[PoE 3.26] 🥕 Carry the Game with Your Mercenary! Ultimate Support Banner Build

To start things off, check out the Gameplay Montage to see the build in action. Gameplay in video not speed up this build run so fast, make it clear map fast, same.

https://youtu.be/udC2EvA9TDU

🔗 Destructive Link
Link to your Merc and transfer your Crit Chance.
With Trypanon (100% crit) or a high-crit wand + Ungil's Harmony, your Merc gets guaranteed crits.
Pair with Marylene’s Fallacy for huge Crit Multi — without the downside!
⚠️ If your Merc dies, you die too.


🏴 Defiance Banner (Valour-powered Aura)
Grants: Move Speed, Spell Suppression, Flat Damage Reduction
Boosted by Aura Effect and Valour spent
Gives Elemental Resistance via Rallying Icon


✅ How to gain Valour without attacking:
Banner Mastery: +5 Valour when Warcry is used
Auto-casting General's Cry
Use Bannerman + Inspirational for sustain
With Perfidy chest: 50% increased Valour gained = full recharge in 3 seconds

💣 Pyroclast Mine of Sabotage
Adds flat fire damage to any hit near the mine
If leveled and scaled via Aura Effect, it adds 4,000–5,000 flat fire damage
Works great for bossing, silently boosting your Merc’s output

Player POB: https://pobb.in/nR9URvu6UPko
Mercenary POB: https://pobb.in/XxGQhfdsIAnt

🪓 Weapon:
Budget: Trypanon (100% crit)


Endgame: High crit wand with +1 level gem


🏅Amulet :
Ungil’s Harmony


👢 Boots:
March of the Legion (look for +5 Aura Gem Levels)


👕 Chest:
Perfidy (Valour sustain enabler)


💍 Ring:
Focus:
Non-Channelling Skills have -7 to Total Mana Cost (crafted)
Life, mana, resistances,


🧤 Glove:
Focus:
Inflict Fire Exposure on Hit, applying -11% to Fire Resistance (implicit).
15% chance to Intimidate Enemies for 4 seconds on Hit (implicit).
Life, mana, resistances,


🩲 Belt:
Focus:
Life, mana, resistances, reduced Flask Charges used


🧢 Helmet:
Focus:
increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills,Life, mana, resistances

❄️ My Merc uses Ice-themed bows — they have good range, fast clear, and don’t cast weird spells. Keep your Merc’s skill similar to the example I show. Or you can find your best bro, lest try by your self.


🪓 Weapon:
Focus:
High DPS
Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow
Increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
attack speed


🔖 Quivers:
Focus:
Arrows Pierce an additional Target (implicit)
chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Critical Strike (crafted)
Bow Attacks fire an additional Arrow
Increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills
attack speed
Add Damage to Attacks


💍 Ring:
The Taming


👕 Chest:
Shroud of the Lightless


🧤 Glove:
Focus:
Abyssal Socket, Life, mana, resistances


👢 Boots:
Focus:
Bubonic Trail


💎 Abyss Jewel:


🧢 Helmet:
Cowl of the Cryophile with 2 Enchantment
Allocates Master Fletcher (enchant)
Allocates Multishot (enchant)


🩲 Belt:
Perseverance for onslaught


🏅Amulet :
Marylene's Fallacy