Faith Base: GMB or MB?

[Buddha-1405]

Here is a good breakdown posted by MrYellah a few weeks back when discussing Mat vs GMB.

Best base for faith?

From my play experience as a Bowa, here’s the deal: To reach 7 FPS ias breakpoint, you have no gear flexibility using GMB, namely on helm slot. I had to use a Mavina’s socketed with 15% ias to reach it, while having a 14 fana aura Faith GMB. So it boils down to this from what I understand. You need to have 13(95% IAS needed) or 14(92% IAS needed) fanatism aura minimum on faith and need all the right gear to reach 7 ias break point whereas a matriarcal bow gives you more options. That said, I a…

Now to muddy the waters further, 2.4 is going to allow GMB/Mat bows to be used on A1 mercs but now they are limited in reaching those breakpoints since they will only have chest/helm to help them get there (and any sockets in those).

If IAS never matter on A1 mercs, then you would take the slowest bow which gave the biggest damage and I’m pretty sure that isn’t want everyone does.