Which a2 merc

Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? User Info: Hikusai Hikusai 13 years ago 1 I hiered a Defensive one, but he doesnt use any defensive aura.

Am I supposed to chose Combat or Offensive if I want that aura? User Info: zzzz zzzz 13 years ago 5 As rking already stated, the chance of activating an aura decreases as the hireling's level increases.

User Info: rking rking 13 years ago 6 As your mercenary levels, the chances of him activating the aura decrease. User Info: zzzz zzzz 13 years ago 7 Sorry for the double post, but I was not as clear as I should have been. User Info: zzzz zzzz 13 years ago 8 Curse you rking. User Info: rking rking 13 years ago User Info: zzzz zzzz 13 years ago 10 You will be back rking. How many good runes have you ever personally had dropped?

Who wants to play with me? How to efficiently clear bosses as a lightning sorc? Is the Remake worth it? Each of these D2 Act 2 merc auras is explored in further detail in order below. The most popular of all Act 2 mercenary auras for the majority of Diablo 2 character builds but not all and the one that many consider the Diablo 2 best merc due to the crowd control that the Holy Freeze aura provides.

I also consider this to be the best merc for Hammerdin builds once you have enough mana sustain gear. Even a cold based sorceress can benefit from this mercenary option as Holy Freeze can still impact cold immune monsters giving you additional survivability from your biggest threat. Without a doubt this is the Diablo 2 best merc for summon Necromancer as it can dramatically boost your skeleton damage with the aura active and when paired with your other spells like Amplify Damage is deadly.

Beyond these specific circumstances though Might is rarely going to be your first pick. For the player that likes to have their health regularly topped off with healing Prayer is actually quite effective when paired with an Insight runeword that doubles the healing effect due to the way that Prayer and Meditation auras interact.

Prayer is also the best mercenary aura available for normal for most players and can definitely save you on health potion usage and trips back to town. Blessed Aim can be a viable mercenary as you progress through the game for the melee fighter, particularly if you opt to rush through Diablo 2 quests and do little levelling given levels play such an important role in hitting enemies. Given the other Normal difficulty mercenary options in Act 2 this is not a bad pick but beyond that is likely to be sub-optimal.

The creative Diablo 2 community has made some unique mercenary builds with high crushing blow percentages and Blessed Aim to ensure your mercenary regularly hits their target for those that want to try these out although they are niche off meta choices used for the sake of doing something different more so than anything.

Provides a solid boost to your defensive statistics for both you, your mercenary and any summoned minions that improves survivability. In brief defence reduces the chance of your character being hit from physical attacks, does not impact the damage you take, has diminishing effectiveness and is severely reduced when running.

This combination of mechanics means that low defence characters like the Necromancer or Sorceress benefit little as they are likely to rarely be hit by physical attacks while characters with high defence values like the Paladin who fight in melee range already have sufficient defence that it is not a significant change in percentage chance to be hit especially when factoring the loss of a better aura option. While fun to experiment with on a summon Necromancer build as you watch demons hurt themselves on your skeletons and golem of choice this aura has the least uses of all your options and best avoided unless you are looking to experiment for fun or variety and not recommended for use in this Diablo 2 mercenary guide.

PVP seems to be a thing of little interest on Bnet.. Unfortunately a2 merc is the strongest due to the auras they give.

Just wish the others were as viable. I did use an a5 merc for awhile. Lawbringer, Treachery, G Face all made him a powerhouse. Ctc Decrepify from Lawbringer made him incredibly useful for a melee character. Sanctuary aura proved to be great crowd control.

By all means, experiment with merc builds. But I'm not sure which character would be best for that. Basically, most people use an a2 merc because they are tanky and provide useful auras. I personally prefer Defiance over the others, due to the merc's added survivavility. FrostBurn said:. Spearthrower Diabloii. Turn it upside down and shake it. Check your warranty card. Get him drunk and ask him it's very rude to otherwise. Take him to the Rogues Camp Unrsrvd Diabloii.