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· For level 55, invest enough Strength for item requirements, level up Vitality, and put the rest into Dexterity.
· Current Strafe damage is 2,300, and resistances are a bit unstable.
· The current weapon is Ballista, helm is Dangerous Cap, armor is Fortitude, amulet is Angelic Halo, and rings are Angelic Ring and Raven Ring for freeze immunity.

· Gloves are Horadric Gloves, belt is a resistance belt, and boots are Bloodletter Boots.
· Charms are all for internal use, using various small charms.
· Mercenary weapon is Insight, helm is Duriel's Shell (ethereal), and armor is a Treachery mercenary.

· Do not invest in Javelin skills. Max out Strafe, then put one point into each of its synergies, Dodge, and Avoid.
· Ballista has 100% pierce, so only one point is needed for Pierce.
· Aim for 60-70% critical strike chance and max out Critical Strike.
· Upon reaching level 60, you can equip Atma's Scarab amulet. After that, max out Critical Strike and invest in Guided Arrow.

· Ladder Season 13 ends on May 23rd, and Ladder Season 14 is expected to start on Saturday, May 23rd.
· Please note the schedule for Ladder Season 14, which is about a month away.

· After reaching level 60 and equipping Atma's Scarab, the Amplify Damage curse will proc on hit, significantly boosting damage.
· Equip a dual ring to maintain freeze immunity.
· The Amplify Damage proc is crucial for Bow Amazons as it dramatically increases damage.

· If you craft Fortitude armor for your mercenary, its high Strength requirement makes it difficult to use with other items.
· The best base is an Ethereal Archon Plate, as it has a lower Strength requirement and high defense.

· Upon reaching level 63, you can upgrade the "Windforce" using a Runeword (Ko, Pul, Perfect Emerald).
· The upgraded Windforce has a Strength requirement of up to 163.
· Switch gloves to Magefist gloves to utilize their IAS and fire damage bonuses.

· To increase mercenary survivability, use a Spirit Monarch and Valkyrie's Peace swap instead of Call to Arms.
· Summon Valkyrie, then use Battle Command and Battle Orders skills to enhance stability.
· Discusses the difficulty of farming items early in the season and shares personal opinions on early ladder item drop rates.

· Cleared Hell Andariel at level 70 but didn't get any special items from the Pit.
· Due to insufficient resistances, equipped the Annihilus charm at level 70 and leveled up to 73 to farm Windforce.
· Low item drop rates only yielded vitality potions. Plan to invest in Pierce skill for Windforce usage.

· Multishot is weak early on, but after leveling up and investing about 10 points, it becomes useful in areas like the Cow Level.
· Strafe is much stronger early game, and struggling through acts with Multishot can be difficult.
· Physical immune monsters can be easily dealt with when Amplify Damage procs.

· You can use the FK key to zoom the screen in and out.
· Upon reaching level 73, you can use Windforce and invest additional points into Vitality and Dexterity.
· When equipping Windforce, damage slightly decreases from 3,500 to 3,400, but management damage increases.

· Insert Uber Samba physical damage jewels into Windforce to increase damage.
· Insert a 15% IAS jewel into Dangerous Cap to secure attack speed.
· Obtained a physical damage unique jewel from Hellforge with 50% enhanced damage and 10% physical damage, but was 1% short on physical damage.

· Opened sockets in Windforce for jewels, but due to the level 75 requirement, temporarily using Shael runes (20% IAS) for now.
· After reaching level 75, equip Atma's Scarab, a pierce belt, War Traveler boots, dual rings, and Raven Ring.
· Preparing a Faith setup based on viewer requests, to be used with a Conviction mercenary with 14 Fanaticism or higher.

· With the Faith setup, if you achieve 14 Fanaticism or higher and 95% IAS, Multishot will activate at 7 frames.
· If you equip Faith yourself, you can achieve 7 frames Multishot with 65% IAS or higher.
· Damage increases up to 4,400 with the Faith setup, and Multishot speed becomes very fast.

· Weapon: Faith with 14+ Fanaticism
· Helm: Socketed with 45% IAS jewel
· Gloves: Socketed with 20% IAS jewel
· Armor: Enigma
· Belt: String of Ears
· Boots: War Traveler
· Rings: Dual Ring, Raven Ring
· Amulet: Atma's Scarab
· Mercenary: Treachery Mercenary (Fortitude armor, Vampire Gaze helm, Reaper's Toll)

· Faith Amazon only needs one point in Critical Strike, with the rest invested in Guided Arrow or Multishot.
· Aim for 60-70% critical strike chance and 60-70% pierce chance.
· Keep the Windforce endgame setup in mind; the Faith setup is for convenience.

· The Faith setup only requires 65% IAS, making Teleport usage convenient.
· You can use Teleport to pull your mercenary closer and gain an advantage in combat.
· Instead of the Marrowwalk set, use a helm with a 20% IAS option, socketed with a 15% IAS jewel and either a 40% enhanced damage jewel or a 15% IAS/15% max damage jewel, to use with Enigma.

· During the Diablo fight, the Fade proc will remove monster physical immunity.
· Obtained a Vex rune from Hellforge, but was disappointed as I expected at least a mid-20s rune.
· Inserting Uber Samba physical damage jewels into Windforce increases the chance of Fade proccing, providing all resistances and damage reduction.

· With the Windforce Bow Amazon, you can achieve 7 frames Multishot with 95% IAS when using a Faith mercenary, or 7 frames Multishot with 65% IAS when equipping Faith yourself.
· The Windforce Bow Amazon is a very fun and recommended build.