Godliest Set-Up for Cold-Ironwolf?

[ZygFryD]

Has anyone tought about using a Cold-Ironwolf with the following set-up: Dual-Dream (Shield and Helm), Dragon (Armor), and Hand of Justice (Sword)?
With that you will get a level 30 Holy Shock, a level 30 Holy Fire, and a constant source of Glacial Spikes! What do you guys think, is it worth it?
Here are the Runewords if you do not know them:

Dream (Io + Jah + Pul)
10% chance to cast level 15 Confuse when struck
Level 15 Holy Shock aura when equipped
+20-30% Faster Hit Recovery
+30% Enhanced Defense
+150-220 Defense
+10 to Vitality
5% increased maximum Life
+0.625 per character level to Mana
+5-20 to All Resistances
15-25% better chance of getting Magic Items

Dragon (Sur + Lo + Sol)
20% chance to cast level 18 Venom when struck
12% chance to cast level 15 Hydra on striking
Level 14 Holy Fire Aura when equipped
+360 to Defense
+230 Defense against missiles
+3-5 to all Attributes
+0.375 per character level to Strength
5% increased maximum Mana
+5% maximum Lightning Resist
Damage reduced by 7

Hand of Justice (Sur + Cham + Amn + Lo)
100% Chance To Cast Level 36 Blaze When You Level-Up
100% Chance To Cast Level 48 Meteor When You Die
Level 16 Holy Fire Aura When Equipped
+33% Increased Attack Speed
+280-330% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
-20% To Enemy Fire Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Blinds Target
+3 Freezes Target

[Veilside]

the unsynergised auras wouldn't be very effective and would have low damage. you'd be better off with an act 2 holy freeze merc using dream helm, infinity polearm and dragon armour.

[Necrochild313]

If you're using a cold Ironwolf wouldn't it be better to try to enchance his attack/fcr through use of nightwings/spirit(s)/faceted items/ormus or viper?

[Omikron8]

his sword damage sucks
he never attacks physically
his spell damage sucks because of no synergies/masteries

even with the godliest equipment he's a useless paper cup

[ZygFryD]

I guess you are right, Holy Fire sucks...

[Merick]

Awful no matter what you put on them.

[Cannon Fodder]

They do swing their swords though. It's rare but they will do it when mobbed. And on the right build A3 mercs can be pretty dang helpful. They get you major style points.

[Wurmer]

The only way that this setup could have a certain efficiency is if your character is a paladin running a high level of conviction. I have tried an Iron wolf using a CM Sword + Griffon's eye and shield + armor loaded with lighting facet ( not all perfect ). He managed to do some decent damage at times when he did not cast the minimum damage with his lightning attack but all in all A-3 mercenaries are not that hot no matter what...

[Cannon Fodder]

I seem to remember the light merc being bugged so that they don't do as much dmg as they should. Consequently you get better damage out of a fire or cold, and with the cold armor this makes the Cold version the best choice.

Does anyone remember exactly what was up with their dmg being bugged?

[Wurmer]

I don't know if there was any bug but as with many lighting based attack the minimum is really low which might seem at times that he's doing next to no damage

[Necrochild313]

his sword damage sucks
he never attacks physically
his spell damage sucks because of no synergies/masteries

even with the godliest equipment he's a useless paper cup

Your wrong there, his spells do synergize each other, and of course I wasn't referring to his sword damage :rolleyes:

[Cannon Fodder]

And if you wanted one that would survive pretty much anything you could do a Fire Wolf with dual Phoenix. -56% Enemy Fire Resist, lvl 30 Redemption Aura, ITD if he has to swing, tons of Fire Absorb (great since mercs are naturally vulnerable to council Hydras and such), and you'd still have armor and helm to get resists and some +skills, or whatever else he was lacking.

[Omikron8]

Your wrong there, his spells do synergize each other, and of course I wasn't referring to his sword damage :rolleyes:

since when

if they synergized each other this guy could kill something in hell

i don't see this happening

[ZygFryD]

How about using dual Dream in both, your character and your mercenary? I mean, a level 60 aura should do a lot of damage. Also, I was thinking of maybe doing something like that with a palladin with maxed Conviction, Fist of Heaven (with some synergies), Holy Shield, and some points on Smith against bosses. Do you think that would work?

[Valvolux]

How about using dual Dream in both, your character and your mercenary? I mean, a level 60 aura should do a lot of damage.

Your mercs items don't stack with yours so it wouldn't be a level 60 auras, just two level 30's. Act3 mercs can work, but only with Conviction or Lower Resists IMO.