Best weapon for Arcane Archer?

[Guts]

Hello watchers. I'm wondering what your opinion is for the best weapon on an Arcane Archer, one that invalidates the accuracy malus. Currently using frostseeker which is pretty damn good. +accuracy stacking with driving flight and imbue fireball means you're hitting the enemy about a bajillion times. But considering i'm pumping arcana the spearcaster looks pretty good too, maybe better for higher single target fights i.e bosses?

Or is there something even better I haven't seen yet?

[CHAO$$$]

The 2 best "vanilla" ranged weapons (without using tactics that exploit imbue? dont know about those - never tried AA - looked very weak to me on paper but if multi projectilve gives multiple imbues then its pretty good - might wanna check out blunderbuss dual wielding if thats actually how it works) are:

Red Hand - especially for rangers/Maia - single most broken weapon in the game - insanely overpowered - absolutely crazy

Essence Interrupter - especially for non rangers (since only rangers get reduced reload time perks) - Hunting bows have stupidly high dps in this game but major problems to penetrate. Essence Interrupters unique damage types solve that problem + spellcasters "1 more pen with shock attacks" talent actually adds to the penetration of this bow. Does require Metaphysics for best possible dps.


Ive never been a huge fan of the spearcaster - the knockback is too annoying and the random interrupts create some issues with enemies that get multiple concentration stacks but have to be interrupted at very specific times.

[Guts]

Multiple projectiles don't proc multiple imbues, that would be insane. Frostseeker would hit for six fireballs. Imbue effects do proc twice with driving flight which at the moment feels pretty good playing on vet. Plus with all the accuracy you're usually critting so the AoE frost attack goes off too which just lumps more damage onto groups. But against high hp single entities it's not so great.

I do use Red Hand on Maia.

Essence Interrupter actually sounds good. I forgot about it since Port Maje.