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- Find a black lancer in world stone lvl 1 (does not always spawn, so have to try until you find).
- Have 5+ people join and terrorize it. Or can be solo but 5+ people makes it have auto curse.
- Have your bind demon be lvl 20 with gear (use demon gcs, +all skill items) to guarantee an aura
- bind a black lancer (there are many so you can get the aura you want)
- it’s the BIS demon right now, you will never go back to Heph once you try it


ive heard about these and may try at some point but its kind of like why fix what aint broke? heph is easy, fast, aggros/tanks, never dies and its not like i need him doing anything else

also just to clarify: terrorized demons get higher level auras right? but player count doesn't get higher level auras, just auto cursed aura when p5+?

A2 merc has might aura as a base option


derp thank you for that

for real?

you hsve been playing 20 or so years and never seen a might merc?

this seems suspicious


i usually opt for holy freeze for crowd control (sorcs/hdins) or defiance (smiter)
might wasn't something my builds needed but yeah I should have known

This post was edited by macfinn on Apr 7 2026 06:42pm
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ok but how are you getting Might on a merc? with Last Wish, or is there another way?
I haven't really considered other Act Mercs as traditionally far weaker but with these demons, it does appear any act merc could be more than viable


for real?

you hsve been playing 20 or so years and never seen a might merc?

this seems suspicious

This post was edited by tastegw on Apr 7 2026 06:39pm
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Apr 7 2026 06:48pm
ive heard about these and may try at some point but its kind of like why fix what aint broke? heph is easy, fast, aggros/tanks, never dies and its not like i need him doing anything else

also just to clarify: terrorized demons get higher level auras right? but player count doesn't get higher level auras, just auto cursed aura when p5+?


Ya I mean if you want a tank then heph is fine. But black lancer at higher mlvl and dmg is a tank + heralds boss/killer. It’s like having two act 2 mercs with you

I believe aura does not scale with tz. In tz just increased mlvl and dmg so demon becomes stronger and a tank overall, correct me if I wrong
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Ya I mean if you want a tank then heph is fine. But black lancer at higher mlvl and dmg is a tank + heralds boss/killer. It’s like having two act 2 mercs with you

I believe aura does not scale with tz. In tz just increased mlvl and dmg so demon becomes stronger and a tank overall, correct me if I wrong


ok fair, i'll have to really consider the black lancers then if they are as tanky as you say, my fear was they were NOT tanks at all but more just for damage.

i mean i've been scooping my cursed + might hephasto for over a month now and everytime I get a terrorized one I get 2k extra damage

the tz itself may not raise the aura lvls but at lvl 96 tzs or somewhere along the way from 85 i guess it must
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