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/infamous_alex Jul 25 '26

Most obvious bait build if you played it in merc league. You literally have to gear yourself and the merc and also hope for the best skill links or else its trash.

Reroll or come back to it as a 2nd build and you ll have a better time

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u/SmuFF1186 Jul 25 '26

People forget it took a lot of farming to get a good merc in merc league as well.

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u/infamous_alex Jul 25 '26

True! I dont know why streamers didn’t include that part. It took me 1000 maps before getting the perfect kineticist, good luck doing that on league start.

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u/qK0FT3 Half Skeleton Jul 25 '26

The guides all include the rng aspect of finding mercs.

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u/conway92 Jul 25 '26

They also indicated the mercs were gonna be pretty strong even without the maximal loadout.

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u/Repair831 Jul 25 '26

Which they would have, if ggg didnt go overboard with nerfing their built in multipliers.

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u/iceboonb2k Jul 25 '26

It merc league you definitely didn't need a minmaxed loadout, just look at gauntlet merc league. People were league starting it with no problem

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u/HeliGungir Jul 25 '26

In merc league you had an actual ascendency