A3 mercs dmg calculation.

n0ga · **Joined:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:05 am **Posts:** 92

I have been trying a cold merc from act3, and when giving him a ring that increase cold dmg by 6% it dmg havent got increased. It's like his dmg it being calculated as it was physical, but dealt as cold. Is it that way? or I'm wrong?

Verb · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:50 am

the damaged shown in the merc screen is not the actual damage he deal as far as I know

n0ga · **Joined:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:05 am **Posts:** 92

nice....so how the hell i can figure out what gear to give him? xD

Verb · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:59 am

You'll just have to compare the items you have on him, give him all the pierce you can get and +cold skill damage for the rest of the pieces.

n0ga · **Joined:** Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:05 am **Posts:** 92

yeh, but + dmg also gives nice bonus on dmg, and at some stages that might be better than a +% cold skill. But yeh, somehow I'll be able to live with it

Thank you.

kwikster · **Joined:** Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:15 pm **Posts:** 523

As with many elemental builds pierce has more of an effect than +% dmg. Example, merc deals 1k cold dmg and monster has 75% cold res resulting in net dmg of 250. Adding 10% boosts that dmg to 1100 after res is 275. Same 1k dmg with 10% pierce results in 350 dmg.

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