Mercenary Problem.BowAzon

[AmaZondra]

Hi everone,

I'm having fits trying to keep my merc alive.He is a level 87,and a Might merc from act 2 nightmare.i have tried several combinations of armor & weopons.all to no avail,and i'm not talking about keeping him alive once a I.M. has beem cast on him.

this is what i've tried:

Setup#1
Dream
Eth Infinity
COH
(tons of damage almost 11k)

setup 2
Tals mask
Fortitude
Pride (eth)
(great bonus for me,But dies often in hell for no reason i can see)

setup 3
Delerium
Stone (eth)
Pride (eth)
(great bonus,But Puny Damage.Barely 2.8K and still dies)

Ant suggestions would be appreciated....Lisa :xmas10:

[Lyrs]

To survive IM, your merc needs:

1) full %dr = 50%
2) dmg less than 1k
3) Lifetapped monsters

Lifeleach won't be enough to save your merc. DR alone can't negate the huge IM dmg done to mercs. Since your merc usually attacks very fast with his weapons, even dmg < 1k can still kill him.

The only way to truly negate IM is Lifetap. Using Dracs, you could get it out quickly and should be able to allow your merc to survive.

[AnimeCraze]

He's saying it is NOT keeping him alive after IM, but other cases.

I see no leech, non-maxed resists, no DR or CBF. Damage is not what matters that much. My insight merc does rather pitiful damage too, but has little trouble of surviving from stuff like Duriel's and Andy's.

Take upped eth shaft, tal's mask and pride. I think that should help, unless you want to use an andy's.

[AmaZondra]

He's saying it is NOT keeping him alive after IM, but other cases.

Take upped eth shaft, tal's mask and pride. I think that should help, unless you want to use an andy's.


Thanks Guys,

Yes its not I.M, i'm concerned about,I know that will kill him.I Just found a Andy's Helm i have with a 40/15 in it.I'll look around for Upped Shaftstop (eth)
i'm assuming your saying Shaftstop because of damage reduction?..Thanks Lisa

[Leohappy]

First thing to know: Pride has very bad dmg, so don't expect your merc to excel at killing (but he can do quite well, mine does about 3.2k max dmg). Don't even try to compare the dmg with Infinity, which has huge enhanced damage and crazy crushing blow. Pride allows YOU to kill faster, not merc.

What my zon's merc uses is exactly the following:
- Eth Shaft upgraded and Umed (2082def, 15all res)
- Andariel's Visage 10ll/30str with Ral to negate the -res
- Pride 18 Eth Thresher

The merc is tough enough and can tank almost anything, and rarely gets killed, except in CS where IM can kill him fast but if you throw decoys up front oblivions will waste their most dangerous curses on it and then just use elemental attacks or decrepify on merc.

[Remlin]

Good resists, some damage reduction and a TON of life leech combine to keep the merc alive.
This idea has seldom failed me. As long as he is alive the baddies are leaving me alone to strafe.