act2 merc build, mf hammerdin

[Filo01]

Ok i'm still having problems with my merc tanking baal & choas(Im is always a problem, but i jsut tp away & head to town)

act2 merc, holy freeze
Eth coh(dusk)
Eth Andys(Ral) (thinking of trowing a coa on him)
Plain sycthe insight(helps merc tank im for 1 hit, so i can teleport away)


ok i normally use act1 mercs, But resently i've decided to mess around with a few act2 merc builds(keep the game fun), could anyone add a few suggestion to wat would help my merc tank baal alot better? more dr? maybe a coa? don't really need life leach on baal? Insight is a must(that way it keeps it interesting)

[carnageeee]

try using an upped, ber'd vamp gaze. life leech, damage reduced. What more could you ask for? Also, why the COH? act 2 mercs usually don't need much more resists than they naturally have. I'd imagina an upped shaft stop might be better.

[mephiztophelez]

i'm getting sick of saying this re: hammerdin mercs, BUT:

Act 1 Cold Arrow Rogue Merc, Andy's, Treachery, Ice Bow. you have a handy holy freeze aura, frost nova's popping off all over the place (more slow) and is 100% immune to Iron Maiden. you a hammerdin, surely you don't need a merc to actually kill anything for you? insight? bah, use redemption or some mana pots.


no amount of %DR and iDR is going to save an a2 merc from IM, unless you give him a low-damage weapon.

[skora]

For almost all my act 2 mercs, I'm very partial to treachery. The IAS is usually enough to bump up a couple break points and when fade triggers, the duration of curses drops to next to nothing and grants some DR and RA. The venom is always a plus.

But before spending more on a merc, what is the purpose, you shouldn't need it for mana as the insight points too for mf runs. Only time I use a merc with a tele hammerdine is if I'm doing a rush, otherwise, I just use a few pots and its more than enough.

[Filo01]

@mephiztophelez
i guess you can't read, i said i only wanted to try out some act2 mercs for fun & yes i already have a ice bow act1 merc.

@carnageeee
i originally wanted to get more dmg, the coh does more dmg then fort(dmg to undead & demons), but since it started dieing to im, i decided to keep it becuase it cost me an *** load to make lol, res helps. Only time merc dies to baal(takes baal a good 2 minutes) & im

@skora
treachery sounds like a good option, the fade would really help. I'll give it crack now