I'm a noob at rushing as well. Tried to rush some players in Normal a long time ago and I think I really messed up. First my merc (with Insight - I needed that for TP) killed Andariel too quickly and then something similar happened with Duriel. Entered his chambers first and Duriel was dead already by the time the rushees came in. Not my finest hour.
How to avoid a merc killing a boss too quickly? @Deckard Cain
Entered his chambers first and Duriel was dead already by the time the rushees came in. Not my finest hour.
This one doesn't actually matter. To the person being rushed it will look like the quest failed if Duriel is killed before he/she joins the boss room ("This quest cannot be completed in this game") - but for Duriel specifically, if the rushee talks to Tyrael inside the tomb it overrides the quest status and fixes it. After talking to Tyrael the quest will say "Talk to Jerhyn" and everything works as normal.
As for Andariel, just make the TP in a corner (it can be in the entry room with the stairs!) and wait for the rushee to show up before proceeding to engage Andariel. There's no risk of the merc wandering off to kill Andariel if the TP is that far from Andariel.
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