Quote (Exokek @ Nov 23 2021 04:50pm)
If there had been a guide speaking about Gavel of Pain/Demon Limb & Telestomping council properly, I wouldn't have bothered writing this. But there were none. Maybe it was information you already had, but I can guarantee you many people were running shit like Bonehew and Reaper's Toll + Wealth & hit 2-3 minute runs at Trav, because that's really all I saw when I looked around for info over the last 2 years.
With no more Realm Down there's no reason to play slowly. The 80s timer does push towards a bit more goldfind now, as you have an extra 20s to fill since this guide was put together.
The Gavel Demon label was mostly just for aesthetic reasons & refers to the Gavel/Demon Limb combo. Durr.
It's a good thing A5 Merc hits like a truck at least, since it compensates for missed attack streaks with huge leech chunks, kinda like an eBOTD WP.
act 5 merc:
eth andys + 15 ias/30 fire res
eth fort
last wish ecb
or
death ecb
last wish provides good damage but no ds, it does keep merc alive to anything
death proves massive damage and kills in nearly half the time vs lw
using a act 5 setup i use death on merc
delerium
enigma
cs+6 lem *2
goldwrap
3wc + gf
80 gf boots with ideal 30/10 tri res (light cold fire) - poison is not a res
dual dwarfs - gf + fire sorb means you take almost zero damage
chance guards
gc 1 wc + 40 fg * 6 ish and fill with gf scs + anni + torch works
or
7mf scs + anni + torch and leave room to pick some stuff up like 3-4 rows also works
max leap and fhr lock the monsters and they will die very very fast
at the end of the day gold find barbs are not profitable to run
i have even botted them for 5 years on bnet and they are always a loss of investments in gear
what works better and is more proftable is a bo barb, they can precast the entire party and run sparkle chests and not leach exp.
D2:R