Why would anyone make a Physical build for bow?

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For endgame.

I like u, u smart.

I still don't get how converted/added damage works. I am trying to gear up a RoA character made specifically just to MF 66-68 maps. I still have no luck making a 6L so I will be working with 5L and 3 slots are already taken by RoA + IIQ/IIR.

If I went LA, I would have to use Chain or something, so that is 1 less gem I have to boost damage. I have Carcass Jack, so I am thinking to run Hatred/Blackgleam and maybe Conc. Effect + WED. I made a sort of glass cannon Witch/Templar/maybe Shadow build with 6/7 power charges and lots of +AOE nodes, so I might run something like that, but I have a marauder with a full respec I might use and not go so crit heavy.

This is my bow I just bought and my MF amulet adds 12-20 damage:



What sort of build should I run for this or what sort of damage nodes will benefit me most? I don't feel like I need to go full Path of Life Nodes just to farm low maps with mods like Twinned and avoiding the crazy dangerous ones.

Iron Grip increases only physical dmg of projectile ATTACKS nothing to do with ele.

I give up...

Physical is OP
Elemental is weak as crap


Now every 100k LA archers will RQ and every pro will switch to physical instead of elemental. Because YOU sir, you have done your math and is correct where everyone, every pro included, is wrong.



The WORLD is crazy, not ME!!!

The endgame rangers are already physical sir <.o
they just use the elemental aura's to boost initial dps for free, doesnt make them elemental rangers <.o. Go watch some streamds of endgame archers i supose, all are playing RoA instead of La (and the ones playing LA are RIPing as we speak vs lightning thorns x-D )

Fact's about RoA
-Can't miss
-can shoot over obstacles like frost wall/ingame obstacles
-can be boosted by projectile/ranged attack/aoe suport gems
-doesn't laag party play @ endgame so increases survivability
-has very good synergy with the "point blank" keystone (wich adds MORE damage)

But u believe what u want sir....no need to convince me (i wil always start elemental ranger and swap to physical if i have the choice)

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Worgasm wrote:

There.. +%physical damage belts..

Ofc, I know rustic sash belts have inc physical damage implicit value. It's just nothing to me (%5 max is max roll afaik) compared to %30+ elemental damage mod on belt :)

As for endgame, I would rather just use a life leech gem or life gain on hit for my elemental build and spend my passive points to defensive nodes or crit or even mana maybe, rather than spending them for bunch of minor physical damage nodes and I would still have 2x more dps and better life leech than physical builds.