Merc damage types, what can he apply?

So im wondering can merc act 2 or 5 apply most damage tyoes.
The reason im asking is since i calculate a lot of damage with AI, it suddenly was adamant that act 2 merc using

Jab skill could not apply deadly strike??
Deadly Strike grants a chance to deal double physical damage on normal attacks (regular weapon swings).

Jab is a melee skill used by Act 2 mercenaries, which hits multiple times rapidly.
The question is whether DS applies to this skill-based attack or only to idle/normal swings.

But things like crushing blow and open wounds should atleast work. Happy for any feedback since it seemed strange.

Also do they benefit from attack rating on a weapon?

So when paladin use

Zeal or Barb

Frenzy attack CB, CS, DS does not apply? I don't think so. Which character use normal attack?

Deadly Strike works with Act 1 / Act 2 / Act 5 Merc regular attacks and attack skills.
So, a Act1 / Act2 Merc with Insight will have their damage increased by the

Critical Strike
You can see de difference in damage on
https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner

All those apply to normal attacks and most attack skills

The skills that follow some different rules are:
-

Smite
- Assassin's blade skills
- Assassin's Kick skills
-

Whirlwind
-

Multiple Shot

Some affixes do not work on them (ex: Deadly Strike/

Critical Strike and mana/life leech/steal do not work with

Smite; Just the 2 central arrow of

Multiple Shot can trigger some effects; etc...)

Johny82PL wrote: 4 months ago

So when paladin use

Zeal or Barb

Frenzy attack CB, CS, DS does not apply? I don't think so. Which character use normal attack?

DS works on all skills except:

Impale

Dragon Talon

Dragon Tail

Dragon Flight

Sacrifice

Smite

So it does work on all Assassin blade skills, Amazon/mercenary

Jab and

Whirlwind, too. It does even apply to the converted damage of a mercenary's

Cold Arrow or

Fire Arrow.

source: https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/ind ... dly_Strike

---> Never trust an AI!

Just to be clear, I didn't said that the skills I listed above (like

Whirlwind) do not work with Deadly Strike.
I just list skills that have exceptions on what "attack affixes" work on them
(

Whirlwind in special, does not work with: "On Attack", "On Striking", or "When You Kill an Enemy" item properties for example)

According to
https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/

Impale and

Sacrifice are affected by Deadly Strike
(adding

Lo to your weapon will increase both skills damage)
(and as expected will not affect

Smite)

DasNarf wrote: 4 months ago

DS works on all skills except:

Impale

Dragon Talon

Dragon Tail

Dragon Flight

Sacrifice

Smite

So it does work on all Assassin blade skills, Amazon/mercenary

Jab and

Whirlwind, too. It does even apply to the converted damage of a mercenary's

Cold Arrow or

Fire Arrow.

source: https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/ind ... dly_Strike

---> Never trust an AI!

DasNarf wrote: 4 months ago

---> Never trust an AI!

True talk.

I have feeling that

Sacrifice are affected by Deadly Strike . only to enemy side, not to self damage.

From what I test,

Zeal,

Sacrifice, both take DS .
On same skill lv. damage is similar.

I see.
What do you guys prefeer on your mercs, DS or CB?
Il looking at the uniques i have found in mid game, and both

Hone Sundan and

Pierre Tombale Couant is nice. Pierre has more damage with deadly strike, but then

Hone Sundan has that crushing blow. None of them

Eth

maraxion wrote: 4 months ago

I see.
What do you guys prefeer on your mercs, DS or CB?
Il looking at the uniques i have found in mid game, and both

Hone Sundan and

Pierre Tombale Couant is nice. Pierre has more damage with deadly strike, but then

Hone Sundan has that crushing blow. None of them

Eth

Both are good, use Pierre to deal with monsters and

Hone Sundan for bosses.