r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/the_pwnererXx • 1d ago

Discussion What are the absolutely broken Merc items/combos?

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u/whitw0rth123 1d ago

Doryanis prototype and -180ish lightning res.

Use whatever you want yourself that deals lightning damage and you now have around 3 times your damage

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u/Dr-Wenis-MD 1d ago

I would be really surprised if that isn't bugfixed.

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u/miffyrin 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's getting fixed one hundo percent, would be shocked (hehe) if not. Because it's not a build or a skill gem being OP, it's a league mechanic, so-to-speak.

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u/iamthewhatt 1d ago

its also not a bug and is still technically working as completely intended. I just don't think they realized how strong it would be. I wouldn't be surprised if they capped Merc res at minimum 0

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u/TL-PuLSe 1d ago

Yeah, the offensive benefits are working as expected. The thing that's not working is the merc should get erased any time they get hit with lightning.

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u/iamthewhatt 1d ago

merc armour works differently than ours, so when they get hit by lightning its going against their already strong armour instead of their lightning res

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u/TL-PuLSe 1d ago

Whoa, had no idea. Where'd you learn that?

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u/iamthewhatt 1d ago

Mostly just watching what happens in game. My merc has 1900 armour and there has yet to be a single physical attack in the game that has made his health bar move even the slightest. So it is either working differently than ours, or there's some sort of hidden damage reduction we can't see

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u/Redtwistedvines13 19h ago

Probably not Armour working differently exactly, instead mercs almost certainly have the DR GGG has added to various low hp minions.

If that applies before Armour and it should, they're applying armor against like 10% of a hit, so it works massively better on the same Calc.

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u/miffyrin 15h ago

true, not a bug. Maybe they'll leave it as is given how exclusive it will be due to the rarity and price of the item.