Alright, lets test this Rift out and do some countess.
Hoping for a couple more Lem runes, need a treachery for me and my merc.


The following are the highlights.


Not from the countess, but I'll take it.

Immediate upgrade, more skills and IAS.
Sometimes the Fade can pop in huge groups which can save me.


Gave the merc my Smoke, so he can have full res.


Ayyyyyy

Level and a Pul


Merc weapon upgrade?


Nevermind.

There's Lem #2, again not off Countess?


Mal #3 total. This one should get use in CTA.
Although an ebug Prudence would keep me a little more alive at the cost of damage.


Something good!?

Nope.


Cute amulet.


This one is an upgrade though!

Alright, I've got some runes farmed up.
Things are still dying pretty slowly though.



I need to get back to Nightmare Mephisto for some gear.
I really need Guillames, some crushing blow.
A Ravenfrost would allow me to swap my shield out for resistances/spirit for trap damage.
Maybe a nicer amulet. +2 all skills and res, or Cats Eye?
Thundergods for the additional strength and lightning absorb.
Vamp Gaze would upgrade the merc helm
I'm finding I do decent-ish damage but I need more survivability.

Twitchthroe


An actually good helm upgrade.
I'll keep my 3 PTopaz helm while I'm Mfing.


Chance guards!

Undead Crown, turned out to be a small upgrade for merc.


More Chancies! Turned out to be a 5% upgrade.


Raven Frost!?

Nope.


We're getting caught up again.
A lot of farming, but not much outside a few decent runes + finishing Rift.


Another Stormspike though.