Merc Guide

[Plague_Lord]

Are there any other merc guides than the one at the top of this forum? That one is really good and helped me get the merc I have right now, but idk what equipment I should get him or for any of my other mercs. I can find godly equip 4 them, but it doesn't necessarily mean it will b godly or perfect 4 my merc. Is there any kind of specific guide 4 specific kinds of mercs gear or 1 that has all that in it? If not, maybe u guys can help me. The char I'm focusing on right now is a blizz/mf merc and she's got a hf act2 nm merc. The one piece of equip I know I need to get him but haven't found the os elite 4 it yet is giant thresher "insight". I still don't know what armor and helm I should get him though... I know I won't b getting him gaurdian angel though cuz I think it's overrated 4 ANY char, especially my merc. I'm not gonna change to defiance or might mercs either bcuz even though my merc and I both r cold, I use glacial spike more than blizz so that I can have tele on and the hf helps me a lot to hit them and freeze them; and it also helps my merc not get hit. I've been told eth CoA and eth CoH would b really good (godly items), but they're not so godly when their rest and sum of that **** doesn't necessarily apply at all, so is there ne thing that is better or more specifically good 4 a merc or my merc in general? Sry 4 lengthyness, just trying to b very specific. Thx 4 ur time and hope I hear back from u guys, ltr.

[mathil]

well, first of all, none of my chars, much less the mercs are 'godly'. my mf sorc is above average, but i don't know about godly.

the old rule of thumb i use is get the merc as much dmg and life leech as possible and they will live.

i go with tals helm, its got life, res, 10 dual leech. a nice helm and its not that expensive. i usually find one while making the character.

for armor, i go with what i find. but if you want godly, what about shaftstop: dr, life. upgradable for more defense.

[Gaza0469]

It would be my guess that you are not satisfied with your current merc?

If he dies too fast - give him more life leach.

Always go for ethereal options if you have them available.

HF Mercs are not the best killers - With Blizzard you should have all the crowd control you need - u dont really need another crowd controller.

HF mercs are not perfect compliments to single tree cold sorcs - HF does slow down Cold Immunes but if your Merc cant kill them for you then that is a problem.

If you can afford the best gear - then I would go a Might Merc ( for killing speed ) and give him a Polearm with the HF Aura on it. ( cant think of its name off hand.)

Or you coudl go a Barb and give him the Last Wish Runeword sword ( for Might Aura)

Or If you were a lightning / Fire sorc u could of used the Infinity Runeword to break some immunities.

Infinity does not break too many cold immunities since they are the most complicated.

If there is anything specific about your Mercs performance then perhaps list it here and we can evaluate it.

[Filo01]

I personally think act 2 mercs are boring but effective if ou do go 4 a act 2 merc i'd advice (rich mans way :P)
defesive/ nm merc wearing infinte (-85% res) man ur blizz will rock the shop (eth archon fort ) gaze
Offensive/ doom/ (fort)/ gaze

but my personal favourate merc is the act 5 merc my god is he kewl to uz
(not many poeple know he has chrage and bash) stick a azurewarth(my god this weapon is so underrated) / forth / gaze!!! you'll eat pindle andy countess.

but if u have alittle more money go 4 the eth botd !! my merc will thank you (7-8 k damge with forth) but i run trav / council i need the extra beef :P

[RetroStar]

Doom is the weapon that gives Holy Freeze aura. A bit expensive though.

[Plague_Lord]

Thx for the advice all. Sounds like sum of u guys r liking fortitude over CoH for merc? W/ the weapon, my sorc sacrificed having mana gear to have mf/ imo "better" gear (personally I think lidless kinda sux), so her merc needs giant thresher "insight" (NO mana problems... as soon as I can find the giant, lol). So the only things left really are armor and helm. Sounds like fort is kind of a favorite over CoH for armor (can't think off top of head the highest def armor a merc can wear by about lvl75-80 w/ his str by then so maybe u guys can add in, lol). Remember, I don't care about price, I'm not rich, but I can get what I want for my chars and mercs. As for helm andy's and gaze sound popular I guess. The stuff about what kind of merc helped a lot, the hf helps my aiming, but when I get "insight", my aiming won't matter, lol (and doesn't much now, but it will just be even better). I'm thinking might now, bcuz I know ll keeps them alive longer, and if he's doing more dmg, he's gaining more life, and I should be ok (only problem not having defience is w/ my mf gear, I have 0 fhr!). Pisses me off how my merc lvls so slowly, my best way to lvl is to go into a trading game w/ a lot of ppl and leave to go lvl since the monsters are stronger and they won't be taking my merc's exp, lol. Well, I've said plenty, so time for more feedback! Thx, ltr.

[Gaza0469]

Doom is the weapon that gives Holy Freeze aura. A bit expensive though.

Thanx, it was eluding me the other day :)

How about :

How about Voice of Reason

3x Jah (31)
1x Bur (30)
1x Mal (23)
1x (29)

Should be renamed - voice of insanity

Sure - I will just get my 20 mules all loaded with Jah runes and make 5-6 of these puppies for trade.

the runeword designer smoked way too much gear when he made this one up!

[crb806]

Thanx, it was eluding me the other day :)

How about :

How about Voice of Reason

3x Jah (31)
1x Bur (30)
1x Mal (23)
1x (29)

Should be renamed - voice of insanity

Sure - I will just get my 20 mules all loaded with Jah runes and make 5-6 of these puppies for trade.

the runeword designer smoked way too much gear when he made this one up!

u need to check arreat summit and get your your names right
"Voice of Insanity"
Lem + Ko + El + Eld
15% Chance To Cast Level 13 Frozen Orb On Striking
18% Chance To Cast Level 20 Ice Blast On Striking
+50 To Attack Rating
+220-350% Damage To Demons
+280-300% Damage To Undead
+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead
Adds 100-220 Cold Damage
-24% To Enemy Cold Resistance
+10 To Dexterity
Cannot Be Frozen
75% Extra Gold From Monsters
+1 To Light Radius
That is the voice of reason... i think your thinking of last wish

Jah + Mal + Jah + Sur + Jah + Ber
6% Chance To Cast Level 11 Fade When Struck
10% Chance To Cast Level 18 Life Tap On Striking
20% Chance To Cast Level 20 Charged Bolt On Attack
Level 17 Might Aura When Equipped
+330-375% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Ignore Target's Defense
60-70% Chance of Crushing Blow (varies)
Prevent Monster Heal
Hit Blinds Target
0.5 (per level)% Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)

[Gaza0469]

[QUOTE=crb806]u need to check arreat summit and get your your names right
"Voice of Insanity"
QUOTE]


I stand corrected :)