by Hotstreak - 9 years ago     show comments

Books have often been society’s only bastion of light for passing along knowledge that would otherwise be lost to time or convoluted by the oral tradition. In order to provide new and old adventurers with as much knowledge of what to expect on their journey in Sanctuary, we created this tome of knowledge – Ars Arcanum. We will regularly feature a Legendary weapon or armor piece, discussing its stand-alone powers and capabilities, as well as how it may synergize with new builds or other item

This week we will be going over a new Demon Hunter bow that was introduced with patch 2.3.0. Yang’s Recurve is a bow for Dh’s who wish to wreak havoc on their foes with Multishot. This weapon synergizes very well with the Unhallowed Essence set and were going to take a look at what makes this bow special.

Why is it good?

Yang’s Recurve does wonders for the Multishot build, as it increases the attack speed of MS by 50% which allows you to unleash a flurry of MS’s to melt down enemies. A long with the speed increase, YR also reduces the resource cost of all skills by 40-50% which also contributes to being able to spam MS. This bow is the center piece to the MS build but it does need the Unhallowed Essence in order to be effective at end game. So lets take a look at it and see why is synergizes so well with the set.

Unhallowed Essence

• (2) Set:
• Your generators also generate 1 Discipline.
• (4) Set:
• Gain 20% damage reduction and deal 20% increased damage for 4 seconds if no enemy is within 10 yards of you.
• (6) Set:
• Your generators and Multishot deal 15% increased damage for every point of Discipline you have.

With UHE, you need to conserve as much discipline as possible to maximize your damage since every point of discipline increases your MS damage by 15%, which is a lot of extra damage. Add the four set bonus into the equation and you have the potential to dish out a ton of burst damage, which will most definitely allow you to do some speed runs through the higher torment levels.

Another great item that this bow synergizes with is the quiver, Dead Man’s Legacy. With this, MS hits targets who are below 50-60% health twice. This adds a lot of damage potential to this build and can really help against Rift Guardians and Bosses.

So far this has been my favorite DH build since RoS launched because it’s fun, fast paced, and is a perfect build to play when you want to pop on a movie and farm deaths breaths. If you’re a fan of the more “marksman” style game play, then I definitely recommend giving this build a try.

Who is it good for?

Since this bow only benefits Demon Hunter specific skills, it’s only useful for DH’s.

Where can I find it?

This is not a season exclusive item so it can be found on any mode.

The Fluff

A terrifying Demon Hunter from Xiansai, Yang was known for his resourcefulness, his prowess at multishot, and his icy contempt for failure.