Does -res from character gear apply for merc?

Yesterday I finally collected all 5 statues, geared my smiter, and went to bonk Uber Ancients. For my effort, I got this nugget - wanted cold, got physical, oh well.
Nevertheless, I plonked it into my Blizz Sorc's Occulus (want to get her to 99, so 3% exp ain't nothing, on top of some MF for good measure). However, I wonder: does the minus to enemy physical res apply to my merc attacks? It doesn't work the other way around (I googled), so I guess not, but maybe someone knowledgeable could confirm that for me?

Also - have anyone tried to put any of this new jewels into merc's gear, i.e. helmet? Maybe this thing could have a bit of a value in some unique helmet with life leech (

Vampire Gaze,

Crown of Thieves)? Weapons and armors are OFC out of the question, because runewords.

no, trade it for cold

sewcioj wrote: 4 days ago

Nevertheless, I plonked it into my Blizz Sorc's Occulus (want to get her to 99, so 3% exp ain't nothing, on top of some MF for good measure).

I like your pragmatic approach

- enemy res only applies to whoever equips the item.

VBO1183 wrote: 3 hours ago

- enemy res only applies to whoever equips the item.

Not only, some pets inherit this from the character:
Enemy Resistance

• Hydra (fire),
• Blade Sentinel (fire, lightning, cold, poison),
• Charged Bolt Sentry and
  Lightning Sentry (lightning),
• Wake of Fire and
  Wake of Inferno (fire),
• Death Sentry (fire and lightning).

See also Skill Damage (same pets, same elements) and Sunder (much more).

Trang Oul wrote: 1 hour ago

VBO1183 wrote: 3 hours ago

- enemy res only applies to whoever equips the item.

Not only, some pets inherit this from the character:
Enemy Resistance

• Hydra (fire),
• Blade Sentinel (fire, lightning, cold, poison),
• Charged Bolt Sentry and
  Lightning Sentry (lightning),
• Wake of Fire and
  Wake of Inferno (fire),
• Death Sentry (fire and lightning).

See also Skill Damage (same pets, same elements) and Sunder (much more).

IIRC this also applies to Iron Golems and all kinds of other summoned pets if summoned while the sunder is in your inventory.