Second Win! Shalore Archer Nightmare/Roguelike

[InabaYap]

http://te4.org/characters/87858/tome/c6 ... 1abf03cd14

This is my first attempt to reach the East. (Update: AND WIN!) And thus my second win ever.
Yes I know there have been pitiably few wins and I'm a newbie (returning player) but I like to try.


Also, I stole the blood-runed athame, as Warmaster Gnarg absolutely destroys my archer.

Any additional advice on equipment/build would be much appreciated as well.
I found stacking crit% difficult too.
I do plan on switching to 5/5 Rapid Shot with 5/5 Precise Strikes once I get decent crit, otherwise there's no point is there?

Update: Rapid Shot is indeed essential in the late game. Prior to that 1/5 Aim was the single reason I was able to do any boss in.

Despite being an underpowered class, Archer does have enough status effects that can cripple the majority of bosses (reliably, on NM) And 5 inscriptions will cover enough of the holes in their defenses, or rather survive long enough to neuter the enemies' offenses/escape.

[Effigy]

I don't have much specific advice offhand, but I would definitely stop raising Con and raise Cun instead. That will help get your crit chance up.

[InabaYap]

Yeah. That was a gross miscalculation of stat points on my part.

Still, why are there so few Archer NM/RL wins?
So I'm on uncharted territory now? I merely heard that 5 infusion slots + draconic will are enough to compensate on NM for having no defensive skills whatsoever, so I just went with an Archer.