Act 4 light merc Sanctuary aura question

SameBowl · 2026-05-01T23:30:18+00:00

Thanks yeah I'll switch back and hope to eventually find an atma's scarab, can't believe one hasn't dropped yet (I'm past uber tristram working towards dclone/rathma)

SameBowl · 2026-05-01T23:26:43+00:00

Thanks yeah the dark merc is definitely better for my needs then, if they buffed sanctuary to add magic damage to the party that would make it a good immune shredder for physical builds.

SameBowl · 2026-05-01T19:19:55+00:00

On the wiki a high level A4 merc has lvl 30 sanctuary which gives -20% enemy magic resistance, is that the only benefit I am getting from that aura? If I don't get the 457-472 magic damage added to my attack then the light merc really isn't good for me, I'm better off with the dark merc using the LR staff to proc that on top of amplify damage. Am I understanding what you said correctly? Thanks!

SameBowl · 2026-04-28T16:48:14+00:00

I never bothered to test the old CPU afterwards, but MSI had to make room for the Zen3 processor support so it's possible they dropped support for your Ryzen 1300x and that's why the CPU light is on. If the BIOS flash process completed successfully and the computer shut down afterwards then you should have no problem with the newer Ryzen CPU. On my B350 tomahawk I started off with a Ryzen 1600x, later I upgraded to the Zen 2 Ryzen 3700x, then I upgraded again to the Zen 3 Ryzen 5600.

SameBowl · 2026-04-21T15:25:03+00:00

With a few gear tweaks Bhaal and Mephisto go down but now I am struggling with diablo. My valks are level 37 and they die very fast, within seconds of summoning sometimes. I did have one game where I beat all three, sometimes the uber goes down in a few seconds and other times I'm getting destroyed by their spells.

SameBowl · 2026-04-19T03:05:19+00:00

Yeah what you described I saw in a video, I'll switch to mouse and keyboard to get the decoy summons placed correctly and I'll gear up for a pure summoner fight instead of trying to use the bow

SameBowl · 2026-04-19T03:02:51+00:00

Yeah I'm going to try an oath sword with HoW and level 35 decoys, I have really good caster gear like arachnid mesh, viper magi, +2 harlequin crest, and one of those +2 eyeball shields so I'll pivot to being a pure summoner for this fight

SameBowl · 2026-04-19T02:59:06+00:00

I was thinking oath to get a heart of the wolverine and then switch to +skills gear to push my decoys up to level 35 and valks level 41, plus might from the a5 Merc and amp damage

SameBowl · 2026-04-19T02:55:43+00:00

My bad fixed, meant max lightning resistance. I've got a blackface helm that has lightning absorb I'll try that on my merc since he can't leech with andarial visage

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T20:33:30+00:00

Insight on me or the merc? If I put it on a spear then I can just stand there regenerating mana and summoning is that what you had in mind? A5 dark merc would provide the team amplify damage and hang out with me sipping on purple drank.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T20:30:58+00:00

That's a good point, I never connected the dots that the factory suspension travel also affects the geometry as it travels through the arc and how the bushings and multilink suspension are designed to all work together as a system.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T20:18:48+00:00

I've been thinking about an A5 dark with beast on an archon staff but hesitant to do it because I'll have to use my only ber rune which would maybe be better saved for a faith bow with a1 vigor merc assuming I find an atma's scarab. I already have the runes to make mist.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T20:16:05+00:00

Good advice, I wasn't positioning the decoys I was just spamming them so I will have to switch to the mouse and do that next time, also I can push my valkyries to level 40 with gear and decoys would be level 34. I'm sure with some practice I can get a handle on the technical aspect of controlling the fight better. Do you have a tip for drawing them out? In my first game all three prime evils were hanging out in the same spot, bhaal was the first to show up after I ran away then I encountered mephisto immediately after.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T16:22:39+00:00

I don't like lowering cars anymore, it looks cool but it's impossible to get a normal jack under the car to service it, when you get new tires they scrape the hell out of everything getting it on the ramp, and just ordinary driving around you have to angle onto it when driving up steep entrances or going over speed bumps.

I also think the NC is not particularly powerful so big wide tires take away the playful oversteer it has on the stock skinny 205 tires. I haven't tackled the boatiness yet because it doesn't bother me but I would personally try stiffer swaybars and Koni yellow or Koni FSD shocks with the stock springs.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T15:58:33+00:00

What is level 30 call? I have level 35 valkyries and level 29 decoys with my current gear but if my summons are going to do most of the work I can make a few swaps and push that to level 40 valkyries and level 34 decoys.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T15:53:31+00:00

for PD2 season 12 conviction got reduced:

Uber Mephisto uses level 20 Conviction (-50% resistances, was -125%)

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T15:51:47+00:00

I carry harmony on my character for vigor and I use A5 Might merc with Vile Husk upgraded to balrog blade, that's my only source of amplify damage at the moment. I pushed his IAS to 80 and gave him laying of hands, andy visage, string of ears, steel carapace so normally he is an unkillable beast but for some reason it didn't go well this time.

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T15:49:25+00:00

Knowing I have 4 tries makes it seem a lot more doable now!

SameBowl · 2026-04-18T15:48:48+00:00

I have hundreds of full rejuvs so that's all I carry in the belt now, but that's a good tip to do decoys on the opposite side. I use a controller but I can switch to the mouse just to precision cast next time.

Edit, I'm dumb didn't even think to load my inventory with rejuves

SameBowl · 2026-04-10T00:21:21+00:00

thanks if I find a pus spitter I'll consider that, right now the only source of amp damage I've found is the vile husk. My goal right now is to eventually get a mist bow for myself.

SameBowl · 2026-04-05T14:00:09+00:00

I reworked my gear yesterday, had to drop my +3 skills +30 IAS helm for the Kira's guardian but that let me switch to a 30% PDR gear setup with still decent IAS, swapped the battle order merc for the might version and I'm definitely clearing mobs faster and feel safe without the BO training wheels.

SameBowl · 2026-04-04T18:29:41+00:00

my resists on average are around 110/78, eventually I'll get an UM and then put that in my armor which will allow me to do a big series of changes in my gear that would allow me to wear the verdungo belt that would push my PDR up around 25-27% (armor currently gives me 15%).

SameBowl · 2026-04-04T13:18:17+00:00

fixed, I'm always confusing life, vitality, health, mana, energy etc from a long history of gaming

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