[PVP] Which trait for bows with poison enchantment?

Alharion · November 2023

I play a NB in PVP no CP and I would like to know what is the most opti as a trait for the bow with poison enchantment? Also, was there a difference in making this choice between PVP CP and NO-CP?

Janni · November 2023

Is this for a backbarred bow or as your main weapon? If its the main weapon for no cp it's probably a toss up between precise and sharpened. Pen is always something hard to find there but crit give just about the biggest boost to raw damage numbers. If it's backbarred probably infused or powered would be my top picks.

FoJul · November 2023

Alharion wrote: »

I play a NB in PVP no CP and I would like to know what is the most opti as a trait for the bow with poison enchantment? Also, was there a difference in making this choice between PVP CP and NO-CP?

The difference between CP and Non-CP would be a number of things. Non-CP is restricted Cyrodil. No CP obviously, no proc sets (this includes sets like clever alchemist which proc and have a cool down.)

CP pvp, is unrestricted Cyrodil. So anything goes into CP pvp.

Another key difference, is that the population of CP PvP will change depending on the hours. GreyHost will always have PvP going on in there. Black reach usually dies around midnight (EST)

In Non CP the population usually stays very low, which means less fights and a lot of what us PvPers call PvDooring.

OBJnoob · November 2023

I would definitely go with sharpened. I've had success with precise on my bowsorc, but that's for a very sorc-specific reason. And even then I always go back to sharpened.

Concrete · November 2023

If frontbar:

Sharpened.

Enchantment doesn't matter because you need to slot Crown poisons (or the craftable version)

If backbar:

Defensive, with weapon damage enchant