blinky99 wrote:
well i want someone to tank
Don't neglect
faster hit recov on the merc.
I find lack of it is what usually kills A2 mercs outside of 1 shot deals.
Treachery or Stone rw's are good candidates outside of high end gear (resists permitting) imo. Treachery also has a hefty ias allowing more life leech but stone has more resists.
Insight is awesome on A2 mercs for 2 main reasons:
1. Gives you GG mana back<--mai reason
2. Critical strike for your merc, increasing his dps. Just be sure to make it in a eth wep for full effect.
Only thing that your merc needs then is only some life leech (elemental set is nice for merc res, absorbs and some 12% LL. Oh, and also 20% life increase for the merc-o-tank).
Half joking I'd recommend death gloves/belt for poison resists goodness (lacking from ele set), extra LL, ias and resists. Good crafts/rares can be also a option until endgame gear.
A2 mercs wielding giant thresher has 75 and 142 ias breakpoints for 5.5 and 5 fpa respectively (
http://diablo3.ingame.de/tips/calcs/wea ... ng=english)
Treachery: 50 ias
Death belt/glov: 25 ias
Bam!, you just hit second to last ias BP.
Frames .....FHR % for A2 mercs, vanilla D2, but should also apply to HU me thinks (blue?)
15 .............0
14..............5
13..............9
12.............14
11 ............20
10.............30
9...............42
8...............60
7 ..............86
6...............142
5...............280
With just treachery your merc is squarely into 8 frames hit recov. Add another item with fhr (helm/boot) and he'll be a happy camper.