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{{Class_navbox|II}}Amazons are the most flexible warriors in the world of Diablo II; masters of ranged attack with the bow and javelin, but also skilled melee fighters with spears, and possessed of numerous helpful magics as well.
Added Amazon builds.
==Stats and Figures==
==Background==
''This powerful woman warrior belongs to nomadic bands who roam the plains near the [[South Sea]]. The wandering of these groups often brings them into conflict with other peoples, so the [[Amazon ]] is accustomed to fighting to defend her own. This lifestyle has made her fiercely independent and able to weather severe hardship and travel. While her skill with the [[bow ]] rivals that of the [[Rogues]], the Amazon is also adept in the use of [[spears ]] and other throwing weapons, as well as in hand to hand combat. The Amazon is much sought after as a mercenary, in which type of service she will be loyal as long as her own ends are also served.''
==Introduction==
Here is our female warrior, not to be confused as a beefed-up Rogue for as well as being much more effective with the bow she also has the potential to master the use of [[javelins]], [[spears ]] and just a tad of [[magic]].
Her obvious strength lies in ranged attacks and as well as being able to fire a bow or throw a javelin she can enhance these attacks by way of imbuing the weapons with various magical effects such as [[poison]], [[cold ]] and [[lightning]]. There are also skills which will improve her overall proficiency in their uses, for instance, '[[Penetrate]]' and '[[Pierce]]' in her [[Amazon Passive and Magic Skills|Passive & Magic ]] tree will increase her % chance to hit and ability to strike more than one monster with an arrow or javelin. She has six Passive skills at her disposal and all of them are quite useful to most [[Amazon ]] builds.
The [[Amazon ]] begins equipped with a stack of javelins. There are many types of javelins that you'll find later in the game, with more damaging ones that require more strength and dexterity to equip, and have various max allowed per stack. Check out the [[Amazon ]] specific items page in our Items Database for full information. The Amazon can use her starting equipment to stab or throw, or switch to a bow as soon as she finds one of those. She's good with spears also, a decent early spear find and a point in Jab will make for smooth sailing through Act One at the very least, though you'll need to work to keep enough mana early on.
The [[Amazon]] can use her starting equipment to stab or throw, or switch to a bow as soon as she finds one of those. She's good with spears also, a decent early spear find and a point in Jab will make for smooth sailing through Act One at the very least, though you'll need to work to keep enough mana early on.
==Javelin & Spear==
Damage bonuses are something to consider with javelins, or the Amazon class-specific spears. Regular javelins add .75% damage per point of each stat, while Amazon class-specific javelins and spears add 80% from strength, and 50% from dex. Most other melee weapons are 1% damage per point of strength, with no damage bonus from dex at all. This means that you can add bonus damage by adding both to your Spearazons strength or dexterity, but each individual stat point will add less damage than you'll get with a normal spear, such as a Pike or Lance. Dexterity is more useful to add than strength, generally speaking, since it increases your Attack Rating, Defense, and blocking, while strength just boosts damage (and helps you meet item requirements).
[[Amazon Skills#Javelin & SpearAmazon_Javelin_and_Spear_Skills|Javelin & Spear's tree in detail.]]
==Passive & Magic==
Most of the skills in this tree have "diminishing returns", which means they increase quickly with the first few points you put in, and then add much less bonus at higher and higher levels. Despite this, some of them are still well worth multiple points, since with some skills adding just another percent or two is very useful.
[[Amazon Skills#Passive & MagicAmazon_Passive_and_Magic_Skills|Passive & Magic tree in detail.]]
==Bow & Crossbow==
Socketed bows can be very useful at early levels, especially with chipped or flawed gems adding elemental damage, or poison. They aren't the super low level weapon they were in D2C anymore, since Clvl requirements have been added to gems in D2X, but early on you can probably do a lot better with a bow that has 2 or 3 chipped topaz or rubies or emeralds than with any other bow you'll find at that point.
[[Amazon Skills#Bow & CrossbowAmazon_Bow_and_Crossbow_Skills|Bow & Crossbow tree in detail.]]
==History==
The Amazons are a seafaring people, one of the first to have made trade contact with both the kingdoms of the West and with Kejhistan in the East. Their prominence in the world's trade establishment has afforded their warriors the reputation they currently enjoy as cunning strategists and skilled combatants. Much sought after as mercenaries, they are expert soldiers and extremely loyal -- as long as the assignment does not conflict with their strict sense of ethics.
There pantheon of gods consists of a well-defined hierarchy, each member upholding some segment of the balance of Order. It is this strong sense of order that drives the Amazon people to achieve greatness in even the smallest of their endeavorsendeavours. Their prime deity is Athulua, who with her consort, Kethryes, rules over the seasons and the weather. Under these goddesses are a wide assortment of lesser deities. Each responsible for his or her own sphere of influence among the amazon Amazon people's daily life. The Amazons believe this pantheon is the remnant of the original inhabitants that settled the islands centuries ago. According to ancient records, they share the same name as these gods, although aspects of their personalities seem to have evolved over the centuries.
==Traits and Abilities==
[[Image:Amazon fetish.JPG|thumb|right|Runewords such as Delirium can cause even the Amazon to be transformed into a fetish monster. In this case, she can no longer use her bow]] The Amazon is more than competent in hand-to-hand combat. Training in the jungles of her native islands have shaped the Amazon's skill with the bow and missile weapons into one of unparalleled excellence. With the bow, her only rival are the Sisters of the Sightless Eye. But, unless unlike her sisters in arm, the Amazon is also highly adept in the use of spears and other thrown weapons. The powers they possess are a combination of Prime magic, Holy magic and ingenious weapon construction. ==Amazon Builds== * [https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/multiple-shot-guided-arrow-amazon-physical-bowazon-build-skills Multiple Shot/Guided Arrow Amazon (Physical Bowazon) Build]* [https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/frost-fire-bow-amazon-bowazon-build Frost/Fire Bow Amazon (Bowazon) Build]* [https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/lightning-fury-charged-strike-amazon-javazon-build Lightning Fury/Charged Strik Amazon (Javazon) Build]* [https://www.icy-veins.com/d2/freezing-arrow-frostmaiden-amazon-build Freezing Arrow Frostmaiden Amazon Build]
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