Sorc-related (enchant) sorta-technical questions

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So I’m doing the enchant build with a A1 Kuko Merc - and I have some open slots I have questions about (merc & char): Oh, and PvM if it matters

Merc’s Kuko was suggested to have a Shael in it, but I was thinking theses 3 alternate options: (in order)

  • Cham - to slow things down, and adding in cold damage
  • Fire facet - simply to add more fire damage
  • Jah - not sure how I.T.D. works, just seemed like it allows more damage to get thru

Or does the IAS from Shael just adjust/correct for any/all of these with the more arrows flying down range?

Same questions for my char and:

  • my Demon Machine
  • my Ormus robe
  • my Shako

Same answers, is it different since I’m the source of the fire damage (?)

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If you’re going to use Kuko on your merc, then shael would probably be best, depending on her other gear.

  • Cham would be negligible.
  • A faster rate of fire will usually produce more damage output than a facet - depending on other gear.
  • Jah would basically be worthless as well because
    1. It only works on trash mobs.
    2. If you’re enchanting her with a high level enchant, then she should have lots of attack rating anyway.
    3. The explosion happens whether it hits or not - but you do need to hit to pierce.

One hidden thing that you may not be aware of is that “Fires Explosive Arrows” doesn’t work on the merc. The visual is there, but the damage isn’t. From Kuko, that leaves +3 to skills, some flat fire damage, and 50% pierce.

If you instead used your Cham to make a Mist runeword in a matriarchal bow with +3 skills then you would get:
+6 skills, 100% pierce, +24 to Vitality, All Resistances +40, 20% bonus attack rating… It also has lots of enhanced physical damage, plus the concentration aura (which also boosts your physical damage), which helps with leeching life/mana. The bow also fires at a base rate of 11 frames instead of 14 from Kuko.

Or you could use the Jah to make Faith in a +3 matriarchal bow. Even the worst roll gives her a 10 frame attack. And she gets +4-5 skills, +300% attack rating, flat fire damage, resists, ignore target defense…

For your gear, with Demon Machine, you’ll only need 10 ias to reach your highest breakpoint. If your merc has Faith, then you won’t need any from gear. Otherwise, you just need 10% somewhere. The best option is probably a 15IAS jewel with something else on it, socketed into any of your mentioned parts.

Hope this helps. :grinning:

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