Merc for hammerdin?

[Hyperstinger]

Hallo

What merc would suit an hammerdin best? Is it still act2 merc, even though i dont need a blocker?

Recommended equipment on merc also thanks! :thumbsup:

~Stinger

[Clervis]

Clerv's Recommendations:

Act 2 HF Merc: give him an Insight for Meditation

Act 2 Prayer Merc: give him an Insight for double the Prayer plus Meditation

Act 2 Defiance: give him a Doom for HF

Act 1 Ice Merc: give her Ice Bow for HF

The best option is most likely the first one. But my personal preference is the last one because I hate it when my Act 2 mercs die from IM. Happens all the time.

[ambid]

You can make insight scythe or some other low damage weapon for your merc if you don't want him die to im.

Act2 HF merc is the best one in my opinion, it removes the need for mana pots complitely.

[Hyperstinger]

Hmm ok. Then i think ill be getting a low dmg insight :)

[Clervis]

Don't go low damage. It won't help your merc at all. He'll still die from Iron Maiden. It's just a sacrifice you'll have to except.

[Feared]

Yeah, I have infinite teleport on my hammerdin with a lvl 17 insight on my merc. Wouldn't trade that for anything. He dies 3/4 Chaos runs, but teleing mephisto/andy is so much easier.

[yuqing]

A voulge insight merc will NOT die from iron maiden, at least not in such a short amount of time that you're unable to react. Low damage = low leech, it makes it hard for him to survive tougher mobs though, keep that in mind.

[Amaruak]

Act2 merc generally arent good in the cs. A1 merc with Ice can be good, you still get the hf aura but the merc doesnt die as easily. But you lose insight.

Theres a lot of combinations, you need to decide what is best for you i think

[Mythatic]

Act 2 Holy Freeze Merc with Insight Scythe with Eth Stone and Eth Gaze, you want him to survive/tank and provide aura, not to deal damage with merc.

At least thats what my hammerdin merc used.

[MrKaxe]

My hammerdin has Act 3 Cold Wolf with Forti, Lawbringer Crystal Sword (he never hits so low req), Ancients Pledge Kite Shield and Naj Circlet for Str to equip Forti! It's interesting to say the least...

[PMurillo]

forti ED has only effect on physical damage doesn't it? thus I think it's pretty much useless on this type of merc.

But my personal preference is the last one because I hate it when my Act 2 mercs die from IM
= increased chance of getting killed by undead stygians + merc with generally die more ofted due to decreased defense, life and resists.

[NarmoTheArapino]

Act 2 Merc for me. HF + Med = Yes, please.

Wep: Eth "Insight" CV
Armor: Eth "Fortitude" DS
Helm: Andy's Visage

[MrKaxe]

forti ED has only effect on physical damage doesn't it? thus I think it's pretty much useless on this type of merc.


= increased chance of getting killed by undead stygians + merc with generally die more ofted due to decreased defense, life and resists.

If you were talking to me kolega Forti is used for safety...he triggers the Chill Armour and Demon types get slowed if they hit him and the Sanctuary pushes the Undead back for safety

[iggywatt]

Since i use 2 different hdins in pvm, I use 2 different mercs. Hdin #1 is my tank almost 4k life with BO and max resist, block,15 k def, etc. Since i also went with max damage i do 15k but only have 80fcr. This guy gets a max Damage Act 2 HF merc. Eth gaze socked w/15ias, Ebotd warpike, and a 4k def fort. This gives me a wickedly fast killer with 12k def and 18k max damage. (It's funny when my merc owns some noob that thinks he's a bad ***, but aint jack.)

Hdin #2 is my mf din. For that i use an act 2 hf merc but with insight. I can clear the levels much faster with unlimited mana. I still have max resist and block, but i have 125 fcr, to get it i had to give up some def and DR so i only have 10k def and 2500 life at lvl 87. I still get 11k hammers tho and i have 356 mf. I could add about 90 more mf but then i would have serious porblems in pub chaos games. I have found that my mf din can kill faster than my tank as long as it doesn't get swarmed,since I had to give up almost 30 Dam Red from my tank hdin.

As far as them dying from IM, its just par for the course. Both my hdins have redemption as a 1 point wonder. So when my merc dies it doesn't bug me that much at all. :wink2: