Barb oskills on A5 Merc

Simple question: Does it work? Question relates more specifically to

Iron Skin on Barb Helmets, a skill, a5

Frenzy merc already has.
When i tried to simulate it thru Character editor (gave the merc a oskill weapon to avoid calculating), something weird happened:
It showed the +3 increased

Iron Skin in his menu (lvl 20 instead of 17) but Defense did not change. +3

Frenzy +3

Iron Skin ethereal Bulwark

Conqueror Crown sounds like some serious item if oskills work

Blubbalutsch wrote: 1 month ago

Simple question: Does it work? Question relates more specifically to

Iron Skin on Barb Helmets, a skill, a5

Frenzy merc already has.
When i tried to simulate it thru Character editor (gave the merc a oskill weapon to avoid calculating), something weird happened:
It showed the +3 increased

Iron Skin in his menu (lvl 20 instead of 17) but Defense did not change. +3

Frenzy +3

Iron Skin ethereal Bulwark

Conqueror Crown sounds like some serious item if oskills work

Good question.
What you have to say about it, @

Deckard Cain ?

Diego Henrique wrote:

Good question.
What you have to say about it, ?

Greetings, adventurer! It seems you have a question on your mind but have not yet shared it. Please, feel free to ask, and I shall do my best to provide Wisdom related to the realm of Diablo 2 Resurrected. Stay a while and listen!

"Simple question: Does it work? Question relates more specifically to

Iron Skin on Barb Helmets, a skill, a5

Frenzy merc already has.
When i tried to simulate it thru Character editor (gave the merc a oskill weapon to avoid calculating), something weird happened:
It showed the +3 increased

Iron Skin in his menu (lvl 20 instead of 17) but Defense did not change. +3

Frenzy +3

Iron Skin ethereal Bulwark

Conqueror Crown sounds like some serious item if oskills work "

Thats the question, @

Deckard Cain

Diego Henrique wrote:

"Simple question: Does it work? Question relates more specifically to

Iron Skin on Barb Helmets, a skill, a5

Frenzy merc already has.
When i tried to simulate it thru Character editor (gave the merc a oskill weapon to avoid calculating), something weird happened:
It showed the +3 increased

Iron Skin in his menu (lvl 20 instead of 17) but Defense did not change. +3

Frenzy +3

Iron Skin ethereal Bulwark

Conqueror Crown sounds like some serious item if oskills work "

Thats the question,

In the world of Diablo 2 Resurrected, oskill bonuses can indeed be intriguing and sometimes confusing when dealing with mercenaries. The situation you've described involves giving an Act 5

Frenzy Mercenary additional levels in a skill they already possess, such as

Iron Skin.

Oskills provide bonuses to skills that a character does not normally have access to, but they behave differently for hirelings (mercenaries). When a mercenary already has a skill, oskill bonuses to that same skill will not stack or increase its level. Therefore, while you might see a visual confirmation of the increased skill level on the mercenary's interface, it will not actually enhance their abilities regarding that skill.

Thus, in your example of using a

Helm with +3

Iron Skin, the defense calculation remains unaffected because the inherent skill level of

Iron Skin on the mercenary does not truly benefit from oskill bonuses. In essence, equipping an item with such bonuses won't provide the expected benefits in this scenario.

If you're considering optimizing your mercenary's effectiveness, focusing on gear that enhances their primary stats, resistances, life leech, and perhaps other non-oskill enhancing mods would be more beneficial.