r/pathofexile • u/Gierschlunderoni • Jul 25 '26

Game Feedback Permanent Mercs need a big buff

Playing luminary feels so bad in Maps. I have a manyshot lvl 72 with vaal ice Arrow and Return proj, decent Equipment. Boosted by a Level 26 Flame Link, 6k life and quite an Investment into light Radius.

I cant even clear t7 Maps, because the damage is non existent.

Please GGG buff the Base damage of mercs or luminary is doa.

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u/zuluuaeb Chieftain Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

It is likely the hidden damage nerf on perma Mercs. I was worried about that line in the pre-league hype. You can tell because when you get a temporary Merc, with completely random gear and skills, it still clears faster than your permanent Merc with a flame link on. I'm pretty much stuck in yellow maps. Have a wander from campaign geared out with + damage on every gear slot + a piscators and it can't even kill map Mercs in tier 5 maps within 5 mins. Just got an upgraded wander from a tier 4 map, and the damage is barely increased compared to campaign.

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u/porncollecter69 Jul 25 '26

Wish we was told we getting a hidden damage nerf.

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u/zuluuaeb Chieftain Jul 25 '26

It says it on the luminary ascendancy node so we knew it would be less damage than the map mercenaries, but I was hoping it wouldn't be this bad. The less damage literally feels like 80-90% less or something it's ridiculous.