thank you for the support, sirs.
a3 seemed even easier than a2. the little guys die super quick.
even trav was a breeze. there was just the 1 guy who wasn't able to be stunned. other than that, we picked them apart.
IK boots on the way to mephy
kept meph aggro on me so merc could take it away without regret. meph hardly touched me. went back to town twice for more mana pots. only used ~6 health pots, which was mostly due to the poison cloud damage over time. around 50 mana pots lol
surprisingly, the fight didn't last as long as I thought it would. just under 7 minutes.