Thanks to underworlds new changes, now all the character types that can use bows can use them whit Combat Arts.
Overall this build is really fun and powerfull. First levels maybe bit hard and even boring for some time, but when you get your regen times low and a good x-bow, things are starting to happen.
Skills:
Weapon lore - much as you can put
Concentration - Only when you need to lower your regen times like in the beginning. Around 20-40 max anyways.
Ranged combat - 10 points, that's it..
Constitution - Around half of your level or more if got spare points to use
Agility - 1/2 or 1/3 of your level
Armor - 1/3 of your level
Parry - 1/3 or 1/4 of your level
Trading - Maxed
Weapon:
Full egill's set: rings socketed to the bow or not, makes no difference as you still get the most important bonus: Projectiles Pass Through Enemy's Body
Combat Arts: Multi-hit, Heroic Courage (opinional), Dagger stare (opinional)
You can read tons of MH runes whitout seen any difference on regen time if you got enought Regen special move on your gear. It's better to keep it around 0,5s or lower so you can blast it over and over again whitout any waiting time.
HC is not needed really, you gain so much AR bonus from MH and nobody can even get near to you so won't need DR so much. But it's usefull on lower levels and when you get yourself into real trouble.
Dagger stare is just to have fun and do some extra damage on foes. Also it brings everything in range so you can blast them away.
Usefull mods: Far sight is great as you can see foes on minimap before you see them on the screen. Critical hit is allways good. Some split is good too, but you get it from the weapon set so it's not needed more than that. Regen Special Move is needed to keep Mh regen low. Magic find is usefull if you wanna make a item finder too.
Playstyle: When you get your MH high level enought (4-5 arrows), you can start doing this: run around and look from mini map where you can see a mob. Use Forced fire and shoot into that direction, some arrows automaticly hits to your targets even before you can see them on screen. Also you can run around and kill several single foes just by shooting one of them, other arrows will go to other foes that are somewhere around.
Some usefull items for this build: Lonidras belt for MH bonus, three sockets, strenght boost. Parts of Dalmars set.. bracers for strenght based damage and MF, boots for MF, maybe armor for strenght based damage and whit three items you get Recognize enemy bonus.
Lorgars set.. armor for charisma based poison damage, rsm, +ds, Amulet and Claws for charisma based poison damage.
Raanes set... Helmet for LL, + to all CA, +weap lore etc, Greaves for MF, Belt for experience, +const, +rsm (still not as good as lonidras)
Andiells set.. Belt for Rsm, +conc, +DS, Bracers for Crit and LL
Dragonslayer set.. Helmet for Strenght based dmg, +strenght, Bracers for Strenght and mental regen based damage.
This build in action: When you reach a certain point, you'll be doing so much damage that you'll do great anywhere you like. You can kill mobs of foes before you can even see them on the screen.
Hmm.. if I forgot something important, please leave a comment.