a guide to bowazons: secondary attributes: offense: damage

Damage

Damage is your most important secondary attribute. Unless your bowazon is in Hardcore or in her upper levels, go for the capability to cause more damage, either direct or indirect, above all else: upgrading damage — even just a little bit — allows your character to keep pace with the increased difficulty of the game. The best way to raise damage is by selecting a bow with scaling damage per clvl, meaning that it gets better as your bowazon gains levels with a reduced need to spend points in dexterity. Not much needs to be said about damage, other than this: damage is your most important secondary attribute. Damage is your most important secondary attribute. Damage is your most important secondary attribute.

total damage = physical damage + elemental damage

Average physical damage is defined as: (avg bow dmg) × (1 + dex/100 + bonus) × (1 + CS or DS%/100) × (1 — monster resistance%)

For normal arrows, bonus = 0; Multiple Shot, bonus = (-25%); for Strafe and Guided Arrow, bonus = the +damage%, represented as a fraction (i.e. 35% bonus is 0.35)or 35/100; if you're under the effects of the Might, Concentration and Fanaticism auras or Heart of Wolverine spirit, increase the value of bonus by adding +damage%/100 for each aura.

— Icemage

Where can I get enhanced damage?

Equipment:: Rare weapons: +10-450% enhanced damage.; Rare circlets, +10-30% enhanced damage.; Various unique, set, and rune word items give varying amounts of enhanced damage.
Sockets:: Rare jewels: +5-30% enhanced damage.; Magical ruby jewels: +31-40% enhanced damage.; Ohm rune: +50% enhanced damage when inserted into a weapon.
Auras:: Might: starting at +40% enhanced damage.; Concentration: starting at +60% enhanced damage.; Fanaticism: starting at +25% enhanced damage.; Heart of Wolverine: starting at 25% enhanced damage.

Where can I get maximum damage?

Equipment:: Rare weapons: +1-20 maximum damage.; Magical weapons: +21-63 maximum damage.; Rare amulets, rings: +1-4 maximum damage.; Various unique, set, and rune word items give varying amounts of maximum damage.
Sockets:: Rare jewels: +1-18 maximum damage.; Magical jewels: +11-30 maximum damage.; Ith rune: +9 maximum damage when inserted into a weapon.
Charms:: Small charms: +1-4 maximum damage.; Large charms: +4-8 maximum damage.; Grand charms: +7-14 maximum damage.

Where can I get minimum damage?

Equipment:: Rare weapons: +1-20 minimum damage.; Rare amulets, rings, and circlets: +1-8 minimum damage.; Magical amulets, rings, and circlets: +9-14 minimum damage.; Various unique, set, and rune word items give varying amounts of minimum damage.
Sockets:: Rare jewels: +1-19 minimum damage.; Sol rune: +9 minimum damage when inserted into a weapon.
Charms:: Small charms: +1 minimum damage.; Large charms: +1-2 minimum damage.; Grand charms: +1-3 minimum damage.