Hey
Finally got my barb to Hell last night yay
... anyway, I'm playing a summon druid through the game as a side char. He is currently lvl35 lvling his merc in a3.
Points so far are:
13 Oak
11 Dire Wolf
Prerequisites and 1-pointers
I am going shockwave with him starting from lvl37 after I pick up bear and will then max maul after shockwave. His gear will keep his +skills with more caster and fcr items from lvl37.
The points I intend to spend as he gets to A5 Hell if he does:
20 Oak
20 Dire Wolf
15 Grizzly
20 Shockwave
15 Maul
11 Prerequisites and 1-pointers
-- 101 skill points, around lvl95.
Current merc is A3 Lightning
Playing him he will be mediocre summoner and a weak to mediocre caster, and I want some form of ctc curse, f.ex. amp or decrep to amplify shockwave and summons, while my merc does elemental damage on physical immunes to some degree.
That's my question and agenda.
I'm looking for a merc that does 1) Decent elemental damage on trash and weaker unique monsters and 2) Can provide good ctc curse.
I'm leaning towards an A1 fire or cold merc.
My question is,
What are your experiences in playing through the later difficulties with an A1 fire or cold merc on a physical based character. How is the ctc curse doing on them? Do they do enough elemental damage to kill superunique, physical immune trash?