Recommended type of merc for Shadowknight while soloing et. al.

[sirmorte]

<p>If you have tried various merc or are happy with your merc, which  type of mercenary would you recommend to</p><p>go along with a shadowknight for soloing and what  is best for grouping: a dps type such as assassin, or a healing merc or even a bard type that does all kinds of things?</p><p>Also, would you recommend a merc at all soloing considering the experience drain?</p>

[Silzin]

admittedly I don’t have a shadow night, but I still may be able to help. Since you have some healing to yourself the Inq would probably be the best healer if you need a healer, since he probably has the best dps of the healer merc's. I also like the Necro since they do amazing dps and also give Mana candy.

[Thor71457]

<p>I use an Inny and find that works out very well for my SK</p>

[sirmorte]

<p>Thor71457, Is an Inny the same as an Inquisitioner?</p>

[Sir Darrack]

<p>I pretty much solo all the time and have average gear compared to raiders and those in SS armor but i can easily do POH (first 4 sub bosses) / PR etc with a healer merc which nets 150pp + (just remember to dismiss the merc prior to looting the chests).</p><p>The Rat Inquisiter is possibly the best or the Dwarf if you want to sneak into Qeynos.</p><p>Im currently using the elf warden from Kelethin who does the job but its purely for something pretty to look at!</p><p>hope this helps.</p><p>Cheers</p><p>     Darrack</p>

[Sir Darrack]

<p>sorry missed the bit about exp drain.</p><p>Until mercs came out i never really bothered with alts as i got bored! Mercs will eat into your exp at lower levels but at 30+ you can grind AA and once your quests start turning yellow (and mobs harder) a merc can keep things moving along without you getting frustrated.</p><p>I found when levelling years back that you had to sometimes leave quests unfinished in a zone and pop back at a later date, now i find with a merc pretty much everyting can be thrashed out before you move on to the next area.</p><p>Also in areas like Steamfont where those pesky Gnomes send you off to Klak you can get those dungeon quests cleared up for decent equipment and yet more AA with a healer merc.</p><p>Happy hunting.</p><p>Cheers</p><p>     Darrack</p>

[Thor71457]

<p><cite>sirmorte wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thor71457, Is an Inny the same as an Inquisitioner?</p></blockquote><p>Yes : )</p>