Fire rogue for fire sorc?

So, I'm too lazy and too emotionally attached to the Ice rogue after 90+ levels together to try another crazy theory..

If I run a fire sorc the Enchant effect is kinda wasted on the frozen Arrows.. So why not use fire rogue with like Blood Raven's Charge or Phoenix?

Bonus from Enchant is moderate (~700 dmg).. Will it be further reduced for ranged attacks or will it be full when added to an explosive arrow?

And sunder won't apply to merc, right?

I remember watching some guide with a strong fire rogue, but the guy had many more points invested into Enchant and Warmth there..

And still can it be somehow beneficial compared to the Ice and its crowd control effects?

PS I know that the best merc is Emilio with Infinity, but still stick to rogues..

Fire sorc + fire rogue merc is a great combination - I have one myself. The rogue's explosive Arrows skill does benefit fully from Enchant (except they don't get twice the Fire Mastery bonus so it's only a 100% efficiency, not a 200%).

Be aware that the merc doesn't get the benefit from the explosive Arrows passive from bows, she needs to cast the skill herself (which she does ~50% of the time at higher levels). For that reason, I prefer using a Mist runeword on a fast shooting bow with some attack speed on other slots - to easily get those multiple proc explosions in a line as soon as I Teleport. If her attack speed is good enough, she fires in between my teleports, kills enemies with a single hit and I don't have to do anything myself on the proper map.

Unfortunatelly I think this merc option is strongly biased towards fire sorceress/fire paladins as it requires a good investment in skill points ( Warmth + Enchant + Fire Mastery) to be viable in hell. You can try a +3 Enchant staff with the Leaf runeword at lower levels and it will likely work though. Lastly, mercs don't benefit from sunder charms as summons and traps do.

bbcjoke wrote: 3 months ago

Fire sorc + fire rogue merc is a great combination - I have one myself. The rogue's explosive Arrows skill does benefit fully from Enchant (except they don't get twice the Fire Mastery bonus so it's only a 100% efficiency, not a 200%).

Be aware that the merc doesn't get the benefit from the explosive Arrows passive from bows, she needs to cast the skill herself (which she does ~50% of the time at higher levels). For that reason, I prefer using a Mist runeword on a fast shooting bow with some attack speed on other slots - to easily get those multiple proc explosions in a line as soon as I Teleport. If her attack speed is good enough, she fires in between my teleports, kills enemies with a single hit and I don't have to do anything myself on the proper map.

Unfortunatelly I think this merc option is strongly biased towards fire sorceress/fire paladins as it requires a good investment in skill points ( Warmth + Enchant + Fire Mastery) to be viable in hell. You can try a +3 Enchant staff with the Leaf runeword at lower levels and it will likely work though. Lastly, mercs don't benefit from sunder charms as summons and traps do.

thank you!
so Blood Raven's Charge gets no bonus from Enchant at all, and is off the table?
and i have just one hard point in Warmth and Enchant, so it's just 700 dmg, and basically negligible.. I guess it would only make sense with an enchantress unfortunately