but 800 instead of 3-4k def and less dmg i guess :/ and that matters a lot

at level 78 a merc can reach max res with fort

and the harder he hits the more life he can steal too
and since forty is more dps than treachery and ca is more dps that thresher (excluding crushing blows), the forty ca merc heals more.

But the faded merc survives even in UT, and is very nice when he is never cursed, so I would say Treachery, Infy GT, and Vamp Gaze Cham xD

as i said, i won't play ut with that java ^^ diablo + baal

mercs do not survive in UT lol and id like to see a java do ubers on lad
In chaos countless mages will constantly re curse merc but that doesn't matter since java should be insta killing
same will baal

there is an insanely extensive comparison between fort and treachery on merc somewhere on these forums, but dont feel like finding it for you. long story short though, treachery is better. as for the base, thresher or giant thresher with a 15 ias jewel in andy = best answer.

not for dps on regular monsters

You don't need a hard hitting Merc for normal monsters because you will be blowing through them with lightning fury.

https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=55082701&f=53

That is the best setup for a Merc on a Java especially if the aura is HF. Your Merc won't die using that setup since Uber Trist will never be ran.

Defence is wasted stat