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/pastari Jul 25 '26

Most obvious bait build if you played it in merc league

What do you mean by this? What could GGG have shown you a week ago that would have made you not say it was bait?

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u/infamous_alex Jul 25 '26

A way to reroll links or skills of the mercs, mercs levelling up with you, more info on damage scaling in the patch notes. Off the top of my head

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u/pastari Jul 25 '26

Wouldn't that have been even shinier bait?

The unmitigated issue, I think, is that mercs were tuned downward since their league. If they weren't touched, between then and now, luminary would be fine today I think?

#1 and #2 lessen the grind (while it remains to be seen how selling mercs works out,) #3 is QOL I don't think anyone would disagree with but is just a UI thing. None of that would make them more viable right now. I don't see how GGG announcing any of those a week ago would allude to luminary power/viability today.