[3.26] Ice Dancing God - Icestorm/Cyclone/CI - Viable For Everything

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Corazu#5976 a écrit :

Is there any way to make auras not affect allies (but still affect you?)

The only other way I know of that I think would work would be to stick it on a golem or some other minion with Generosity support but that won't work for a couple reasons...a) we don't have the sockets to give up for that and b) we don't have the support to keep a minion alive.

Supreme Ego. Keystone between Shadow and Ranger starts. But it comes with 40% increased mana reservation so it doesn't help here.

I dueled a merc, won her over, and then she died fairly quickly (this is level 7.) I have a skull icon.

I am wondering if I am still getting the party monster buff (50% more mob health) because I have the dead merc around. I am certainly not levelling up as fast as I was expecting with spectral blades.

By the way, just wanted to update anyone who hasn't started the league/gotten a merc yet, that they do come with what is essentially a Convocation skill that is an Instant on a 4 second cooldown.

Obviously don't have it setup for Gravebind yet, but the fact we even have this ability helps mitigate a lot of the concerns I had previously about the merc not being where you need it to be.

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Graiaule#7461 a écrit :

I dueled a merc, won her over, and then she died fairly quickly (this is level 7.) I have a skull icon.

I am wondering if I am still getting the party monster buff (50% more mob health) because I have the dead merc around. I am certainly not levelling up as fast as I was expecting with spectral blades.

There's an indicator when the party buff is active. It's only on when your merc is with you.

If you have the skull icon, it means your merc is currently dead. The party buff is inactive. If you click on the icon, your merc is going to be raised. However, it's going to stay inactive as long as you are in the same area it died. The party buff is going to stay inactive.

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WinterHiko#1542 a écrit :

There's an indicator when the party buff is active. It's only on when your merc is with you.

If you have the skull icon, it means your merc is currently dead. The party buff is inactive. If you click on the icon, your merc is going to be raised. However, it's going to stay inactive as long as you are in the same area it died. The party buff is going to stay inactive.

Right, thanks, that matches what I figured out later.

The interesting thing about the mercs is you have to constantly "refill" them as they do not level up. That wasn't clear from the game announcement. Makes sense actually, as that forces you to keep engaging them.

I lost a tabula rasa when they were selling for 25c. Ugh. Got one-shot at 2500 ES. Really fun risk-reward balance there too -- do I steal the merc's gear or do I hire him?

I haven’t found the mercs to be useful in combat at all. They lag too far behind and get themselves killed. I just murder them and take their stuff.

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Tithonia#4676 a écrit :

I haven’t found the mercs to be useful in combat at all. They lag too far behind and get themselves killed. I just murder them and take their stuff.

I found one merc that didn't die like flies -- a ranged attacker who stayed at range. Sadly I dismissed him before I thought to record what class he was.

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Tithonia#4676 a écrit :

I haven’t found the mercs to be useful in combat at all. They lag too far behind and get themselves killed. I just murder them and take their stuff.

Many mercs have great auras, like Zealotry, Determination or Purities, or temporary buffs to your damage. That's already worth it before you factor in their damage.

Hey a quick question, does anyone have an elementalist version of this? I imagine with the current changes to elementalist it will be viable/better?
E: I know there used to be one, but its old. If anyone has tried to modernize it sharing the pob will be much appreciated.

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ignikus#4040 a écrit :

Hey a quick question, does anyone have an elementalist version of this? I imagine with the current changes to elementalist it will be viable/better?
E: I know there used to be one, but its old. If anyone has tried to modernize it sharing the pob will be much appreciated.

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