poison necro opinion

ganseng wrote: 44 minutes ago

hmm he's that much worse than Frenzy barb or emilio? necro doesn't really need ctc amplify dmg does he?

for now my shortlist

Bash barb with Death or alst wish
Frenzy barb with 2x Death
emilio with Obedience or Tomb Reaver

will Battle Cry override curses?

and if my Ber rune dies, I'll stop playing necro for a long time

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I consider him the second worst merc, generally speaking. And no, as Necro you totally not need any curse ctc merc.

Battle Cry will override curses. And his Bash is annoying as f....

If you ask me, Rogue Scout and Desert Guy are the best mercs for a Poisonmancer. Ironwolf is ranking third. He really can be helpful, especially if you are using Lower Resist as your main curse. Static Field can support fighting big baddies, but in the end, CB is better, most probably.

Think about what possibilities the other two mercs are giving:

-Rogue Scout can wear Ice, Insight or Harmony.
-Desert can wear Insight, Doom, Obedience, Infinity and he has an aura on top.

ganseng wrote: 57 minutes ago

before I dump another batch of high runes into double Death for the Frenzy barb.. maybe poison necro + Beast golem combo is better amplified by a Bash barb with Death Colossus Sword? or even some emilio variation?

If you want a body guard for your Iron Golem, freezing aura Emilio would be an option. You can even consider Flickering Flame on him to give your golem fire immunity. (He is already poison immune and lightning immune at lvl 6 Summon Resist.)

As weapon, Obedience (CB) and Insight ( Meditation) look solid. You can consider Silence (or Passion as a budget alternative) for Hit Causes Monster To Flee and Hit Blinds Target.

My preference is an A1 merc but that leaves the golem very exposed.

What's your idea behind the A5 hireling with Death? Just CB for bosses and heralds?

exactly, just crushing blow for bosses and heralds, and some synergy with the iron guy

that narrows down to emilio with Obedience i guess? and then Holy Freeze or might? Holy Freeze will tick every 2s, won't hurt the poison too much..

maybe to be replaced with a godly Tomb Reaver & a couple Ber runes in a distant future

vued wrote: 31 minutes ago

ganseng wrote: 57 minutes ago

before I dump another batch of high runes into double Death for the Frenzy barb.. maybe poison necro + Beast golem combo is better amplified by a Bash barb with Death Colossus Sword? or even some emilio variation?

If you want a body guard for your Iron Golem, freezing aura Emilio would be an option. You can even consider Flickering Flame on him to give your golem fire immunity. (He is already poison immune and lightning immune at lvl 6 Summon Resist.)

As weapon, Obedience (CB) and Insight ( Meditation) look solid. You can consider Silence (or Passion as a budget alternative) for Hit Causes Monster To Flee and Hit Blinds Target.

My preference is an A1 merc but that leaves the golem very exposed.

What's your idea behind the A5 hireling with Death? Just CB for bosses and heralds?

ganseng wrote: 44 minutes ago

DasNarf wrote: 49 minutes ago

Bash Barb...? Okay.

In my humble opinion, there's exactly one good weapon for this guy: Dreadfang.

Fyi: With a Colossus Sword, the Barb needs 65 IAS to reach max fpa with your level 9 Fanaticism. If you lose you golem (and you will lose him), it will be 174 IAS....

If you want CB, why not Emilio with Infinity or Obedience?

hmm he's that much worse than Frenzy barb or emilio? necro doesn't really need ctc amplify dmg does he?

for now my shortlist

Bash barb with Death or alst wish
Frenzy barb with 2x Death
emilio with Obedience or Tomb Reaver

will Battle Cry override curses?

and if my Ber rune dies, I'll stop playing necro for a long time

..

Battle Cry will override curses

Why not just Obedience a2? It's great, I don't see the advantage of a5 except for dual Death maybe. Plus he's super ugly.