Arching Arrow dmg?

[tomiko]

I'm wondering what the dmg of the lvl 225 bow WS is like on XP mobs.
I static with a mithra rng/nin, and his Sidewinders are 1k+ with Sargna and Windy CP arrow + static brd. Aggro ripper -_-. I'm interested what setup will be ideal for lvl3 chains.

If Arching anywhere as stong a finisher as Side, i'd go for something like Dragon Kick -> Arching.

I might want to have a fui for Arching -> fui Spinning Slash or Sharkbite on to me. I heard the power of the fui 225 WS. This is assuming Arching does enough to pull it off me >_<.

OR do u rng get stuck spamming side all the way? =P
Maybe Guillotine -> Sidewinder -> Mistral Axe then....

[Lilith]

Arching arrow doesnt do good dmg at all,but if you fire acid bolts before getting TP to 100% and more then fire it,it might do decent dmg.

[tomiko]

That doesnt sound too promising.

Can anyone give me numbers?

Also how is the lvl 250 quest WS, Emphyreal Arrow?

[Lilith]

Emperial arrow does crap damage,worse than arching arrow:p

[cesaro]

First of all, my setup is:
Othinus' Bow
Fransisca
Bastok CP bolt
Acid/Darksteel/Holy Bolts
Amemit Mantle
Full AF etc....
/WAR abilities
No Bard

On processionaires at lv67 (VT-IT, last level for good exp on them it seems) I start a Light chain with Arching Arrow, which does about 900-1100 damage typically, then Spinning Slash which does more or less the same, then the Light damage which varies.

I absolutely love Arching Arrow (heavy shot), and hope noone asks me to use Sidewinder again.
Then again, debuffing the mob (dia + acid), berserk, and the CP bolt are really the keys to it being that nice.

/NIN would do maybe 700-800 damage? Speaking of which, if Utsusemi wasnt #@*%& 160k right now, I'd switch over :mad:

[Izual]

I've grouped with a few rangers that used it, all of them with ninja sub. Arching arrow was averaging about 600-700 damage, not bad but not outstanding. As for turning it, a good ranger can hold aggro for a few seconds just with arching if you've got a ninja tank, they might have some trouble getting it off a paladin though. Paladins tend to get a lot more hate in general. It helps to do the chain early in the fight before a 2nd or 3rd provoke, much easier to turn.