Critical Strike (1 to 5 points)

Clvl: 1
Prerequisites: None.
Effect: Grants a chance to do double physical damage with your attacks.
Properties: Works with all non-elemental attacks.
Synergy from: None.
Synergy to: Valkyrie: as per skill description.

Say this after me: "Free damage." Sound good? Well, that's what Critical Strike is all about: take your damage, multiply it by two. It's a good thing.

You'll be using up at least one point as a prerequisite to Penetrate and Pierce, so what to invest in this skill is a matter of what skills you plan on using. A good guideline would be at least 5 adjusted points placed into this skill for a 42% chance of inflicting double damage for any physical attack. You really won't need more because if Critical Strike has any shortcomings, it's that the skill won't work with elemental attacks, limiting its usefulness. If your bowazon is going to focus in an elemental skill — like Freezing Arrow, along with its synergies — then you might want to short change the Critical Strike because you simply won't need it except as a prerequisite.

Also, equipment with the deadly strike ability can be used to supplement a bowazon's chances of a critical hit. As mentioned before, deadly strikes and critical hit are mutually exclusive. If you're using any gear with a high rate of deadly strike, there isnt a lot of need to invest in Critical Strike.