IK barb merc

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hi
finally collected the IK set and building a new barb for it.
the question is what merc to get? might or defiance?
i tried the set on my frenzy barb with max shout, defiance merc and a
few points in ironskin. he had something like 17k+ defence. and
2200-4000 damage. i like defiance but does defence drop when WWing?

 

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In article <dff6r9$5gb$1@ss405.t-com.hr>,
zekopeko <zekopeko2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>finally collected the IK set and building a new barb for it.
>the question is what merc to get? might or defiance?
>i tried the set on my frenzy barb with max shout, defiance merc and a
>few points in ironskin. he had something like 17k+ defence. and
>2200-4000 damage. i like defiance but does defence drop when WWing?

Not that I know. Defense will, however, still be reduced if you use
Berserk, and I presume all barbs will have at least 1 point in it, and use
it occasionally, for countering Oblivion Knights/Iron Maiden...

My IK barb on the previous ladder used a Might merc, for the extra damage
it provides. He either WWed (most of the crowds), or Concentrate (for
tough monsters/bosses). And 1 point in Berserk for OK's.

Regards,

Patrick.

 

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Patrick Vervoorn wrote:
> In article <dff6r9$5gb$1@ss405.t-com.hr>,
> zekopeko <zekopeko2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>finally collected the IK set and building a new barb for it.
>>the question is what merc to get? might or defiance?
>>i tried the set on my frenzy barb with max shout, defiance merc and a
>>few points in ironskin. he had something like 17k+ defence. and
>>2200-4000 damage. i like defiance but does defence drop when WWing?
>
>
> Not that I know. Defense will, however, still be reduced if you use
> Berserk, and I presume all barbs will have at least 1 point in it, and use
> it occasionally, for countering Oblivion Knights/Iron Maiden...
>
> My IK barb on the previous ladder used a Might merc, for the extra damage
> it provides. He either WWed (most of the crowds), or Concentrate (for
> tough monsters/bosses). And 1 point in Berserk for OK's.
>
> Regards,
>
> Patrick.

how did that work? what was your damage output?

 

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In article <dff8ja$8g6$1@ss405.t-com.hr>,
zekopeko <zekopeko2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Patrick Vervoorn wrote:

>> Not that I know. Defense will, however, still be reduced if you use
>> Berserk, and I presume all barbs will have at least 1 point in it, and use
>> it occasionally, for countering Oblivion Knights/Iron Maiden...
>>
>> My IK barb on the previous ladder used a Might merc, for the extra damage
>> it provides. He either WWed (most of the crowds), or Concentrate (for
>> tough monsters/bosses). And 1 point in Berserk for OK's.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Patrick.
>
>how did that work? what was your damage output?

That worked very nice, he solo-ed the entire game by himself, finally
killing Hell Baal. After that, he wasn't used much, though I did
occasionally take him out of the parking to run/WW around with.

Damge without Might active (between brackets with Might):

Concentrate: 3309-5420 (3748-6063)
WW: 2759-4616 (3198-5258)
Berserk: 3078-5082 (3517-5725)

So Might doesn't really add that much damage really, so Defiance is a very
valid alternative if you go a more defensive route.

Regards,

Patrick.