Single target: strafe VS Guided arrow

Greetings!

I was wondering if there is some kind of penalty while using strafe vs a single target.
Somehow Guided arrow seems to chunk elite-mobs / bosses a whole lot more than Strafe seems to do. I have 95% accuracy with Strafe and it should do a ton more damage than Guided arrow given its attack speed. Am I mistaken or is there some hidden interaction that I do not know about?

  • I have no crushing blow so we are talking pure damage.

Thank you for you time lads!

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A couple of things:

  • Strafe has a next hit delay timer of 4 frames. This means that strafe, when used on a single target can only get hit once every 4/25 of a second. Note that this includes any attempted hits; any attack rating check that fails or if the attack gets blocked, then that still starts the NHD timer. This basically means that 1 in every 2 or 3 arrows end up hitting the target.
  • Strafe’s attack rating bonus doesn’t actually work. It displays in the character screen but actually has the same attack rating as normal attack or multishot
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I though there might be some kind of temporary immunity at play.
Thanks a lot for clarifying!

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