Ultimate A1 Merc?

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Riadin

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Ultimate A1 Merc?

Greetings All
I am buiding a A1 merc to balance my FrostZealot pally and would appreciate ffedback from this furum on best gear for my A1 merc.
We are both clvl49 HC.The pally is melee/cold so i have got a ranged/fire to balance him out when i get to Hell (for cold immunes)
I am thinking upgraded WWS/Guillanes face helm/Lionheart or Duress and prolly put 2 pskulls in WWS for life leech.
Can anyone tell me what WWS will upgrade to in damage plz?
No suggestions with WF/CoH/Enigma etc please as this is HC and I rarely see those runes drop.
Thank you all for your feedback
Cheers
Ian
BTW I have a lvl65 Bowazon HC and a lvl49 Java also in HC
 
Last season I had a rogue equipt'd with a double shael'd WWS, Spirit Shroud, and a Lore helm. With her +2skills, she had an equal chance to fire cold, fire, or magic arrows for her regular attack. And she was pretty quick about it under her pally's Fana aura. She performed quite well IMO. Unfortunately, she perished along with her Pally BF when he got IM'd in the CS.

In your case, just start with a fire rogue and you are set. Go with the WWS and shael it. Magic arrow will be great against PIs in Hell. The resists, chance to cast Amp and the deadly strike will be gravy. The merc IAS page seems to be down, but IIRC she will need about 80IAS with an 0 speed bow (WWS) to reach her max. I suggest you use a Spirit Forge linked mail on her. Extra fire damage, +life and two sockets for IAS jewels should be the ticket. For the helm, an IASed Tals mask. Guillanes is great for melee, but CB is nerfed for ranged. Besides with all that deadly strike, she won't need it.
 
Whoa - re read you reply

, but CB is nerfed for ranged. Besides with all that deadly strike, she won't need it.[/QUOTE]
I see all these guides recommending CB for zons....can you explain about the nerf please or a URL for more info thank you.
This is the first i have heard it.
Cheers
Ian
 
Ever thought of Kuko?... I haven't confirmed it but supposedly the Rogue's fire arrow synergizes the fires explosive arrows on the Kuko. The other option is an HoJ. Kuko and any enchant is supposed to rock if you get your hands on a demon limb.

Can anyone confirm the explosive arrows?

Thanks,

Edit: Armor wise I'd prefer Duress over Lionheart. Lionheart will probably give her more damage but the OW will probably help alot more where it counts.

I concur that Guillame's isn't as attractive on A1 mercs vs A2 mercs... I'll probably get laughed at but since this is HC that you're talking about... Ondal's Almighty (Heaven's Breatheren set) would probably be bad a$$ on a ranged merc. It has 10% to cast Weaken on it as well as a nice dex & defense bonus.
 
Here is a thread from the Strategy forum about CB. Basically, CB has only half the chance to occur ranged compared to melee.
 
YogiRat said:
Here is a thread from the Strategy forum about CB. Basically, CB has only half the chance to occur ranged compared to melee.
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I understood it as half the damage which is actually a big difference vs. half the chance.
 
A1 merc and Kuko

Can anyone confirm the explosive arrows?

Hi Royalese.
She is using Kuko at moment and explosive arrows is working well.
Did 15 NM Baal runs with a friend. which is way above her clvl48, she not only didnt get killed once but managed to annoy minions quite well (with lvl31 Holy freeze on Pally Lister is crawling towards me and she pin cushioning him.. :lol: )
But as I finding the FrostZealot becoming more of a caster I may need to get a tank merc.
Thank you to everyone for the advice too
Cheers
Ian
 
Riadin said:
Can anyone confirm the explosive arrows?

Hi Royalese.
She is using Kuko at moment and explosive arrows is working well.
Did 15 NM Baal runs with a friend. which is way above her clvl48, she not only didnt get killed once but managed to annoy minions quite well (with lvl31 Holy freeze on Pally Lister is crawling towards me and she pin cushioning him.. :lol: )
But as I finding the FrostZealot becoming more of a caster I may need to get a tank merc.
Thank you to everyone for the advice too
Cheers
Ian
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cool... what armor & helm did she end up using?

If you go with a tank merc then I suggest the typical might A2 merc. I always liked Reapers Toll, Guillame's & Duress as a combo. The Decrep + Holy Freeze will make all the monsters crawl. Also the speed and crushing blow are horrendous. As far as breaking immunities... curses only run at 20% effectiveness vs. immunes. So the while the difference between Amp damage vs Decrepify is 50% vs non-immune monsters it's only a 10% difference vs. immuned monsters. Add in the slow and -damage and Decrepify makes a lot more sense than Amp does on you.

If you need just a flat out tank then Sazabi's on A5 makes them almost invulnerable. Helluva fast too!!! Works well boss running but is a pain in high undead areas.
 
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