Ignatz: ...a lvl 85 Barb merc in Hell with the best gear there IS in 1.10 and he dies very, very frequently. I can't even keep him alive amid a handful of monsters...
I have a couple of suggestions.
First, stick a Call to Arms in your second weapon slot. It will work on any 4-socket weapon, including staves. Then, cast Battle Orders and Battle Command as needed. The bump to life for your Merc will be worth it.
Second, try Breath of the Dying as the Merc weapon. 50% Poison Nova on kill gives a Melee Merc a nice AoE attack, and the Poison helps with preventing monster's life regeneration. Plus, the +30 to all attributes means a Barbarian merc will get a serious bump to Life and DR.
Delirium is great to stick on the Merc for crowd control, as long as he can get in a few hits to trigger Confuse.
...I'm going to go crazy when 1.10 goes Live on the Realms, I won't know what to do with "typical" legit Realm equipment. :)
-rcv-
I have a couple of suggestions.
First, stick a Call to Arms in your second weapon slot. It will work on any 4-socket weapon, including staves. Then, cast Battle Orders and Battle Command as needed. The bump to life for your Merc will be worth it.
Second, try Breath of the Dying as the Merc weapon. 50% Poison Nova on kill gives a Melee Merc a nice AoE attack, and the Poison helps with preventing monster's life regeneration. Plus, the +30 to all attributes means a Barbarian merc will get a serious bump to Life and DR.
Delirium is great to stick on the Merc for crowd control, as long as he can get in a few hits to trigger Confuse.
...I'm going to go crazy when 1.10 goes Live on the Realms, I won't know what to do with "typical" legit Realm equipment. :)
-rcv-