Hi.
I'm following the advices of this thread:

https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=28612344&f=87 (Ancalagons fanazealot).

Im building the death set up (questions at the end)

Guillmaue`s Head ias
Armor of your choice ?1
Herald Ias
Nosferatu`s Coil
Highlord`s Wrath
LoH
Raven+ LL ring
Death Ettin
Gores--> later WT`s ?2
lvl 27 fana needed

switch: ?3

Inventory:

...resicharms or maybe lifecharms...
but most of all:
Offensive aura skillers and/or maxdam/ar charms, but this totally depends on what you use and what exactly you have. ?4

Merc: act 2 offensive
Reapers toll
treachery
guillaume ?5

?1 It seems Ancalagon has a preference for Fort. Ok, nice off-damage...But lets say i would use Treachery for the 45 ias + highlords (20) + LoH (20).
And what we need is 80 ias to reach the final break point. That would give me 2 free sockets to use from the 15's needed normally in guillaumes and HOz,
I could even replace the Nos belt. MM..,,would that be better?

?2 suggested is war travellers over gores at lvl 90ish for the 15-25 +damage. I dont get it. Does it have to do with life leach
and the Ds of death per/lvl ?

?3idk..The guides suggests azurewrath and dragonscale, but that was when iron maidens still existed. Now i cant think of nothing else than cta/spirit.

?4 offensive aura skillers? Why? : To reach the lvl 27 fana aura? But if (or, once) you have it, i dont see there purpose.
So at lvl 27 aura, max/ar/life charms. What is your opinion on those vs Combat/lifers,

?5 For me, the most important is the Merc survivability. If he dies, i loose decrepify from Reapers.
I can accept that he dies sometimes, but not too often. So for the helm, maybe vampire gaze insteat for the dmr?
(im using eth treachery).

grief as weapon.

i'd go with enigma as armor.

if you don't need life, try 14max76ar gcs.

WT adds a lot of dmg, it's really a nice choice and helps a bit with mf.

you can go string of ears and have another ring instead of the LL one.

by herald ias do you mean herald of zackarum?

merc sounds good as it is. with enigma you could reposition him easily.

There aren't any better jewels than 40/15s anyway so no need to replace them. Go for Eni or Forti (depending on your need for mobility).

WTs for general pvm in that case. You are at or near max with cb and ds without gores.

CTA is overrated in pvm. You can use spike and spirit for switch tele.

Go for max/ar/life or res/life depending on what you need.

No, the mdr or dr on gaze does almost nothing. Use Gulimans

Just some clarifications about my questions and the build.
The set up is not making any compromise for more mf.
The question concerning war travs or gores is really about killing speed. (But i would make concessions for more CB and less pure damage, just in case i would find myself in 6-7-8 players game).
..That's why im leaning towards gores.
?1 Im hesitating really just between Fort and Treachery



thanks for your comments.




boots True, but still...Idk. You dont like max CB and ds ?

Mercs helm: Are you sure? I've always read that dmr on a merc was very welcome.

armor/switch Ok, and what do you suggest on switch with fort?

With hl and gulli you have roughly 95% ds on lvl 90. Depending on your weapon roll and your global +ed% the flat damage increase from wt will outclass the missing 5% ds.

Yes, I'm sure. MDR helps alot in travi though.

Najs puzzler

yeah, merc is fine with reaper treachery and guillaumes

ok, thanks. And the same goes for the -15 Cb right?
I havent considered the Mdr of Vampire gaze, and wouldnt have for just trave runs. But for every place else, 15-20 damage reduced...Well, i have always read the dmr was good for a merc.
...But if my mercs survibility is ok, ill go with guillaumes.



Thanks, ill go with guillaume and see,

Yes, 85cb is enough unless you do bosses exclusively (judging by the fact you don't want to go with enigma, I guess you aren't). Death Setup is so damaging that cb hardly ever is a factor on regular mobs.
I never meant to give the impression that dr is bad on merc. Its just that the offensive potential of guli is too good to pass.

Its been a few days , i know. But i still have questions

Merc: With my lvl27 fana aura and treachery and reapers, i have noticed that my merc reaches the last breakpoinits wether he uses jab or a standard attack.
So what to put in is helm and weapon? ehn. dam., Lo, ber ..cham for cbf in the helm?