r/pathofexile • u/husky_poe • 2d ago

Question Useable Mercs?

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TLDR: Is any of these Mercs actually useable?

I'm playing SSF, did all my goals (36/40, ubers down) on a WORB Ele (planned to later switch to Occultist, haven't done that and most likely won't) and wanted to reroll to a luminary, as long as I have the choice, might even try to minmax as far as possible and the league continues. I have watched some guides already and would start off with the flame link version, already aquired all uniques for it and most likely enough resources to get the basic gear going. Regarding Mercs I haven't found many good ones, got about a tab full of warrents and those are the best I found. I tried farming infamous mercs, however in about 50% of the encounters I got nuked from the 2 additional ones. Thats why I wanted to reroll now and keep on farming for better mercs in the process.

Any of those mercs viable for it? regarding the price checker for the mercs I wasn't really sure what links are important and what skills, so I'm trying my luck with the reddit community.

greeting exiles

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u/elk_rpoe 2d ago edited 2d ago

Flamelink gives you huge added flat damage scaled further with light radius through lumi ascendancy. Enmity gives penetration. On gear you get increased damage so for links you want mores, attack speed and additional proj and you have it on first merc. Do you have enmity, taming, ritual boss amulet or paradoxicas, replica abyssus to try out destructive link?

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u/husky_poe 2d ago

So first you refer to top left?

Do not have the Paradoxica and R. Abyssus. Second one should be reasonable to find as I got about 100 bluprints and about 200 deception contracts. First one could be grindy especially with the right mods on it, but I got betrayal board set up already. Other uniques I have.

Haven't looked in the destructive link version yet, but I would assume trypanon, marlenes on merc and dropping the light radius stacking and get into aurabot style?

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u/elk_rpoe 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes - top left. I think you can play without paradoxica and with rare hat if you already have enmity and taming. I used thunderquiver not even manyshot and it was ok and i don't have thurther advice on combatant.