Their prime deity is Athulua who, with her consort, Kethryes, rules over the seasons and the weather. ""Perhaps now the sisters will trust me. A dodged attack is negated completely.Decoy* spawns a duplicate of yourself on the area you target drawing the enemy's attention to it.

If you happen to leave a few stragglers from pack to pack, consider moving along until more monsters are on the screen rather than wasting time against single targets. Aiming to make use of the Bow and Crossbow Skill Tree, this Set works well in lower player count farming situations. ""Deckard Cain, go to the rogues' camp without delay"""What's that smell? Remember you can drag Healing Potions onto the portrait, or shift + 1/2/3/4 to directly feed them a Healing Potion from your Belt. While every Stat in the Desirable Stats column is useful for this build, we highlighted the Priority Stats in Teal so you can easily identify the Most Important Stats on them.Hover over any Item to see a pop-out with the full Item description.Gear/Base Notes: Any Items with specialized or niche uses have a superscript that refers here.1) M'avina's Battle Hymn makes a great setup for Hybrid Cold and Fire damage when using the full set together. Other farming spots might not be as effective due to immunities or bad layouts.Anything that has a in the "Starter" column can be farmed with the Starter Variant. Chance to Dodge is a blessing and a curse. The Amazons are women warriors who hail from a group of islands in the Twin Seas, near the border of the Great Ocean. This Skill does not use any quantity of our arrows, making it ideal for picking off on stragglers. Though Faster Hit Recovery is helpful, we don't aim for a Breakpoint here. Use a Desert Mercenary with Might Aura to deal with enemies that are immune to your main damage source.Equip him with Infinity to reduce enemy Resistances and Defense with Conviction Aura, drastically boosting damage. The Set Variant is fairly cheap, well-rounded, and also even makes your character glow! In situations like this, it may be better to Save and Exit rather than trying to fight your way out. Rare Boots like Wraith Greaves Heavy Boots that have Faster Run/Walk, multiple Resistances, and Faster Hit Recovery. Freezing Arrow Amazon aims to get as many + to Skills to increase our Cold Damage from freezing arrow. Other desirable Stats are Faster Run/Walk, +x to Mana after each Kill, +x to Life, and x% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items. This build uses the fastest Attack Speed Breakpoint for Windforce at 7 Frames per attack. This build gets enough Mana from gear, buffs, Charms, and Mana Potions. He can be equipped with a Spear or a Polearm, a Body Armor and a Helmet. Think of this build like an elemental spell caster with Fire and Cold Damage types. It deals Cold Damage and applies a Freezing/Chilling effect for a duration to anything it either hits directly or is in range of the arrow's explosion. For more information on the mechanics involved, check out our in-depth Resource: Breakpoints. As an extra layer of safety, we can even cast Decoy and Valkyrie to take some heat off of us while moving. Decoy6. StructureEvery Character has 3 Skill Trees in which they can allocate Skill Points to increase their power. At maximum Level, a Character has access to 505 Stat Points which can be allocated into the Attributes. For all Hardcore gameplay, your primary focus is increasing your Resistances, Damage Reduction, Chance to Block and Maximum Life. Allocate enough Stat Points into Dexterity to equip all of your gear. Below are the important breakpoints considered for this build. Faster Hit Recovery is not required for survivability in this build, but early breakpoints can be utilized. This does come with an increasing cost, capping at 50,000 Gold. ColdArrow4. Guided Arrow is not affected by reduced Attack Rating, as it guarantees hits. This Variant allocates enough points into Strength to wear its gear and then puts the rest into Dexterity. Although it doesn't deal full weapon damage, it makes up for it by drastically increasing the numbers of monsters hit per attack. Evade5. magicarrow also gives us great arrows sustain, since it doesn't use up our quantity.If an incredibly fast-paced, screen filling, damage dealing build is your flavor, you're in the right place! Relying on tankier decoy and valkyrie gives you more space to maintain distance and safety against high threat monsters. This allows us to ignore gear with % Mana Stolen per Hit, until we're able to create a Faith Great Bow Act 1 Mercenary. Dodge3. Note: This section provides you with the standard Stat Point allocation. Evade5. The ultimate boss killing Skill, with no rival on any other Character, is the beloved Charged Strike.

""Good riddance, freak! To make the Ideal Standard build viable for Hardcore our key gear changes are: Crown of Ages for Damage Reduction, Faster Hit Recovery and All Resistances. penetrate5. To accommodate this change we have to lose Skill Points in magicarrow. Below are the important breakpoints considered for this build. Take into account how much Strength your gear provides when equipped. Check out our Amazon Leveling Guide and our General Leveling Strategies to reach Level 75. This setup also requires a smaller investment into Jewels and chase Rares / Uniques to fully outfit. All the Amazon specific items spawn with "Auto Mods", giving +1-3 to their respective Skill Trees. GearThis Mercenary is only recommended with these items: The Mercenary is hard to keep alive until you have the minimum gear recommended in this guide. FreezingArrow2. The main goal is to stay at a range, Freeze monsters, and not get hit. We allocate enough Strength to wear our gear and then place the rest into Dexterity for increased damage on our Crossbow. The Freezing Arrow Amazon primarily focuses on dealing Cold Damage and, well, "Freezing" them. The following Attack Modifiers only apply to the initial 2 projectiles fired: When fired in a random direction, the projectile seeks a target within a search radius of 10 yards every 5 Frames (0.2 seconds). According to ancient records, they share the same names as these gods, although aspects of their personalities seem to have evolved over the centuries.In the Amazon culture, only the women serve as warriors, their intrinsic superior dexterity and lithe body structures are better suited to combat in the dense rainforest environs of the islands. If you are unaccustomed to this playstyle, we recommend trying this build on Softcore to gain experience on how to successfully pilot it. This Skill does not require Attack Rating to hit targets and Freeze them.Immolation Arrow* is a backup Damage Skill that deals Fire Damage. For the Amazon, these are split into 3 different Weapon types. Build Variants can require a different allocation! Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:1. dodge2. Every Character has the Attributes Strength, Dexterity, Vitality and Energy. avoid4. IceArrow3. This is one of my favorites because of satisfying icy explosions and turning enemies into ice cubes. To help survive various scenarios, remember you can drag Healing Potions onto the portrait, or shift + 1/2/3/4 to directly feed them a Healing Potion from your belt. This can be incredibly useful in dangerous situations, especially for Hardcore. evade3. Weapon bases have different IAS breakpoints. This build is a "Glass Cannon"! valkyrie5. ""Ahh, the Tower's trove for the taking! If your Mercenary dies in battle, you can revive them from any of the Mercenary NPCs in each Act. This is a passive Skill that is active at all times. ""Rest in peace, sister. The areas below are efficient farming locations that make use of the builds strengths. When a target is acquired (automatically or by selecting a target yourself), the projectile follows it until it is hit, or the projectile hits an obstacle. Values for recommended weapon options provided below. valkyrie*: Summons a powerful Spear Amazon to fight by your side. Consult the d2planner for other bases. ColdArrow4. IceArrow3. The Act 2 Desert Mercenary is hired from Greiz. avoid4. FreezingArrow2. ""Hah, this maiden shall inflict no more anguish. Evade5. criticalstrike. This Skill always hits, so it's our best single target Skill especially for Bosses.magicarrow*: Fires an arrow which converts some of your Physical Damage to Magic Damage. They can be a front line tank, provide a pivotal Aura, and/or deal Physical Damage to kill enemies with Immunity to your Skill set. Hire a Might Aura Mercenary for extra damage against Single Target and Cold Immunes. ValkyrieMax out the following Skills in this order: 1. Their oracles long ago predicted the Dark Exile, and they have been preparing to combat it ever since. When using a Shield, the Amazon has a % Chance to Block. This causes the attack to miss. One of the most important stats for this build is +x to Mana after each Kill with the heavy Mana cost of FreezingArrow. guidedarrow6. Their prominence in the world's trade establishment has afforded their warriors the reputation they currently enjoy as cunning strategists and skilled combatants. Avoid4. Alongside the valkyrie it helps you to keep the Amazon out of harm's way.dodge* / avoid* / evade*: This trio of Skills grants the Amazon a chance to Dodge based on the specific scenario. This build is great for dense areas and very satisfying with its Ice Explosions. ""The fabled home of the Ancients. This is a very chill build and visually rewarding. Using a Two-Handed Staves, Hammers, Axes, Polearms, Spears, One-Handed Knives, or Javelins: When being hit, there is a chance that you get stunned. Valkyrie Max out the following Skills in this order: 1. Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:1. This does come with an increasing cost, capping at 50,000 Gold. The % Chance to Pierce scales with the Skill Level (sLVL) and is capped at 100%: min(10 + (90 x ((110 x sLVL) / (sLVL + 6)) / 100), 100). ""I hear foul creatures about. Guidedarrow*: Fires an arrow which acts like a heat seeking missile. This build guide assumes you have a Character at Level 75 before transitioning to it. ColdArrow4. Allocate enough Stat Points into Strength to equip all of your gear. Avoid4. Decoy6. Ice Arrow applies a chill, making it the superior Skill. Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:1. Build Variants can require a different allocation! Gives a chance to Dodge a specific attack based on the circumstances described in the Skill. ""These stones serve some magical purpose. avoid4. Since Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista gives us 100% Chance to Pierce, we have more points available for other skills.Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:1. dodge2. This build also has multiple damage types, which is great against Immunes and different tactical situations.

This Skill can smash Act bosses with a low budget. They can be a front line tank, provide a pivotal Aura, and/or deal Physical Damage to kill enemies with Immunity to your Skill set. The Aura activates once the Mercenary has engaged in combat and remains active between traveling to and from town. Blood Moor (Entering)Den of Evil (Entering)Den of Evil (All monsters killed)Burial Grounds (Entering)Blood Raven (After Kill)Cairn Stones (Clicking one)Tree of Inifuss (Clicking it)Tristram (Entering)Deckard Cain (Saving in Tristram)Forgotten Tower (Entering)The Countess (After Kill)Monastery Gate (Entering)Horadric Malus (Picking up)Jail (Entering)Catacombs (Entering)Andariel (After Kill), "I shall purge this land of the shadow. Both options use their respective Skill every 3-4 shots, dealing a small amount of element Damage. Increased Attack Speed speeds up your attack animations. When successfully blocking, she enters a block animation. If your Mercenary dies in battle, you can revive them from any of the Mercenary NPCs in each Act. Exploding Arrow. multipleshot*: Splits your single arrow up into a maximum of 24 arrows that spread out from the Amazon and can hit every monster on the screen. It has 100% Chance to Pierce and MASSIVE Damage to Demons with Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts. The Multiple Shot / Guided Arrow Amazon, also known as the "Multishot Bowazon", literally rains death down on the minions of Diablo. Full Screen Clear Fast Paced Playstyle Massive Single Target Damage Can Rely On Valkyrie For Tanking , Incredibly Gear Dependent Cannot Rely On Mercenary DPS Relies On Run / Walk For Mobility Required Gear Is Difficult To Obtain, Put 1 Point into each of the following Skills:1. dodge2. Evade5. While tier 1 is available at Character Level (clvl) 1, the other tiers get available at clvl 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30.Skill PointsEvery Character gains access to 110 Skill Points (98 from Level-Ups and 12 from quests).PrerequisitesNot every Skill is available right away. Your Mercenary serves an incredibly important role to the overall success of your build. Take into account how much Dexterity your gear provides when equipped. The Act 2 Offensive Mercenary grants us access to two incredibly important Auras. coldarrowMax out the following Skills in this order:1. pierce (Until 69%) 2. multipleshot 3. criticalstrike4.

evade3. Equip your Mercenary with a Body Armor and Helmet that provides Resistances and Life. It's incredibly satisfying to fill your screen with arrows, and watching Diablo's minions fall by the scores! If the hit check is not successful, but the piercing check is, then the projectile visually continues to travel without dealing further harm. It bypasses the hit-check, but still can be blocked. Breakpoints in Diablo 2 are the minimum values required to reduce the frames of an action. It allows your Projectile (Arrows/Javelins) to pass through your enemies allowing you to not only deal damage to your first impacted target, but also the ones behind them. The Amazons believe this pantheon is the remnant of the original inhabitants that settled the islands centuries ago. While using a bow, Multiple Shot, Strafe, and Freezing Arrow are frequently used to destroy your enemies. might and meditation from the Insight Partizan Runeword. The Amazon has a variety of builds to choose from: M'avina's Battle Hymn is the Elite Set designed exclusively for Amazons. Written by BTNeandertha1Reviewed by Teo1904, +x to Bow and Crossbow Skills [Amazon Only], Kite enemies to group up behind each other. ValkyrieMax out the following Skills in this order:1. She doesn't have a native mobility Skill, therefore, she relies on Enigma to increase her speed. Finally, swapping our Grand Charms for Sharp Grand Charm of Vita to bump up our maximum Life. This Skill can pierce targets and leaves an AOE Fire on the first target you hit.Exploding Arrow* is a backup Damage Skill that deals Fire Damage. For more information on the mechanics involved, check out our in-depth Resource: Breakpoints. The spread of the projectiles can be influenced by the cursor placement. It is this strong sense of order that drives the Amazon people to achieve greatness in even the smallest of their endeavors. ""Oh, Nihlathak's home away from home. The default length of the animation is 8 Frames = .32 seconds. ", Jade Figurine (After picking up)The Gidbinn (After picking up)Lam Esen's Tome (After picking up)High Council of Zakarum (After Kill)Mephisto (After Kill), "What would this bring from the right buyer? The Action Flag determines at which Frame the used Skill is actually triggered. Faster Hit Recovery is not required for survivability in this build, but early breakpoints can be utilized. ""My work here is truly done.". She benefits from many of the Skills in the Passive and Magic tree, and acts as a front line tank.decoy*: Summons an immobile copy of the Amazon which cannot attack, but attracts the attention of all monsters in it's vicinity. This allows up to put 100 Stat Points into, We swap our boots to a rare option for Tri-Resistances and, Furthermore, we swap our Grand Charms to have the. ""The sisters will be glad to have this back..""What nightmarish tortures took place here?

", Radament (After Kill)Claw Viper Temple (Entering)Tainted Sun Altar (Clicking it)Arcane Sanctuary (Entering)The Summoner (After Kill)Tyrael (After talking to him), "Atma has been avenged. Your Mercenary serves an incredibly important role to the overall success of your build. IceArrow3. 1-Handed Swinging Weapons (Axes, Clubs, Maces, Scepters, Swords, Throwing Axes, and Wands): Your Cast Rate increases the rate at which you can use spells. avoid4.

", "Goodbye, Izual. ""Conspiring with Baal, what a tragic mistake. The Mercenary also gains bonus Resistances from Thawing Potions and Antidote Potions. While M'avina's excels as a Freezing Arrow Amazon, it actually performs quite well as a multipleshot / guidedarrow Amazon. IceArrow3. FreezingArrow2. These Skills are placed into 6 rows, which represent the 6 Skill tiers. Increasing your +% Faster Hit Recovery decreases the time your Amazon needs to recover from this stun. We hope you enjoy running this high intensity Amazon build! ""Haha, success. This regularly gives >1000 Attack Rating even at lower levels. This Aura grants us Enhanced Damage and Increased Attack Speed depending on the Skill Level.

Past Skill Level (slvl) = 32, it doesn't require any. They are a bit more item dependent, so starting with these options is not recommended!Compared to other Characters, the Amazon is among the slowest. The Standard Variant shown on the right uses Immolation Arrow and Exploding Arrow for Fire Damage in addition to the Freezing Arrow Skill. evade3.

Dodge3. ""I sense great sorrow and misery. Check out the d2planner to simulate your Breakpoints. The Auras available are based on what difficulty you hire the Mercenary from. valkyrie5. With 100%, At the beginning of each run, buff yourself by swapping to. * Increased Attack Speed Skills (IAS)* Faster Cast Rate Skills (FCR)* Skills that do NOT utilize either FCR or IAS. criticalstrike6. With one of the fastest Attack Speed animations and MASSIVE damage, multipleshot mows down monsters at surprising speeds! Pierce2. Lore, Peace, and Melody are easily obtainable sources of additional Skills.The secondary goal is Increased Attack Speed to increase our Damage per Second (DPS) further. Make sure to know your surroundings, and use your tanks to open space for maneuvering. While every Stat in the Desirable Stats column is useful for this build, we highlighted the Priority Stats in Teal so you can easily identify the Most Important Stats on them.Hover over any Item to see a pop-out with the full Item description.Gear/Base Notes:Any Items with specialized or niche uses have a superscript that refers here.1) Death's Hand + Death's Guard grants 30% Increased Attack Speed, 8% Life Stolen per Hit, and Cannot Be Frozen. The Attack Rating of every attack is increased, improving the Chance to hit your target. She can be equipped with a Bow, a Body Armor and a Helmet.Equip the Rogue with Faith to benefit from Fanaticism (Level 12-15). Pierce2. Long term, this Set gets obsoleted by setups that focus on a combination of Uniques and Runewords. A missile can pierce up to 4 times, hitting a total of 5 enemies. Values for recommended weapon options provided below. Exploding Arrow, Freezing Arrow* is your main Damage Skill. Pierce2. magicarrow. Immolation Arrow5. Valkyrie* also can be used like a Decoy but she acts similar to a Mercenary as it follows you and attacks monsters. This Variant follows the Stats Point allocation of the recommended build except we take 100 points from our Dexterity allocation and put them into Vitality. FireArrow. Your projectiles piercing multiplies your total DPS significantly, make sure to line up your targets to maximize the hits per shot. Decoy6. Take into account how much Strength your gear provides when equipped. Immolation Arrow5. If a target dies while being acquired by the projectile, it flies in a straight line, not hitting anything. Every Character has exclusive items that only it can use. Beginner Friendly Relaxed Gameplay Fast Paced Playstyle Lots Of Crowd Control Multiple Damage Types , Low Mobility Relatively Squishy Gear Can Be Hard To Get Heavy Mana Dependency Bad In Open Low Density Areas, Put 1 Skill Point into each of the following Skills:1. I hope you enjoy this build! If the missile gets blocked in the block calculation, the missile doesn't damage the target but still pierce through it. The Mercenary is hard to keep alive until you have the minimum gear recommended in this guide. Amazons regard the destruction of the Three Prime Evils as their destiny, ushering in a new era when mortal men and women can at long last take their rightful place in the universe, no longer merely playthings for the beings of the Outer Realms.The Amazons are a seafaring people, one of the first to have made trade contact with both the Kingdoms of the West and with Kejhistan in the East. The Chance to Dodge is calculated after Chance to Hit and Chance to Block. It even mows down the Prime Evils with guidedarrow which excels at single target Damage per Second (DPS).While the build relies on big Physical Damage, it also has access to Magic Damage through magicarrow. Her low Cast Rate makes the use of Teleport rather painful. ""Ahh, Skatsim's reign is renewed. It has a Next Hit Delay of 4 Frames (0.16 seconds), causing it to normally only hit a target once. The Mercenary also gains bonus Resistances from Thawing Potions and Antidote Potions. These cities are an architectural phenomenon and a source of great pride to the Amazon people. ""This is not good. You can become trapped in a Dodge animation cycle, meaning you successfully dodge during or directly after the animation ends.

SynergiesA lot of Skills have Synergies, which are Skills that passively boost the strength of another Skill.