Have you tried giving your act1 merc a Wrath bow? That has a very high CtC decrep, even if it's a low level decrep.

This post was edited by Veilside on Feb 23 2009 08:08am

rouque makes less attacksZ/second than a2 merc

the brand is only because he wants her to get surrounded and then attacked to get the amp

Doesn't really matter though when you've got 30% chance to cast decrep.

reaper`s got ~ same chance but a2 merc is ~
4,5 attacks/second

Aha, don't know why but I thought the CtC on reaper's was lower, my bad.

well, i use a 10fcr ring, so i hit the 105 bp with 2x wizzys on switch when i need to go places far away/hork corpses (gets the job done faster, more hork speed = more items faster)
and the 10fcr does not seem to be problematic (for what its worth, its like having 99 fcr on an amazon )

i used a damage calculator to measure the damage difference on my grief hand (which is consistant) and got those numbers, then assumed 50% physical resistance monster as a sample
so im pretty much just taking the calculators word for it, and you'll just have to take my word for it, k?

i dont think that would make him immune to IM, it does reduce the chances, leap/"-attack does not move your merc, howl does not effect oblivion knights (thought you'de know that), and yes ofc use berserk to kill them

i do not have high enough level leap to keep all the monsters capable of cursing me in stun lock, the radius is not that big (klein mit nacht enigma ), it is a foolproof system for not dieing yourself but not for the merc

i mentioned warcry to stun baals minions in the strategy section

im not trying to argue that it is better all the time, just that it is comparable in most situations and offers a more leasurely play style in others, if you want your cookie cutter reapers toll im not going to stop you, just saying that for this specific character you can get away with using it pretty well
sorry if i did not answer your questions specifically enough



hmm, 30% ctc on striking, no ITD or ias, also has a competing curse, tho cbf is cool (i have cham'd my vamp gaze tho)

nope, had not considered using this, i dont see why it would be better than either reapers (33% ctc on striking w/ ITD) or brand (35% ctc when struck)

gg. free bump

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Just read the guide and it's detailed and really nice, think i'll make frenzy barb for pvm, just not really sure about what weapons to use.

If as you said grief pb + death eth cs then it is different range so it's bad or?..
And you only source of ll is strings.
Imo eth botd ba + eth death ba is would be very nice, what do you think, since of high ll.

well, my favorite choice for general pvm is grief pb + azurewrath

to explain the range issue a little further: you run to a monster and swing your primary weapon first and then swing the other weapon without moving, you only move close enough to hit the monster with your primary weapon, tho often monsters will move closer or you can move closer
so if your primary weapon is shorter (pb range 2), range is not a problem

you can get ll from a ring too

what you dont have with botd is itd, so you'll be dependant on your AR, it also does not have crit, and has lower average damage than death pb
but it will work if you prefer, like i said, i like azurewrath