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Infinity base question that has been debated ad nauseum :)

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I am about to make an Infinity for my Summon Necro's A2 merc. Am I really going to notice much of a difference if I make it in an Ethereal Thresher vs. making it in an Ethereal Mancatcher? I am of the belief that Mancatcher is usually the best base due to the faster speed for CB procs, but are we just splitting hairs here? I figure with so many summons, it might not be as noticeable as it would be on a character like my Javazon, which is just her and the merc/valk running around.

I'm not a min/maxer I swear xD

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justinman114 `893`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

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ShadowHeart `6520`Moderator

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

Courtesy of the amazing Pavke:

https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/commen ... e_eternal/

Skip to the TLDR part if you’re in a rush, but it’s such an amazing post it deserves a full read

Enjoy XD

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Knappogue `3270`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

ShadowHeart wrote: 1 year ago
Courtesy of the amazing Pavke:

https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo2/commen ... e_eternal/

Skip to the TLDR part if you’re in a rush, but it’s such an amazing post it deserves a full read

Enjoy XD

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His answer really does follow the vein of every other answer to pretty much every other D2 question.

fredkid `2146`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

If you don't want to spend much, go for Stygian Pike base

(all my Infinity are on this base - all ethereal and self made)
You will get you an overall good damage (same as Great Poleaxe), and you can buy a unsocketed one as it will get 4 Socket with Larzuk quest (the only other base with this advantage is Colossus Voulge but Merc can only use Colossus Voulge on high level or with a huge str bonus from other equipemets... - and Colossus Voulge is slow...)

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justinman114 `893`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

I already have the Thresher so I figured it might as well use it. This is all good info!

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justinman114 `893`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

Ok so after crunching all these numbers, my consensus is that if I am playing on players1 and farming random areas (not just one specific boss/area) then it probably won't make much of a difference between Mancatcher and Thresher. I do believe overall, Mancatcher is king, but I'm not sure I'm going to notice or care

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justinman114 `893`

1 year ago (pre-Resurrected)

Of course, now that I think of it, the Thresher would also make a great Insight base, both my Insight mercs have non-ethereal polearms. Probably won't do that but it's worth thinking about lol

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