Ever since they added Rare/Magic Quivers, it got me thinking about how cool Unique bolts could be! So I went ahead and came up with some ideas.

Big ole disclaimer: I like the way that arrows/bolts are currently implemented, and I don't think they even need to change. I am just a chronic theory-crafter who likes coming up with ideas in my spare time. I think it would be fun to open up a dialogue with the community about this, so here we are!

Here are my goals for designing these Uniques:

• Keep the the power level around that of a belt/glove, similar to how quivers are currently balanced.
• Don't overshadow Rare/Magic quivers. Rare/Magic should always be BIS for raw stats, whereas Uniques offer, well, unique bonuses you can't find on Rare/Magic. This is why none of the Uniques I designed have %DS or �, and have %IAS very sparingly.
• Don't make any universally BIS quivers, but instead open up a variety of new builds.

Without further ado, enjoy reading through my ideas! Let me know your thoughts on my ideas and post your own ideas also if you have any!

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Spines of the Quillfiend (Arrows)

• [.4-39.6]% Chance to pierce ( 0.4% per Character level)
• [5-10]% Increased Attack Speed
• Attackers Take Damage of [60-75]
• 10% Chance of Open Wounds
• 100 Poison Damage over 3 Seconds

This was designed to be similar to Merman's Sprocket: A unique that has a huge boost to a single stat, but isn't all that powerful otherwise. My main intent for this item though is to open up gearing options for meme bow builds that are often starved for pierce such as Brand Necro, Bow Pally and Bow Enchant Sorc. It could also be useful for an Amazon that wants to get to 100% pierce without a lot of investment.

Bombardier's Rucksack (Bolts)

• 33% Chance to Cast Level 33 Fire Blast on Striking
• [1-2] to Fire Skills
• 15-20% to Fire Resist
• [150-250] Defense vs. Missile
• [5-10] to Energy
• Half Freeze Duration

This item has a lot of ways it can be used. Fire Amazons can use it for the Fire skills until they get some GG rare bolts. Assassins could also use it for a Fire Blast Blade Fury proc build or even a pure fire traps build with Hellrack (which might need to be nerfed if this was added, 8 to Fire skills for any class between weapon/offhand is kind of absurd.)

Black Ice Splinters (Arrows)

• 25% Chance to Cast Level 30 Ice Barrage on Striking
• Level 1 Holy Freeze Aura when Equipped
• [1-3] to Cold Arrow (Amazons Only)
• Adds [30-45] Cold Damage
• [3-5] Mana after each Kill
• -1 to Light Radius

This item is meant to be sort of like a mini-Doom for early cold bowazons or Act 1 mercs. The Holy Freeze aura is the main star of the show here, and is the main reason you'd use it over a 2 skills quiver. The aura might be too powerful, since there are no belts or gloves with auras on them, but maybe it's ok since it's for bows only. And wouldn't it be cool if there was a Sorc build that used this a Widowmaker or Endlesshail to spam the screen with Ice Barrage procs? I like proc meme builds, sue me

Hallowed Stakes (Bolts)

• 20% Chance to Cast Level 30 Holy Light when Struck
• [1-2] to Bow and Crossbow Skills (Amazon Only)
• [1-2] to Magic Arrow (Amazon Only)
• Magic Damage Taken Reduced by [5-8]
• 50% Damage to Undead
• [8-12] Life after each Undead Kill

This item is intended to be a thematic item to sell the idea of a holy vampire hunter. It can also roll 4 to Magic Arrow, which would be a big boost to that build. You can even sometimes get a bit of health back when you get hit with the Holy Light proc.

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If you've made it this far, thanks for reading! I'd love to hear your thoughts and criticisms in the comments!