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Apr 1 2026 05:28pm
does it matter wheater i take freeze merc and might aura heph OR might merc and freeze heph?

i dont know if there is any benefit, because i have a pretty dope cursed might heph, now i can change merc to freeze then it should be ok? Or is there a special effect with the freeze on heph?
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Apr 1 2026 05:45pm
Yes. Yw
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Apr 1 2026 06:03pm
does it matter wheater i take freeze merc and might aura heph OR might merc and freeze heph?

i dont know if there is any benefit, because i have a pretty dope cursed might heph, now i can change merc to freeze then it should be ok? Or is there a special effect with the freeze on heph?


Hephs holy freeze pulses trigger his cursed affects

Your mercenary can get a higher level might
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Apr 1 2026 06:04pm
does it matter wheater i take freeze merc and might aura heph OR might merc and freeze heph?

i dont know if there is any benefit, because i have a pretty dope cursed might heph, now i can change merc to freeze then it should be ok? Or is there a special effect with the freeze on heph?


there are 2 big benefits:

merc has higher might aura level
freeze/fire/shock auras help demon apply cursed much faster
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Apr 1 2026 06:17pm
vouch on curse + pulsing aura
you can use death mark to pre tele hephasto to a pack to curse it
I was using might on cursed haphasto and holy freeze on merc when I ripped with v1 of my Warlock (hc)
When I remade I got holyshock + curse hephasto and I run might on the merc. Death mark is a real nice with that :P WAY WAY better then old combo. He curses all the time

I got 20 in blood oath (i play hc did I mention it?) and those nightmare diff hephasto can take hits from mini ubers btw (more then a merc)
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Apr 1 2026 06:39pm
Doesn’t matter at all. Any monster with cursed is fine. You’ll waste more time farming a specific aura setup than the setup will actually save you.
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Apr 1 2026 07:27pm
doesnt even need be be hephasto. any elemental damage aura+ cursed and youre good. extra fast is nice too. personally i like the specials that make minions as you go lik3 the beatles or shamans. then yeah might aura merc
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Apr 1 2026 07:51pm
Use portal barb and don't worry about it.
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Apr 8 2026 05:52pm
Fire cursed. I noticed fire is insta proc. Freeze has a delay.
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Apr 8 2026 05:55pm
Didn't even notice this was one of Israel's (a fail euro scammer) accounts when I replied lol. 82 posts and locked...

This post was edited by Emiliaaa on Apr 8 2026 05:55pm
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