+3 bow crafting question
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So the league that starts Friday I was thinking of doing a Caustic Arrow build. I had a question regarding crafting a +3 bow.
I know the normal method of spamming alt + aug and getting sharpshooter's +2 bow and w/e else. Then regaling and HOPING for a suffix, if not start over. However I also ran across this on the wiki and I don't see how it works... Alternative technique: 1. Choose the preferred base bow with an item level of at least 64. 2. Craft it into a single mod magic bow with the Sharpshooter's prefix (+2 to socketed Bow Gems) using the technique explained above. 3. Craft Catarina's Cannot roll Attack Mods meta-crafting mod. 4. Use a Regal Orb. The Fletcher's prefix (+1 to socketed Bow Gems) is guaranteed to spawn. However I do not see how this would work. Am I missing something? Ultimately I would like to have a +3 bow that I can master craft and add res/res/%dmg over time to it. Do you need to find/buy one like this or is there some way to craft it? |
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The formula your posted does apparently work - it was found by a couple of guys 2 seasons (?)ago who used it to make alot of +3 bows and staves for *alot* less then they were costing to buy. As a result they became very very rich - more power to them!
Now the cost of a +3 bow is kinda inline with what it would cost to make it yourself, including the 6 link from vorci. Cheers, Matt. PS. I think there might be a step your missing, so double check first :) There are 10 types of people. Those that know binary, and those that dont. Last edited by essemoni#5366 on Feb 29, 2016, 6:57:07 PM
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The alternate method saves you 1ex:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/3hm845/guide_cheaper_3_bow_crafting_method/ Total cost of craft will be 2ex + change (alts/augs/regals/scours), so you get to save 1ex and have the option to use it later if your other mods are ideal. ---- alt/aug spam until +2 bows AND a suffix ---- regal hoping for a second suffix (if not scour and start again) ---- Cannot Roll Attack mods (1ex) ---- Exalt for guaranteed +1 gems (1ex) ---- Scour Cata mod and Leo mod for DOT (1 scour 5 alch) Here are the original instructions:
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Take any iLVL 64 bow, preferably a cheap 6 link with MS or high APS
1. Roll single stat +2 bow gems [alts] 2. Add Cannot roll attack mods [Cat 1ex] 3. Regal (safe cause the only prefix that can roll is +1 Gems) 4. If you hit the +1 gem good 5. if not exalt 6. after you hit +1 gem remove the Cat Mod and add the Leo mod for DOT 7. if you want Reroll the Leo mod until 30% [Leo3 5x alch (prefix)] 8. Exalt out the remaining suffixes |
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" Thank you for the info. I still don't see how when you regal you cannot roll a suffix, all the resists and stuff are not classified as attack mods, so I do not see why it would work, unless I am over looking something. As for the steps, this is what is listed in the wiki copied exactly. Alternative technique: 1. Choose the preferred base bow with an item level of at least 64. 2. Craft it into a single mod magic bow with the Sharpshooter's prefix (+2 to socketed Bow Gems) using the technique explained above. 3. Craft Catarina's Cannot roll Attack Mods meta-crafting mod. 4. Use a Regal Orb. The Fletcher's prefix (+1 to socketed Bow Gems) is guaranteed to spawn. 5. Remove Catarina's meta-crafting mod. 6. Exalt or master craft the remaining affixes. |
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" Yes this is the other method however, most times you get a random suffix mod and can not master craft the remaining. I am hoping to be able to master craft multiple mods, either res + % dmg over time or hopefully res/res/% dmg over time. Obviously with crafting multiple mods this would be more expensive, but I am ok with that. Just trying to find out how you can have a magic bow with +2 bow skills and cannot roll attack mods, regal it and get automatic +1 gems, don't make sense to me. |
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" You CAN roll a suffix. In that case, you need to spam exalts until you hit a prefix, which will be +1. In either method you can scour the suffixes away if you don't get something you want (it will cost 2ex to add the prefixes can't be modified mod). |
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" That is not what the guide says though, guide says when you regal you are guaranteed to get +1 gem prefix |
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Anyone else?
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Yes I can answer this.
Ok, so the method you described gives you a +3 bow via the prefixes, but what it doesn't tell you is that you will have RANDOM suffixes. Basically, you are forced to just keep exalting until you finally hit a prefix. It might be one, or it might be 3. You may also be left with a bow with some undesirable mods. If you want to do it the right way, here is the procedure: 1) Take a white bow 2) Mastercraft a suffix (which will turn it blue) 3) Regal 4) If necessary, scour and repeat 2 & 3 until you get +2 bow gems (it has to be +2 bow gems, can't be +1 all gems) At that point, you will have a rare bow with +2 bow gems and a mastercrafted suffix. Which you then bench-scour with Tora's bench, which will leave you with a rare bow that has just +2 bow gems. * Then multimod (Elreon) * Then "Cannot Roll Attack Mods" (Catarina) * Then mastercraft a random suffix / random prefix so you only have one prefix left * Exalt +1 * Use a master to bench-scour (remove crafted mod) so you're left with just a +2/+1 bow * Then multimod again and mastercraft two resistances on it to make gearing everything else easier, and of course Leo's DoT mod I did this to create this bow: In total, it took about 400 augments (for master mods), 100 regals, 100 scours, and 6 exalts to obtain these mods. Plus the original 6L bow of course. Any other questions I can answer about this? Good luck! Legacy SC IGN: Octora Standard SC IGN: Octyte Last edited by Nick42#4121 on Mar 1, 2016, 11:10:08 AM
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" I appreciate the info! That also makes a little more sense. Ill see how things go in upcoming perandus league! I can't wait! |
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