'It would have to be a weak merc to not survive by the time you get here.' Also, act 1 mercs might do less dmg than act 3 mercs but they attack faster. Not to mention the Ice runeword which has a Holy Freeze aura, making it even better for a ranged build. Amazons can use Decoy and Valkyrie to bring a mob together and stand back with their merc killing off everything.

Melee builds aren't they only ones that benefit from act 1 mercs. I find healing and the extra damage of a paladin with a 'lance like' weapon, to be better than the occasional 'twack twack twack' of the bow.The act 1 merc is a Rogue not an Amazon, though they are pretty similar. I used to only use the amazon because I usually play a melee class, and having a ranged minion helped.

the result is, that aura also heals your HP. as the result, it has to have prayer and doesn't use it. Depending on which type you pick and which difficulty it comes from determines the aura it gets.'Įach act has 3 different choices, in act 1, one of the choices gets one of the auras that is directly after Prayer. They can use pole-arms and javelins not just spears. It depends on what build you are as to which merc is the best to use. and before you mentione poles are slow, Burst of speed. My to hit for bosses in my act is never bellow 88%, I keep my accuracy up so I do full damage, because of Tiger strike with a pole weapon. It's contrary to the rest of your posts and makes it seem like you don't know what you're talking about.

:) They do not 'own everything.' Unless you mean Leap Attack, in which case Leap Attack and Dragon Talon have the same issues, which is lack of crowd control. Mastering Leap with a barb would do nothing, ignoring how fun it is to jump around of course. Not to mention like Smite it gets knockback. With the exception of Strafe it's also the fastest attack in the game. you can do it and own everything, but its kinda retarded.It's not 'exploiting game mechanics.' Using Dragon Talon is better than Dragon Claw because you don't need to use two claws, meaning you can use a shield. Soloing anythign with a kicksin is like only mastering leap as a barbarian. I never use the kick moves, the only finisher I used is the one thats a double-stab with 2 claws, because I tend to have 2 magic claws, if I'm using them, and most finishers only use the stats of the first one. 'What's your point? What level were you? At level 19 with no stats and no real gear I solo'd Meph with a kicksin.'

Diablo 2 1.12 runewords single player