I'm looking for a nice item to summon my iron golem, I have the mercenary with obedience (just put because I wanted more damage to bosses and elites) and I'm very happy with it (even if some bodies freeze).
I noticed that I don't need much insight because I don't teleport and therefore I don't need too much mana (which a puddle sanitizes quickly once in a while).
At the moment my golem is using insight in a low level weapon so as not to kill itself with the returned damage.
but the meditation effect seems a bit useless to me.
I'm a necro in SP HC P8. At the moment I'm on act 2 Hell and everything is going pretty well.
I was thinking of something that could help my mercenary like hustle (weapon), or something like delirium to create altered states to those who attack him (even if it cancels my curse). or crescent moon or lawbringer for stasis field and sanctuary aura ... has anyone tried these items or others? or did you all follow exactly what was written in the guides?

I'm in SP HC P8.

Don't write something like: infinity, pride, beast....

This post was edited by Kirura on May 26 2025 01:13am

no one?

Not sure what is added from items for your Iron Golem, so I am going to Dig a Hole here:

Bramble: Thorns Aura ... not sure, does Iron Golem gain: 50% FHR, +300 Def, Resists & +5% Max Cold res and the +13 Life per kill mods?
Doom: ? Holy Freeze Aura to slow monsters?

I wouldn't use HoJ, just because there are too many Fire Immunes in Hell Difficulty

I don't know... up to you really ... I thought of Doom because of slowing down 97% of all monsters, if you are using Amp and not a Reapers Toll merc with Decrepify ... it could be handy.:

I just used Arreat Summit to view some Runewords, you should find better information though... here is the Link:

https://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/runewords-110.shtml

GL / HF

Is nice items anyway freeze aura steal too many corpes, and reaper toll is one of my best weapons but I cast amp and ovveride decrepify

I have the answer my boy. One single simplified and ensnaring word: Harmony.

You cant make iron golem out of a bow brother.

Best item to make iron golem out of is Infinity or Lawbringer.

Infinity is expensive or in your case hard to find on singleplayer to keep remaking the golem if he dies. Law bringing is easy to make. Insight is also a good option causes its easy to make but + mana doesnt benefit too much compared to Conviction or Sanctuary.

Goddang i was mistaken. What a bummer. I'll rememebr that one. I make mistakes .. but i remember, i am not a dumb one.

Insight is a good one. Not too unconventional but a safe option that is always helpful. Having good mana can help a bit. I mean skellies die, there are curses to cast, maybe someone use bone spirit... it helps the flow of the play of the game to use it..........

pride > insight > any other.. dunno even if I cant tele a necro burns mana like crazy. Ofc weapon on merc should be infi. Selfwield a beast ba.

BUT for your current I would go for hustle weapon

If u summon take beast.

If your looking for budget and a huge increase in boss damage then do try Bonesnap, fire and cold resist with 40% crushing blow.