❄️Dire Strike! The Undisputed Best Elemental Bow for Any Build! ❄️140 copies! ❄️ Recrafted in 3.9

This is the best bow available for any Pure Elemental, Hybrid Elemental, or Pure Dexterity Stacking build in the game. This is a one of a kind Synthesis base packaged with legacy elemental modifiers, and it will not be beaten for years to come.

❄️❄️Dire Strike Synthesised Thicket Bow❄️❄️


~b/o 1 mirror

Copies: 140

Mirror Fee: 180 exalts

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Note: Skill such as Tornado Shot account for only one arrow at a time. To factor in the +1 arrow, take your new amount of projectiles divided by your current number of projectiles. For example, 9/8 = 12.5% more damage.

I have changed "Socketed Skills Deal 20% more Attack Damage" to "20% more Attack Damage" for your convenience. Remember that this modifier only affects socketed skills.
PoB Information
Dire Strike
Thicket Bow
Item Level: 86
Quality: 30
Sockets: W-W-W-R-G-G
LevelReq: 56
Implicits: 2
Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow
Adds 3 to 5 Cold Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 10 Dexterity
20% more Attack Damage
19% increased Attack Speed
34% increased Critical Strike Chance
120% increased Elemental Damage
Attacks with this Weapon Penetrate 20% Elemental Resistances
{crafted}10% chance to deal Double Damage

Showcase on Select Builds
w1zpr is the current Rank 1 Delver in Metamorph league and is running a Scourge Arrow build, which is the current king of Delve in both Standard and League.

This is his damage increase if he were to change from his current mirrored bow Soul Thirst (the undisputed #1 and unbeatable bow in Metamorph League) to Dire Strike.



50% more damage!
Check for yourself if you don't believe me: https://pastebin.com/XNBhZuc2

Comparison on a Lightning Stacking Build.

With Chin Sol

96% more damage!

With another Mirror Tier Bow

13% more damage!
Check for yourself here: https://pastebin.com/S68GQfhQ

Comparison on a Normal Ele Stacking Build.

With a standard multimodded legacy bow

31% more damage!

With the best Mirror Tier Shaper Bow

13% more damage!
Check for yourself if you don't believe me: https://pastebin.com/gnxrFYL9

Comparison on a Pure Dex Stacking Build.

With a standard multimodded legacy bow

31% more damage!

With the best Mirror Tier Shaper Bow

19% more damage!


Why is this bow so strong?

For a standard bow build that does not stack dexterity, you have roughly 400 dexterity with a brutal restraint. With the modifier "Adds 3 to 5 Cold Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 10 dexterity" that averages out to 160 flat cold damage, which is as strong as a T1 Cold Damage roll on your weapon. On my pure dex stacking build with nearly 1800 dexterity, this adds 720 flat cold damage to my build. This modifier was so strong GGG made it a legacy mod. And being that this is on a synthesis weapon, this means that +1 arrow and 3-5 cold damage per 10 dexterity are two bonus modifiers.

But isn't 20% Double Damage really strong?

Yes, however, shown in the PoB's above, 2 free modifiers absolutely destroy that Shaped Modifier. Think about it, 19% local attack speed vs 12% local attack speed on a thicket bow is 10.5% more attack speed. On top of that, you get a free legacy delve modifier which penetrates 20% elemental resistances. And that's not even including the free +1 arrow. Speaking of which, Dire Strike would be stronger than even the best mirror tier shaper bow if it were corrupted to fire an additional arrow. This bow cannot be beaten for any elemental stacking builds.
Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
Last edited by FamilyManZed on Aug 3, 2020, 8:31:32 PM
Last bumped on Jun 30, 2020, 6:12:17 PM
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188
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Mirror Service: view-thread/2466500
Ultimate Dex Stacking Guide: view-thread/2466188

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