I have resumed a FoH Paladin (put on hold some time ago).
Hell Difficulty, early Act 2, and I have yet to choose a Mercenary.

Act 2 ones are great, but I want something different for once.
So I thought, why not have Greiz resurrect Annor (Kashya's present from Normal Diff.), and then equip the gal with the "Ice" runeword?
(no idea about Helm & Armor atm)

Annor is Cold Arrow type too.

It's something I never tried, so before I waste Runes and whatnot I'd like to hear your opinion.
What do you think?

Ciao ciao : )

Ciao(Io anche parlo italiano, ho la classe di italiano alla mia scoula)

I'd just go with an act2 merc if you looking for effectiveness. Equip your a2 merc with doom for the holy freeze benefits you'd get from your a1 merc's ice. Idk, I've never been fond of those a1 mercs.

For arrows, you can equip yourself with a Widowmaker. I do that with my smiter + its got fanaticism. Oh wait your a Foher. I don't think your act 1 merc can last long enough for it to be effective.

Thank you both for sharing.

You are probably right. Now that I think to it, Holy Freeze will trigger the monsters before I do. Therefore they shall pick on the Merc if I'm not found closer.
And she can't Tank unless I switch to Defiance... which defeats the purpose of having an extra aura around in order to keep my Conviction ON.
(mind if I scream?)
Seems like my only option is a Defiance Merc with Doom.


@ Hellsing:
Heey, nice to read some italian here for a change. Thanks!
Allow me one correction. It's Anche io (or Anch'io, same thing).
There's a (minor) typo in scuola. Everything else is perfect ^_^

Ciao ciao : )

i was about to say that i think that out of all of the merc ai's, a1's is the worst. plus, she is seriously limited by what she can do and wear.

i was about to say that i think that out of all of the merc ai's, a1's is the worst. plus, she is seriously limited by what she can do and wear.
Agree'd!

Another big problem with the ranged mercs in act 1, is they dont share the same skills that a normal zon does. She cant strafe or multi shot, thus making her mass mob effectiveness next to nill

Could be good, give her a WF an eth Fort and a helm with good ll%(V Gaze, Crown of Thieves,Andariels, Tal Rashas if your short on gear). I had one of these with the barb that I ran baals with last season. She was damn helpful and much more survivable than all the other mercs. Yes there are other things that might in some way be more useful but for something different it works pretty well.