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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
phifi wrote: 2 years ago
I dont care if he dies during Boss encounters, but since hell difficulty it got something like a babysitter sim for everything but normal trash mobs ;)
Yes thats standard Hell expeience. Can't be TOO easy or it wouldn't feel very hell-like. :P

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Dzik 49

Assassin Americas PC
Besides getting better gear for merc, you can try bugging your merc, it will make him impossible to target by melee attacks. However, keep in mind that monsters will target you instead, but if you are playing ranged build, you should be fine.

Here is quick video about merc bug

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phifi 19

Assassin Europe PC
If anyone has the same problems as me:
I ended up equipping my merc with a Smoke armor as i do not have the other runes or items as suggested. It helped a ton with those +50 All res.
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
phifi wrote: 2 years ago
If anyone has the same problems as me:
I ended up equipping my merc with a Smoke armor as i do not have the other runes or items as suggested. It helped a ton with those +50 All res.
ah great point! smokes resistances are amazing. added smoke to my original response so others can see it at top.

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Just wanted to confirm, Merc Bug still works in D2R. I was using it a few minutes ago. Night and day difference.
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Krythic wrote: 2 years ago
Just wanted to confirm, Merc Bug still works in D2R. I was using it a few minutes ago. Night and day difference.
another great reminder! added this + Smoke to my New Players Guide #11 and my reply at top. Thanks guys.

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phifi 19

Assassin Europe PC
Meanwhile i progressed a bit and upgraded the gear of my merc.

Now i have to make the decision between an Insight on
Colossus Voulge
or
The Reaper's Toll
.
What is better in term's of surviveability?

Other items he has right now are Andariels Visage and Duriels Shell. What would be the next usefull upgrades? Is Treachery better than
Duriel's Shell
?
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phifi wrote: 2 years ago
Meanwhile i progressed a bit and upgraded the gear of my merc.

Now i have to make the decision between an Insight on
Colossus Voulge
or
The Reaper's Toll
.
What is better in term's of surviveability?

Other items he has right now are Andariels Visage and Duriels Shell. What would be the next usefull upgrades? Is Treachery better than
Duriel's Shell
?
recommend a NON
Colossus Voulge
Insight, 210 str,
Eth
Treachery in a sub 180 str base, and a
Tal
Mask
with a
Shael
for fhr :)
something like a 4os
Thresher
or
Cryptic Axe
or giant
Poleaxe
from hell cows

NL 93 Summon Necro, 89 Hammerdin, 89 Fohdin, 88 Light sorc, 86 Blizz Sorc, 84 Smiter, 60+
Enchant
sorc

Ladder Necro, 2x Sorc, Hammer,
Enchant
etc

UTC +10, from Sydney, Australia Wolfie83#6920 & Cyric#31733
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Not a common strategy, but off hand
Wand
with lifetap can keep him alive in bad situations. Of course, its a bit of a burden to switch cast but sometimes better than him dying.

https://armlesswunder.github.io/

I don't do trades for less than
Pul
. I accept T or H keys as well.
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phifi 19

Assassin Europe PC
Wolfie83 wrote: 2 years ago
recommend a NON
Colossus Voulge
Insight, 210 str,
Eth
Treachery in a sub 180 str base, and a
Tal
Mask
with a
Shael
for fhr :)
something like a 4os
Thresher
or
Cryptic Axe
or giant
Poleaxe
from hell cows
thx for the tip but why not a
Colossus Voulge
?
And does
Tal
Mask
drop with Socket or do u use the
Larzuk
quest for it?
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phifi wrote: 2 years ago
Wolfie83 wrote: 2 years ago
recommend a NON
Colossus Voulge
Insight, 210 str,
Eth
Treachery in a sub 180 str base, and a
Tal
Mask
with a
Shael
for fhr :)
something like a 4os
Thresher
or
Cryptic Axe
or giant
Poleaxe
from hell cows
thx for the tip but why not a
Colossus Voulge
?
And does
Tal
Mask
drop with Socket or do u use the
Larzuk
quest for it?
Larzuk
:)
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Colossus Voulge
is 210 strength req on merc, won't get that naturally until merc is level 99, you'll need a strength item to even use it,
Cryptic Axe
is 165 str,
Eth
CV at level 93 without strength items

NL 93 Summon Necro, 89 Hammerdin, 89 Fohdin, 88 Light sorc, 86 Blizz Sorc, 84 Smiter, 60+
Enchant
sorc

Ladder Necro, 2x Sorc, Hammer,
Enchant
etc

UTC +10, from Sydney, Australia Wolfie83#6920 & Cyric#31733
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Wolfie83 wrote: 2 years ago
Colossus Voulge
is 210 strength req on merc, won't get that naturally until merc is level 99, you'll need a strength item to even use it,
Cryptic Axe
is 165 str,
Eth
CV at level 93 without strength items
this is a good reminder. I also just recently created a CV Insight for my merc and went "DOH, he can't use it" and rummaged through my stash and found a rare
Helm
with +27 to str and problem solved :D

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Late to the discussion, but just like ethereals aren't worn out by mercs, life drain doesn't apply to them. That's how I beat
Duriel
in normal as a low level javazon, my merc poked him with Malice.
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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
Lafarga wrote: 2 years ago
life drain doesn't apply to them
Really? i only thought their life regen cancelled out the small effect from Malice. Its annoying how only some things work for the merc and others don't. Like how Prevent Monster Heal doesnt work :(

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BillyMaysed 2170Moderator

Sorceress Americas PC
super sad glitching the A2 merc got fixed in patch 2.3 :(. Emilio always dying so easy. RIP
Fire Wall
nerf, Broken IAS frames reversed and Merc bug....

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A very brutal combo I found is
Kira's Guardian
and
Guardian Angel
. Gives the Merc 90% all res, and if you socket those bad boys with Ums, your merc will very very rarely die even when facing hydras from Hell
Travincal
(the Ums are there to counter the occasional convition aura that they may have).

Also, this combo + a reaper's toll is what I use as the merc that goes along with my smiter. The merc normally survives the entire ordeal with lifetap procted by my smytey, unless he receives some crazy Uber poison from
Lilith
.

(notices that thread had been dead for a while, o well)

Had a Dream about getting a
Lo
, and all I found today was a
Wisp Projector
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