Merc for Bone Necro?

[Etemenanki]

Was wondering if an Act 1, 2, 3, or 5 Merc would be best for a Bone Necro maxing Bone Wall, Prison, and Spirit first.

I'm thinking Act 2 Defiance or Act 5.

[BleedBlack]

Um...this is a tough one.

If it was me I'd go with either a act1 rouge with cold arrow (or act2 holy freeze merc) or go with a act5 barb merc to tank crowds for you.

Its all a matter of preference and your playing style.

[HarbingersOfSkulls]

Was wondering if an Act 1, 2, 3, or 5 Merc would be best for a Bone Necro maxing Bone Wall, Prison, and Spirit first.

I'm thinking Act 2 Defiance or Act 5.

Act2 nm Defensive merc(HF)
Act1 Fire Rouge

Personally, I use a HF merc

HoS

[sir goatscelot]

Merc? Never ahahahaahaha!!! We done' need no stinkin' Mercs! Muhahaha!!!

To answer your question, please see Hos post :) Honestly my preference is no merc. I prefer my clay golem Lumpy :)
If you are going with one, get them early and lvl them accordingly. Getting them at lvl 85 is not a good idea as they are too weak and cannot progress without you going back difficulty lvls to help them out.

[BleedBlack]

Yea, mercs are usually too much trouble for me. I've never leveled one before so I don't know much about how to. But, I better learn, cause I think that my skelliemancer needs one leveled...so thats gonna suxxor.

[HarbingersOfSkulls]

Yea, mercs are usually too much trouble for me. I've never leveled one before so I don't know much about how to. But, I better learn, cause I think that my skelliemancer needs one leveled...so thats gonna suxxor.

Here's what I do(since this thread is about a Bone guy...HF we go)

I normally get mine around 35-36, give him some decent armor(shaft if you have it) and I gave mine The necro helm with life leetch and poison in it(forgot name) and a decent weapon.

I took mine to act 4 in norm and got a few levels under his belt clearing outside of town through izzy...then would do norm ball runs(solo at first)

By the time he was 40, I was doing pubby norm ball runs(and did so until he was 45. At 45 he got a Guardian Angel.

In time, he will have Tal's helm, BoneHew, and still have his armor.

If you get a norm merc....then you level him(or her) up in dark to start(and I like to keep going upwards(in pubby games)

Once my merc is 13-15..I'm in act2(basically just helping out in pubby) and he will level 2-3 times during the game it seems like.

Eventually, you move to act3(at around19-20)

It takes alot of time and money to level up a norm merc...but it is worth it in the long run.

HoS

[sorcees]

For a necro, you would like to use a might or holy freeze merc, i think both are NM.
Leveling a merc is no problem, when you play the game normal (not boosted).
And i like my merc, and by the time he is lvl 70 or so, he never dies.
Gave him a bonehew, tals helm and the set armor with 3 sockets (+strenght), i dont remember.
He is might (for a summoner + CE), and rocks, but i still dont know what to socket in my bonehew (i guess 2x sheal).

[Sigus]

I just ave to strengthen the the power of an Act2 HF merc. But only i you need it.