hello guys, I have a question for the experts, I just got my first HR, a Lo, and I would like to know if it is advisable to spend it on a fortress for my mercenary, or is it wasted, thanks for your help, I play on PS4 online
Fortitude is always good for a merc. you can’t really go wrong. In a lot of cases, your survivability depends on your merc. That being said, fort is the best option for a merc because of its high defence and high enhanced damage. The first highrune I also found was a fort and I did the same thing. I highly doubt you would regret making it.
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TThank you for the answer
Ice - (Amn, Sheal, Jah, Lo) Bow / Crossbow
Act 1 Merc (Update… soon 
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100% Chance To Cast Level 40 [Blizzard] When You Level-up
25% Chance To Cast Level 22 [Frost Nova] On Striking
Level 18 [Holy Freeze] Aura When Equipped
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+140-210% Enhanced Damage (varies)
Ignore Target’s Defense
+25-30% To Cold Skill Damage (varies)
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
-20% To Enemy Cold Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
(3.125*Clvl)% Extra Gold From Monsters (Based on Character Level)
Pew pew 
If you wanna be a mad scientist with your runes.
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thanks for the advice, but getting a Lo has seemed like a miracle to me, a Jah must be incredible, I’ve never been very lucky in this game, but it’s something I’ve assumed, and to enjoy it you don’t have to have the best of the best
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Too true. When I found my first high rune, it was literally in December. I played for a loooong damn time and finally found a LO. It seemed like after that I was getting one maybe every 10 runes and amassed great rune wealth for single player. To which very few I’m sure have had comparable. Just before I made my infinity the other day I have found and upped from um to date, 4 LO 2 Cham, prolly 30 or 40 um, 5 ist, 3ohm, 3 sur, 4 gul (2 disappeared because I didn’t open another game after I found them and figured out you need your system to save a new game after to guarantee the rune doesn’t disappear), 4vex and prolly 12 mal. Prolly 20 lem and 40 fal. I just keep upping as I find the low to mids cause it has helped get more ists. Even though I found 5 ist I’ve made prolly another 8 on top of those. Isted a bunch of gear to see if it will help my mf on my Pali and most turned out to be a waste except my 2 ist alibaba. Anyways keep plugging away. I hope you catch the rune fever too and get a ton.
Yes, your merc will be have the reason you survive hell, other half is your build
If you want a solid Merc Armor I can highly recommend
Duress (Sheal, Um, Thul)
+40% Faster Hit Recovery
+10-20% Enhanced Damage
Adds 37-133 Cold Damage
15% Chance of Crushing Blow
33% Chance of Open Wounds
+150-200% Enhanced Defense
-20% Slower Stamina Drain
Cold Resist +45%
Lightning Resist+15%
Fire Resist+15%
Poison Resist +15%
- Hit Recovery (Back on damage Quick)
- Enhanced Damage (More Damage, yes)
- Crushing Blow (More HP? Extra Dmg!)
- Open Wounds (Self heal? Nah, die!)
- Enhanced Defence (Don’t touch me bro)
It’s deceptive how well this works on an Act 2 Merc with the Defence Aura.
Actually that’s what my merc uses with his infinity. I made a duress in a scarab husk that was like 1700 def and the open wounds and crushing blow alone make it awesome armour. My hireling using the insight uses my fort.
Definitely a Grief in a 4os Phase Blade. Helps you with all melee chars and Smiter too.
Forti is nice, but you need a 800+ Def ethereal armor too. And for Merc you have so many other options too. Treachery, Duress, Duriel’s.
That’s life, I just spent the Lo and found an ethereal Duriel