Question about Merc (Zealot)

Hi everyone, I'm a Zealot who uses

Fanaticism and I wanted to give a good build to my merc.
I currently have Atc 2 with

Holy Freeze and I was thinking of replacing it with one with Might and giving a weapon that contains the word Doom so as to always get

Holy Freeze to slow down the enemies. What do you recommend? Other runic words for Merc (any act). Maybe Pride Runeword?
The only annoyance is when obviously I encounter enemies with physical resistance.
And also to have a solid merc for the

Pandemonium Event
Thank you!

i use this one https://maxroll.gg/d2/d2planner/qi0106ra. its can do all build.

At lvl 99 Merc => lvl 29 Might (320% dmg), lvl 17

Holy Freeze
Items => Pride 16-20

Concentration (285% - 345 % dmg and Uninterrupt Chance), Doom lvl 12

Holy Freeze

mockingbirdreal wrote: 2 years ago

At lvl 99 Merc => lvl 29 Might (320% dmg), lvl 17

Holy Freeze
Items => Pride 16-20

Concentration (285% - 345 % dmg and Uninterrupt Chance), Doom lvl 12

Holy Freeze

wow nasty.

so all damage reduction affix is for physical only? i thought it includes all damage given?

mockingbirdreal wrote: 2 years ago

At lvl 99 Merc => lvl 29 Might (320% dmg), lvl 17

Holy Freeze
Items => Pride 16-20

Concentration (285% - 345 % dmg and Uninterrupt Chance), Doom lvl 12

Holy Freeze

So what do you advise me? haha

LoreDek wrote: 2 years ago

So what do you advise me? haha

Hard to say. But you can try reapers+Treachery+guillies first.
It is a cheap setup.

Decrepify will slow your enemy down and increase your physical damage.

One problem with

Holy Freeze and Pride is that it freezes enemies so less drops

im using on merc

Eth reapers toll best for zealot coz psyh immune -cant c any other option

Does a zealot really need

Holy Freeze? I've never used

Holy Freeze on zealot when I can get damage from might.

I switched from Grief to

Azurewrath on my Zealot and now Phys Immunes aren't a problem anymore. Moderate damage loss switching away from Grief, but can socket Azure to add Deadly Strike, Crushing Blow or IAS+ED jewel. Jm2c

Might and Pride merc would provide the biggest damage boost.

Holy Freeze aura would provide more survivability.

As mentioned above, reapers toll is a nice budget item that can proc

Decrepify. So it depends on your budget and whether you need more damage or survivability.

Mmarcan wrote: 2 years ago

One problem with

Holy Freeze and Pride is that it freezes enemies so less drops

What you mean?

Can't hork (use

Find Item ability) from shattered bodies.

Shattered bodies don't drop anything

I am currently running a zealot with a few points in

Smite, first off as far as merc in ubers he is going to die regardless, I'm running Insight and fort on a might merc and although I do have a sunder for the physical immunes I don't have a problem killing anything in hell, dclone, or

Uber Tristram.

Necrarch wrote: 2 years ago

Can't hork (use

Find Item ability) from shattered bodies.

Oh ok but i m paladin eheh

Mmarcan wrote: 2 years ago

Shattered bodies don't drop anything

I m paladin

Mmarcan wrote: 2 years ago

I am currently running a zealot with a few points in

Smite, first off as far as merc in ubers he is going to die regardless, I'm running Insight and fort on a might merc and although I do have a sunder for the physical immunes I don't have a problem killing anything in hell, dclone, or

Uber Tristram.

Is Merc act 1 more resistant as it doesn't go against enemies but stays further away?

Being that you're going to be the tank I think maybe an a1 merc with Insight bow would be good if you had Enigma or an act 1 merc by itself would be ok depends all on your game style