1
Cap elemental resistances
gearLook for ring 2 stats like lightning resistance.
+0.5% DPS+26% EHP
Justification
Lightning 53%/75% below current cap.
Useful stats
Lightning Resistance
Proposed upgrade: +0.5% DPS / +26% EHP.
Build check
Gemling Legionnaire Mercenary (Lv89)
Mercenary · Gemling Legionnaire · Lv89
Build tier, progression gaps, and prioritized upgrade options from the imported character.
Potential upgrades
2
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Scored against 100+ mercenary endgame builds
DamageC
SurvivalF
SpeedD
UtilityB
How this build works
Totem skillsDamage over time
Damage over time needs its own scaling. Attack or cast speed alone is not a reliable damage upgrade for this build.
Build state
Endgame
Primary DPS
35.4K
A little below typical
EHP
10.2K
Below benchmark
Weakest hit taken
Chaos 2.4K
Well below benchmark
Physical max hit
3K
Below benchmark
Elemental max hit
5.6K
Well below benchmark
Movement speed
x1.34
A little below typical
Rarity
11%
Low magic find
Top skills
Explosive Grenade
5 support gems
35.4K
Clear + boss
Crossbow Shot
4 support gems
22.8K
Boss
Clear
Clear looks covered
Bossing
Bossing looks covered
Skill delivery
Mortar Cannon
The totem uses these socketed skillsUses: Flash Grenade
Priority fixes
2
Improve chaos hit protection
fixUpgrade defensive slots with chaos resistance, life, energy shield, and maximum chaos resistance so the item matches how this build actually survives.
Justification
2.4K is well below the usual 5.4K–13.3K range for similar builds. Improve chaos resistance, life, energy shield, and maximum chaos resistance where possible.
Useful stats
Relevant stats for this issue
Prioritize this direction before chasing smaller damage gains.
3
Improve elemental hit protection
gearLook for ring 1 stats like max life, fire resistance.
+5.0% DPS+5.9% EHP
Justification
5.6K is well below the usual 9.7K–18K range for similar builds. Improve life, energy shield, ward, block, and maximum fire resistance for larger elemental hits.
Useful stats
Max LifeFire Resistance
Proposed upgrade: +5.0% DPS / +5.9% EHP.
Identified gaps
Elemental resistances
Lightning 53%/75% below current cap.
The further elemental resistances are below the current cap, the more dangerous hard map and boss hits become.
Chaos max hit
2.4K is well below the usual 5.4K–13.3K range for similar builds. Improve chaos resistance, life, energy shield, and maximum chaos resistance where possible.
This usually means large hits are the danger point, even if clearing trash feels fine.
Elemental max hit
5.6K is well below the usual 9.7K–18K range for similar builds. Improve life, energy shield, ward, block, and maximum fire resistance for larger elemental hits.
This usually means large hits are the danger point, even if clearing trash feels fine.
Chaos resistance
0% is below the usual 16%–53% range for similar builds.
Resistance gaps are normally cheap to fix and should be handled before chasing damage.
Effective hit pool
10.2K is below the usual 13.2K–37.7K range for similar builds. Raise life and energy shield on armour and jewellery before chasing smaller upgrades.
This usually means large hits are the danger point, even if clearing trash feels fine.
Physical max hit
3K is below the usual 3.4K–5.6K range for similar builds. Add armour, physical mitigation, block, life, and energy shield.
This usually means large hits are the danger point, even if clearing trash feels fine.
Already in good shape
Skill coverage77% is above the usual range for similar builds.
Potential upgrades
Current setup
What the build is using now.
Potential upgrade
A support setup or item worth checking.
Stat change
The calculated change from the proposed setup.
Gear upgrades
Ring 1
Current item
Dread Band
Rare · Prismatic Ring · Item level 81
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
- +9% to all Elemental Resistances
Explicit
- Adds 8 to 19 Physical Damage to Attacks
- Adds 2 to 42 Lightning damage to Attacks
- 30% increased Fire Damage
- +18 to Intelligence
- +31% to Fire Resistance
- +43% to Lightning Resistance
Recommendation
Planned Prismatic Ring
Rare · Prismatic Ring · Item level 82
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
Explicit
Change
DPS0.0%
EHP+4.7%
+79 Max Life
+2 Fire Resistance
-18 Intelligence
Needs to be logged in on the official PoE site.
Ring 2
Current item
Agony Grasp
Rare · Unset Ring · Item level 82
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
- Grants 1 additional Skill Slot
Explicit
- Adds 20 to 35 Fire damage to Attacks
- 27% increased Fire Damage
- 23% increased Cold Damage
- 11% increased Rarity of Items found
- +23 to Dexterity
- +29 to Intelligence
Recommendation
Planned Unset Ring
Rare · Unset Ring · Item level 83
Requirements
Level60
Implicit
Explicit
Change
DPS+0.1%
EHP+22%
+2% increased Fire Damage
+78 Max Life
+34 Lightning Resistance
+18 Chaos Resistance
-23 Dexterity
-29 Intelligence
Needs to be logged in on the official PoE site.
Weapon 1: upgrade not found
Helmet: upgrade not found
Body Armour: upgrade not found
Gloves: upgrade not found
Boots: upgrade not found
Belt: upgrade not found
Amulet: upgrade not found
Skill upgrades
No safe verified support change surfaced for the top skills.
Passive routes
No passive improvement found for general advice within a 10 point range.