Also, you should have zero problems with ubers without Infinity as a stormlash kicker. Actually it's extremely likely your merc will die anyway, so you need to be able to do it without him.|||I's even better when the merc's on a K/T. - def, res cut...It's one of the better weapons you could give your merc.|||I got my kicker to 87 yesterday, and I don't find a merc is needed in baal and chaos pub runs since there is usually enough auras (convic, fanat, conc) running anyway. He kills fast even in 8 player games, and other people seem to notice the increase in speed to finish a run with me in the game.
My Kicker is using: stormlash(sheal), guillames(um), upped perf gores, stormshield(um), chains of honor(duskshroud), dracs, rare ar/mana leech ring, raven, 28 mara, and of course a torch, and an anni.
Kicking with a stormlash is sweet since it AoE's everything with static, then after a body drops, you throw down some death sentries and the chain reaction of corpses finishes everything off pretty quick.
Back to the merc question though, for doing solo stuff, would Pride be a good choice as well? Has anyone done the math on dmg increase with say an infinity vs pride. I figure concentration and might on a merc might be pretty sweet. (my kicker is mainly a kicker, ds is used to blow up stuff, not really going for a hybrid)|||I just got an infinity on my merc for my kick/trapper.. who is using stormlash and wow, what fun
Most of the time I don't get to kick more then 1 mob in the group, cause as soon as the first drops, ds pops em all.
Even in 6-8 player games you can kill quickly with no problems. I usually run pits in chaos/baal games while the group is in chaos, and you can just fly through the mobs. If you do run into some that are tricky, just toss a few LS and its taken care of!
Just my 2 cents but this is my favorite combo yet for a kicker. Highly recommended :
:|||The best two choices for a kickers merc are Infinity and The Reaper's Toll.Infinity
+ Lowers enemy defence and so increases chance to hit.
+ Boosts fire damage from Death Sentry.
+ Boosts LS damage fro K/T assassins.
+ Increases Elemental damage carried by kicks
- You shouldn't be struggling with AR on a kicker anyway.
- No boost to physical damage.
The Reaper's Toll
+ Reduces enemy damage
+ Slows enemy attacks
+ Increases physical damage from kicks
+ Increases physical damage from Death Sentry
- No boost to damage for elemental attacks, including LS
- No improvement in chance to hit.
- Overwrites Life Tap if you are using Dracul's.
I don't see Pride beating Reaper's in any situation and I have to say I am a bit surprised it seems to get so much love on BNet (I play Single Player). The ED is lumped in with the ED from the Skill, Merc Aura, Fortitude / CoH etc and so isn't as significant increase to damage as that you get from Reaper's. I have also used Dracul's and Reapers together and never really had a problem with the curses overriding eachother. It's about the distance you keep between yourself and the merc. You don't really need the Life Tap anyway for anything other than Ubers.
Overall, I would go Infinity for a kicker with a high investment in DS, Reaper's for more of a pure kicker.|||Infinity would be fine if you're a K/T, it's a waste on a pure kicker though. It doesn't help venom damage...and using it solely for Stormlash static is a waste in my eyes.|||Pure kickers would love the reduced enemy defense and added DS damage.|||Quote:
It certainly would help, but a Stormlash kicker should be destroying things regardless. If you can afford it why not though?
Also, you should have zero problems with ubers without Infinity as a stormlash kicker. Actually it's extremely likely your merc will die anyway, so you need to be able to do it without him.
If you plan on moving to uberland, you ignore your merc entirely - he or she will never survive long in regular uber running - so that negates the need to spend expensively on him - all your funding should be focused on gear and charms.
Stormlash is fine, but hell I was able to uber in dual bartuc's (for style and clawblock) I normally ran a last wish/ss but stormlash/ss is fine as long as you've got essentials covered, (ie like lifetap)|||Quote:
I just got an infinity on my merc for my kick/trapper.. who is using stormlash and wow, what fun
Most of the time I don't get to kick more then 1 mob in the group, cause as soon as the first drops, ds pops em all.
Even in 6-8 player games you can kill quickly with no problems. I usually run pits in chaos/baal games while the group is in chaos, and you can just fly through the mobs. If you do run into some that are tricky, just toss a few LS and its taken care of!
Just my 2 cents but this is my favorite combo yet for a kicker. Highly recommended :
:Once you have infinity there's no need to kick =P LS & DS is all you need with the merc and sm/sw tank.
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