Quote (alphasquare @ Apr 1 2011 04:07am)
I'll always use eth reaper 15ias/15res cham'd gulli 160/60 armor on my hammerdin's merc, but the other day someone suggested 40/15 eth reaper + fort + cham'd andy. How do the two setups compare?
I find CBF to be very useful vs wave 2 in solo runs, without it the skele will throw ice bolts that cripples my merc and lengthens the run significantly (+30-60 seconds)
I tried 160/60 and 60/60 armors on my mercs, but I didn't like it. Yes, it allows you to keep IAS up while being able to Cham your helm or whatnot, but now Decryp becomes annoying on your merc which Fade from Treachery can easily take care of IMO. Fade almost always gets set off during the A2 wave for me, so that combination of 75 CR, 15% DR and 79% curse duration reduction makes any cold slow/decryp almost non-evident IMO. Aside from the cost of the armors, IMO overall Fade still makes Treachery a better choice than 160/60s & 60/60s.