Almost full int fun build.(DPS build)

[Stephanus]

Full int bow.
Ok, almost. I put 10points to str in the first few lvls.

Originally i wanted a dual weapon light/fire/bow/shield build for extreme ninja action, but that costs a fortune and shield techniques are not reliable for me. (only x% increase in block rate, yay)

So i go for the next build:
80 pacheon/ 80 ice / 80 light/ 60 fire
Why?
Mana shield + ice buffs + aoe nukes.
Light is a must in every aspect for a full int.
Fire was not that important, coz almost all bad stat effects can be potted away, or, if you have some good alchemy and middle lvl fire shield, you'll rule anyway + you have a lvl3 meteor for luring and finishing mobs.

My concept was the following.
Nuker has range and low hp
Bower has range, has many crits(oh well, you will say crits doesnt matter, but still they do) and the most powerfull ranged attack in the game soo....
i combined two build that have similar strengts and weaknesses
(like in Baldurs gate2, the kensai-mage double class... reddragon in 40 seconds >_<)
What did i got at the end?
A nuker who has:
- superior range
- a 350% nuke from lvl31( with 100+% mag ballance every skill is a nuke)
- tons of ranged attacks
- you can put stat effects rly easily on mobs coz of combos
- you can use practicaly any weapon coz you are a nuker in the first place, dont forget that.
- Lots o crits. Why? Why not?:D For me a crit gives +20-30% dmg more and thats not nothing, its a nice thing actually.
- Rly high average damage and awesome fast skills. I can ks +4lvl higher player bots, coz i can 1hit most mobs on my lvl and my str bow is 0.5 sec faster than their über nukes
- If you get mobbed, dont panic, nuke! Lightning, ice, fire, freeze and from lvl69, use brserk arrow >_< (in the rare cases, any mob got close enough to use aoe nukes or others)

Counterparts:
Low hp and relative low defense, but, if you know your weaknesses, you can avoid dangerous sitations in pve, and you know what to do in pvp too.
You have to learn to play actually
You have to get some rly good equipment, so, you have to learn how to make gold ingame, not just mindless golbuying and stuff
In the end, you learn to think... huh?
Most time it will hurt you, but all the pain is worth in the end.
You'll see.

Pls post you opinions, experiences if you have this build.
Its pretty rare, but worth every second you play with it
Cheers


ps: im lvl71/66% right now, lvling on nachals and yes, in garms >_<

[Airbeat]

IMO.. Bow chars is all about Crits and distance..
As nuker you already got nukes, but weak crits

[w00t]

Since when do nukes have the possiblity to hit critical?

[__MagnuS__]

If you can pull it off, I say go for it. This game is all about what build YOU are best at playing. Since you got most of the headache of trial and error out of the way, it seems there should be some nice progress made in dispelling the myth that pure int bow is ubergay lol. keep us all posted on how well this build jobs and PvPs.

[__MagnuS__]

Since when do nukes have the possiblity to hit critical?

I think he is talking about the bow skills critting alot.

[heroo]

i have a full int bow character, lvl 40.

one thing: UBER FAST LVLIN'!

[Stephanus]

IMO.. Bow chars is all about Crits and distance..
As nuker you already got nukes, but weak crits

Actually a full int bow crits the same as a full str(amount of dmg)
The deal is the diference betveen normal shot and a crit.
its not +80-90%, ist only 20-30%
Thats the difference.
I die easy, but this can be countered by equipment you see:)

[BalkanFanaticS]

post us a vid when ur done it should be cool

[Stephanus]

post us a vid when ur done it should be cool

ill make 1 for sure >_<
Last time i farmed on d5 with a sun bow. There is a spot at death flowers where you can stand in 1point, turn around the cam and dakkadakkadakka...
even bots avoided me:$
But for now, my best place is the last room in cave(if not crowded of course:)..)

If i have the time for it, i make 1 and link it here.

Right now im from my job online and stall only.
I post my equips and such, but i state, that this equipment is for farming only. Im full int, mostly fighting magical mobs in garments

[shabowsdawn]

actaly int bow killed my real old blader that i deleted lol

[NuclearSilo]

Good at leveling and attack ppl from behind I think. When u have to face with a bow str, u cant run away from him.
1 strongbow crit = dead
This is not the first time ppl test pure int bow...

[123noob]

nukes don't use crit, but 1% ignore defence applies for nukes as well if I'm not mistaken.

[Stephanus]

nukes don't use crit, but 1% ignore defence applies for nukes as well if I'm not mistaken.

Duh, read carefully:)
With 100+x% mag ballance all your skills are nukes practically.
And weapon skills still do crits...

[dannyz]

nice to hear ppl play or having suggestions for uniques builds
very intersting

[Krypt1c]

its done before
i dont think its a good one cuz of the range attack
why the f0ck do you need more then 2 range attacks ?!
why ?! i want answer!
in pve you 1 or 2hit every single mob
in pvp your enemy isnt letting you get away from him so no need for range attack
the most succeesive int build is s/s !
i myself am a spear 7:1 and im doing pretty good but int bower ?! please ...

[Dutch_leon]

Well well well, when he's lvl 80 and he pwns all, then i WILL LAUGH AT YOU FOR SAYING THAT IT SUKS! MWUAHAHAH! xD AND THEN YOU WILL CRY! AND CRY! MWUAHAAHAHAHAH! MWUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.... whoa, i'm crazy

[Krypt1c]

Well well well, when he's lvl 80 and he pwns all, then i WILL LAUGH AT YOU FOR SAYING THAT IT SUKS! MWUAHAHAH! xD AND THEN YOU WILL CRY! AND CRY! MWUAHAAHAHAHAH! MWUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.... whoa, i'm crazy

im 78 and i have big pvp expirience

its cool that he tries to be a pioner in some new build ,i respect that but specialy int bower inst good idea at all

[Dutch_leon]

Aah well, if that's ur opinion, then I have to respect that i'm afraid.. but if i would be the leader, i would ban u! joke, joke ^^

[†erminal]

I Still don't see why you would even want this, pure str lives so much longer, can use a low snow shield, does amazing crits. Int would just hit a little harder, die faster, and have ok crits. I mean your a bower so you wouldnt really be focusing on nukes, which would be better with a spear or as a s/s user.

[magisuns]

OMG NUKE CRITS WOULD BE SOOOO HAWT!!!!
if only they could exist~ *sigh*

[jarrod]

guildmate of mine is a pure int bow.
with sun armour + sun bow +9 lol he rapes almost every even those with sun gears/set...

he got a nice set of sun thou...dunno whehther it's the gears or the build that own...but basically his damage pwn(even with normal +7 bow)

[emperor3000]

Pure Int bow for the

stun (at high level)

KB (at high level)

since people go weapon for the stun for spear and KD for sword why not have a stun and KB for bow

[the_wicked]

Worst case scenario is that it sux at cap and you switch to s/s or spear.

I mean, its cool you wana try it and im not going to say it sux, since ive never seen one but idk how it'll work out. If you dont like it at cap level up s/s.

[tedtwilliger]

wicked hit the nail on the head. Even if it is bad, its real easy to switch to s/s. Crusted hearts ftw.

Pure intl bow use to be the world worst build, but it really aint so bad anymore. Personally i tihnk your slight hybrid will work really well.

Skills that will make you go well

* ice shield: With ice shield you can actually tank for a fair while. And since you are using bow skills more than nukes you save on mp. a real life saver.

*arrow combos: this is what will make this build work. Dealing damage wont be a problem, with strongbow and even switching to spear and nuking you wont have to worry about it. But there will come a time where you need just a bit more defense. By using kb every now and then it will give you a few seconds to pot up a bit, phantom away and charge up a strongbow

*strongbow: it stuns now and has a shortened draw time while still dealing good damage. enough said

I wish you the best of luck with this build. Everyone already knows of the great success that is the 70:70 bow build, so maybe in future caps when that build has to drop fire the pure intl bow will start to dominate it a bit. Or in your case, a very very slight intl hybrid bow.