Quote (elitegamertag @ Jan 9 2019 04:45am)

Lol bro obviously doesn't understand brackets

the level 13 pike is great for its level bro, even for level 18 bracket its badass

and I did the math... the 13 pike does more damage than the cleglaws sword + jewel setup everyone seems to think is better but its not





and the level 73 pike, it is badass for mercenary and is better than ebotd by far

Even though it has slightly less damage than ebotd, it makes up for it with attack rating and amplify damage

perfect ebotd pike has only 50% more enhanced damage which is like 113 more max damage.... or roughly 10% more total damage

but when your item already does over 1k max damage the amplify proc actually is worth alot more than the 10% more damage ebotd provides

my pike has 5% chance of EVERY CONSECUTIVE HIT doing 100% more damage

on longer fights (like baal for example) the amplify is guaranteed to proc and thats where the item really shines :)

Also it breaks physical immunes

show me a better pike with amp? lol

All my pike needs is Ohm rune and on my paladin with might aura and concentrate aura with proc it should do roughly 20k damage

Quote (elitegamertag @ Jan 9 2019 07:09pm)

Stats:



Speed:
my merc hits 6.5 frame attack with simple 120/45 helm and 40/15 in wepeon

Even if you used ebotd you would only be reaching .5 frame faster than me... so the ias is really unecessary to be honest, I make up for it with rest of gear



Damage:
I already told you, even though ebotd does 63% more enhanced damage than mine after I jewel pike, it makes up for it with 5% chance of EVERY CONSECUTIVE HIT to be double damage... way more valuable than 63% more ed


Aura:
I'm using this on a paladin that uses blessed hammer.... why do I need conviction aura? why do I need meditation if I'm a paladin with redemption and meditation?
Exactly....
My paladin doesn't needa merc with an aura... his Might is plenty :)


Deadly Strike:
Everyone said to Lo rune this, which I might change my mind and do this, If I get a deadly strike hit with amp damage it could reach upwards of 40k damage per swing max

Crushing blow:
Yes this item lacks crushing blow, but so does every other viable option for mercenary, Instead of lowering the boss life by percentage it just does so much damage it takes percentages of life out per swing :)


life leech

I already get 8-10% life leech from helm, when you are doing this much damage it doesn't need more than that... when your using amplify damage it essentially gets doubled anyways
basically, if my merc is doing over 10k-20k damage with amp it is healing for 1k-2k life per swing... why do I need more life leeching than he has total life? pointless









those are my reasons why this is better than ebotd

Also, This is a trophy forum... How can you compare a rare priceless pike such as this to something as common as Ebotd?

Why not just look at the beauty in an item that isn't "Common" and is more one of a kind :)

And this is on hardcore, the trophy's you guys normally are used too are all on softcore, this is a different realm where stuff like this just doesn't really exist

Quote (niketn @ Jan 10 2019 10:10am)

and can you explain me for what exactly u need the amp on ur merc? doesnt everyone have alrdy enough dps to kill ANY MOB in the game in less than 2 seconds?

Quote (JonBmx @ Jan 11 2019 02:18pm)

The Reaper's Toll
Thresher
Two-Hand Damage: (34-40) To (408-479)
Required Level: 75
Required Strength: 114
Required Dexterity: 89
Durability: 65
Polearm Class - Normal Attack Speed
+190-240% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 4-44 Cold Damage
11-15% Life Stolen Per Hit
33% Deadly Strike
33% Chance To Cast Level 1 Decrepify On Striking
Requirements -25%


And can be found eth and still has an open socket for 40/15

Quote (elitegamertag @ Jan 11 2019 02:19pm)

nah I looked up an ethereal reapers toll... the damage is so low because of the base being a thresher...

Even if it does deadly strike, its only maxing at like 1400 damage, where as my pike with amp does 2400

Quote (JonBmx @ Jan 11 2019 02:23pm)

That's applied to your total dmg not just what's on the weapon. It also applies decrep which is a better version of amp. This also hits far faster BP's so it does technically do more dps. It's like a guaranteed chance to do double your total dmg roll vs your 5% chance......