Well u have to take into the account what is the purpose of ur merc

If ur pveing then remember mercs/minions only do 25% of their dmg to bosses, so you want crushing blow - a 8 player baal has something like over a million hp,so Cb from say Infinity will contribute more to total dmg than actual raw DPS on the warpike even tho its got bigger numbers

If ur pvping with that summon nec then remember infinity's conviction and if all your skeletons are chanted with 55 chant(or 57 w/ skill shrine which is almost 7k fire dmg) then 18-20 skeletons swinging on a target at once its like getting hit by a max dmg fireball. If that player's resistances werent 75 or more -theyre instagibbed.

Then Doom has utility to stop desynch, stop Zons, smiters, and 20% crit which stacks to nice 35% which is like every 3rd hit merc makes is a critical, Phoenix has slightly moer dmg than doom but no ias and the disgusting redemption aura.

I dont know what you're doing...you are not taking up 5 slots in a duel game are u?

This post was edited by bioshocker on Sep 25 2021 06:02pm

No Crocus is a PVM. I hate those monsters! Thanx alot for all the replys. I do appreciate alot.
But doom wouldnt be required if holy freeze from a merc is already providing it isnt it?
And to me its more about offensive as, stopped or not they instantly die, especially those 2 botd merc 1 hitting most of the time, I can see the poison nova.
Im actually using that damage calculator to see what it says looks good so far

and yes the crushing blow is also a big part of it which makes me really hesitant haha

BY THE WAY, this also applys the question to the new game DIABLO 2 RESURECTED!!! :)!!!



This post was edited by Crocus_Sanchez on Sep 25 2021 06:14pm