Drone:
lvl 9 concentration Aura is +180% dmg… which makes this 299 dmg bow equivalent to 538.2 dmg (lvl 12 is 225% or ~672 dmg at 327% ED).Not sure how it works with +dmg charms, the dmg on boots or other items etc, but wouldn’t that make this bow superior to WF?
That’s not how this calculation works. The concentration aura’s enhanced damage acts like dexterity, so +180% is the equivalent of an additional 180 dexterity.
Here are the damage comparisons between Mist, WF and Faith setups.
Mist won’t come close to being the best pvm bow.
Having 9fpa via 95%ias is a 28% damage loss right there if you’re using multishot, magic arrow or guided arrow. Strafe will see much more use in 2.4 so this DPS loss may be less impactful, but you’re going to be restricted to farming low density areas.
Attack rating will still be an issue for non-faith setups, and more so if you’re not using faith on your merc. At least with a traditional WF + faith setup, you get AR from the fanaticism that wor…
What do you use now?