Travincal Running WW Barb Mini-Guide

[ZeN]

None of this ( which level they are ) should really matter that much, since that chance to hit is what suffers when you are under-leveled ( correct me here ), and that should not be a problem if Merc has Reaper's... ITD doesn't work on bosses, but works on minions.

So the problem can be twofold: playing style and merc targeting a boss, thus not getting in enough hits and not leeching back as a result.

[Stryfe]

ZeN: Well, it also works the other way around, the mobs have a harder time hitting you (or the merc) although that's a smaller part since it's not the melee damage that's the problem really.

It's both chance to hit and chance to get hit (well, rather chance for the monster to hit you/merc) that are affected by being underleveled/overleveled.

[Fabian]

I was under the impression Ignore Target Defense doesn't work on Act Bosses, Superuniques and their Minions. Wrong?

[ZeN]

I was under the impression Ignore Target Defense doesn't work on Act Bosses, Superuniques and their Minions. Wrong?

I am not positive about minions at all. From what I can recall - only bosses ( of all kinds : superuniques, random or act ). Cahmpions as well, IIRC.

Quick search gave this.

[helvete]

Got the merc working. It turnes out I was just VERY unlucky with the council rolls.

[mattinm]

That's odd. I could have sworn that I have some 88 ilvl items from them. I may be imagining things.

OK. Now why Arreat and d2data say they are 88?

The superunique's (Geleb, Ismail, and Toorc) are mLvl 85.
The council members (their minions) are mLvl 88.

This is why you have items of both iLvl 85 and 88 popping up. So, while the Arreat Summit does say that Council Members are mLvl 88 (which is true), it doesn't give the mLvl of the Superuniques (which, naturally, would differ), which is where the confusion starts.

EDIT:
Also, for the ITD, it only works against normal monsters (it should work on minions), but Battle Cry would work at full effectiveness against all of the council (I don't think any of them would spawn with mods the wouldn't work at full effectiveness). It might be nice to spam a Battle Cry or two in the middle of the council if you and/or your merc are having trouble hitting.

[helvete]

This post can be deleted as soon as someone who have access can be bothered to.

[helvete]

The superunique's (Geleb, Ismail, and Toorc) are mLvl 85.
The council members (their minions) are mLvl 88.

This is why you have items of both iLvl 85 and 88 popping up. So, while the Arreat Summit does say that Council Members are mLvl 88 (which is true), it doesn't give the mLvl of the Superuniques (which, naturally, would differ), which is where the confusion starts.

EDIT:
Also, for the ITD, it only works against normal monsters (it should work on minions), but Battle Cry would work at full effectiveness against all of the council (I don't think any of them would spawn with mods the wouldn't work at full effectiveness). It might be nice to spam a Battle Cry or two in the middle of the council if you and/or your merc are having trouble hitting.

All of them are mlvl 85. This is why you never hear of people finding arachs or azurewraths, or +2skill circlets from them.

BC would overwrite decrep, so that's a no go unless you ditch the entire merc.

Do NOT use arreat summit for monster levels, except for the ones in normal.

[stephan]

Yup, the minions are level 85 too.

[Naibchris]

Leap and Leap attack are perfectly acceptable substitutes for teleport.