Knight_Saber wrote:Elendilli wrote:of course. Mercenaries are ownage. A5 and A2 are the main ones people use. A2 because it's a tank and A5 for better dps/Gift of the Wild. I've tested A3 as well but personally I feel like it has less advantages compared to the others. A2 is prefered for Labyrinth because it's super easy to get 60% dr and max resists. A5 in labs is possible but you need a lot of gear.
I've never really used mercs, in cLoD and early versions of Median they tended to just die immediately, survive and be insignificant or just bug out. Only time I used them was level challenge (Tran Athalua) back in LazBro Median days, as some classes/builds would get shredded, while an act 3 bloodmage merc could solo it naked.
So how to equip an act 2 merc?
The Retiarius
The Retiarius
Trident (Sacred)
Two-Hand Damage: (179 - 220) to (298 - 367)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 408
Required Dexterity: 428
Item Level: 120
Dexterity Damage Bonus: (0.15 per Dexterity)%
+100% Magic Find If Wielded by a Mercenary
+20% Deadly Strike If Wielded by a Player
50% Attack Speed
Adds (50 to 75)-(150 to 200) Damage
+(140 to 170)% Enhanced Damage
Slow Target 25%
(20 to 25)% to Dexterity
(20 to 25)% to Vitality
Physical Resist 10%
+15 Mana on Melee Attack
Socketed (6)
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Candlewake
Candlewake
Splint Mail (Sacred)
Defense: (8032 - 9339) to (11077 - 12593)
Required Level: 100
Required Strength: 600
Item Level: 105
-2% Base Block Chance
Additional Strength Damage Bonus: 0.0390625%
-(11 to 15)% to Enemy Cold Resistance
+(150 to 200)% Enhanced Defense
+(1500 to 3500) Defense
(10 to 25)% to Strength
(50 to 100)% Bonus to Defense
Cannot Be Frozen (1/2 chance to appear)
Socketed (6)
, etc? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Depends on your character, what you want to use it for, your current items.
A2 merc is generally the most versatile in terms of buffs. It naturally has access to bloodlust so it is preferable early on and doesn't require much %physical damage reduction because of its innate abilities so it makes a great Overall tank for all stages of the game including Labs. Access to Night's Embrace and many other supportive weapons.
A5 merc is more physical damage based along with having the perk of a small Gift of the Wild buff every so-often. It's way harder to obtain %physical damage reduction on A5 merc but he deals way more damage than A2. Access to Quarak's gives one of the best Bloodlusts in the game or you can give it a strong 2h DPS wep though the Bloodlust is pretty damn good.
A3 is the least versatile merc but provides elemental based-dps. More specifically, Abjurer variant of the merc because it deals more elemental and spell damage compared to the others. Not much use for A3 mercs in my experience, The A2 and A5 just have way more benefits going for it.
why I cannot uśe hunting banishee from darkfeast mace ? I put points at the neutral tree, there is no restrictuins, UHP has "can use only summon melee and buffs" but nothing at the neutraliy. Got it: I had this 
