act 5 merc experiance with summoner

[Anti-Life]

hi all.

i just lashed out the HR's on ladder and got myself an act 5 merc with a eth CB lastwish with andies and a fort.

just wanting to say that im finding it much better and effective than any act 2 merc with any weapon ive tried (tried almost all)

you may be thinking: but he is missing out on auras!

not true. level 17 might from LW is pretty much what an act 2 offensive merc (or watever the might merc is) might level would be when he is in the high 80's anyways, so thats out

true u loose 1 aura but ive found a better way to substiture the conc aura or watever u have for act 2 merc weapon. beast is the answer. level 9 fanat aura has IAS and around 100% ed. have this on ur necro with a SS and ur res are still good in hell. only downer is the ctc life tap. just recast amp or decrep if its needed. makes the army last ALOT longer. not too sure if it will let them live if they get IMed though, highly doubt it but not tried...my IG is too expensive to go near knights with lol

now my summoner is now almost level 91 after making him about a week ago due to messing up my previous necros with silly experiments with skill points invested in curiosity skills for a summoner (found that maxing golem mastery and getting points in IG REALLY helps if ur making a nice IG out of something half decent)


i can MF with my summoner and he has 406 MF with beast/SS on or almost 700 with 2 ist ali baba and 4 ist monartch (hardly ue now cos the fanat aura is must more fun...like watching the barb go on crystal meth...its bloody funny...and as he can solo hell baal by himself cos of the 61% CB he has on LW...hehe)


just wanted to let u all know. if you want to try something different out...try the act 5 merc.

also in regards to andies helm -30% fire res...dont worry about it. last wish has chance to cast fade...maxing and over stacking his resists ALOT. better to get a ed/IAS jewel or something else of your choice


have a god on, try it out...u wont be dissapointed

[Damric]

At the end of last ladder season I made an eth LW cb, andy's, fort merc just like yours for one of my barbarians. Pretty awesome except Iron MAiden still killed him a lot. As far as golems, it seems like more and more people are realizing that maxing out golem mastery and having an iron golem is really worth it, and much more effective than good old gumby.

[bogie]

Ahh, theres no way to find a replacement for an infinity merc, which makes your CE alot stronger, and I find no need for an Act 5 merc when the act 2 gives...
1) Just as much dmg
2) Infinity Aura, helps skeles hit more and mages + ce do more dmg
3) Might aura can get stronger with +skill gear, act5 mercs cant...
4) Many summoners wear beast anyway, eliminating the "advantage" of getting an act5 merc.

Sure, I think that grabbing an Act 5 merc is a great change from the ordinary, but is it better? IMHO.....not even close, summoners rely on CE (or else they should) and giving up CE damage for more merc dmg that you dont need is a bad idea.

[Anti-Life]

not better but i find it more enjoyable watching he go nuts with the sword in a crowd, to walk out totally unscathed...an act 2 merc can do the same...just slower (slower attack speed mainly)

i did it as an experiment and think i enjoy it more than the normal act 2...just cos its different...i dont care for killing speed TBH...long as i have fun time passes faster and killing speed relative to me is about the same (even though i may be killing alot slower...go figure...time will do ur head in :D )


anyways time to go kill alot more mosters