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[tropic breach]

and then mine throwing is just a bench craft

so veiled chaos the wand and hope for spell dmg + trigger veil?

[agile hemlock]

I think you're cooked here. These are now alva mods

You can probably just buy one off of the trade site.

[rugged bluff]

isnt when i press alt it tell how many in that stash?
where is it now? it was working like 3 days ago

[agile hemlock]

seems to be just bugged.

[tropic breach]

oh thank god lol. they're cheap af XD

appreciate your help man

4k hours and there's still so much shit i have no clue about

[civic hull]

Does anyone have a pob of jungs new frostblink of wintry blast (Not the mines one)??

[tropic breach]

im actually using it

oh wait i just saw your parenthese

im using the mine version sorry

im pretty sure somewhere he said the non-mines one is ass, but i could be wrong

[agile hemlock]

I don't believe the POB was dropped yet

[tropic breach]

or are you talking about with the soulrend he's using rn?

[hasty perch]

[spiral ice]

[limber moat]

[rotund stump]

Is this the new season content?

[brave marsh]

Does skin of the lords having 0 stat req mean any merc can wear it?

Or it being int base technically override it

[barren silo]

can someone help me setup a betrayal board? or at least point me in the right direction

watched a few vids still don't really understand how to setup from scratch

[tropic breach]

please tell me frostblink mines are semi-bugged and im just not dumb 🥲

[dreamy apex]

https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Eye_of_Malice

does this on your character+ merc stack for 100% increased?

[past spire]

are they nerfing doryani finally?

[tropic breach]

i wonder if they will. many people would be very mad. But I do think it needs to be nerfed lol

[past spire]

if they dont i sell all my gear and make a lightning build rn , but if they do i would be so mad so its a risky move

[tropic breach]

imagine having 5 div to your name, buying that, and now it's a 2c unique T.T

[past spire]

i just farm currency and wait a few days we will see after first week

[tropic breach]

oh it's 2 div now nvm

it still hurts my soul anytime i drop an ex. 3 exes this league dropped, zero div 😦

[balmy moss]

I need some kind of unique for mercenary to not deal any physical

[sharp iron]

"Power/Endurance/Frenzy charges on Mercenaries now use player values instead of monster values. (E.g. 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge instead of 200%)"

That's a 'Today I learned' moment to be sure.

[agile hemlock]

Hrimsorrow

[past spire]

or ancestral bond on boots if you dont want damage at all , no idea if they still use their skills

[tropic breach]

doesn't seem like doryanis is nerfed, unless their tweak to lower the merc defenses in later levels completely fucks them and makes them squishy now

[rare bluff]

guessing it will cook the doryani tech

its busted af

[agile hemlock]

I'd expect that the Merc will die to lightning damage tbh

[tropic breach]

we'll see 😮

i hope so, fuck that shit

[agile hemlock]

So you know what that means -- time to play wild strike of extremes with the new aura runegraft

[strong jetty]

they didnt remove doryani interaction?

on merc

[balmy moss]

thank

[past spire]

welp gg time to switch, any recommendations for lightning?

[vapid scaffold]

they will die so easily after patch

[past spire]

self cast arc would be viable right ?

[strong jetty]

they said they increased damage taken by mercs

could mean they die quicker yea

[rare bluff]

This patch contains balance changes to Mercenaries, notably adjusting the tankiness of allied Mercenaries

[balmy moss]

he was BEGGING for hrimsorrow

ah wait, hrimsorrow is dex 😐

[past spire]

ok ok will see after a few days what pp lthink , i keep farming cash then

[balmy moss]

hmm but I can find a sniper with haste aura and give her hrimsorrow

[grim basalt]

They didn't nerf doriyani tho

It just means I need to put some defense on the Merc

[lean lance]

Adjusted the inherent Damage Reduction on allied Mercenaries, so they take less damage at lower levels and more damage at higher levels. Enemy Mercenaries do not have hidden Damage Reduction with the exception of the Damage Reduction fall-off applied to unique monsters.

sooo is this Doryani's Prototype nerf or no?
i was just working on build to abuse it on merc......

[keen crystal]

it would depend on how much damage theyre actually taking

[past spire]

tell me if they can tank sirus meteor, if they cant its over

[grim basalt]

Eyes of the greatwold stocks about to soar

Greatwolf*

[chrome thistle]

Glad to know it wasn't a fever dream and Mercenaries were just OP AF

[keen crystal]

they are obscenely op for lightning builds

[chrome thistle]

You'd get the ole razzle dazzle and a quarter of a millisecond later you're one shot for 5600 damage

[keen crystal]

oh you mean mercs killing you?

[chrome thistle]

Yez

[keen crystal]

they werent that bad but they are removing the mitigation ignore stuff that some of them have

[tropic breach]

they're pretty bad lol.

[chrome thistle]

They are that bad

[tropic breach]

not many HC people are even fighting them

[keen crystal]

i think the obscene player power is a bigger issue than people dying

[tropic breach]

you will 10-20% of the time get one shot by one

[agile hemlock]

The phys dot was going 6k in a T6 map, and the others aren't far behind.

[chrome thistle]

Make weaker builds

[agile hemlock]

How do you even live a 6k phys dot in a T6 map lol

[pastel vault]

Has anyone tried specing into kalguur on the atlast tree?
I've been trying the lost shipments, but so far they seem very dissapointing. Like maybe 10-15c at best and they only happen like every 10-12 maps

[tropic breach]

there are literally 10 min videos of all streamers dying to them lmfao. it was that bad

it's fun tho, love this league

[keen crystal]

i thought it was hilarious

[chrome thistle]

This game is too easy for Chillguy they are much better than all of us combined that's why the game is so easy for them

[tropic breach]

same 😄

[keen crystal]

fun stuff to keep in the game that isnt just player power

[grim basalt]

I think mercs will still be tanky asf

[agile hemlock]

It is funny

But I do understand wanting to allow players to live the mercs.

[keen crystal]

besides it is mostly avoidable since you can look at the mercs loadout before fighting

[tropic breach]

it's funny, and i don't even play HC, but I wouldn't want this to specifically be for SC players

[brazen island]

People were having trouble with mercs?

[agile hemlock]

Yes, so many HC rips

[tropic breach]

the shield mercs 1-shot you with shield charge/shield throw, the absolution merc can 1 shot you, the flame dash merc fucks you, etc.

not everytime, but you will get that merc with items that will just fuck your day up lol

[agile hemlock]

That one Merc that unconditionally kills CI builds is also a meme

[brazen island]

🤣 oof

[keen crystal]

i feel like this case is a player issue no? you can see what abilities, supports, and gear they have

[tropic breach]

sure, but I also don't think it's fun when you're in HC and are forced to dodge a mechanic that is a bit overtuned

[keen crystal]

i dont see it any different from people overjuicing their maps beyond their capabilities

or running reflect maps without reflect immunity

[tropic breach]

? what an awful comparison lol

[keen crystal]

youre not forced to fight the op mercs

you look at their setup and if you still wanna fight it thats on you

[past spire]

if you look at their gear and leave you lose rep tho

[keen crystal]

you gain rep super easily too

the fucked up mercs werent that common

maybe 1 in 10 in my experience

[past spire]

true i had less difficulty with pure int mercs they died fast

[keen crystal]

the only one ive had trouble with is the bleed one

[foggy fog]

How do you get your Merc to use Aspect of the Spider?

[tropic breach]

it comes with it sometimes

you need to find a merc with it

[keen crystal]

it just does it

all merc skills happen when they wanna

[foggy fog]

Ahhh okay so I can't just give it an item that has the skill

[keen crystal]

nope

[foggy fog]

Bah humbug

[keen crystal]

it can benefit from the passives, but it cant activate skills

[grim basalt]

sever back up yet?

[keen crystal]

6 minutes

[somber lantern]

So

what they updating? are the patch notes p somewhere?

[keen crystal]

yes

[somber lantern]

any chance u got a link to them ?:X

[keen crystal]

merc durability down, merc damage to players down

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3794727

[somber lantern]

oh cant readcause maitnenance x)

whats ETA on maintenance? guess il grab some food

jsut woke up lol

[somber lantern]

Durabillity down sounds bad for me x.x is it down by a lot?

[thorny pine]

i bet 10c most mercs will die in t16s if you dont give them tank equips

[somber lantern]

or is this just for wild mercs?

[keen crystal]

your mercs are squishier

[terse dagger]

lol mercs already die really easily.. dumb

[grim basalt]

they dont tho

[keen crystal]

mercs currently are nigh invincible if you gave them defensive gear

[wide fern]

I mean - if you have decent gear on them they live through almost anything

[grim basalt]

my lvl 86 merc is basically immortal

he fights eldar np

and the feared

[somber lantern]

idk about that, mine has negative res and never dies xD

[keen crystal]

the fact that mercs can just tank everything even with -200% lightning res is quite insane

[grand galleon]

mercs dont ever die

[thorny pine]

ehhhhhhhhhh, mine never died until rituals and ultis, then its 100% to 0 in like 2 secs

[grand galleon]

with negative res

[keen crystal]

mercs can even tank a full shaper beam

[wide fern]

Same - random merc built like a AG but on 1/10th the budget. Lives through pinnacle bosses np

[keen crystal]

well, could

[grim basalt]

You check his chaos resists?

[somber lantern]

Did they say aprox maintenance downtime?^^

[agile hemlock]

Well, no, the resistance doesn't apply. They defend with armor.

[thorny pine]

10-19%, dont remember the exact number

but could be

[grim basalt]

thats why he getting clapped by ritual

[agile hemlock]

The fact they were taking lightning dots is crazy tho

[grim basalt]

the purple balls do chaos dmg

[pure crypt]

5 min, unless something goes wrong

[grim basalt]

and lots of it

[keen crystal]

it should be up by now, so something did go wrong

[brazen island]

This never happens

[somber lantern]

lol silly me, thought i could browse poe trade while i wait 😂

[keen crystal]

you jinxed it

[worthy nimbus]

I have it specced on a tree. It's not terrible. The rares are well-rolled like the shipment rares are, but they aren't as high ilevel.

[keen crystal]

you did this!

[thorny pine]

could also be the other balls just stacking to high heaven, mercs dont dodge so he could be eating 20 of those in a sec

[grim basalt]

for settlers u need gold and to send crops

[grim basalt]

He def is

[wide fern]

Frankly I think the change is probably going to be mercs actually taking damage according to their resists

so properly geared mercs have little to no change.

Either way - high regen is the way to go

[keen crystal]

i wonder how this would affect doryanis stocks

[thorny pine]

if mercs are much squishier now i think ill just leave them at home, the 40% extra hp wont be worth it if i have to babysit them

[agile hemlock]

Not at all, doryani ignores lightning resistance.

[wide fern]

through the floor. It'd be impossible to convert 100% lightning damage to another element

[keen crystal]

duality of man

team hold vs team sell

[agile hemlock]

I'm team sell

[somber lantern]

If my merc will start dying now i will be in trouble >.<

[grim basalt]

im sad that i brought mine before the patch

[agile hemlock]

Just team sell who knows doryani mechanics.

[grim basalt]

bc i could have gotten mine cheaper

[wide fern]

Their damage wouldn't be changed probably but they will EXPLODE to any lighning damage.

[eager cloak]

any post of patch?

[vapid scaffold]

imagine if u built ur char around some overtuned shit that 100% will get patched

[grim basalt]

i literally brought my doriyanis today

but what if we log in and its fine

u think stocks gonna go up?

[thorny pine]

to be fair, ovetuned shit only gets nerfed like 50% of the time

[wide fern]

yeah everyone buying -lightning gear for high prices the last 3 days is a moron

[keen crystal]

i doubt it would be bad, i just think maybe itll be inconsistent

[wide fern]

obviously that shit was gonna get patched.

they even called it out

[grim basalt]

i mean not really

its not even patched that much how much can they really do

[keen crystal]

like i dont think theyre gonna butcher it into being unusable, maybe just they die every now and then

[vapid scaffold]

at least i made my pennies selling shitty -80 resist jewellery lol

[thorny pine]

GGG would never do a resonable nerg

[grim basalt]

which is totally worth it for me imo

[brazen island]

I don't even know what you guys are talking about, my mercs guard my hideout for me. Did I miss some big mechanic lol

[keen crystal]

yeah my beloved hexblast

[thorny pine]

i bet mercs insta die to everything and we have to wait another week for usable mercs

[keen crystal]

i use mine for minor add clear so i dont think i'll be having an issue

[somber lantern]

wouldnt surprise me Leon

[agile hemlock]

You can get around 150% more damage on lightning builds via perquils toe and doryani prototype on a merc

[somber lantern]

If thats the case tho i am ducked

No golemancer jewels in hc 😦

[agile hemlock]

150 being conservative

[brazen island]

Dang that's crazy

[agile hemlock]

Probably too conservative actually, it's more like 200% more.

[brazen island]

I have the toe but I'm also just a fire afk mong

[keen crystal]

they can still use perquils toe even if doryanis gets fucked

which is still pretty insane

[agile hemlock]

Yea, toe is still goated

[compact cloak]

so someone said this update could kill doriyanis on merc? is that true?

[keen crystal]

ggg's explicitly advertised fetish

[grim basalt]

toe isnt really worth it for my build sadly :/

[keen crystal]

50/50

[brazen island]

https://tenor.com/view/tarantino-sunglasses-head-turn-gif-16095500336819635617

[wide fern]

someone test it

[grim basalt]

Crit penance brand of dissipation doesnt really need lucky hits

[keen crystal]

the toes?

[grim basalt]

all hits are high asf

[upper quail]

any good mercenary setup to help me tank, no need clear, i just need it to give me buffs to tan

[keen crystal]

well i have bad news for tanky mercs

HAHHAA

[upper quail]

i dont need it to tank, i need it to help me be more tanky

[grim basalt]

poe just updated on steam

[compact cloak]

i have yet to build my doriyanis on my merc

[thorny pine]

im curious about merc damage to players

[grim basalt]

WE LIVE

[keen crystal]

they removed the mitigation ignore on mercs so thats huge

[thorny pine]

im in, Almond Hate-hand better shape the fuck up because if he dies in a T13 hes getting the boot

[mild sequoia]

how are eu servers doing today?

[keen crystal]

that said, even if mercs dont go core i hope they add them as pets or something for the voice lines

[lean lance]

soo, hows patch? do they die like wet paper? mercs ofc i mean

[lapis finch]

https://tenor.com/view/nitrado-last-oasis-servers-hamster-pc-running-gif-17096309

[thorny pine]

dead

[mild sequoia]

damn

[keen crystal]

dc's happen because it needs to rest now and then

[thorny pine]

he fucking died to white mobs in a t13

[keen crystal]

HAHAHA

[thorny pine]

ughhhhhhhhhh

[lapis finch]

oh no

[wide fern]

if mercs arn't instantly exploding then it's probably safe to say stonks are going to continue to rise.

[keen crystal]

how jacked is your merc defensively

[thorny pine]

he had detetmination too, and max on everything except chaos

[keen crystal]

oh thats bad

[thorny pine]

nothing to special but not a glass cannon

[grim plume]

We're in babbby

[keen crystal]

if thats the case my merc wont even handle wet tissue

[thorny pine]

he is a white map merc tho

so base level is lowish

[keen crystal]

i dont imagine it gets much better

[thorny pine]

maybe that is the problem, we can huff the copium

[keen crystal]

since it seemed like the higher the level the worse the nerfs were

sorta normalising the curve

[thorny pine]

also map crashed

classic

[keen crystal]

they also nerfed server durability it seems

[harsh citrus]

a

[lapis finch]

might be ranged mercs are the way to go then yeah my melee one died super quick in t15s but my ranged one with toxic rain gilded grasp is still a good support

[thorny pine]

my cope is dead

mercs are going to the bin

was fun for a bit tho

[keen crystal]

keep them around for the vibes

[thorny pine]

they get to go next to zana and prophecy lady

[tropic breach]

if it's that bad, they should just nerf 1 aspect. Like having - res truly fucks them. They should've negatively affect geared mercs with capped res

[thorny pine]

its GGG

[vivid schooner]

Anyone with a proper 83 merc having them die? Bro has a white map merc. Haven't tested mine yet.

[tropic breach]

yes 🥲

[lapis finch]

also how tf do u even unlock the new endgame content lol i have done a few maps that memory strands showed up but the brother wasnt there to speak to me about the progression maps

[thorny pine]

unless the higher level mercs have more hidden DR the only difference should be max hp and slightly more defensive stats, but i hope a proper 83 merc doesnt need a full defensive setup to survive

[bright arch]

he starts showing up on t14s

[lapis finch]

that must be it the only strand maps i found were in the t13s alright ty

[bright arch]

no, he appears on normal t14 maps

[lapis finch]

tf

[thorny pine]

this bug still exists btw

[bright arch]

had him appear on my first t14

[thorny pine]

been like 7 years and its still not fixed

the games fucking with me

been looking for a merc with grace and haste since i got into maps and the moment they get nerfed one shows up

[lapis finch]

Games actually trolling the next t15 i do

[tired widget]

mmmh yes, sorting by price

[west plank]

merc died in t6 to ritual ice beam... lol sick nerfs

[rapid urchin]

thanks ggg

ate up the fucking map

[silent galleon]

did they not fix the server issues?

oh it ate up my map too

g r e a t

[wide fern]

Whelp just did the memory of sirus with 4 ghosts

[neat agate]

Are you all lagging?

[wide fern]

that was....an experience

[thorny pine]

lol, lmao even

thyose arent getting fixed for a while i would bet

[tired widget]

rofl, mayhaps

[dull pewter]

what is going on with servers again rofl

[livid yarrow]

"Reduced the damage of the following skills for Enemy Mercenaries: Absolution, Arc, Ball Lightning of Static, Bane, Blast Rain of Trarthus, Blight, Corrupted Blade Vortex of the Scythe, Creeping Frost Trap, Essence Drain of Wickedness, Exsanguinate, Flame Dash, Greater Flame Dash, Greater Shock Nova, Greater Soulrend, Greater Stormcall, Greater Vortex Trap, Holy Mortar, Molten Well, Reap, Shield Charge, Sigil of Power, Storm Call of Trarthus, Stormcall, Toxic Rain, Vaal Caustic Arrow, Vaal Flameblast, Vaal Molten Strike, Vaal Reap, Viper Strike, Vortex, Wrath."

lol

thats good

[plush robin]

but not shield charge?

or divine ire?

[livid yarrow]

"Critical Strike Multiplier Modifiers on Mercenary Equipment now apply at 50% of their value."

"Power/Endurance/Frenzy charges on Mercenaries now use player values instead of monster values. (E.g. 50% increased Critical Strike Chance per Power Charge instead of 200%)"

it will prob be fine

[agile hemlock]

The mitigation bypass should be the big one

[livid yarrow]

yeah removed altogether

[balmy moss]

tag 🙂

[wide fern]

Ahh the lag. It appears as if someone is butt hurt about the merc changes and DDOSing again

[balmy moss]

why are trapper mercs regarded?

is this ggg throwing shade at saboteur players?

[sick pilot]

Mercs still one shot after patch... screw them , really

[vale socket]

just get 95% phys to ele convert as elementalist 😎

[sick pilot]

and how do U survive the ele dmg... the templar/witch mercs that Still one tap me through 6 endurance charges, immortal call, 6k hp pool, fortify

[vale socket]

dunno, i havent ever been one shot (except by the phys dot one, terrifying) and i'm at 3k hp/5k es, 95% convert, 77% spellblock, arctic armor/infused channeling.

and the 20% less damage from chill + enfeeble i guess

[balmy moss]

stormcaster my mortal enemy

not a one shot, but melts me in sub second every time

we shall meet again after this patch, you just wait

[livid yarrow]

lol, u rly notice the memory strand effect when u alc normal items

haft the mods instantly t1

[rapid urchin]

neato

[weary raft]

My purely defensive merc just kicked the bucket in my t17 so fast. Not like this.

[vale socket]

are lvl 84 mercs from t17s signficiantly stronger than lvl 83s

[grim basalt]

likely

level scaling has been introduced to mercs

[weary raft]

@vale socket that is a good question and i didnt think about that, may need to get a t17 merc for the 17.

Also oh no the horror of a 84 merc lol

[vale socket]

i dont wanna spam t17s for the right merc 😦

[grim basalt]

u gotta tho

[deep thistle]

How many milions in shipment value it's needed for it go up in risk?

[weary raft]

My determ/vit merc took a while to find on t16s, this will likely be a day or so endeavor but if that is the solution then thats ok with me.

[grim basalt]

we might see merc selling become a service

[rapid urchin]

some merc one tapped me

[vale socket]

but we also need to haev it infamous ,right?

so need the correct merc, with the correct skills, infamous, AND in t17?

[weary raft]

Well, my merc is living fine in t16

[rapid urchin]

huh? My merc died once despite being 72 or so

74*

[weary raft]

Just t17 put him under, honestly I think thats fine. Annoying but if they are scaled correctly that means the solution to get one is plainly laid out and thats ok

[indigo flower]

same, 80% res on juiced content and they die to air now

time to sell all the double corrupted gear i made for it

[cosmic helm]

guys what should i do for my atlas, i wanna do something fun and yes i got a gorup

[rapid urchin]

whatever you like doing

[cosmic helm]

i lik eu

got em

[rapid urchin]

I got gigalucky with mine tbh

died at like superjuiced braindamaged altar

I died too

still not optimal at all, needs better everything basically

but hp/s is one of the most important stats i feel like

[brave marsh]

Is there any way to offset howlcracks life cost on mercs?

It does make the merc spam warcry often but also he will sometimes just do it 3-4 times in a row and die

[rapid urchin]

fuck me

[livid yarrow]

servers prob going down

[spring vault]

all the mercs on the server are melting bcs they fck up their damage taken numbers...again...

[livid yarrow]

damn, lost quite the valuable map there 😦

no dc, just lost map anyway

[open snow]

can i get the spectre mod to go on the regalia?

[livid yarrow]

isent it 50% chance?

[open snow]

is that how it works?

[livid yarrow]

i have no idea, ive never tried it, dont take my word for it

[open snow]

ive tried it twice, i succeeded twice but both times it became the crusader plate

idk if its coincidence or not

[keen crystal]

holy shit i just barely got my ascendency point when i dc'd

I DIDNT GET IT

AHHHH'

[west plank]

what kind of damage do originators do? phys or chaos?

[queen tiger]

Hey someone knows if mercs use mana?

[tidal bobcat]

this completely killed the league mechanic imo. Mercs not worth the cost to revive and not worth the death to attempt killing unless they got some giga drops

[north fulcrum]

are mercs still rippy

[livid yarrow]

yeah they are, but not even close to where they where before

[north fulcrum]

what a terrible time to be a HC player

[drifting crown]

I'm personally happy to spend 8k gold every 3rd map, was swimming in gold anyway

[sharp sandal]

is there a merc with both temporal chains and despair gems?

[drowsy seal]

did they do something wrong with enemy mercs?
they feel a lot more rippy than before

[sharp sandal]

https://poedb.tw/us/Mercenaries#Builds

in case you were wondering there isnt

so a good combo for this would be Asenath's Gentle Touch with a cruel mistress

plus an item that allows 2 curses right?

[dreamy carbon]

everyone was dying to (mostly) 0 renown mercs before so now that they're killing more of them they're hitting the higher renown ones and dying again (i think)

[indigo flower]

give them gloves/rings with curse on hit

but dont forget that they have stat requirements, not every merc can use asenaths ,not that it matters tho, the only good ones are the templar, kinetisist(all stats), and maybe the fortify guy(gets outclassed by both the previous ones by a mile)

and none of this matters if you are doing juice content, last patch killed the viability of mercs, not we are playing standart

[sharp sandal]

yeah but im planning to buy merc gear now while its low

I think a hotfix will come to give them a little extra back

cause it looks like they went a little too hard on the nerf

but what do I know

[weary raft]

@sharp sandal my purely defensive merc, determ/vit and a bunch of mit gear is ripping in t17s and i watch his health tip in t16s now where as before he would cruise np

may need to get an ilvl 84 merc.. which is a tall feat for a lot of people

[short lodge]

I'm still getting one shot by mercs in T16 maps, and my hired one dies so easy now.

I know Mark has been quoted saying "Balance is hard" but cmon.

[sharp sandal]

why I think i am still safe to invest

I think a correction is coming

[gritty heath]

Is it ilvl 83 merc?

[plush robin]

oof

[rigid marten]

im new, can someone help me price this i cant find a similar one on trade site, is it good or am i just searching like an idiot

[plush robin]

its a not a squire

get that not so elegant round sheild away from meh

[dreamy carbon]

got 1-tapped by a fire merc in a t9 on my 16 alva/deli capable character

madge

[gleaming anvil]

With AG and Merc, what would be the best equip for both
Will 2 dying breath increase damage by 50% + 50%?

[tropic breach]

anyone else playing frostblink mines?

[bitter maple]

has anyone tried the Worship the Blightheart annoint on mercs ?

[upper dragon]

still in campaign, i've managed to acrue over 200% rarity (across me and my merc). managed to get 104% on my merc then a greed's embrace dropped

[weary raft]

Yes my merc is ilvl 83

[somber lantern]

Can anyone tell me the difference between normal carrion golem and "of scavengening"?

[devout osprey]

"Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version does not provide a physical damage buff for minions or use its slashing or bone cascade attacks by default. It also has a faster cooldown and instead consumes corpses to heal and gain an enhanced bone cascade for a duration. "

from wiki

[feral herald]

Whats a cheap/decent farming set up for tier 16s (non-8 mod)? Any particular mech?

[gritty basin]

Are you trying to farm the map, or are you trying to farm in the map?

[indigo flower]

just have fun, no wrong choise

[feral herald]

@gritty basin have been doing harvest, jsut want to stay on the map. Using Volcanic Fissure

[indigo flower]

just get 100% chance for a mechanic you like to spawn, take inc effect of mods and run it, cartographer scarabs are pretty good to build your map pool

you also probably have at least a few div in scarabs by the time you complete your atlas, sell or use them, and re-invest

[gritty basin]

Well, depends on how you wanna play then really. Syndicate is mostly on-map (1/3rd of encounters you'll have to go into a sub-zone), Harbinger, Strongboxes, Rogue Exiles, Expedition, etc can all be done on-map

[dreamy carbon]

harbinger nodes by themselves still seem really bad

[gritty basin]

The challenge is less about finding something on map and more about picking something you enjoy that's in that lovely middle ground between "this is a thing people want" and "this isn't something most players run"

[dreamy carbon]

without scarabs I mean

[indigo flower]

nodes + map craft and its fine

not good, but fine, also lots of points left for other mechanics

[dreamy carbon]

I just definitely wouldn't pick it as part of a "do nothing to my maps and go" strategy

[indigo flower]

alch and go is what's called

and its actually pretty good for it, toguether with strongboxes, essences and expedition

[gritty basin]

TBH on my first atlas tree I always take the harb nodes. It's a very low yield, but the clusters are all on paths I'd take anyway to get to strongbox nodes & if you get lucky with a fracturing orb, that's money in the bank

[dreamy carbon]

if you personally think it's fun, do it. harbinger juicing is great, harbinger no-juice is real bad. but "it makes me happy" is a valid reason to do it

[gritty basin]

It's just my secret hatred for the Blue Man Group

[inner mulch]

Are mercs still worth using in high tier maps after the survivability nerf??

[cursive glen]

anyone knows if lightning spire trap immediately zaps on trigger, or only starts after the stated period of time?

[dreamy carbon]

so Int mercs can't wear int/dex/str gear?

oh, maybe it's that you can't put Ward gear on anything

[gritty basin]

@dreamy carbon AFAIK, a merc will be in one of two situations. If it's a single-stat merc (STR, DEX, or INT), then it can use any gear that has it's stat on it. If it's a hybrid class (STR/DEX, DEX/INT, or STR/INT) then it can use any gear that does not have the missing stat. So a STR/INT merc cannot use an item with a DEX stat in any situation.

Seperately, yeah I think Ward gear might just not be allowed full-stop

[dreamy carbon]

I mean I pasted their description of it, if that's wrong it's on them 😛

but yeah it wasn't allowed on a triple stat merc so I'm guessing it cannot be used at all

[young socket]

Is GGG aware that some people can't unlock Kingsmarch? Progressing the quest with Johan is impossible. Must be bugged.

[gritty basin]

Can you be more specific about what quest you're trying to progress?

[young socket]

Trying to unlock Kingsmarch. There isn't a way to get there. Johan is standing in the epilogue, but the quest is bricked

[jolly veldt]

Can mercs use skills granted by implicits on gear? Found an ammy with lvl 23 purity of lightning implicit and wondered if I get any value from
Slapping it on my merc.

[gritty basin]

Have you checked in your hideout? I'm assuming you've clicked on Johan and tried to click the "go to Kingsmarch" button. Is he currently standing near Faustus or is he elsewhere?

[limpid basin]

there's no way it would

[gritty basin]

I don't think they do. If you can, try grabbing a random merc and giving it the amulet - if it doesn't work, reclaim it and dismiss

[jolly veldt]

Well, I can’t tell if the merc gets the skill, but I tried equipping on them a unique ammy that gives life and mana regen to allies and that worked. Not sure how to test whether a skill is usable beyond seeing them use it, but it’s hard to tell (because I don’t know what Purity of Lightning looks like when cast/used).

[gritty basin]

If it's one that casts an aura that affects nearby allies, you should see it on your HUD. If it's one that only affects them, you'd need to go into a zone and give them the amulet, take a screenshot of their stats page. Then remove it, take a second screenshot, and see how the numbers changed - the math should show if it does or doesn't apply

[ruby elbow]

Ever figure this out? Having the same problem

[jolly veldt]

Doesn’t seem to be any stats shown for mercs that would indicate it uses the skill from the implicit mod, but I ran around a bit and never saw anything that looked like he used a lightning skill, so it seems unlikely. Good news is I have mana regen problem solved by giving him a unique ammy that has regen auras for life and mana.

[gritty basin]

PsychoticSlot didn't reply, but GGG just moved Johan from wherever he was before to being over by Faustus, in an effort to make him less miss-able. I'm guessing it might have to do with that? Make sure your client is up-to-date (if you're on steam, close the game and fully exit steam, then relaunch) and it might have an impact. No promises. Otherwise, see if Johan's in your personal hideout or if you can get there via the map itself

That's about all I have for ideas

[gritty basin]

Purity of Lightning should increase his lightning resistance, no?

Or do I have that totally backwards

[jolly veldt]

You’re correct. I thought it was a skill, but it’s an aura and it doesn’t have an affect on his resistance. And there’s nothing on my hud to indicate I benefit. So it seems it doesn’t work.

[gritty basin]

I was pretty sure it wasn't, but I hadn't fully tested it myself. I do really wish they could use the auras, but it'd be gamebreaking if they did - most mercs already have one aura, adding a second one would mean little-to-no mana to spend

[golden canopy]

................ well bastion merc is still idiotic to fight....

doesnt feel nice being instagibbed by TEMPEST SHIELD....... spell suppress capped.... 75 resist... ZERO map mods..... why does this shit instagib? thats supposed to be ta tanky slow fight....

[astral forge]

What's the best experience map farm now? Still breach and shrines?

[gilded plover]

Will we be able to use the new armor set in poe 2 from the challenges? Im just at act 6 so I haven't gotten the boots to see yet

[fickle geode]

Can mercs not proc on hit or on kill effects on equiped items?

Would a bow Merc be able to proc asenath's mark?

[indigo flower]

just like AG, triggers dont work

[dreamy carbon]

any Cursed Treasure enjoyers? it feels like it's a lot worse but it was kinda op before

and it's impossible to actually know 😦

[rapid urchin]

mercs still occasionally one tap me kek

[spiral orchid]

is travel skill crit useful for anything besides flicker?

[rapid urchin]

this for 10ex was a steal

[hot quail]

Frostblink of wintry blast miners, or flame dash totems, I guess

[rough blade]

what'd be a good merc armor for rf (tank merc, aurabot) ? thats the only default item he still uses havent found anything yet 😄

[delicate tartan]

Trying to plan my first atlas now that I got most maps, is unending nightmare a trap? or should I use orbs instead if I don't want to mess with the timer with delirium?

[rose dragon]

It's different strats - unending nightmare you use for farming clusters (since it replaces deli orbs and splinters with clusters as extra rewards)

[delicate tartan]

ah ok ! are clusters good this league? x)

[rapid urchin]

hmmmm, this should be worth it, right?

[rose dragon]

Some of them are good money, but it's not something i would run out of ssf context

[rapid urchin]

since I run 0 ES and have life

[hot quail]

Clusters allways pretty decent if you find the right ones and can craft them

[hot quail]

If you run a setup that forces you to have 0 ES this wont do anything for you

[delicate tartan]

okok thanks 🙂 I'll think about it

[rapid urchin]

no, I don't

I just don't have ES besides like 20 or so from somewhere

[rose dragon]

They are pretty decent early on, but right now also pretty desirable cluster bases are getting cheapish, with exception of ones with high enough ilvl for 35% effect, but thats t17

[rapid urchin]

is essentially 0 24/7

[rose dragon]

Crafting some is still good, but in this case just buy the bases lel

[hot quail]

In that case you dont need to worry about that one yet

[delicate tartan]

ok so that doesn't apply to me much, I'll stick with timer or orbs then thanks 🙂

I suppose the node that increase delirium with distance doesn't apply to orbs?

[plucky wedge]

Anyone know the type of merc I should be looking for minions? Or is there a site with builds for mercs? I'm somewhere in the 80's haven't played since Monday, cheers.

[tough harness]

argh

where are the ele + chaos resist crafts now?

[somber lantern]

18 golems is kinda dope xD https://i.imgur.com/ix9Puzg.jpeg

[tepid sparrow]

I got almost exact one in my stash!

[somber lantern]

aww what u do to my server

it has been working for 10 hours!

[upper wolf]

what are some profitable strats for low end pcs?
beasts? essences? expeditions?

[modest plank]

is there somekind of monster ability that disable movement skill? whirling blade in this case.
I'm 9000% sure I'm not out of mana, as it's always full. It just grey out from time to time for some reason.

[pliant sequoia]

does anyone knows if the Death's Oath death aura works while equiped on a mercenary ?

[tough harness]

it doesn't

[somber lantern]

low end pcs? thats mostly on ur build, no+

[rocky nebula]

are the servers having diarrhea again?

[upper wolf]

huh?

pc as in computer

[somber lantern]

yea

but ingame c ontent shouldnt matter in terms of lag

more so what build u are playing

[upper wolf]

im playing pconc

of bouncing

slr

sorry late replyt

[tame pike]

Does anyone know if cast on dmg taken works with mercs?

[rapid urchin]

should not

[somber lantern]

Does one dare to lab?

i dont wanna waste of fering :X

[rapid urchin]

quick question, how does stacking those work

I can, in theory have two of them

is it 100% bypass or still 50%

[somber lantern]

I would assume 100% but i'm not certain :X

But should be 100% or multiplicative which then becomes.....75? idk i suck at math

[rapid urchin]

doesn't stack, at least according to pob

[somber lantern]

I wouldnt trust pob with that ._.

But if you play SC maybe it doesnt matter

[lime shale]

Friends looking for a solid map farmer that isnt slams any suggestions?

[somber lantern]

I'm having a blast with golemancer tbh

Its not cheap tho

Otherwise honestly its fvucking merc league

[lime shale]

I think that was another he didn't want to do

[somber lantern]

u can just get the merc to clear for u xD

[lime shale]

He's at work and asked me to look around

[rapid urchin]

volc fissure, unless that is what you mean by slam

[somber lantern]

Fair enough

not everyone likes "Minion builds"

[lime shale]

Thats a slam lol

I told him try messing with starcaller but he doesnt want to experiment

[rapid urchin]

starcaller looks cool

[somber lantern]

Totems also a no no?

[lime shale]

Not sure I'll bring totems up

[somber lantern]

Cause if thats fine, artillery ballista totems has decent map clear

poor boss dmg tho

[lime shale]

Idk wut he plans to do boss wise he wants to farm 16s and 17s I kno that

He will likely just make a 2nd char for bosses

[somber lantern]

so many crashes this morning 😦

I just wanna try l.ab again but idk if i dare

[final heart]

anyone else getting unexpected disconnection spams

[severe elk]

hey guys, if I self-curse myself, can I still be cursed and overwritten by mark from merc?

[slim grail]

Hi necromancer here looking for Arena Master and Pale Seraphim corpse if anyone wanna share

[gilded bone]

check global 6666 it's the necro global, ppl share corpses

[plucky rain]

Any specific uniques i should look for on toxicologist merc? Im an RF

[gilded bone]

I've played RF like 23 times , I don't know if I will this league , Pohx recommends •Leercast 50% Increase Damage
• Xoph's heart - AoE Cover in Ash
• Doppleganger Guise/Cloak of Flame - Phys Mitigation
• Kaom's Binding - Extra Phys Mitigation

[plucky rain]

Got it thanks

[rapid urchin]

I am gonna die, am I not

nevermind :>

[eager root]

that one easy tho the one with totem are scary

[rapid urchin]

I am scared of every single one at that point

you never know when a literal thermonuclear warhead is going to be thrown on your ass

[gritty heath]

Can memory tears spawn in influenced maps?

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3791964 looks like it's bugged

[spark dew]

what is the best kingsmarch crop setup? just all 6 as the last crop?

[eager root]

ik wish one are lethal so

[rapid urchin]

ohno

[median mulch]

Nice build bro

[wise acorn]

if i put inpulsa and grabind on my AG would it work?

[median mulch]

Gloves which "kills count as you killed it"?
Yes it would, same as with maven boots

[rose dragon]

Note that gravebind radius is rather smool

like half of screen vertical

[median mulch]

Yep, works not so well on ranged minions builds

[barren monolith]

when it comes to cluster jewellery pricing anyone know why some level 50 jewels are worth loads and then others are level 84 that are worth loads? are there reasons for wanting a lower level one?

[rose dragon]

Some notables which People don't want have higher ilvl requirement

So it's easier to roll a cluster with notables you do want if it's ilvl is under that requirement

So less notables are in pool

Ilvl84 is mostly needed for 35% effect clusters

[median mulch]

Good example are reservation efficiency small jewels
Only lvl 84+ can have 35% increased effect of small nodes
So lvl 83 small one with 3 nodes is like 20c, while lvl 84 is 2,5 div specifically because of it

And again, in this case 2 nodes are valued way less than 3

[rose dragon]

Ye ilvl84 clusters you usually want more nodes, other ilvls less nodes. Just a few exceptions

[median mulch]

Another example is minion large cluster - some builds do use 12 nodes lvl 84+ and pick all 12
Some builds do need only 8 and they do not care for +35% effect, thus they are interested in large nodes

[tame pike]

How does the memory of desbilief work? I used it and mobs still dropped gear instead of currency? Am I missing something?

[barren monolith]

ahhh okay thanks both that makes sense so I should be able to check between craft of exile and the trade site to figure out which ones need below 84 and which above

[rose dragon]

Just get in habit of awakened Poe trade checking them until you memorize which ones are good. Updated item filter should emphasize the expensiver ones anyways

[median mulch]

By default filterblade filters do have pretty good distribution of the cluster jewels based on their cost
BUT careful here, as it can vary based on current meta builds

[barren monolith]

annoyingly im limited to playstation so no awakened poe trade for me 😦 and prices are weirdly skewed. will defo switch to pc once I get a laptop sorted

[rose dragon]

Pick up recent neversink filter then

[barren monolith]

yeah thats what I done last night and just starting to run delirium as I complete my atlas, so will see how it goes. thanks for the help guys 🙂

[rose dragon]

If you are farming cluster spec in unending nightmare on atlas

it replaces deli orb/splinter drops in rewards with clusters

so you get multiple inventories of them per map (tho most are not worth picking up)

there is also vendor recipe of 5x same rarity cluster into random cluster, but even less worth doing

[barren monolith]

yeah thats the plan, I think im gonna try the cluster farming + beyond portals for the odd tainted currency and then any leftover I'll go into red alts. might not be the most efficient currency farming method but its something different

[sacred sail]

can someone maybe help me get my build better im relatively new to the game and i dont know how to get tankier

[valid mist]

Isn't the 4 alva node actually worse than 3 per map if you have 100% spawn chance? 🤔

[coarse rock]

Did that change to infuse channeling hurt or help storm burst?

[somber lantern]

Any HC players here?

[rapid urchin]

HC with mercs is a disaster a click away

[prime tree]

infusion buff no longer gives damage, so hurt it i guess. don't think people run that anymore

[vast fractal]

anyone got their game crash entering grave trough map?

[somber lantern]

nahh they nerfed now, its safe :X

[rapid urchin]

I need a new lootfilter it seems

[tall fjord]

whats the good merc gear for a aura stacking bama guardian

i got perquil toe, plus curse ring, dying breath and leer cast

[balmy moss]

hmm mercenary curse on hit no work?

[proven cosmos]

Question.. we know that annoinments work on mercs..
but my question is... does that also apply to ring annoinments for blight?

[spice root]

guys is this worth any thing ?

[magic socket]

do mercs benefit from +level skill items

[carmine sentinel]

I am not sure what to think of this

[solid jolt]

You can't search for infamous mods on the trade site?

[gilded bone]

https://poedb.tw/us/Infamous_Modifiers

for Minions convert 100% of Fire Damage to Chaos Damage you search Minions convert #% of Fire Damage to Chaos Damage

[solid jolt]

and I guess most of the rest aren't searchable then?

[gilded bone]

you need to search on the stat filter

[solid jolt]

for like price-check or buying them

like this

[gilded bone]

works for me , search only Skills Critically and you will see the rest

[solid jolt]

ok idk maybe it's just broken on my browser?

[gilded bone]

search terms are kinda broken , if I search the full stat name it wont show but if I search only Skills Critically the full stat shows

[gilded bone]

like this

[solid jolt]

okay that's kinda insane that it just may or may not work based on who's looking it up 🥴

[gilded bone]

are you in the correct league on the trade site ?

looks like the league doesn't matter ,it is searchable for me on standard too , only on poe2 trade there's such stat

[late raptor]

is there any list of bugs that are taken into development or at least into backlog?

[rapid urchin]

and server dead again

[topaz vale]

2nd implicit is good keep it

[hexed vale]

Frankfurt dead

[charred charm]

tbh - sorry. GGG sucks ass nowadays... EU has way more ppl playin than US and the servers runs like liquid dogshit

[warm galleon]

Unplayable

[hexed vale]

those are DDoS attacks, hackers trying to disrupt the services. GGG and datacenter owners are fighting against it, I'm sure. There was a post about it

[gilded bone]

yeah they talked about it

[charred charm]

Its not a DDOS attack, they lie ! DDOS attackers do not crash single instances, they would make a steady highping on ALL instances in the cluster. its 100% an coding issue... and they keep lie

[soft plover]

this would be true if they had no ddos protection

so, no

[charred charm]

even no protection would not crash instances... it would crash whole clusters . so no, they lie and wont talk about it

they dont give a shit... they are waiting for "self repair" if enough ppl leave and the "ddos" stops

so many andi`s here

[hexed vale]

when I disconnect I can see all the people in my friend list disconnecting too (or most of them) so it's clearly multiple instances. Same with streamers, I can see many of them getting disconnected at the exact same time as I do.

[soft plover]

just being real champ, you don't really know how their protection works or how their filtering works for players vs ddos accounts

its not that hard to tell the truth when theres an issue. if they wanted to lie they'd say nothing

[plush robin]

how does anyone kill a rare like this

[worldly token]

F

[somber lantern]

nps

[plush robin]

no leech has regen soul eater snow bolt on hit crush on hit grasping veins and it gets worse

[old cedar]

rip servers?

[worldly token]

yep

[old cedar]

got DC'd and cant join any EU server

xD

[balmy plume]

They can reset your map, but they can’t bring back the XP you lost from dying because of DC, POE in a nutshell

[somber lantern]

xp lost? you mean entire character 🤣

[balmy plume]

well, for some masochists, it's true hardcore league 😄

[somber lantern]

its fine, imn tanky :X

i wont die, i swear

[lyric horizon]

Is there any way to search for the "Of Infamy" mods on the official trade site? trying to search for the less life cost of skills mod but can't seems to find it in stat filters

nvm I figured it out: less life cost of skills is listed as more life cost of skills with a negative number

[queen tiger]

Probably the same way someone can kill gg noobs v2

Some Vaal flicker strike 300 mil dps thing

[frail fractal]

What DPS should u aim for before switching out of kaoms primacy?

[barren silo]

any suggestions for my skitterbots merc? im playing cold smite rn

[wise acorn]

how do you scale bama to t17?

[plush robin]

idk

[somber lantern]

zzzz let me play GGG

i took today off to play 😭

[polar iris]

I can't enter any instances

same for anyone else?

[somber lantern]

Same

cant start any map

cant enter rogue harbour, lab nor kingsmarch

im stuck in town lol

[polar iris]

yup

i'm tired of kiddies ddossing everything

[somber lantern]

Doubt thats the issue tbh

If thats the case then they got some really fucked server setup

cause the game works, only some areas that dont

And i have same issue on NA & japan server aswell

[turbid bloom]

do mercinary benefit from amulate annoit?

[amber agate]

hi guys, Guardian vs Necro, which one is better for BAMA ?
can you guys give me some pros and cons of both ? thanks

[grim basalt]

Yes

[somber lantern]

zzzzzzzzzz

I JUST WANNA PLAY

[warm barn]

Where is the best place to report a bugged interaction with a mercenary skill?

[somber lantern]

Doubt they care

They cant even make the league work

[warm barn]

😦

it really killed my motivation to play. I ran like 100 maps to get a Cruel Mistress with Dark Pact, but she doesn't target my summoned skeletons

[queen cedar]

not sure if that's even a bug?

[warm barn]

here is the skill:

[queen cedar]

huh yeah should work then

[warm barn]

any suggestions for how I could report the bug? I've never reported anything before

[tame current]

server dying ?

[gilded bone]

it's been fine for me on Milan for hours

[dusky sundial]

YEP server dead again

[amber agate]

what teh heck GGG

[somber lantern]

I havnt been able to finish a single anything last 2 hours ;_;

https://i.imgur.com/FlnHTbL.png

Anything better i can put on my merc?

[tribal locust]

ye full mf

[somber lantern]

its lvl 68 x) it needs dmg

https://i.imgur.com/McNYZzh.png

WIsh i could lvl her up

[thorny pine]

offerings also dont work on your minions because they dont count as allied to mercs

[warm barn]

hmm, I wonder if it's intended

[covert coyote]

Guys, do i need smelters and miners in my town? is it worth the opporunity cost compared to just having more farmers/shippers?

[thorny pine]

probably just forgotten, its a nice bonus but not op enough for them to not do it

[covert coyote]

I am still confused whats the point of miners and smelters

[thorny pine]

nope

[covert coyote]

So i can basically get 95% of the town without investing any atlas points?

cause all the atlas points are basically related to the mining

[thorny pine]

basically yeah

the gear you get is comparable to merc gear as a point of comparison

so why bother

[pliant anchor]

is crop rotation shit without expensive scarab?

[exotic trellis]

yo, does runegraft of treachery work on mobs with hand of phrecia? or it does not affect mobs around linked targets?

[plain ravine]

anyone have a clue what i should list this for?

[sterile atlas]

#price-check📉

[gilded bone]

ok I've finally 6 L my diallas after 1300 fuse, I bough black morrigan and 6L it

[runic zephyr]

is there anything good to mass curse enemies on a merc to proc asenath? aside from just having a hit based ranged dude with curse on hit

any way to give a melee guy a blasphemy aura?

[idle lichen]

how do I make the fire ball disappear when fighting incarnation of fear? do I bait the spear to the ball or what is it?

[pastel vault]

What's the best suffixes to get on a gold flask if you want to farm gold using it?

[wispy spoke]

What’s a good endgame “bonk” build! Currently lvling as sunder(champion) planning going into cyclone. But I’m really liking this sunder/slam playstyle. Any good builds out there this league like that for a duelist

[agile hemlock]

VFoS

[runic zephyr]

ice crash is also neat for that but not meta

[stark frost]

Ice crash cadence mainly. Not sure if itll work on default ice crash

Ice crash wants jugg

[wispy spoke]

Thx!

Was gonna go vfos but I saw fubgun is doing it and his builds are always to expensive once people figure out what they need xD

[stark frost]

Maxroll has earthquake gladiator and vfos slayer

[wispy spoke]

Oh? I’ll head over there. Tbh didn’t think to look at maxroll lol.

[sterile kernel]

anyone wanna buy a progenesis foil map basically free but im low life and it has cull

[past spire]

hey i would like to find a build for t17 + uber bosses basically for 36/40 , which one ? dont want a 500 div build just something for challenges

[scarlet sun]

what should i look for when rolling originator maps?

[ashen storm]

whats the best tank weapon for a str/int merc?

it dies from kosis shotgunning fireballs sometimes

[past spire]

for me kingmaker seems to be a good deal because it give crit immune and fortif( not sure it works for merc tho no clue )

[ashen storm]

hmmm I don't see the crit immune part on it

[past spire]

oh yes mybad, its not that one , its the body armour garb of ephemeral for crits.
you can also use belt Kaom's Binding for 25% phys to fire

[woeful saffron]

anyone able to help with Spectral leader?

[ashen storm]

I'm using doryani's prototyte but I could prolly try out kaom's binding maybe..

[strong bronze]

can osmeone help me with drox map bosses?

invite jbl_aurobot

[vernal quail]

has anyone seen that google doc with the league challenges?

[chilly drum]

I got an infamous wither merc. She got malev aura to buff my dot. What else should I give her?

[stoic tinsel]

does rarity gear work for mercs

[hidden talon]

it'd be cool if it didn't, cause then you could use -rarity gear on em

[foggy fog]

I have one of the Mercs with Aspect of the Spider, but I don't see it ever actually proccing

Any idea why that might be?

[astral osprey]

hey can anyone help me with the incarnation of fear boss ?

[sick pilot]

Does anybody here know if +to gems gear on Mercs does anything for them?

[remote tundra]

cashed in my divine for Stampede, Rumi's, lvl 19 Cyclone of Tumult. feels good man

[past spire]

what are items 'of infamy ' for challenge ? i never saw one

[cobalt reef]

is +2 level of socketed support gems still a craft?

[south plume]

lmfao, map balance for mercs is still utter dogshit. some of them still SOMEHOW insta kill regardless of what you do

[dreamy carbon]

yeeeeeep

the single frame death from a supposed "ignite caster" is p sus

[fierce osprey]

hey is anyone doing uber elder? i lost twice and couldnt get voidstone!

[limpid basin]

#1┃looking-for-group

[dense bison]

I'm just curious but our mercenaries considered allies or minions in retrospect to the aura buffs

[merry anchor]

allies. should be half a person

[glacial bolt]

finally

[dreamy carbon]

it gave you the finger

[glacial bolt]

i actually got it

[dense bison]

Were you answering me?

[remote tundra]

yes they were

[glacial bolt]

ok this is the second juiced blight map i might lose to server crashes

yep

i'm takin a break man

[shut magnet]

Is this noteworthy? I always find it impossible to gauge items with corruption

[spare pike]

hi guys, is it a good frac for u ? idk how to price it ngl

[plush robin]

wtf

[glacial bolt]

the ring

[plush robin]

rf jewel ngl

it has max life and dot

[plush robin]

think thats crazy

I dropped a fractured map

what do I do with a fractured map lol

[glacial bolt]

reroll it

prefix cannot be changed chaos spam untill 6 good mods surely

how many divines/ golden oils

[plush robin]

1

.5 actually

[plush robin]

yeah I pefer the classic alc vaal and go

[glacial bolt]

2 silver oil alkLFG

.66

[plush robin]

close enough

[glacial bolt]

Now let's see if the soldier gloves hit +1 frenzy

no

this game is great

[merry anchor]

yes i was

[frank pike]

kitted out my merc

bro chills, curses, taunts with totem, regens, converts phys to fire

mostly defensive since my build is squishy without svalinn

and that skyrocketed in price

[vapid solar]

does the "you deal" in this case work for damage with mines ?

[devout osprey]

im assuming no, because its the mines that deal the damage

[vernal quail]

does running maps via kingsmarch count for maniacal magnitudes?

[torpid vine]

Thank you TUJEN!

[molten fog]

Does this league have any new content in acts or is it just mapping?

[devout osprey]

acts

from mud flats and forward

[molten fog]

Thx

[grand nest]

anyone know why theres like 3-4 people controling the entirety of the vortex rift spine bow

[cursive glen]

i just threw my merc stats into PoB and apparently he quintuples my damage just by existing, thanks ggg

[coarse grove]

What is the name of that video of someone getting 3 mirrors from a merc?

Found it. 'dafuq 3mirror'

[delicate plover]

failed my league start, got like 20 divs but stuck in progresion and want to try some bosser, any suggestions? I dont want a zerp hp kind of bosser

[dense bison]

Thanks

[gilded bone]

holy relic of conviction by balormage , I've been having a blast playing it for the first time

[dreamy carbon]

what's being played as the dps to go with Doryanis mercenaries?

[stiff minnow]

anything worth lvling on switch for profit?

[wary schooner]

you can level aura gems and vaal them since most need no quality, or buy exceptional gems and resell them leveled

[rose dragon]

Anything doing lightning damage (or pretty much anything if you use admiral on yourself)

LS, smite, spark, plenty of good options

[dreamy carbon]

what if I'm aiming at t16 alva/delirium/beyond

[rose dragon]

Still pretty much everything, though I don't know why are you running alva in t16

[terse lava]

do we know the level of the merc auras?

[dreamy carbon]

for the delirium juice

[untold zodiac]

Any idea if this is valuable for any build?

[glass cipher]

Chaos Dot build ig

[delicate tartan]

LMFAO I was wondering why I had a backlog of ores running settler + niko

[runic zephyr]

if you dont have a level 60~ character there is absolutely no way to get low level mercenaries for your next characters right?

[signal yoke]

Yep

[runic zephyr]

dang. t1 maps it is so i can at least get a giga one midway through and make do early with leveling gear

[high pike]

What level of curse/auras does Merc uses? is it better if i use Malevolence or his is also max lvl? It does not say on UI

[runic zephyr]

if you find one with a purity you should be able to check easily what the level amounts to

[fallow mica]

https://tenor.com/view/mf-poe-party-gif-15547753285859368556

[high pike]

Ok need test it again. Was lurking other PConc players and they all use own Malevolence hence is why I am asking

[rose dragon]

newbs gonna newb and complain

[charred rapids]

Does anyone have a list of shitty maps with phased bosses? Forgot what boss of basilica was and alched a couple dozen

[lucid monolith]

is Incarnation of Fear part of mercenaries or is it also available for standard?

[gilded bone]

standard it's part of the Secrets of the Atlas

[lucid monolith]

thx

[winged flare]

anyone have a link to a guide with detailed merc builds ?

[lucid stone]

Any ideas how to make chain hook of trarthus work

It doesn't count as a hit so you can't wormblast with it

[flat current]

does movement speed on my merc matter as deadeye?

[charred rapids]

Has anyone leveled an alt for Vortex of Proj? Can i switch at 28 if i already have it?

[runic zephyr]

if i replace a merc with another, does my current one still help in the fight, or leave before the fight starts?

[gilded bone]

yeah the merc helps too

[delicate tartan]

how are hiero totem builds for boss fights?

do they reach big damage? I suppose it's easier to focus on the patterns when you just drop your totems to do damage?

[agile hemlock]

Depends on the build, of course, but typically yes, you should have an easier time bossing than clearing outside of some ballista setups.

[valid compass]

i feel like my latency graph is telling me something

[delicate tartan]

time to change gateway lol

[subtle lance]

Is there like one best map tree should I follow or it depends on what build iam using

[gilded bone]

depends what atlas strat you want check https://poe-atlas.com, maxroll ,but first to start try something like https://poe-atlas.com/early-map-farming/ to get all maps

you get 3 atlas trees , I've switched them quite a bit , 1 for bossing and strongboxes , 1 for harvest , 1 for expedition

[runic zephyr]

infamous mercs dont have better base stats do they? just better starting gear/loot?

[gilded bone]

true

[harsh sierra]

Didn’t know that

[runic zephyr]

good to know - it not only still helps in the fight, but if you press replace, the old one only goes away once you invite the new one in town, so you can still remove the gear from the old one it seems.

[harsh sierra]

I would be careful with that

Memory serves if you set replace and select the merc standing with you, they will disappear before the fight

[runic zephyr]

i literally just did that

though my old merc died mid fight, so idk if him staying in town so i can unequip him even though i replaced him wasnt maybe a bug - he wasnt actually visible in town anymore, but i still had the revive button and could then unequip him via the button

[somber lantern]

and rip servs agaib

sigh

all my offerings ;_;

[hidden gyro]

anyone does beastiary farming over here?

[rustic meadow]

can you gift stuff from the store to other people?

[slow fjord]

Will mirror shard price go up by a lot over time?

[rose dragon]

See settlers price history there: https://poe.ninja/economy/settlers/currency/mirror-shard

and extrapolate from that

[slow fjord]

Dear lord the chart is so messed up

But i guess overall yeah

[verbal lichen]

Can you portal cheese merc duels?

Or does leaving through the portal end the duel

[void kindle]

the majority of players playing poe, yes

it's not necessarily a problem, but you have to be silly to think everyone is tryharding to the same degree

[agile hemlock]

the average player doesn't beat the acts.

[void kindle]

you're delusional and/or trolling

it's not hate, I am just pointing out that you're completely wrong about the average player in poe

(or just baiting, which is more likely)

[valid compass]

day 2-3 mirror is a casual?

you are delusional

[livid yarrow]

pretty funny guy

[somber lantern]

Group SSF would be kinda fun

But i cba to do personal league bs

[rose dragon]

from one map? lol

[somber lantern]

"my group"? :X extemely few ppl plays maps together ^^

[rose dragon]

well for this i will want video to believe

group scaling aint that good again

[somber lantern]

idk everyone in HC trade is mega poor, no one has any money compared to last league

Cant even sell 1 div items cause ppl dont have 1 div 😂

[rose dragon]

500div in one maps is like you are saying y'all droped 4 magebloods in one map

kinda want a video of that

[agile hemlock]

yeah, if you're grouplaying, 1 mirror day 2 is the baseline (unless you're subtractem lel).

I don't blame people for not wanting to fight beasts in menagerie for 30 consecutive hours of their life.

[humble badge]

Is there any updated kingsmarch shipments sheet? Or we do the same like 3.25

[agile hemlock]

Having 99% of uniques available for basically free is really nice in trade.

[somber lantern]

Personally my luck aint good enough for SSF xD

[rose dragon]

Enough hours create luck

[astral forge]

Anyone know if torrents reclaimation works on mercs?

[gilded bone]

first 3 days no drops ,day 4 three div drop

[tacit wren]

i'm like 99% certain that they have nerfed natural div card drops

[frigid owl]

what you guys think about the lord of ogham supporter pack for poe1?

i kinda dislike the newer packs but not sure if the pack optimized for poe 2 is better

need more stash tabs

[gilded bone]

that's the one I bought back at the poe2 EA release ,I'm using it now in poe1

all new pack work in poe1-2 , they are working on adding all mtx from poe1 to 2

wait for a stash tab sale 20% off

[vernal ember]

Yeah while it would be exciting id probs quit a league real quick if I got a mirror as a drop. Or id give it away or something. Takes out all the fun

[frigid owl]

looks good in poe1?

[gilded bone]

yeah

I will post a screen

[vernal ember]

https://youtu.be/UXq35cb2VrE?si=5U0tr2RErBIyjxnm

Que?

[gilded bone]

I didn't even use it in poe2 ,the items looks really good .in poe1 most of them look bad , so after acts I always use some mtx

[frigid owl]

nice! thats good to know/see

thank you!

[vernal ember]

Mm. I like the ssf+ on console

Bit annoying at times but..

[sonic field]

same, had no div drops until yesterday i dropped 2 in one map

[mortal crane]

i hate this league nothing i have sells and any build i find that i wanna try i cant afford

[vernal ember]

I got back to back mercs with divs yesterday. First one with 3 and second with 1 😂

And then 1 with an exalted

[steep hedge]

hi guys, in this POB fubgun is using two inspired learnings. Do they stack?

[vernal ember]

In t8 maps

[gilded bone]

I really like this league, last one was one of my best leagues, started on the meta bleed build and stopped at lvl 70 , rerolled to Pohx RF for the 23rd time 🤣 , invested 300 div had a blast and farmed my second MG too , sold it for big , 2 chaos about 2 weeks ago

[sonic field]

meta and bleed dont really fit in one sentence these days

[gilded bone]

I mean everyone played that build but I don't remember the name

aa lacerate glad , ziz made a guide too

[agile hemlock]

Bleed glad last league was massively popular

[gilded bone]

yeah I saw the explosions and thought I should make RF instead 😄

[sonic field]

6% play rate week one you're right hmm

prob boosted by eviscerate being a good skill

[modest plank]

man.... maybe I had forgotten how to play POE1 after dipping my toe into POE2.
the amount of deathsss...

[unreal heart]

is this not working for anyone else?

[gilded bone]

worked for me , got it 2 days ago

it was super easy I'm holy relic , my relic is at 82% quality

[unreal heart]

i have over 400% quality on all my gems and its not giving it to me

[timid garnet]

Dude the 5 way afk carry is op af wish I knew this before

Saved like 3 hrs of game time

[teal sierra]

https://maxroll.gg/poe/build-guides/eviscerate-bleed-gladiator-league-starter

what do you all think about this league starter?

[sonic field]

should be playable, wasnt nerfed

and one of new shields is nice for it

idk how expensive it is tho

[jade sphinx]

hello all , i am playing Vsof and i just got a good 2h rare weapon. I was wandering if i should swap my khaoms or not

[sonic field]

check in pob

[balmy ibex]

its only me who get this instance fail ?

[runic zephyr]

fucking hell man so many kineticists in a row who are just hell bent on using their useless barage >.>

[jade sphinx]

if i knew how to i would do it 😛

[sonic field]

2 ways, either long way or fast but third party app way

long way is to just make it from scratch in pob

and short is download awakened poe trade, ctrl + c while hovering the item, and paste the content into create custom item option in pob

[jade sphinx]

even then i will have to rebuild the tree since i am using some axe talents

i was looking for someone who is familiar with the build and knows at which dps is better to switch over to a rare weapon

[gilded bone]

check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF22I1o9lrg

[small marsh]

Monsters keep casting disconnect curse on me :c

[sonic field]

its better as soon as it is a dps increase

[gilded bone]

you can copy paste the axe in pob , item create custom ctrl v and add

[jade sphinx]

will give it a try thanks

[short lodge]

Still getting one shot by certain mercs... its so fricken frustrating. I really hope they can manage to balance them soon.

Really discouraging when the league mechanic, the whole point of the league, is unenjoyable to interact with.

[teal sierra]

this is the main league rn right?

[tame current]

rip server holy

[gilded bone]

I had server problem since poe2 on Milan , switched to Frankfurt and at the start of the league I had some problems then I lost a div from merc and tried Milan again , only some minor problems since

[glossy furnace]

hard to play doin delve dc window shopping at faustus dc browsing my passive tree dc .....

[woven steppe]

hey if i move my raise spectre gem to another socket, will i loose my ritual spectres?

[frank pike]

they will drop on the ground, so you'll need to resummon them

[woven steppe]

so i need to unsocket it in mengarie or somewhere? what happens if i do i in hideout? i loose them?

[frank pike]

not sure about hideout, safest way is to do it in einhar zone yea

[nocturne mortar]

is Cross Contamination bugged ? ore while delirious and legion general while delirious did not complete after going through mirror and finishing objective , should i try with delirium orb ?

[gilded bone]

if you lose them join global 6666 and ask someone to give you one , it's the summoner global by ghazzy

[teal sierra]

i have enabled graphs but why cant i see the graphs?

[gilded bone]

press F1

[teal sierra]

oo cool thanks

[woven steppe]

if i use Perfect Spirit of Fortune for necro BAMA can i stop self casting wrath?

[jade sphinx]

First time using Pob to import manually my build .. i think i missed a lot of stuff 😛

[sonic stirrup]

How much investment do you have into minion life and overall survivability

[jade sphinx]

https://poe.ninja/pob/75c52

[woven steppe]

running purity of elements, res/chaos/suppress caped

[sonic stirrup]

Overall survivability (of minions)

[woven steppe]

ill check pob, but they never die

ever lol

ill die before they do everytime

[sonic stirrup]

Ok. Just keep in mind spectres from itemised corpses are deleted on death

[woven steppe]

wait what

so if i die they get deleted?

[jade sphinx]

https://poe.ninja/pob/75c52 It seems Kaoms is better than the 780 dps mace

[woven steppe]

but i died before in a map and they didnt dissapear

oh wait you mean theyre death

yeah gotcha

[sonic field]

well then you have your anser, also mace would even feel worse due to lower attack speed

[jade sphinx]

its way faster than kaoms

1.37

[sonic field]

ah then nvm

usually maces are slower, ig the kaom axe isnt that fast

[woven steppe]

so back to my original question though, can i replace my wrath gem if i run spirit of fortune?

or find a merc that has wrath?

[gilded bone]

keep your best aura and get a merc with another aura

if you have a 20 or 21 aura gem , it's prob better on you than the aura the merc has

[woven steppe]

yeah was going to ask that, what level auras do the mercs and spectures use?

level 1 or?

[sonic stirrup]

You can

[winged skiff]

What build do I go to after cyclone

I want bulky but not expensive

I dream of doing simulacrum

[sonic field]

for simu you want something with explode/prolif

[gilded bone]

found someone on reddit say "
With a level 77 merc with Determination I have 9526 armour in game. POB says a level 18 Determination would give me 9463. With a level 20 myself POB and in game match at 10,588."

[sonic field]

i think mamba with asenath's should work well

[drifting wedge]

is europe servers laggy for anyone else? the nerwork ms shoots from 10-12 to 200+ randomly. my interent has been iffy lately but seems stable rn but idk if its me or the game.

[gilded bone]

it's been 95% fine for me on Milan for like 3 days

[drifting wedge]

i had no issues wednesday, but today its just been on and off stop motion

[winged skiff]

Does smite of divine judgment fit this criteria

[sonic field]

it doesnt have explode afaik

but idk should work if juiced properly

cuz it clears nicely

[winged skiff]

Ah