So, my goal is to build an act5 barb that can solo lots of pvm. I have a lvl88 merc wielding a lastwish PB, ebugged fort sacred armor and a perfect ethereal arreats with a 40/15 jewel in it. So far he can solo hell diablo, Baal, Uber duriel and Uber izual. This would not be possible without lastwish for he has incredible lifetap but not a ton of damage(plenty of crushing blow with lastwish though)
—curious to know if these capabilities are achieved often or if I’ve build a gg barb merc

This post was edited by Dyon on Jul 3 2020 11:37am

Are you using your main char for anything? If so what char?

Or are you literally just letting the merc kill everything for fun?

I ask because depending on your char, if you are indeed helping him, you can mess around with the build a bit

Good question. I’ve build a good pvm zeal/1 pt smiter, the ways I have helped him defeat these bosses are
- defiance aura from exile
-fanaticism aura from paladin
-clearing mobs before engaging with boss(although he can take on the mobs too while fighting bosses I believe, referring to Uber Izzy)

gface instead of arreat. A gg a5 merc usually use lawbringer to cast decrepify to help your main character, but in most case a a2 merc is better. No point in using merc to solokill bosses as mercs do 1/4 of their damage to bosses except crushingblow and you have no reason not to attack yourself. If you want to know which weapon does the most damage for a5 merc it's a eth uppd headstriker