09-10-2004, 01:37 PM
Quote:for cold or lightning, culwen's point could be decent. it has +1 skill and also 20% hit recovery and 50% poison reduction, 2 strong survivability mods for mercs.
As silly as it sounds, the unique scimitar makes a decent act3 merc weapon as well: it has +15% all resists, and a small bonus to life(+15).
I have a cold iron wolf on my lvl 85 conviction zealot. The merc uses Blood Crescent scimitar, a rare circlet with 20% fast cast, stealth armor(fast cast), and an ancients pledge sheild. Right now he survives fine in hell, but that probably has alot to do with the conviction my pally is running. I plan on replacing his sheild soon; he is over resisting by a decent amount with both the +15 from the scimitar and the big bonus from ancients pledge.
The pally soloed to gaurdian(untwinked except for the unique ataghan that my poison javelineer found) without too much trouble, and the merc is a major part of his success.