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Pure summoner warlock, teleporting with the throw weapon thingy, one point in Lethargy. Ran all of Norm/Nm/Hell with Act 1 merc with Edge Bow for Thorns. She's great.
Started using Hell Lister, which is great, but clear is slow. Note: I don't care about insta-deleting screens, but it gets dull recasting lethargy below uniques and bosses for 2-3 min.
So, I switched to Act 2 Merc with might after getting a unique Thresher that procs Decrepify. Damage and clear is definitely better, but Act 2 merc is a pain to keep alive. I spent some resources and kitted him with Guardian Angel and Kira's for max resists. Still squishy, so at this point he's great until he dies, after which I would have been better off with my Act 1 merc and Thorns.
Fast Forward
I managed to bind a cursed Lister! But it got Blessed Aim... Still, the Amp Dam curse really helps clear. I love it. I'm sad, sad, sad they are nerfing it (what else do summoners even have? Goats are sooo slow). Then I got a cursed Lister with Holy Freeze and that is amazeballs.
BUT, now I don't want my Act 2 merc overwriting Amp with Decrep and there's still the squishy problem.
Solutions
1. I can go back to Rogue and give her Faith for Fanaticism or Mist for Concentration.. but which one is better? And what do I Sacrifice by losing Might from Act 2 merc?
2. Briefly toyed with the idea of giving a rogue Bramble and Edge for a lvl 30-36 Thorns. But is that any good in Hell?
3. I can give the might merc a Pride to have both Might and Concentration. To my knowledge, I can't get the Act 2 merc to have both Might and Fanaticism.
4. I can try to make the Act 2 merc less squishy. Is there a better chest/ Helm combo that will protect them? Fortitude? Andy or Vamp Gaze over Kira?
5. I can try to reroll a Lister with Cursed/ Fanaticism, but I might prefer to gouge my eyes out. Note: I've been getting Listers from Baal runs to take advantage of the increased health (and power?) of P8, which is of course a challenge.
5. I am also testing an Act 5 merc with Dreadfang for the dreaded Amp Dam nerf to compensate for loss of regular Amplify Damage. Guess we'll see what happens with the patch.
Mostly, I would love to go back to Rogue merc, but worried I need some combo of Might + Concentration/ Fanaticism to keep clear up. Any thoughts? If I had to choose between Fanaticism or Concentration (i.e., Faith vs. Mist), what would you choose?
Thanks!
Description by Pure summoner warlock, teleporting with the throw weapon thingy, one point in Lethargy. Ran all of Norm/Nm/Hell with Act 1 merc with Edge Bow for Thorns. She's great.
Started using Hell Lister, which is great, but clear is slow. Note: I don't care about insta-deleting screens, but it gets dull recasting lethargy below uniques and bosses for 2-3 min.
So, I switched to Act 2 Merc with might after getting a unique Thresher that procs Decrepify. Damage and clear is definitely better, but Act 2 merc is a pain to keep alive. I spent some resources and kitted him with Guardian Angel and Kira's for max resists. Still squishy, so at this point he's great until he dies, after which I would have been better off with my Act 1 merc and Thorns.
Fast Forward
I managed to bind a cursed Lister! But it got Blessed Aim... Still, the Amp Dam curse really helps clear. I love it. I'm sad, sad, sad they are nerfing it (what else do summoners even have? Goats are sooo slow). Then I got a cursed Lister with Holy Freeze and that is amazeballs.
BUT, now I don't want my Act 2 merc overwriting Amp with Decrep and there's still the squishy problem.
Solutions
1. I can go back to Rogue and give her Faith for Fanaticism or Mist for Concentration.. but which one is better? And what do I Sacrifice by losing Might from Act 2 merc?
2. Briefly toyed with the idea of giving a rogue Bramble and Edge for a lvl 30-36 Thorns. But is that any good in Hell?
3. I can give the might merc a Pride to have both Might and Concentration. To my knowledge, I can't get the Act 2 merc to have both Might and Fanaticism.
4. I can try to make the Act 2 merc less squishy. Is there a better chest/ Helm combo that will protect them? Fortitude? Andy or Vamp Gaze over Kira?
5. I can try to reroll a Lister with Cursed/ Fanaticism, but I might prefer to gouge my eyes out. Note: I've been getting Listers from Baal runs to take advantage of the increased health (and power?) of P8, which is of course a challenge.
5. I am also testing an Act 5 merc with Dreadfang for the dreaded Amp Dam nerf to compensate for loss of regular Amplify Damage. Guess we'll see what happens with the patch.
Mostly, I would love to go back to Rogue merc, but worried I need some combo of Might + Concentration/ Fanaticism to keep clear up. Any thoughts? If I had to choose between Fanaticism or Concentration (i.e., Faith vs. Mist), what would you choose?
Thanks!
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