Icy Bow Help

Kagome

Kagome

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Missouri

R/A

I just bought an Icy Bowstring and a perfect Bowgrip of enchantment today for a total of 5k... but I don't have a bow to use it with. What's a good bow to use for my Frost shooting build?

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

A free one, since you got WAY overcharged heehee
You could go with 15% while enchanted, but I'd stick with a 15^50 personally just in case you get enchant stripped or shattered. Typically I like Hornbows for spiking but that's more vamp/orders type stuff. For more speedy/consistent damage go with the recurve, or if you are brave (or crazy like me) go with shortbow for the fastest damage.

horseradish

horseradish

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

In a donut hole

Rt/A

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...ies-id1092.php

Kagome

Kagome

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Missouri

R/A

I know but ... umm... like what kind of Recurve Bow?

Just one with nothing on it so I could put on my bowstring and grip?

Actually, I bought two Enchanted Grips on accident (one imperfect) so I'm trying to sell it now.

EDIT: What about a clean Half Moon? 15-28 damage with +1 Marksmanship? I'm gonna craft out the Marksmanship part.

MBP

MBP

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Arizona

Clanless Fraggers

R/Mo

it's all preference..just find a recurve bow skin you like.


Here's a list of every bow type/skin available
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Bow

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Half moon is shortbow class, so if you wanna recurve just find a skin you like and grab it. I'd just get a 15^50 collector recurve but hey, I'm cheap.

Orange Milk

Orange Milk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Ganking, USA

Retired

R/

The +1 grip and the 20% enchant grip can not both go on the same bow.

The Hornbow and the Recurve are the same fire rate, so if your going for speed, don't use either of those.

I also recomend you go R/E and run "Conjur Frost" for more damg. Plus it will get the time duration bonus from you grip of enchanting.

Aris the Accurate

Aris the Accurate

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/

Quote:
Hornbow and the Recurve are the same fire rate first off..no they arn't. Hornbow is a 2.7 second refire with a .59 flight time, were as recurve is a 2.4 refire with a .40 flight. The part of about conjure was implied id hope..not much other reason for a icy string. I agree with post #2, you were overcharged

majiger

majiger

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

W/R

I read what build u were trying to run so hornbow for sure, u get the extra dmg from conjure +10% armor penetration from the hornbow it self.
Here is a collector with a 15% w/Enchanted hornbow

Hoknil the Lesser
Location: Snake Dance, south a short ways from the exit to Grenth's Footprint
Collecting: 5 Azure Remains(dropped from Azures, duh, just kill the ones that are around the area)
Here is the map where he is.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/images/a/a3/...Directions.jpg

I run a conjure ranger, i love my mursaat hornbow, just use rapid fire to increase speed, dont flame me for rapid fire. Hornbow has a fine flight time so read the wind is meh, apply poison is good, but we got poison tip sig now 6sec recharge is not much.

FoxS

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

LUXN

R/W

You could pick up a req 9 15^50 dead bow (recurve) for very cheap now.

Kagome

Kagome

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Missouri

R/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by majiger
I read what build u were trying to run so hornbow for sure, u get the extra dmg from conjure +10% armor penetration from the hornbow it self.
Here is a collector with a 15% w/Enchanted hornbow

Hoknil the Lesser
Location: Snake Dance, south a short ways from the exit to Grenth's Footprint
Collecting: 5 Azure Remains(dropped from Azures, duh, just kill the ones that are around the area)
Here is the map where he is.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/images/a/a3/...Directions.jpg

I run a conjure ranger, i love my mursaat hornbow, just use rapid fire to increase speed, dont flame me for rapid fire. Hornbow has a fine flight time so read the wind is meh, apply poison is good, but we got poison tip sig now 6sec recharge is not much. Thanks for the replies, everyone, but I think I'm gonna go try and get this bow! Thanks majiger!

zling

zling

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

I wonder why non of you mentioned the long bow... long range with rather low arc.
personally I'd use both a long bow and a recurve bow. I'd put the Icy(assuming you use it for conjure) on both and the enchanting mod just on the long bow, the recurve can use something more useful.

lennymon

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

If you want long range, flatbow is vastly superior to longbow due to ROF, but you'll want read the wind or FW, and unless you're going conjure barrage you shouldn't be using either. The *only* reason I even use longbows is because they never made a zodiac recurve...
@OP just decide which skin of recurve you like and there's a really good chance I have a spare or can get one easily Then you just slap some mods on it and Bob's yer uncle.