Successfully hitting the target is based on your to/hit (called Attack Rating in Diablo II) and also their armour class (called Defense in Diablo II.) Another added wrinkle is that monsters with shields can block, rather than just carrying them for decoration. The main benefit of a bow is that it provides a ranged attack that doesn’t require constant mana expenditure, and can’t be resisted. However, the Amazon is the best, with a faster firing rate, excellent Attack Rating, and of course, her bow & crossbow Skill Tab, as well as useful passive skills such as Critical Strike, Penetrate, and Pierce. Necros and Druids tend to become less useful with bows as they advance in levels, since their Dexterity isn’t high enough, and they don’t have any skills to boost their bow attacks.īows are not as specialized in Diablo II: every character can wield one and do moderately well with it. Amazons have a bow & crossbow tree, but other characters can be effective with them as well, especially Druids and Necromancers, who can take cover behind their minions and shoot from a distance. They fire very quickly in the hands of an Amazon and derive their bonus damage from your points in Dexterity. Diablo 2 bows are the best ranged attacking weapon in the game.

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