the idea is to not hold it xD
I heard nova sorcs are not so good at herald hunting

i play lowest dmg possible on merc. only way he dies is thorns

I'm playing single player nintendo switch 2 this ladder, so i dont have access to a bunch of botted cheap items
right now i have enough for an infinity, no enigma yet either
0 sunder charms found as well so im just holding for now deciding what to do

Then sins suggestion is probably the best (Eth Yari).
Another middle ground is to forgo self wield infi for nova sorc. There's another nova build using cmoon with infi Merc. I consider that an inferior build tho.

Well, I found a -19 griffs, so I am definitely gonna do cmoon nova before I pull the trigger on eth scythe
I don't wanna do a Yari I don't think, and have an inferior weapon for both. Plus, don't have one.
I guess with Cmoon you can get up to -80 ELR which is still pretty good

You'r cocked

The qol of cmoon infi aint good though, if u can live with that then it's fine. It's down to how long do u want to play the nova, imo. Aiming to lvl 98-99? For sure self infi. 90-93 and move on to another elemental char, then cycle again to another? I'd do merc infi without question..

I would use cmoon insight and still get -80 elr i think