best merc

[Pugzila]

I just made it to Act 2. I'm new so stop laughing. Do I get to keep my first merc if I hire one in Act 2? Also, how many acts have mercs for hire? Which is the best for a Paladin (Fist of the Heavens based) to hire?

thanks in advance,
Pugzila

[BaneAtvar]

You dont get to keep previous mercs if you hire new mercs

Acts I, II, III and V have mercs.

Best merc should be a defensive act II merc for now.


Hope I've helped.

[Pugzila]

You dont get to keep previous mercs if you hire new mercs

Acts I, II, III and V have mercs.

Best merc should be a defensive act II merc for now.


Hope I've helped.


You've helped a lot. My last question. Are the mercs in acts 3 and 5 better suited for my Paladin?

[BaneAtvar]

not really. The Holy Freeze merc in Act II (Nightmare) is the most useful of all I think. But keep that one till you reach Nightmare :P

[cotton]

I sometimes use the Act V barbs to get me through the rest of Act V and Act I of Nightmare, so take a look at their stats and see if this suits you better.

For a permanent buddy, it is hard to beat the Act II Defensive Merc from NM (Holy Freeze Aura.)

[dragongelf]

I sometimes use the Act V barbs to get me through the rest of Act V and Act I of Nightmare, so take a look at their stats and see if this suits you better.

For a permanent buddy, it is hard to beat the Act II Defensive Merc from NM (Holy Freeze Aura.)

especially when that act 2 nm def merc (with holy freeze) is strong enough to wield a (eth preferably) bonehew ogre axe... then he will do both physical dmg and the 50% chance to cast bone spear on striking also works great against nearly anything (does require a lot of str though...)

[jake007]

Or eth Reaper and watch him rip through decreptifies + frozen listers.

[dragongelf]

but you definatly want to get it eth because it then has less reqs and more power... 40% increase of power i believe? and lvl 16 bonespear also gets the added 40% increase of dmg which is probably one of the main reasons why everyone wants an eth bonehew...

[PhatTrumpet]

but you definatly want to get it eth because it then has less reqs and more power... 40% increase of power i believe? and lvl 16 bonespear also gets the added 40% increase of dmg which is probably one of the main reasons why everyone wants an eth bonehew...
It's a 50% increase in physical damage. All ethereal items get a 50% boost: 50% enhanced base damage on weapons and 50% enhanced base defense on armors/helms/shields/gloves/boots.

Bonespear is a spell; its damage has nothing to do with whether an item is ethereal or not. The only things that alter its damage would be a higher skill level (chance to cast spells cannot be altered with +skills gear) and synergies (impossible with any character other than a Necro). Besides that, lvl 16 Bone Spear is only about 150 damage, which isn't going to do much in Hell.

[Amstelkid]

not really. The Holy Freeze merc in Act II (Nightmare) is the most useful of all I think. But keep that one till you reach Nightmare :P
I was thinking the same, since he's a caster and I don't think he's using engima than, yeah. Get a freeze Merc and Insighter + Tal's mask for your Merc. :thumbsup:

[Pugzila]

I was thinking the same, since he's a caster and I don't think he's using engima than, yeah. Get a freeze Merc and Insighter + Tal's mask for your Merc. :thumbsup:

I'll be in HELL soon, should I trade-in my NM A2 def merc for a HELL A2 merc? And if so, which one should I get? :thanks:

[NotIIGood]

keep the holyfreeze merc :xmas7:

[Pugzila]

keep the holyfreeze merc :xmas7:

OK, but what type of merc is offered in HELL A2?

[NotIIGood]

same as on normal act 2 (defiance i think its called)

[AnimeCraze]

Yes, exactly the same as the ones in norm, except they suck more (lower stats).