So with 2.4, I’m a bit curious to try a new merc and see if there is anything better than the old Act 2/Might/Insight combo?
I have two sorc, a full blizz one kitted out full MF, and a Hydra/Blizz one that I’m testing out (quite fun in P1 btw, but would struggle otherwise).
Any advice? Both are rocking an Act 2 Might merc with Insight/Fortitude/Andy
It depends on your play philosophy. Generally you can experiment with cold sorc because you won’t break immunities anyway so you either skip them or let your merc kill them.
If you want another way of getting rid of cold immunes, the new A5 merc is quite a beast, especially if you equip him with good weapons like Headstrikers. You lose mana regen though, so it’s a QoL loss.
For any other sorceress A2 hands down because he is the only one who can use Infinity.
Thanks for the input.
I only use Infinity on my trapsin, but the Hydra/Blizz Sorc does fine since you usually don’t have fire & cold & phys immune, so either me or my merc can handle it. Losing mana regen should be doable, but I need to get some headstriker, I was getting rid of them before.
What about using an act 1 merc with an insight bow, could her phys dmg still handle cold & fire immune?
They hardly did anything to improve her damage so there is absolutely no way she can compete with A2 with Might Aura (+ you can give him Eth Weapon making the difference even larger) and Frenzied A5.
A1 Rogue is quite nice if you want Fanaticism from Faith or the new runeword for Bows. Giving her a new arrow type makes her more survivable but not really more damaging.
Insight for Bows is less for the merc and more for huge QoL Bowazon leveling/farming (before you get your Faith/Windforce/Ice)
Thanks for sharing! Alright, I guess I gotta find some headstrikers if I really want to try something new 