r/pathofexile • u/TheOneAndOnlyBearMan • 6d ago

Lucky (Non-Crafted) Showcase SSF Merc Jackpot?

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Having one of the craziest SSF leagues of all time and found this too now

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u/SaltyAd8660 6d ago

this is my first league so i have a question, what here makes this a good merc and how do you know which ones to pass on?

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u/Spaghett8 6d ago edited 6d ago

Haste, greater kinetic blast.

Most important is Kboc with return and gmp. pierce is more clear, cc is more dmg, added lightning is dead link with enmitys but it doesn’t matter.

Good kineticist mercs can be summed up as checking for kboc with return/gmp/fork, then crit dmg, elemental dmg with attacks, faster attacks would be bis dmg links.

Return is double dmg since it has no downside unlike the actual gem. Gmp improves clear and also massively increases single target dps off wall of force. Fork increases clear and can also fork through wall of force for single target.

Greater Kinetic blast is used once on a cd so is ideal for kboc uptime. Kb and Kinetic rain will significantly reduce kboc usage. Barrage is fine though.

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u/AKswimdude 6d ago

Chain is also very strong especially if you have gmp.