im soloing chaos in baal games as a ww barb i only kill the 3 uniques and diablo
which merc is stronger for this?
a2 merc
guillaume
treachery
e-reaper's

or

a5 merc
guillaume
treachery
last wish pb

i guess the toss up is between 100CB and how quickly decrepify triggers.
or if there's a setup better than either of those?

the games are often not close to full.

lmk if you have experience comparing them or if there is a general consensus.

This post was edited by nate321 on Oct 22 2020 09:44pm

hey nate,
act2 merc with might + reapers setup is very nice, and will help you deal with the phys immune, if you aren't running berserk.

The act5 merc would also work, but I think decrepify is too hard to beat.

I cant remember the exact ias bp's for reapers, but I think shael'ing or 40/15 (or just ed/ias) is best. Someone may be able to better calculate.

Could also run IAS in helm, then some other rune in the reapers

This post was edited by Rws on Oct 22 2020 09:50pm

yo long time no see. i do have 1point in berzerk. immunes die in like 3 hits. np for the occasion.
decep might be nice if the mobs get too big xD

This post was edited by nate321 on Oct 22 2020 09:51pm

Nice, best way to deal with them for sure.

Decrep is just too good for diablo though, and it procs rather quickly.

Currently, I run a reapers merc on my SSF druid (single player) and run through chaos on all player settings.

/e yeah, decrep with big mobs is also really nice, because it cripples venom lords/fanat enemies near seis

This post was edited by Rws on Oct 22 2020 09:52pm

nice. ya i did the same with my SP barb. universally reapers is def better. but someone brought the a5merc idea up to me for specifically boss rushing. curious to see if anyone has been rockin it.

This post was edited by nate321 on Oct 22 2020 09:54pm

So I have a zealer on SP as well, and I do full /p8 clears with an act5 merc. Last wish eth CB ( ), fort, andy's.

It's pretty great, and it slaps even on high player counts. Obviously a zealer can't deal with phys immune like a barb, so honestly, you're good to go on either route.

Its just that decrep is so strong vs bosses, so you're saving more time imo

ah ok. thanks. ill prob just rock the reapers, then.

what is the best way to socket the gear. 15%ias helm 15% in reapers? or ber in reapers?

for sure.

I've also tested out the ebotd merc setup, but thats mostly for isolated farming while stacking MF, not so much a boss killer haha.

You can wait for more input, but you're not wrong either way you go, try out both and time your runs. See what is faster. time = money



Like I said, idk the exact IAS calc.. theres an online one but its complicated imo haha.

You can prob run an ED/IAS jewel in the helm + ber in reapers, or just flat out ED/ias or shael in reapers.. not sure what the bp is for thresher + treachery

This post was edited by Rws on Oct 22 2020 10:01pm

ok i will figure it out xD