View Full Version : Hire for Hammerdin!!
LegolaSBR
17-05-2005, 02:13
i got a Hammerdin and a hire of act 2 - Hell - Defensiv, that cool...
but its keep dyeing too fast...
its gear:
Insight
Crown of thieves
Shaftstop
how was the best gear for it (insight needed) to its stop dyeing fast?
batuchka
17-05-2005, 10:39
Hmm ok i employ a might merc with Insight for my bone/summon mf necro and he uses:
'Ral' 10%ll Andy Helm
Duriel's Shell
Eth CV Insight
Vs Baal and freezing monsters that cannot be frozen from Duriel's helps a lot so he won't jab slower and leech back life after taking damage hehe Hope i helped
stone rw armor is never wrong either. extreme defense and 60%fhr makes him take hits more seldom. along with lifesteal from helm, he should do fine
I cant agree more on using 'stone'. You could also try upgrading your shaftstop.
I cant agree more on using 'stone'. You could also try upgrading your shaftstop.
True, but even the best gear will not stop your mercenary from dying in the Chaos Sanctuary. :(
Bert
Your gear looks ok, the problem may be elsewhere. What level is your merc, and what level are the monsters you are fighting? Even the best equipped merc at lvl 24 is going to die alot in hell. He needs to be around monsters of his own level to increase his chance to hit, and hitting leeches, which will help him survive. Also, if he is too low a level, his life won't be high enough to absorb many hits from tough monsters.
Hammerdins are strong enough to get a little ahead of themselves on the levling curve. I suggest checking the "Level up" guide in the strategy compendium and taking your merc back to the appropriate level until he grows up.
True, but even the best gear will not stop your mercenary from dying in the Chaos Sanctuary. :(
Bert
Maybe if you have something that can trigger lifetap curse, and combine it with extreme damage reduce :fish:
Nah, but there is no meaning trying to have a melee merc that can solo chaos sanctuary... there is no meaning :p
LegolaSBR
17-05-2005, 20:52
Your gear looks ok, the problem may be elsewhere. What level is your merc, and what level are the monsters you are fighting? Even the best equipped merc at lvl 24 is going to die alot in hell. He needs to be around monsters of his own level to increase his chance to hit, and hitting leeches, which will help him survive. Also, if he is too low a level, his life won't be high enough to absorb many hits from tough monsters.
Hammerdins are strong enough to get a little ahead of themselves on the levling curve. I suggest checking the "Level up" guide in the strategy compendium and taking your merc back to the appropriate level until he grows up.
its lvl 93 my merc (like my hammerdin)
and also, how can i find this level up guide?
and i go try this stone runeword to see or durys shell :)
Level Up Guide:
http://strategy.diabloii.net/news.php?id=512
With the gear you list on a lvl 93 merc, I'm not sure what the problem is, unless you are expecting him to do something he can't really do, like run behind you all the way through the WSK. If you're going to do that, you'd better get him some uber gear. Otherwise, just feed him a potion every now and then and pay Larzuk when he dies, which really shouldn't be that often.
KillJoyBob
17-05-2005, 21:40
i got a Hammerdin and a hire of act 2 - Hell - Defensiv, that cool...
but its keep dyeing too fast...
its gear:
Insight
Crown of thieves
Shaftstop
how was the best gear for it (insight needed) to its stop dyeing fast?
How are his resists? Merc's are pretty sensitive to elemental damage without good resists. I usually use a Tal's Horadric Crest for my mercs. It has resists, LL, +life.
Which area in the game is he getting killed, to what kind of monsters?
LegolaSBR
18-05-2005, 00:03
How are his resists? Merc's are pretty sensitive to elemental damage without good resists. I usually use a Tal's Horadric Crest for my mercs. It has resists, LL, +life.
Which area in the game is he getting killed, to what kind of monsters?
common for bartucs and souls
the res of his is: 75 52 52 52
That is: He needs lightning resists...
Try socket the helm with an Ort rune, that gives him an additional 30% light resist, which means he at least will have 75 ;)
That is: He needs lightning resists...
Try socket the helm with an Ort rune, that gives him an additional 30% light resist, which means he at least will have 75 ;)
With a level 93 merc he shouldn't really need to. Mine is 93 and wearing Ral'ed Andy's and Stone he has 70%+ resists. Equipment wise, the way to go could be an upgraded guardian angel for the extra 10% on top of the base 75. And if you can acquire a CTA the BO will help out a lot.
Tactics: Souls are deadly if you stand about for too long, which unfortunately is what the merc will tend to do. Either use vigor and run straight through any soul packs or make sure you kill at least 50% of them very quickly. Stand next to the merc and set up a hammer protection field around you both. Move straight at the souls and then should move away from you and hopefully through the hammers.
Moosashi
18-05-2005, 17:45
I used a Holy Freeze aura merc with my Hammerdin. I think his gear was Duriel's shell, Reapers toll and Crown of Thieves, though thinking back on it, a better choice for the helm would have been Guillames Face (set winged helm with deadly strike and crushing blow). Anyway, I never had a problem with him dying, he had maxed resists in Hell in his eighties I think.
creatine_rage_2002
20-05-2005, 11:06
I would trade out the Insight and replace it with an Obedience (it has +20 res...mine does anyway).
I have a HF Merc for my Hammerdin too...
He wears:
Crown of Thieves (12% LL)
Eth Stone (2.5k def)
Eth Obedience Great Poleaxe
Sometimes ill switch out the Obedience for an Eth Reapers Toll if im Boss Hunting (HF+Decrep)
I would trade out the Insight and replace it with an Obedience (it has +20 res...mine does anyway).
I have a HF Merc for my Hammerdin too...
He wears:
Crown of Thieves (12% LL)
Eth Stone (2.5k def)
Eth Obedience Great Poleaxe
Sometimes ill switch out the Obedience for an Eth Reapers Toll if im Boss Hunting (HF+Decrep)
OT but just wondering, what did you make the stone in? Thats quite a low defense for an eth stone.
Battal Gazi
20-05-2005, 16:11
i understand you, beacause palaadin can't use hammer succesfully from a distance, so what you have to do is,
use many resistance charms
invest your most points in hp
search a good armour, not only high def, but also +x voor resistances
use holy shield
batuchka
20-05-2005, 18:12
Hmm i was in a Hell baal game once and a cheeky hammerdin showed me his anti-souls set up namely a 110 resist all 'Sancuary' Kurast shield + wizardspike socketed with 15res all jewel and very likely a t-gods and those souls actually healed him lol. He then switched back to Hoto + Hoz when we faced baal's goons @ the throne :P In fact he could 'heal' himself with fire too if he slapped on dwaftstar and cold with ravens lol
creatine_rage_2002
21-05-2005, 01:17
OT but just wondering, what did you make the stone in? Thats quite a low defense for an eth stone.
It was in an Eth Boneweave with a starting def of 700. Not the best out there, but serves my purpose.
shizznitt
25-05-2005, 03:27
merc on my 86 firesorc is a hell lvl85 with might aura. uses obedience with 705 dmg, eth corpsemourne with 1800+ def, and stealskull. currently has all res at 70 and by myself in the game, can easily survive act3 durance by himself. i upgraded to obedience from insight with 500+dmg.. was this a wise choice? he currently does 4K dmg per hit
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