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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Diablo 2 / January 2008What merc for my windy druid?
Hey guys, what merc should I get for my windy druid? I thought of a few with reasons for each particular choice. But I just can't seem to agree which is the best. So I am listing out the candidates and pick the one with the most votes. Democracy at work. hehe 1) Fire or Lightning merc from Act 3. Because my windy druid would have cold and physical attack, but some monsters in Hell would be immune to both cold and physical. So another elemental attack would serve me well. 2) Might aura merc from Act 2. Because windy druids have Pooh bears. Yeah. You only spend 80 points on your elemental tree, then the rest would go towards a bear, no? Well, a might merc would boost the bear up. 3) A barbarian in Act 5. Because I never had one before. Might be fun? Besides lots of swords have elemental damage so he would have both phy and ele capabilities. Well, which one would u pick? Teck > 1) Fire or Lightning merc from Act 3. Because my windy druid would > have cold and physical attack, but some monsters in Hell would be > immune to both cold and physical. So another elemental attack would > serve me well. Their damage is weak at best when teamed with a paladin who has lvl 25 conviction lowering monster's resistances by 150. Now imagine how weak it it withOUT the paladin's aura. Beyond there, there are very few monsters immune to cold and physical together. An occasional boss monster that can be avoided, and that's really it. > 2) Might aura merc from Act 2. Because windy druids have Pooh bears. > Yeah. A decent choice, although not the one I would use(reasons below). > You only spend 80 points on your elemental tree, then the rest > would go towards a bear, no? No, the rest goes towards Oak Sage. Bear is a 1 point skill at best, a lot of windys don't even get it(or wait till lvl 95 to get it) and simply rely on wolves for their summons. > Well, a might merc would boost the bear up. True, but even at lvl 20 the bear only does roughly 1k damage, and it's all physical. Even with might, he'll contribute little, damage wise, compared to your 5k+ tornados. > 3) A barbarian in Act 5. Because I never had one before. Might be fun? > Besides lots of swords have elemental damage so he would have both phy > and ele capabilities. Wind druids really benefit from a merc with an Insight, MUCH more than the mostly shitty elemental damage you can get on swords, and act 5 mercs can't wield insight. > Well, which one would u pick? None of the above. I'd choose a holy freeze merc or defiance merc, and give him an insight weapon. Holy Freeze slows even the cold immune monsters making them attack slower and be less likely to move out of the way of your tornados, Defiance would boost the defense of you and your summons decreasing the number of hits you and your minions take. IMO, even Prayer would be better than Might or an act 3/5 merc, as the prayer and med work well together My own lvl 93 windy uses a Holy Freeze merc, but really, it , Defiance, or Prayer are all better choices than Might or an act 3/5 merc. > Teck > 1) Fire or Lightning merc from Act 3. Because my windy druid would > have cold and physical attack, but some monsters in Hell would be > immune to both cold and physical. So another elemental attack would > serve me well. Their damage is weak at best when teamed with a paladin who has lvl 25 conviction lowering monster's resistances by 150. Now imagine how weak it it withOUT the paladin's aura. Beyond there, there are very few monsters immune to cold and physical together. An occasional boss monster that can be avoided, and that's really it. > 2) Might aura merc from Act 2. Because windy druids have Pooh bears. > Yeah. A decent choice, although not the one I would use(reasons below). > You only spend 80 points on your elemental tree, then the rest > would go towards a bear, no? No, the rest goes towards Oak Sage. Bear is a 1 point skill at best, a lot of windys don't even get it(or wait till lvl 95 to get it) and simply rely on wolves for their summons. > Well, a might merc would boost the bear up. True, but even at lvl 20 the bear only does roughly 1k damage, and it's all physical. Even with might, he'll contribute little, damage wise, compared to your 5k+ tornados. > 3) A barbarian in Act 5. Because I never had one before. Might be fun? > Besides lots of swords have elemental damage so he would have both phy > and ele capabilities. Wind druids really benefit from a merc with an Insight, MUCH more than the mostly shitty elemental damage you can get on swords, and act 5 mercs can't wield insight. > Well, which one would u pick? None of the above. I'd choose a holy freeze merc or defiance merc, and give him an insight weapon. Holy Freeze slows even the cold immune monsters making them attack slower and be less likely to move out of the way of your tornados, Defiance would boost the defense of you and your summons decreasing the number of hits you and your minions take. IMO, even Prayer would be better than Might or an act 3/5 merc, as the prayer and med work well together My own lvl 93 windy uses a Holy Freeze merc, but really, it , Defiance, or Prayer are all better choices than Might or an act 3/5 merc. > Teck >Hey guys, what merc should I get for my windy druid? I thought of a >few with reasons for each particular choice. But I just can't seem to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Yeah. You only spend 80 points on your elemental tree, then the rest >would go towards a bear, no? Oak Sage. >Well, a might merc would boost the bear up. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Well, which one would u pick? Holy Freeze, Batman, none of the above! ;^) Take the NM A2 defensive merc. As Tornado uses a fair amount of mana, you can give him an Insight stick (elite eth if you can find one) and have a very useful merc: mana producer, slows all nearby monsters, and deals decent physical damage. -- Roy L |
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