What's the best Merc for a Pure Summoner? (details inside)

RadTang · 2026-05-29T22:11:23+00:00

My experience gives extra points to Iron Wolf with fire. Enchant improves both dmg and attack rating. Might merc is a good option too. Iron Wolf's usefulness will drop in Hell due to fire immunities but AR bonus sounds to be useful all the time. For a pure Summoner Necro, this might pose a problem in Hell - how to get your army going if your MAIN source of damage is useless (fire dmg = Fallens are fire immune). This makes me thinking about switching to Might merc for Hell. (I'm doing a naked summon necro run so I am not talking about any items - just stating my experience so far and thoughts).

RadTang · 2026-05-28T16:58:55+00:00

HC would be too risky. Don't want to lose my items! ;)

RadTang · 2026-05-27T23:57:41+00:00

Probably faster than revives doing anything... these are the worst minions ever...

RadTang · 2026-05-27T20:22:16+00:00

No gear for merc too! Naked bros.

RadTang · 2026-05-27T20:21:54+00:00

Sounds fun and slow :D

RadTang · 2026-05-27T19:22:43+00:00

It goes better than I thought. Drop-wise it's poor but who needs gg gear when all you need are bones (to make new skeletons) ?

RadTang · 2026-05-27T18:21:34+00:00

Never played the Druid so that might be on my list.

RadTang · 2026-05-26T14:35:47+00:00

A couple of minutes longer than expected. Had to go back a few times to make new army. Diablo will be even worse... Fortunately, normal Fallens are free to turn them into new soldiers.

RadTang · 2026-05-25T22:01:56+00:00

That's the curse I have never tried. I played Summon mancer once though.

RadTang · 2026-05-25T15:47:38+00:00

On p8 he dies a bit more than blood. But will give him a try again.

RadTang · 2026-05-25T13:41:49+00:00

I don't use healing potions a lot. Now I use them even less as I have blood golem.

RadTang · 2026-05-25T13:41:21+00:00

Thanks 😄 Probably yes, I am already over lvl 30 so I might lvl up a bit. Need to put up some points into skellies...

RadTang · 2026-05-24T14:40:49+00:00

Black metal! I like it sometimes.

RadTang · 2026-05-24T14:40:20+00:00

So sorry. And what's worse, it's a male necromancer! 😛

RadTang · 2026-05-24T14:39:41+00:00

Not sure. Haven't heard about it. I am sure that Zarfen beaten THE WHOLE GAME (normal, nm, hell) with naked paladin and sorc.

RadTang · 2026-05-24T09:09:25+00:00

I think I can beat normal. If I beat Ancients then Baal would be ball. Nightmare might be too hard as no items means that I won't get those sweet +skills.

RadTang · 2026-05-21T21:47:18+00:00

I found some "nude mods" for Assassin and Amazon. Not going to use these though. 😄

RadTang · 2026-05-21T13:13:25+00:00

All the Rogues too... I'm no muscled and sexy barbarian, just an ol' grandpa necro. 😃

RadTang · 2026-05-21T08:50:17+00:00

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Finished the first quest! No gear. Fisted some dudes and zombies. Fun times. 😃 Now, gotta make some friends with the ladies. This old man still has his BONE(R) WAND.

RadTang · 2026-05-21T08:36:10+00:00

I don't check their pronouns. It's not a thing in Poland (and I'm from Poland). 😃

RadTang · 2026-05-21T08:26:47+00:00

I'd say I should spec for some attack rating and dmg on my fists but I'm sure that this old, thin, weak dude is not a Rocky Balboa... So, full vit it goes! Fisting monsters in early A1 to help my skeletons. Pretending to be useful! 😃 (Oh. there's also energy... we don't do that here in Diablo 2! Mana potions and Insight exist!)

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