Amazon attack speed

			Bow Weapon Speed 10 5 0 -10 Normal Long Battle Bow Long War Bow Reflex Bow Short Bow Long Bow Short Battle Bow Short War Bow Stag Bow Hunter's Bow Composite Bow Exceptional Large Siege Bow Gothic Bow Ceremonial Bow Edge Bow Cedar Bow Short Siege Bow Rune Bow Ashwood Bow Razor Bow Double Bow Elite Crusader Bow Hydra Bow Grand Matron Bow Spider Bow Shadow Bow Diamond Bow Ward Bow Blade Bow Great Bow Matriarchal Bow

Crossbow	Weapon Speed
	10	0	-10	-40	-60
Normal	Heavy Crossbow	Crossbow	Light Crossbow	Repeating Crossbow
Exceptional	Ballista	Siege Crossbow	Arbalest		Cho-Ko-Nu
Elite	Colossus Crossbow	Gorgon Crossbow	Pellet Bow		Demon Crossbow

The attack speed displayed by the game doesn't really give enough information about the actual speed at which attacks are occurring. The game actually specifies speed as the number of frames of animation it takes to complete the attack. The game runs at 25 frames per second (at least the logic does), therefore, as an example, a 10 frame attack would translate to 2.5 attacks per second.

Because of this discreet nature of speed, there isn't a one to one correspondence between the increased attack speed (IAS) percentage and the effective speed increase. The tables below, often referred to as breakpoints, show at what percentage of IAS gives a change in attack speed.

Normal Attack

This section lists the breakpoints for a normal attack using a bow. These tables hold for all attacks other the strafe (elemental, magic, guided, multi, etc).

Bow

-10 WSM

• 0% IAS, 12 frames
• 8% IAS, 11 frames
• 22% IAS, 10 frames
• 42% IAS, 9 frames
• 75% IAS, 8 frames
• 142% IAS, 7 frames

0 WSM

• 0% IAS, 13 frames
• 9% IAS, 12 frames
• 20% IAS, 11 frames
• 37% IAS, 10 frames
• 63% IAS, 9 frames
• 105% IAS, 8 frames
• 200% IAS, 7 frames

5 WSM

• 0% IAS 14 frames
• 6% IAS 13 frames
• 15% IAS 12 frames
• 27% IAS 11 frames
• 46% IAS 10 frames
• 75% IAS 9 frames
• 125% IAS 8 frames
• 240% IAS 7 frames

10 WSM

• 0% IAS, 15 frames
• 4% IAS, 14 frames
• 11% IAS, 13 frames
• 22% IAS, 12 frames
• 35% IAS, 11 frames
• 56% IAS, 10 frames
• 89% IAS, 9 frames
• 147% IAS, 8 frames
• 292% IAS, 7 frames

Crossbow

-60 WSM

• 0% IAS 12 frames
• 8% IAS 11 frames

-40 WSM

• 0% IAS 14 frames
• 4% IAS 13 frames
• 16% IAS 12 frames
• 35% IAS 11 frames

-10 WSM

• 0% IAS 18 frames
• 3% IAS 17 frames
• 9% IAS 16 frames
• 18% IAS 15 frames
• 30% IAS 14 frames
• 46% IAS 13 frames
• 70% IAS 12 frames
• 109% IAS 11 frames

0 WSM

• 0% IAS 19 frames
• 7% IAS 18 frames
• 14% IAS 17 frames
• 22% IAS 16 frames
• 32% IAS 15 frames
• 48% IAS 14 frames
• 68% IAS 13 frames
• 99% IAS 12 frames
• 152% IAS 11 frames

10 WSM

• 0% IAS 22 frames
• 2% IAS 21 frames
• 6% IAS 20 frames
• 11% IAS 19 frames
• 19% IAS 18 frames
• 27% IAS 17 frames
• 37% IAS 16 frames
• 50% IAS 15 frames
• 70% IAS 14 frames
• 95% IAS 13 frames
• 138% IAS 12 frames
• 215% IAS 11 frames

Strafe

This section lists the breakpoints for a strafe attack using a bow.

The first number is the number of frames needed to shoot the first arrow plus the number of frames needed to finish up the strafe animation. Because of how the animation process works, this is not the same as the number of frames needed to do a normal attack.

The second number means the number of frames needed to shoot every arrow that comes after the first arrow.

Bow

-10 WSM

• 0% IAS 13/3
• 2% IAS 12/3
• 13% IAS 11/3
• 15% IAS 10/3
• 37% IAS 9/3
• 60% IAS 9/2
• 80% IAS 8/2

0 WSM

• 0% IAS 13/3
• 13% IAS 12/3
• 26% IAS 11/3
• 29% IAS 10/3
• 56% IAS 9/3
• 86% IAS 9/2
• 113% IAS 8/2

5 WSM

• 0% IAS 14/4
• 6% IAS 13/3
• 19% IAS 12/3
• 34% IAS 11/3
• 37% IAS 10/3
• 68% IAS 9/3
• 102% IAS 9/2
• 133% IAS 8/2

10 WSM

• 0% IAS 15/4
• 3% IAS 14/4
• 11% IAS 13/3
• 26% IAS 12/3
• 42% IAS 11/3
• 46% IAS 10/3
• 80% IAS 9/3
• 120% IAS 9/2
• 157% IAS 8/2

Crossbow

-60 WSM

• 0% IAS 12/3.5
• 2% IAS 11.5/3.5
• 8% IAS 11/3

-40 WSM

• 0% IAS 14/4
• 4% IAS 14/4b
• 7% IAS (14/13)/4
• 11% IAS 12/3.5
• 26% IAS 11.5/3.5
• 35% IAS 11/3

-10 WSM

• 0% IAS 18/5
• 3% IAS 18/5b
• 4% IAS 17/5
• 6% IAS 16/5
• 13% IAS 16/4.5
• 16% IAS 15.5/4.5
• 18% IAS 15/4
• 23% IAS 15/4b
• 30% IAS 14/4
• 46% IAS 14/4b
• 52% IAS (14/13)/4
• 60% IAS 12/3.5
• 89% IAS 11.5/3.5
• 109% IAS 11/3

0 WSM

• 0% IAS 19/5
• 9% IAS 18/5
• 14% IAS 18/5b
• 15% IAS 17/5
• 18% IAS 16/5
• 26% IAS 16/4.5
• 30% IAS 15.5/4.5
• 32% IAS 15/4
• 39% IAS 15/4b
• 48% IAS 14/4
• 68% IAS 14/4b
• 75% IAS (14/13)/4
• 86% IAS 12/3.5
• 125% IAS 11.5/3.5
• 152% IAS 11/3

10 WSM

• 0% IAS 22/6
• 2% IAS 21/6
• 6% IAS 20/6
• 11% IAS 19/5
• 22% IAS 18/5
• 27% IAS 18/5b
• 29% IAS 17/5
• 32% IAS 16/5
• 42% IAS 16/4.5
• 48% IAS 15.5/4.5
• 50% IAS 15/4
• 58% IAS 15/4b
• 70% IAS 14/4
• 95% IAS 14/4b
• 105% IAS (14/13)/4
• 120% IAS 12/3.5
• 174% IAS 11.5/3.5
• 215% IAS 11/3

Notes

The second number means the same thing as before: the number of frames needed to shoot every arrow that comes after the first arrow.

The first number means something slightly different now. It is actually the number of frames needed to shoot the first arrow + the number of frames needed to finish up the strafe animation. Because of how the animation process works, this is not the same as the number of frames needed to do a normal attack.

Some specific notes on some crossbow strafe speed grades:

• XX/4.5 Strafe and xx/3.5 Strafe speeds: The 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th arrows take 1 frames longer to shoot. For example, in a 16/4.5 Strafe, the second strafe arrow takes 5 frames and the third arrow takes 4 frames.

• 18/5b Strafe, 14/4b Strafe: The second arrow fired in the volley takes one less frame to shoot, but the finishing animation is 1 frame longer.

• 15/4b Strafe: The first arrow takes one less frame to shoot, but the finishing animation takes 1 frame longer.

• (14/13)/4 Strafe: The second arrow in the volley takes one frame less to shoot. The finishing animation is 14 frames long when shooting two strafe arrows.

• 15.5/4.5 Strafe: The finishing animation takes 1 frame longer when shooting a total of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 Strafe arrows.

• 11.5/3.5 Strafe: The finishing animation takes 1 frame longer when shooting a total of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 Strafe arrows.

References

• Brianc84, Revised Strafe break-points (Bowazon Archives)