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Merc can't deal with tomb vipers (nihlathak)

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  1. dvdmcwilliams

    dvdmcwilliams Senior Member

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    Hey guys, my problem is the following: my mercenary (Emilio, offensive, nightmare 2nd act) gets almost instant killed by tomb vipers when doing nihlathak, I say almost because I heal him quickly.
    I recently gave him infinity on eth CV, appart from it, gillaume, fortitude on ebug ancient armor, highlord, verdungo, draculs, tearhaunch boots till I get gore, nature's peace and raven.
    There something wrong with his equipment? does he need anything else?
    Had the same merc before the wipe and had no trouble with it...
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  2. Herlikium

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    I would say as hi died seasons ago the same is current season. Vipers always were best friends of players especially on HC ;)
     
  3. Sunshine

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    Teleport placing the merc aside or from the back to vipers, then the merc will not come straight ahead to them. It works good.
     
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  4. sirius_A

    sirius_A Well-Known Member

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    i think if you wish your merc to get more tankish, just use items with "damage reduced by ..." number, not percent.
    Examples: Gladiator`s Bane with Sol rune.
     
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  5. ameth

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    Runners say if there are vipers, just hit next game button. Being stubborn is not healthy :)
     
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  6. Sunshine

    Sunshine Active Member

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    Never ! There can be TM griffon etc drop. :) just do what I say, place the merc correctly.
     
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  7. ameth

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    Navigating and tricking with positions takes more than 2 min in the run. You should not spend more than 25 sec in it. High-end unique drops after mass-murdering 1k Nihla. Do the math. Cheers :)
     
  8. Sunshine

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    We're talking about grinding nihla or avoiding merc rip ? And pro nihla runners dont need merc.
     
  9. dvdmcwilliams

    dvdmcwilliams Senior Member

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    That depends on the char you're using, light sorc my case, I get killed quickly, even with good gear on.
     
  10. dotty

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    There are some bugs in tomb viper as there is physical damage counting on how long the movement within the poison. Never walking towards it or start a next one.
     
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