Insight

It doesn't work with Pikes, just tried

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/d3/t/ ... unch/42973

11. Ladder-Only Runewords Unlocked for Single Player + Non-ladder

I am not sure if it is permanent but with this maybe database need to be updated. Or to Ladder only add * or something like that...

Polearms and Staves NOT spears.

Due to the cheap rune price and relatively easy-to-find base weapons it is common to re-roll Insight to find a Lvl 17

Meditation aura roll on it (1 in 6 chance)

Blizzard wrote:

Developer Comments: Insight is a popular Rune Word, and we feel that allowing it on ranged weapons will promote more build possibilities that complement the skill and mercenary changes seen above.

Blizzard's comment regarding the patch 2.4 change that now allows Insight to be built in Bows and Crossbows (Missile Weapons).

The Math on Insight: ED vs Critical Strike




TLDR: the level of

Critical Strike has a similar impact on damage output as the amount of enhanced damage.

_DarkMaster wrote:

A1 mercs are capped at +3

Critical Strike from oskills, so as long as you have +3 CS on her then she's maxed. This applies to CS from both Insight (+1-6 CS) and Peace runewords (+2 CS).

In a simple calculation, thanks to the 1-6 to

Critical Strike, the "effective Enhanced Damage" can vary from 300% (220% + Level 1 - 16% CS) to 425.6% (260% + Level 6 - 46% CS).

Mod: that's a bit of a tricky way to show this. I leave it but better refer to the graph above.

While you could build Insight in any polearm base, you should think twice about making it in a

Colossus Voulge because it's the only base your merc can't wield together with Cure due to its high strength requirement (that is unless you are opting for a non-Fortitude armor with + strength on it).
Cure is arguably the best-in-slot headgear for Act2 mercenary wielding Insight.

With Cure + Fortitude on, the strongest base in terms of DPS is

Great Poleaxe, closely followed by

Giant Thresher.

A slvl 12

Meditation aura will provide a +575% bonus to mana recovery rate.

Each additional slvl will increase the bonus to mana recovery rate by 25%. Thus, a slvl 17

Meditation aura will provide a +700% bonus to mana recovery rate.

I like to make low-level Insights in a

Bill, as an ethereal

Bill can be wielded by an mlvl 27 Desert Mercenary, and Bills will gain 4 sockets from

Larzuk regardless of where they are found (assuming

Recipe: Normal Quality Weapon of Same Type was not involved).