What is the best enchantment for pve on a bow?

fugazi70 · December 2015

I'm starting out level 10 and using a bow
What enchantment works best with a NB stamina build?

Thanks

dem0n1k · December 2015

I usually go with poison enchantment on my bow... I don't know if it's the 'best' but it's what I use. Occasionally I use the weapon power enchant.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · December 2015

At level 10, dont overthink it. As a general rule, Fire is the best upfront damage, Poison is the best damage over time. Once you have a bunch of champion points, you want an enchant that scales off whatever you are stacking your points into.

At lower level, you might want to consider some utility. Absorb stamina, damage shield, Crushing, etc.

On my V16 stamblade, I go Crushing and Weapon Power on my dual wield and Poison on my bow.

Praeficere · December 2015

Poison/Disease (Minor Heal Debuff)/Increase Weapon Damage/Absorb Stamina, take your pick.

ContraTempo · December 2015

The goal is usually to maximize the characteristic a weapon already has. Thus daggers which already have a crit bonus usually get Precise which improves the chances of a crit strike.

But a bow's biggest advantage is amazing range and there is no trait for range. I would either go with weighted (speed) in hopes of getting off one more shot before the enemy can get to you, or infused to increase the damage your enchant does.

One alternative is sharpened which increases armor penetration. Every type of weapon can benefit from this because those heavily armored opponents are typically the hardest to bring down since their armor let's then ignore much of the damage you would do to a more lightly armored opponent.

ContraTempo · December 2015

Oh, wait, until your skill in bow is 50 you ALWAYS want the training trait. Same for armor and all weapons. Maxing your skill is worth far more than the small adds the other traits give you.

ContraTempo · December 2015

Now how did I read "enchantment" as trait? LoL