Oh yeah also i think on diabloii.net there are some articles about bows and speeds. they might be out of date but you might want to take a look anyways.

Although the cult of speed can and does have it's elitists who would only recommend the best of gear.

There are a few compendiums of information about Speedazons here.
Look under the threads entitled 'Speedheads'.

http://www.theamazonbasin.com/d2/forums/index.php?s=5e72c82c5610c5849f21b82b42f7ddf8&act=SF&f=94

Armor : 60 IAS, Something elite
Helm : 45 BV or Great helm for so...
Ammy : Highlords won't hurt...
Rings : Some +20 resisters since no (Legit) rings add IAS
Boots/Gloves : Sigons....
Belt : Nos Coil
Bow : 6 Shael Gothic or Hydra bow, Even Crusader....WOO!!!!120 IAS bow alone means crazy speed!

I would recommend, If you plan to PvP, Get some resist charms and some FHR, Then, I would also add just a little str and energy......You'll need dex for damage because what's speed for if you're not hurting it and vit incase you're accidently stuck and getting a bunch of shots at you.....Do as much into both as possible, Get dex and vita charms....Good luck attempting this = )

"Not having fun should be a Cardinal Syn = )"

Also remember that less damage means less mana leech thus usually speedazons find themselves in need of 10% or higher mana steal for hell difficulty (quite apart from the fact that shooting at the high speed expends more mana anyway... )

I usually have at least 1 point into guided arrow on my speedazons .. It is handy for boss killing and especially if your mana steal is not that great you can fill up your mana orb in 2-3 arrows with it and then continue with your other chosen attack.

Multiple shot can also be a great mana steal skill (quite apart from the crowd control and kill skill ) if you have a some decent mana steal to start with. It relies heavily on large number of targets present (at least 4-6) and on the level of pierce skill (or items) you have.

Some bow examples for speedazon (nothing too ueber here)

riphook + shael: needs another 25% ias for 8 frames
Nice fast bow.. damage is unremarkable later but still works, life steal is gravy.. pity about the slow bug.

witchwild string + shael: another 85% ias needed from somewhere
Not the fastest bow put pushing it to 8 frames is worth it due to the very handy deadly strike and amp cast on striking. The 40% resists is just gravy.

Rare/magic Matriarchal/Blade/Great bow with some decent damage (100% ED at least) and inherent ias. Look out for an extra +max dmg based on character level property on rares... They can really add something at high level.

In terms of other equipment .. only speed is really important. Enough to reach your desired frame rate AND some item to reduce cold length or eliminate it (ravenfrost, death guard sash .. items with half freeze duration). If you are slowed down by cold wielding enemies or by holy freeze enchanted boss most of your great speed will be nullified.

Personally if I find that I dont need extra speed on my armor I try to equip lionheart runic armor which has excellent bonuses, especially to life and resists (but also +str, in case you want to go for the great bow which is a bit heavy on str requirement).

If you have a <-10> speed bow with just 20% ias you are already at 8/2!

Personal favourite of mine is the Peashooter though: get your zon a 5 socket matriarchal bow, stuff it with shaels and get 45% ias from other sources to be at 7/2 and use the rest for max resist .

There's a guide that covers this pretty well:http://strony.wp.pl/wp/yahve3/d2/diablo2.htm

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