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heamn wrote:just got a crafted balanced knife with scorpion blade on striking, does it synergize with assassin's MaelStrom MKV's for more knife?

yes

Gekko64 wrote:no because your spell damage scales with energy


druid gets a ton of strength factor to spell as well though. but energy will be more useful because you need mana to cast anyways, along with spell dmg
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Is there any way to get sockets on a tier 6 item which already has 1 socket?
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Aight, thanks
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dogtordog wrote:Is there any way to get sockets on a tier 6 item which already has 1 socket?

If it's a base/magic item use oil of renewal, if it's a unique item use 2 arcane crystals + any rune (or oil of enhancement, not rly sure)
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L H wrote:
heamn wrote:just got a crafted balanced knife with scorpion blade on striking, does it synergize with assassin's MaelStrom MKV's for more knife?

yes

did a reskill, still 2 knife from scorpion blade by default, maybe a nerf for this patch?
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heamn wrote:just got a crafted balanced knife with scorpion blade on striking, does it synergize with assassin's MaelStrom MKV's for more knife?



Yes a bit, it won't have as many knives as your skill scorpion blade but it will get some more. Also the proc/skill sucks.
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Nitz wrote:
heamn wrote:just got a crafted balanced knife with scorpion blade on striking, does it synergize with assassin's MaelStrom MKV's for more knife?



Yes a bit, it won't have as many knives as your skill scorpion blade but it will get some more. Also the proc/skill sucks.


If you look at the SSSU Skull Cap, that proc will get multiple projectiles (granted it gets a flat bonus from the affix itself), but the proc is affected by +max knivs from MKV the same way that a paladin using
Cyclops
will get more mindflay beam procs from Slayer investment.
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Is there any Mercenary guide for all of them? I was looking for one in Guide section and found only Act 5 merc and it 8 months old, so its not for 1.2 patch.
What I am looking for are some baseline tips. For example I read somewhere, that Act 2 merc got max %dmg reduction without items, is it true?
Is it worth to increase max resists for mercs overall? Thank you
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Do druid bow skills still suck at procing 'on striking' effects?

Like, in 2012 MXL (I've played since Median 08, only just returned to the game), you'd have spore shot firing hundreds of arrows, but if you try 'Cyclops' X-bow (runeword) with 'Tranquilizer' bolt quiver (unique), you'd see fuck all procs.

Meanwhile, trap rat procs 'on striking' like crazy.

It seemed busted. Does it work better now, or do you just stick to shockwave's 100% punisher on kill?