Which second weapon works best for a Act 5 Merc? Cannot decide...

I use Lawbringer for his offhand, and now i'm torn between Grief and Unbending Will (All Swords are Phase Blades ofc).

So Unbending or Grief ? And why?

Grief for the raw damage.

What char is that merc for?

Verband wrote: 2 years ago

What char is that merc for?

For my Zealot Paladin

How about Might Act 2 merc?

BestUsernameEver wrote: 2 years ago

(All Swords are Phase Blades ofc).

Why would you socket Unbending Will into a

Phase Blade? It has really bad damage. I'd socket it into a

Colossus Blade.
You can also give your merc a second Lawbringer

Verband wrote: 2 years ago

BestUsernameEver wrote: 2 years ago

(All Swords are Phase Blades ofc).

Why would you socket Unbending Will into a

Phase Blade? It has really bad damage. I'd socket it into a

Colossus Blade.
You can also give your merc a second Lawbringer

I'm not such a huge pro yet since it's my fourth week of D2 ever (Though PoE Veteran here) but as far as i understood the

Phase Blade is the fastest sword in general, and i thought speed + LL sounds just right, and i also thought i might want to be able to use the Lawbringer maybe as swap weapon too (indestructible seems to be also a massive plus) on a another char without the need to craft more Lawbringers

PLUS: Lawbringer has no ED so it looks like it doesn't scale in any form with the base damage of any base weapon.

Lawbringer in

Phase Blade is good because of

Decrepify procs and the added fire damage per hit.
Grief in

Phase Blade is good because it adds flat damage onto your weapon damage.
For any runeword with % Enhanced Damage you need to find a compromise between weapon speed and weapon ias.

Verband wrote: 2 years ago

Lawbringer in

Phase Blade is good because of

Decrepify procs and the added fire damage per hit.
Grief in

Phase Blade is good because it adds flat damage onto your weapon damage.
For any runeword with % Enhanced Damage you need to find a compromise between weapon speed and weapon ias.

Do auras of two Lawbringers stack? Like can it be achieved to have a Level 36

Sanctuary Aura ? And is the Proc rate doubled for

Decrepify this way?

BestUsernameEver wrote: 2 years ago

Verband wrote: 2 years ago

Lawbringer in

Phase Blade is good because of

Decrepify procs and the added fire damage per hit.
Grief in

Phase Blade is good because it adds flat damage onto your weapon damage.
For any runeword with % Enhanced Damage you need to find a compromise between weapon speed and weapon ias.

Do auras of two Lawbringers stack? Like can it be achieved to have a Level 36

Sanctuary Aura ? And is the Proc rate doubled for

Decrepify this way?

The auras should stack such that you get 1 aura at a level equal to the sum of all sources of that aura. For example, some paladins will stack a very high

Holy Shock aura that way by using Dream in both the head and shield slots. I've even seen people who equip the dual wielding act 5 mercs with 2 Last Wish swords for a very high level might aura.

Decrepify would have the same proc chance per hit, so dual wielding 2 lawbringers would give your merc twice as many proc chances over time.

Sean wrote: 2 years ago

BestUsernameEver wrote: 2 years ago

Verband wrote: 2 years ago

Lawbringer in

Phase Blade is good because of

Decrepify procs and the added fire damage per hit.
Grief in

Phase Blade is good because it adds flat damage onto your weapon damage.
For any runeword with % Enhanced Damage you need to find a compromise between weapon speed and weapon ias.

Do auras of two Lawbringers stack? Like can it be achieved to have a Level 36

Sanctuary Aura ? And is the Proc rate doubled for

Decrepify this way?

The auras should stack such that you get 1 aura at a level equal to the sum of all sources of that aura. For example, some paladins will stack a very high

Holy Shock aura that way by using Dream in both the head and shield slots. I've even seen people who equip the dual wielding act 5 mercs with 2 Last Wish swords for a very high level might aura.

Decrepify would have the same proc chance per hit, so dual wielding 2 lawbringers would give your merc twice as many proc chances over time.

I hoped someone says that two won't stack, now i have to farm again Runes and a another

Phase Blade with three sockets ... THANK YOU VERY MUCH :/

The question is: Why would you want a high level

Sanctuary Aura? Afaik it removes immunities even at level one.
Additionally, The life leech is very bad for those weapons.
And your merc has your Fanatism aura, giving him high attack speed and enhancing his physical damage. I'd go for Unbending Will, Oath, Death, Breath of the Dying or Grief and wear some life leech helmet.

I think that act 5 merc can t equip a 2 hand sword like

Colossus Sword with another one, unlike your barb char would. They can wield only one 2 hand sword. Said that, i d give him a Grief over Unbending Will, but i would suggest, as aforementioned, to go for an act 2 might merc with a reaper's toll to couple with a zealer

Steccothal wrote: 2 years ago

I think that act 5 merc can t equip a 2 hand sword like

Colossus Sword with another one, unlike your barb char would. They can wield only one 2 hand sword. Said that, i d give him a Grief over Unbending Will, but i would suggest, as aforementioned, to go for an act 2 might merc with a reaper's toll to couple with a zealer

Oh yeah right, I keep forgetting that they can't wear two handed swords... I agree with Steccothal ^^

Steccothal wrote: 2 years ago

I think that act 5 merc can t equip a 2 hand sword like

Colossus Sword with another one, unlike your barb char would. They can wield only one 2 hand sword. Said that, i d give him a Grief over Unbending Will, but i would suggest, as aforementioned, to go for an act 2 might merc with a reaper's toll to couple with a zealer

It might sound now like something which goes totally against the mainstream opinion about A2 mercs but i found that the they were pure trash except in combination with my Summonmancer. The Barb on the Other hand survives better (7k+ def, hello!) and provides IMHO better utility via auras and debuffs as a dualwielder especially against physical immune monsters, and it seems Hell is stuffed with phys immune mosters.

Eth

Headstriker is great option if it's upped.

question in between: can an a5 merc use an

Axe and a sword at the same time?

Last Wish and Lawbringer would be the best combination IMO, because you would get better group utility from having 2 auras. Might and

Sanctuary Aura are useful to both you and the merc.

The only problem is that the runes for Last Wish can make it cost prohibitive. A merc running around with said runeword would be better geared than many players' best characters.

Grief is BiS by far for raw damage, but it offers almost no PVE utility.

Crispin wrote: 2 years ago

question in between: can an a5 merc use an

Axe and a sword at the same time?

They can t equip axes at all

Steccothal wrote: 2 years ago

Crispin wrote: 2 years ago

question in between: can an a5 merc use an

Axe and a sword at the same time?

They can t equip axes at all

oh ok.
thanks.