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3 Socket mask. Should i add some ed or + max/min jewels for the merc?

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So I have tons of jewels and just got a decent ethereal
Death Mask
with 3 sockets.
So i was thinking about my merc, what if I added jewels so he would get lets say 40-50ED added by the helmet? Or lets say 3 jewels of + to ether or min or max damage.
Is it worth it at all?
And if it is, whats best of the 2 options, depending when this is added to the math for damage.

So lets say either +50Ed, or maybe a total of +20 to min and 20 to max damage in the helmet. Just to use some numbers. Or even all to max, who knows.
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So I have tons of jewels and just got a decent ethereal
Death Mask
with 3 sockets.
So i was thinking about my merc, what if I added jewels so he would get lets say 40-50ED added by the helmet? Or lets say 3 jewels of + to ether or min or max damage.
Is it worth it at all?
And if it is, whats best of the 2 options, depending when this is added to the math for damage.

So lets say either +50Ed, or maybe a total of +20 to min and 20 to max damage in the helmet. Just to use some numbers. Or even all to max, who knows.
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Sry to say, but what you suggest won't improve your Merc's performance that much. Only 3 jewels usecase i can imagine is Jeweler's
Tiara
/
Coronet
/
Diadem
of the leech (magical 3os lifeleech helmet) with 3* 15ias/40ed jewels. And such thing is expensive af, speaking of way more then 50 jahs

If youre on ladder, better use your
Giant Conch
helmet for Cure. Or get
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
, as this is better on merc than any normal socketed+jewels item i can imagine

Or just socket 3* 15% Increased attack speed. Reaching IAS breakpoints has much more effect on merc then Max/min dmg or ED

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fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
Another option, if you don't use curses, is Delirium (for the
Confuse
trigger)
Alexandre_Souza wrote: 3 months ago
The best options for this base is Bulwark and Cure. But be careful, both runewords are ladder only. Other options are the already known
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
,
Andariel's Visage
with a
Ral
or 15% IAS with 20+ FR and
Vampire Gaze
.

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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Necrarch 3311Moderator

Necromancer Europe PC
... the latter being really good with a1 merc cold for mass crowd control

Image

Main: Necromancer / Second: Assassin / Third: Amazon / Check my stash, my crafts and my many cheap
Annihilus
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fredkid wrote: 3 months ago
Another option, if you don't use curses, is Delirium (for the
Confuse
trigger)
Alexandre_Souza wrote: 3 months ago
The best options for this base is Bulwark and Cure. But be careful, both runewords are ladder only. Other options are the already known
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
,
Andariel's Visage
with a
Ral
or 15% IAS with 20+ FR and
Vampire Gaze
.
True, but only worth in act 1 mercenary. An act 2 merc will be every time a
Bone Fetish
. And must have an
Ist
to spend...
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User avatar

fredkid 1877

Amazon Americas PC
My
Chain Lightning
Sorceress has an Act 2 Merc with Infinity, Delirium, and Gloom.
Since I do most of the killing, he rarely transforms into a
Bone Fetish
😉
His sporadic curse triggers help me against ranged enemies 🤗
(as I'm trying to reach 99 I prefer him to contribute to my defense/crowd control 😉)
Alexandre_Souza wrote: 3 months ago
fredkid wrote: 3 months ago
Another option, if you don't use curses, is Delirium (for the
Confuse
trigger)
Alexandre_Souza wrote: 3 months ago
The best options for this base is Bulwark and Cure. But be careful, both runewords are ladder only. Other options are the already known
Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest
,
Andariel's Visage
with a
Ral
or 15% IAS with 20+ FR and
Vampire Gaze
.
True, but only worth in act 1 mercenary. An act 2 merc will be every time a
Bone Fetish
. And must have an
Ist
to spend...

Time Zone: GMT-3
Non-Ladder | Softcore | Expansion
----
Equivalence for trades:
Ist
= 1 =
Token of Absolution
= 20
Perfect Gems

Pul
=0.25 |
Um
=0.5|
Mal
=0.75
Gul
=1.5|
Vex
=2 |
Ohm
=3 |
Lo
=4 |
Sur
=5
Ber
=9 |
Jah
=12 |
Cham
=3 |
Zod
= 4
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leox 165

Paladin Asia PC
short answer, dont use jewel, dont use
Mask
/
Death Mask
base at all. even if it perfect all.

=======
At first, you need to understand your base,
Eth
Death Mask
. /
Mask
for normal.

It is lv req 25. it is best equipment for lv 25, with low str requirement. But you only able to choose mid level jewel/ runes. Around 14-x min damage.

It will be very strong if you plan to play lv 25-35 from normal a5-nightmare a4. After nm a4, even if you use 20, it is not enough. That is longest road this kind of jewel can reach with good performance.

However, most people(even me) dont like to play lv 25 like that. It is something like 2hr lv 25->lv 60 with help of
Ist
.

If you plan to use
Death Mask
in end game, it is no. You sholdnt use it.

Current middle base, only has
Grand Crown
and circle series work. Other middle base is dead, no value.

Mask
series,
Demonhead
and
Mask
has good use case.
Mask
-> low lv poison x 3 but it is not valid for general Wealth people.
Mask
peak value have some use case .

Favor
Perfect Amethyst
over
Perfect Skull
...
These days, I don't need that much
Perfect Skull
, it is less encourage to pay in
Perfect Skull
but it will treat slightly better than
Perfect Gems
.
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OP
I understand.
But item level does not matter to what's out in it does it?
Offcource I could use a
Crown
, but for instance my
Death Mask
Eth
with 3 sockets and 102ac doesent look that bad to me.
I'm thinking about building a decent Merc helmet from it. Maybe all ias, all damage or a combination. I figured sure tals or andariels are good ones, but focusing for one things looked interesting to me.
Like a
Helm
with 45ias, 55ed total jewels, or even jewels to max/min.
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Necrarch wrote: 3 months ago
... the latter being really good with a1 merc cold for mass crowd control
Even better with a Mist bow. Steady curse proc guaranteed! :-)

ElSolDolLol

For low items I also accept: Perfect Amys,
Ral
,
Hel
, Tokens, Keys. Please don't offer runes lower than
Pul
(with the named exceptions).

NO PM OFFERS PLEASE! BE FAIR AND WRITE INTO THE THREAD :)
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User avatar

Necrarch 3311Moderator

Necromancer Europe PC
I actually prefer Ice for the leech, but it's more expensive

Image

Main: Necromancer / Second: Assassin / Third: Amazon / Check my stash, my crafts and my many cheap
Annihilus
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maraxion wrote: 3 months ago
So I have tons of jewels and just got a decent ethereal
Death Mask
with 3 sockets.
So i was thinking about my merc, what if I added jewels so he would get lets say 40-50ED added by the helmet? Or lets say 3 jewels of + to ether or min or max damage.
Is it worth it at all?
And if it is, whats best of the 2 options, depending when this is added to the math for damage.

So lets say either +50Ed, or maybe a total of +20 to min and 20 to max damage in the helmet. Just to use some numbers. Or even all to max, who knows.
Personally, at least for the A2 merc i like Guillaume's with a 15IAS jewel in it.
Few weeks ago, my A2 merc almost took out Diablo on his own in seconds just by every attack being a crushing blow ( i think he has 80 or 90% CB, along with decent IAS ). Combined with maxed all hydras from my sorc being right on top of him on spawn, nearly instakill on big D.
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