Stress wrote:100 fire / 100 pach / 80 light / 20 cold (90/90/80/40 at 90 cap) are the best non-force bow builds, IMO.
Why not 60 cold and 40 light? or 68 cold and 32 light? 60 cold grants 88 phy defense, 3 snow shields ( 20% for normal 1v1 pvp can be kept easily enough, the other two for when a bard is present ) and you still get a low level of phantom. With a bard in your party or anyone with a sub bard ( not very rare now days ) 80 light for grass walk isn't needed.
You can still get around 60% moving speed with garms ( not exact, though for arguments sake lets say 60 ) and considering you are a ranged build you hardly need too much speed.
80 light doesn't give you that much beside speed. The parry ratio increases are nothing compared to the defense options ice grant you and you cant use the light imbue due to it being 20 levels behind your fire one.
68 cold and 32 light would also suffice ( or whatever the minimum level is to gain phantom ). The 1st level of phantom is all you really need from light as a str based bow build imo considering speed is so easily gained and not needed much when you have great range.