling. The gosunoob.com content may not be used, reproduced or copied without the prior express written consent of gosunoob.com. Replenish quantity mod and increased stack mods are useless now, but I think its better this way. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The Spartan build is a group build, meaning it is pretty much required to have more than one friend also doing this build. I suppose this is why, with a few notable exceptions, I've done about10x with the Amazon in melee than at range. Plus in 2.4 patch critical strikes replenish quantity. In damage and javelins got double the range! I think it's important to have at least some bow skills though. They will not lose quantity over time! There's one nasty problem with Zeal, though. That's not the problem. You will take your 9 swings every "round" and if he does on swing 3,you will stop right there. In addition, it was approx. Plus, Im sure theres also a number of veteran players that are trying out new builds and are just as stumped. WotC needs to give you a feat like this: Thrown Weapon Master You are able to rapidly hurl weapons with surprising power and accuracy. Get Peace armor and Lore helm from Nightmare Countess. There are no stoppers really. With or without it, you'd havegoodpeople doing good things and evil people doing evil things. However it would definitely stretch the range on spears and anything I'm fighting with can then be versatile for 1d8 EDIT: Good points on Dual wielder and extra attack. At least you get to use a shield. "Robert Spelman" wrote in messagenews:397325BB@my-deja.com ||I started playing an Amazon character for the first time, and I'm planning|on putting all of her skill points into Bow and Passive skills, nothing on|the Javelin/Spear side. I think they're balanced, and I'm tempted to start a bow Amazon to seehow that plays out. Always check for blue throw weapons with +Warcry on it as buffing set and better damage weapons from vendors. Coupled with 28% critical strike from Throwing mastery and 38% critical strike from Peace, combined its 55% critical strike!! My question is what is the> attraction of having a melee Amazon using Javelins as opposed to regular> fighter types using swords and stuff? http://www.teleport.com/~xenya | --Rick Glumsky, Celtic Filth.

I managed all the way up to Meph on /p8 for everything but bosses, but he really had started to bog down and I wanted to get him finished. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, World of Warcraft Arena World Championship, Peace rw for Throwbarb is best early armor ,etc, First 11 levels use Doubleswing or single Throw javelins - they deal lot of dmg. Baal takes bit longer to kill. Pikes really do an awful lot of damage. As for attack speed, wasn't really an issue. I'll second this. Edit: of course, then you'd have to use a dart instead of a javelin, because hork thrown weapons, apparently. all fun. Within the Javelin/Spear skill tree, most of her skills> are suited to using the javelins (almost 50%), rather than spears. Since this build is not meant to be rushed, "lower levels" will probably range between 28 and 40. I'm with Christoph on this one - my Zeal is at 5 right now with a +1paladin skills war scepter, and I'm not raising it any higher. As ranged barb you dont need to be so tanky with lot of Vitality invested in. Other interests are D'n'D, dad rock, complaining about movies, and being the self-appointed office funny man, which nobody else agrees with. You could throw 4 spears in a single turn, but it would have to be the first turn of combat, or a turn following one in which you hadn't thrown more than 2 spears. Will you incorporate Peace rw in your build? A language teacher and video game enthusiast turned rogue, Joe is on a quest to become the ultimate gaming journalist. All of them work pretty much the same way as javelins do, aside from the fact that not all of them give you the option to use them as regular melee weapons. I'm trying to do a build kind of inspired by a Diablo 2 Amazon character. I assume it wouldn't be gamebreaking since javelins/hand crossbows are both d6. Weapons won't be of much use anyways since you'll be focusing on throwables. GosuNoob.com Copyright 2012-2022 All Rights Reserved. Your email address will not be published. I would guess that the Amazonis able to do the most damage per second (not sure though). I've always wondered one thing about throwing unique weapons though - do they disappear if they reach 0 quantity? Plus, you can have the pierce skill without much detrimentto your javelins. Throwbarbs have low damage, its their main weakness. Outside help is allowed however, everyone loves low level item perks. It makes fighting lightning enchanted mobs muchmore difficult. So I started Throwbarb on singleplayer few days ago. So, it can be anybody like Charsi, Fara, Hratli, etc. Grim ward synergy - Find potion - gives you more damage by reducing monster physical resistance than putting points in Doubleswing as direct damage synergy. Use your bonus action to throw the remaining spear with TWF interaction. Monster #1 dies on Swing 3, You will continue toswing since there are still monsters around, but there is a bug or featurewhich basically prevents you from hitting Monster #2 until the next round. Sadly this means they will be much weaker than most others. There are two reasons for it being a "group build": 1) to mimick the Spartans from the movie 300 and 2) this build has lower overall damage until very late in the game and each additional Spartan can have a different yell specialty. If you want to know how to throw a javelin in Diablo 2 Resurrected, youre not the only one. I would like to be effective in melee combat or ranged depending on the situation at hand, but with a focus on ranged combat. The bowazononly one of the three styles to have cold, which is a mustfor her. But you'd be able to use Duelist to boost the damage some. Once I had killed them all and gotten my items back, I wentthrough the loot and found a yellow pike. The first creatures I encountered that time around were mages and thosepuking flesh creatures. True Spartans are those who use only javelins and shields; preferably large shields. Elden Ring Golden Seed Locations, increase Flasks number of uses, AC Valhalla Hidden Ones Armor Ratae Bureau Armor & Londinium key, GTA Online Peyote Plant Map Locations Cactus Animals, Zelda Breath of the Wild Shrine Locations Map Find & Complete all 120, Forza 5 Battery Powered, Smash 20 Batteries in Playa Azul, Forza 5 Tropical Fruits Treasure Hunt, Carting on Electric Wheels, Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Release Date & Time. But with throwing having possible Rare weapons that are better than Uniques its kinda endless progress stage now. Only throwable weapons: javelin and large shield are most honorable. Claw Viper Temple Location Diablo 2 Resurrected, When Will You Get FIFA 22 Points, OTW Player & Pre-Order Content. It's a rare one (yellow) and it's sounds like a good, but not an exceptionalone.

True, it is important to spread your skills out. This page was last edited on 6 January 2010, at 17:02. This leaves the new beast conclave ranger and the lore bard. The problem with most Amazon's passive skills is thatthe marginal benefit goes down extremely quickly as you pour moreskill points into it. Theres a bunch of people that are brand new to the game and are unfamiliar with how the game works. The Amazon is one of the most flexible classes and it's a good idea to take advantage of that fact. I'm looking at Barbarians(If my DM interprets/allows rage damage on thrown javelins) or possibly Fighters for action surge with extra attack and dueling(again if my dm interpets dueling to work with Javelins). You need Str since that's the attack stat. Press J to jump to the feed. Anyway, the super damage with the thrownjavelins rock. I also get the impression myexperiences are not unique. It is the first Thursday since the release, If youre planning to catch a shiny Dialga. pump lot of points to Dexterity. But for goodpeople to do evil things, that takes religion.". I haven't played a barbarian enough to>comment on his melee skills, but I would say that she beats the Paladin. I'm doing Nightmare now, and the biggest problem I'm having is being surrounded by a group of monsters. I was kinda unaware that + to all skills raise the +2 Critical strike from Peace. Now I think Javelin weapons are superior to winged axe, winged knife. This is somewhat hampered by his belief that the golden age of gaming ended with the PlayStation One, but he doesn't let that stop him. Without house rules, what you want is a class that doesn't get extra attack, and either go one and a shield, or two weapon fighting with the feat. The javelin is just one of the throwing weapons in Diablo 2 Resurrected. So basically whats the best way to do maximum damage with thrown Javelins/Spears? love messing around with slow missileslook, i'm Neo. JavaScript is disabled. I start out maxing mastery, left click left throw weapon right click right throw weapon. To make the easiest type of Spartan build, focus on throwing axes. Haven't played a Paladin yet, but according to The Book, Zeal is used toattack multiple targets. Once you throw them all, that doesnt mean that theyre gone forever; you can refill them, which brings us to out next point. Agreed more crit for replenish quantity is #1. Jab has a super cheap mana cost,which allows more stat points in things other than mana. If you kill the last monster in the middle of zeal barrage, you willstop. Once in hell you need to get lucky and roll good throwing weapons craft blood winged axes and pray they roll well. To do this effectively, the barbarians must be throwbarbs. Your normal range with a thrown weapons increases to by 10 feet and your maximum range increases by 30 feet. If you take Duel Wielder, you can throw up to 4 spears in a turn, but you'll end up empty handed if you throw them all, and you can't do it every turn. Plus sheis SLOW with spears, nearly always getting hit by enemies before she cantouch them with a spear (mainly because the animation pulls the spear backfirst, then pokes with it). The upside of all this is that I've got a pretty mean melee fighter, but that's all I've got. Not necessarily a lot of money, and it definitely behooves you to have a steady supply of javelins if thats the kind of character youre playing, but we do have to mention that there is a price on restocking on them. Craft blood throwing axes kill baal. Best is when she's equipped with a cold attack bow. Proceed to Normal Baal. Three or four points in each passiveskill I get the chance for, simply because, as you say, past 30-40%,you see SHARPLY diminishing returns, and it's not worth wasting pointsin such a fashion, unless you've got absolutely nothing else to buy. or affiliated Trademarks and protected by international copyright laws unless otherwise noted. If a mob or boss is too strong, leveling is the only answer. Farm nightmare mephisto same way a blizz sorc does it you sit on the edge and juke mephy lightning ball. When using the frenzy/double swing combo, it makes a difference. Its so unique, no simplistic get Grief to be your best in slot weapon. Eliot, "Gus, the Theatre Cat, "Allen" wrote in message. Just talk to one of them and choose to repair your javelins, and that should restock your supply. Doubleswing synergy would be better for Travincal farming. If you hunt hard enough though, you can find much better rare throwing weapons. Life/Mana leech: if you can get a throwbarb with these equipment buffs, well then you're going to do well. To refill your javelin ammo in Diablo 2 Resurrected after you throw them, you need to repair them at one of the NPCs that offers such services. Once you have endgame weapons and setup, its pretty much boring for me. Heh, strafe or immolation on them is a _bad_ idea. What's the name of that item? This will also give you a handy little counter, so you know how many you have left. I've played a spear Amazon all the way through the game and I found thecombination of Jab (at 6+) and Critical Strike to be rather priceless. BTW, spears haveawesome range compared what the barbarian and especially the paladinuse. Is there any way to get around the drawing 1 javelin per turn limitation? Hit level 12 1 point double throw then continue to max mastery. >Sure, you can raise your dodge skill sky-high to make you as untouchable>as a Barb in ancient armor, but that comes at the cost of not having>any points into any offensive skills. A place to discuss the latest version of Dungeons and Dragons, the fifth edition, known during the playtest as D&D Next. Next, click on the left skill at the bottom of the screen and change it from Normal Attack to Throw. Javelins and Spears are just straight hosed for damage options, even more so if you want to throw them. I guess I should have clarified my situation a bit. h++ f+g+ w+++ y*. If you want a shield, you're going to be limited to, 2 throws max a turn. Early on, she's good at taking out hordes with multipleshot. It's a fun build which is certainly viable all the way through Hell - even PIs can be dealt with by using Reaper's on the merc or relying on your Axes' elemental damage. I>have a level 18 paladin, and even with thorns, he can't take out monsters>and especially bosses as fast as the amazon with Jab. Also, never max double throw, 1 point is all you need, you won't need the AR I imagine. Mana is key, however life leech with mana leech will pretty much make you invincible at lower levels. Is it a unique or a rare? A ring with mana tap 5assures he's always full of mana.

You must log in or register to reply here. I tried crafting blood throw axes with but its kinda meh since you cant get good amount of Winged axes from gambling, so its innefective. Fend would be nicer if I had about four or five more pointsto drop in it. Now I farmed Countess in Nightmare to get ShaelThulAmn and OrtSol. I am so hyped to progress with my throwbie. For every skill point put into it, he, On Mon, 17 Jul 2000 23:10:02 GMT, "Christopher M" <, I chose bow and pumped most of my skills into the ice arrow. So Reckless Attack works. So, in this guide, well show you how to throw javelins, as well as how to refill your javelin ammo and more. First skill priority is 20 points in Throw mastery. Attacking a solo monster with level 8 Zeal, and a 2nd monster walks up inthe middle of your swings. I am so fascinated on the weapon possibilites for Throwbarb! I can just imagine what it's going to be like on Hell difficulty "Religion is an insult to human dignity. The javazon is a good mix between melee and thrown. She's got a pretty narrow focus, so much so that whenever I level up now my options are either to develop the dodging a bit more, or the Jab/Penetrate/CH a bit more.

There are also throwing knives, axes, and even potions that do splash damage. Anything else and you're going to run out of object interactions really fast. Being able to stack masteries on top of each other would be pretty wicked, but it can't be done. Yeah I also juke mephisto with throwbarb. Would it be gamebreaking to houserule?