Which is better, strafe or multishot?
Strafe used to be the skill of choice in the early days of Diablo 2 classic. However, the cap of 10 targets per shot has made it less powerful in terms of crowd control; though you don’t have to worry about getting in strafe lock anymore. While Multishot’s damage was nerfed as well after the expansion came out (it does 75% of your normal attack damage), it still does more damage than strafe in a given amount of time. While maxed strafe shoots 10 target, you can roughly expect to fire maxed Multishot 5 times (which equals up to 21 x 5 = 105 arrows). Mathematically speaking, Multishot’s a better crowd controller than strafe even with Strafe’s damage bonus. This because one can “fan” out Multiple Shot by clicking closer or further away from your character on the screen. However, strafe is something you don’t have to max in order to deal damage. With Multishot, it’s crucial to pump it up above slvl 9 in order to leech enough mana where as Strafe’s low mana cost makes it more mana independe
