I've got a few questions about these Bombs.
So, a lot of people have told me to get a CTR UV on Bombs, but doesn't my Suit & Helm already cover that, along with the Bomb's own CTR or does it make it even faster?
For Blast Bomb*5, I'm thinking of making an Irontech*5, because I've been told it's like a large Firecracker*1, & Firecracker*1 was my first bomb I got. I was informed, that it's almost the same as Nitronome*5, other than:
-Smaller Space
-More Damage
-More Knockback
-Slow Charge
I decided to get Irontech*5, but then it hit me: Does CTR really matter on a Bomb if I'm wearing a Demo Suit?
Also, I'm getting the Volcanic Demo Suit*5 w/ Med Shadow Defense UV & Mad Bomber Mask*5 w/ Med Piercing Defense UV
On to the next one.
I want to get a Haze Bomb*1, because I've been told it acts like a support Bomb, inflicting Status Effects & has a HUGE Space. I looked it over, & decided I'm going for Ash*5. Here's my question.
Should I get a CTR like everyone says, or should I get a UV Bonus Damage against Gremlin/ Beast, since they're Resistant to Elemental Damage.
For those wanting to know what I'm aiming for, here's the list:
-Mad Bomber Mask w/ Med Piercing Defense UV
-Volcanic Demo Suit w/ Med Shadow Defense UV
-Volcanic Plate Shield w/ Med Elemental Defense UV(Replacing it with Crest of Almire as soon as I can get to Vanaduke & enough Tokens)
-Combuster w/ Med Increased Attack Speed UV
-Irontech Destroyer, UV Pending
-Ash of Agni, UV Pending(Wep Slot)
-Leviathan Blade w/ Med Charge Time Reduction UV(Wep Slot)
People say get CTR uv's on your bombs because they'll stack with the ctr on the clothing. Because all bombers have are charge attacks, it makes you attack faster.
As for your choice in bombs, I had the same dilemna before. There's a bomb balance thread in the arsenal forums, where they talk about the strengths/weaknesses of each bomb (don't know how to link things lol).
If you want a support bomb, shivermist might be better than ash, because the ice bomb will immobilize everything in its blast radius. If you want it to be a support bomb then uv vs gremlin/beast might not be such a good idea, because you only want to supplement the damage from the sword users/gunners. UV CTR here would be better too.
Not sure if nitronome is better than irontech, but I went nitronome because I prefer speed over power, plus nitronome has the larger blast radius, so you'll catch more monsters in it.
Also, if you want a shield that can take shadow damage, the skelly shields would probably be easier to get, while resisting shadow damage too.