Quote (ferdegulasch @ Oct 2 2022 03:22am)
Hey folks,
so i put together a terrorzone hybrid ww/zerker/itemfind barb.
was wondering which mercenary specc would be best since melee classes tend to have problems with attack rating at high monster levels due to the immense def.
I Myself am wearing a grief and a last wish phase blade (this is designed for p1 magic find, dont bother me with dual grief, i know what trade off im doing here).
i have tried 2 setups for the mercs now;
Act 1 Rogue Fire
Faith GMB lvl 14 Fana Aura
Eth Shaft Stop
Eth Gaze
Act 2 Blessed Aim
Infinity
Eth Forti
Eth Andy
All the build guides propose the a1 fana merc - but in testing i feel the blessed aim / infinity combo works better.
The inner sight appears to be very usefull, but gets cast too randomly imho.
Does anyone have a professional insight or source for this matter? I'd really like to optimize this build to the fullest potential, so some excat number crunshing would be awesome :)
1) If you have infinity, you don't need Blessed aim Aura, Monster Defenses are zapped by conviction. Aura wise... idk you already have might. If you cut your vita in half, put those puts into strength, you can use holy freeze merc as the slower attacks won't kill you more than you leech.
2) You may actually go full damage aiding mercs by using grandcharms with a few 130+ar and frw/life/etc instead of using fanat, convict and blessed aim auras. FRW now helps Whirlwind with 2.5patch.
3)
This is my favorite Merc pairing for melee setup if telestomping with enigma. Brand has 35% amp damage when struck, and best to use the fire arrow merc so enermies can hit her instead of freeze. This is the fastest way I know to level a barbarian without leeching.
Brand Matriarchal bow with 3bow base
8LL/20/15 Vampire Gaze 15res/15ias green jewel
Shaftstop 180ed chamBUT your lifetap proc on lastwish over-ride amp damage 1/3rd the time.
4) Demonlimb on swap with Hoto. Sacrifice 3 batle orders for more AR for you and your merc. A good amount of AR with lvl 23 enchant. Don't forget fire facet it
5) Reapers toll blessed aim merc. -50% enemy phys res, slows enemies, increases your AR.
This post was edited by ActVIMercenary on Oct 2 2022 05:55pm