Template Probs :'-(

[Riotsz]

I spent all night and some of this morning workin on my template for my merc, but im in abit of a pickle! I just cant get the needed resists and stats etc, i must be rubbish lol!
Anyone got any ideas what i could do to make this work?
I really dont want to have to get new artifacts as i really cant afford them, just want the best i can from what ive got
cheers

Config Report

Stats

Str: 88 Int: 0 Hits: 120
Con: 36 Pie: 0 Power: 0
Dex: 40 Cha: 0
Qui: 0 Emp: 0

Resists

Body: 10 Energy: 9 Crush: 30 (3)
Cold: 9 (5) Matter: 5 Thrust: 22
Heat: 4 Spirit: 29 Slash: 14 (2)

Skills

4 Parry

Focus

Cap Increases

8 Dex

200 Hits

19 Str

19 Con

Other Bonuses

40 AF Bonus

Piece Listing

Arms
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Head
Name: Winged Helm
Level: 51 Quality: 100
AF: Bonus:
Effect 1: 40 Hits
Effect 2: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 3: 15 Dexterity
Effect 4: 5 Spirit Resist
Effect 5: 15 Strength
Effect 6: 5 Matter Resist
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 50.00

Legs
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Hands
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Feet
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Right Hand
Name: Battler
Level: 51 Quality: 100
DPS: Bonus:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Dexterity
Effect 3: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 4: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 5: 6 Thrust Resist
Effect 6: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 56.00

Left Hand
Name: Malice
Level: 51 Quality: 100
DPS: Bonus:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Constitution
Effect 3: 40 Hits
Effect 4: 5 Constitution Cap Increase
Effect 5: 5 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 6: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 30.00

Two Handed
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 10 (94 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Ranged
Imbue Points: 0.0 of 10 (94 Qual) Overcharge: None
Gem 1: Empty -
Gem 2: Empty -
Gem 3: Empty -
Gem 4: Empty -
Utility: 0.00

Neck
Name: Ancient Copper Necklace
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 10 Crush Resist
Effect 2: 10 Thrust Resist
Effect 3: 10 Spirit Resist
Effect 4: 10 Body Resist
Effect 5: Empty
Effect 6: Empty
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 80.00

Cloak
Name: Harpys Cloak
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 2: 6 Thrust Resist
Effect 3: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 4: 4 Parry
Effect 5: Empty
Effect 6: Empty
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 56.00

Jewel
Name: Gem of Moirai
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 5 Spirit Resist
Effect 2: 8 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 3: 8 Constitution Cap Increase
Effect 4: 64 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 5: Empty
Effect 6: Empty
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 10.00

Belt
Name: Belt of Sun
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 2: 10 Strength
Effect 3: 10 Dexterity
Effect 4: 5 Energy Resist
Effect 5: 5 Spirit Resist
Effect 6: 5 Crush Resist
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 43.33

Right Ring
Name: Krojers Con Ring
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 2 Energy Resist
Effect 2: 2 Cold Resist
Effect 3: 2 Heat Resist
Effect 4: 21 Constitution
Effect 5: 6 Constitution Cap Increase
Effect 6: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 26.00

Left Ring
Name: Krojers Strength Ring
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 21 Strength
Effect 2: 2 Heat Resist
Effect 3: 2 Cold Resist
Effect 4: 2 Energy Resist
Effect 5: 6 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 6: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 26.00

Right Wrist
Name:
Level: 51 Quality:
Bonus:
Effect 1: Empty
Effect 2: Empty
Effect 3: Empty
Effect 4: Empty
Effect 5: Empty
Effect 6: Empty
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 0.00

Left Wrist
Name: Bracer of Moirai
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Bonus:
Effect 1: 12 Strength
Effect 2: 40 Hits
Effect 3: 4 Spirit Resist
Effect 4: 8 Dexterity Cap Increase
Effect 5: 64 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 6: Empty
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 26.00

 

[Equador]

Ehm...why aren't you using full armor on this? You're missing arms, legs, hands and feet, as well as a bracer. I'm sure you can get some nice resists and stats from them? And they don't HAVE to be artifacts, you can always look for crafted stuff

 

[mikke]

Right Hand
Name: Battler
Level: 51 Quality: 100
DPS: Bonus:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Dexterity
Effect 3: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 4: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 5: 6 Thrust Resist
Effect 6: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 56.00

Left Hand
Name: Malice
Level: 51 Quality: 100
DPS: Bonus:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Constitution
Effect 3: 40 Hits
Effect 4: 5 Constitution Cap Increase
Effect 5: 5 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 6: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 7: Empty
Effect 8: Empty
Effect 9: Empty
Effect 10: Empty
Utility: 30.00

both of these are wrong, battler got 3 melee speed and 4 melee dmg or something, and malice got 5 style dmg

 

[mikke]

Ehm...why aren't you using full armor on this? You're missing arms, legs, hands and feet, as well as a bracer. I'm sure you can get some nice resists and stats from them? And they don't HAVE to be artifacts, you can always look for crafted stuff

i think he is just asking if this is a good base template

 

[Rellik]

i whould switch harpy cloak for FW or some other cloak
parry isent realy needed if you plan on grouping with your merc
so its a realy bad cloak imho

 

[Equador]

i think he is just asking if this is a good base template

Right, sorry Not too familiar with this template stuff

 

[Achilles]

LOKI Build Report
Default Configuration:
Build Utility: 837.0
Useable Utility: 831.7
TOA Utility: 296.0

Statistics
STR:102/100 CON:87/85 DEX:51/80
QUI:87/86 INT:0/75 PIE:0/75
CHA:0/75 EMP:0/75
Hits:232/256
Power:0/25
AF:20/50

Resistances
Body: 23
Cold: 21+5
Heat: 24
Energy: 25
Matter: 24
Spirit: 26
Crush: 23+3
Slash: 25+2
Thrust: 27

Skills
Crush: 2
Slash: 11
Thrust: 2
Dual Wield: 11
Parry: 3
Staff: 2

Bonuses
Style Damage: 11
Melee Damage: 10
Melee Combat Speed: 13
Fatigue: 5

Chest (Gaurd of Valour):
Imbue: 22.0
18 Strength
40 Hits
5 Strength Cap Increase
15 Dexterity
5 Dexterity Cap Increase
4 Melee Damage
4 Style Damage
Utility: 32.0
TOA Utility: 60.0

Arms:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
5 Dual Wield
3 Slash
19 Constitution
7% Matter
Utility: 66.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Head:
Imbue: 37.0/32 (Quality: 100)
3 Dual Wield
3 Slash
28 Quickness
9% Cold
Utility: 66.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Legs:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
3 Slash
3 Dual Wield
11% Thrust
22 Constitution
Utility: 66.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Hands:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
9% Heat
9% Energy
9% Spirit
16 Quickness
Utility: 64.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Feet:
Imbue: 36.5/32 (Quality: 100)
9% Heat
9% Energy
10 Quickness
68 Hits
Utility: 59.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Right Hand (Malice's Axe):
Imbue: 20.0
15 Strength
15 Constitution
40 Hits
5 Strength Cap Increase
5 Constitution Cap Increase
40 Hits Cap Increase
5 Style Damage
5 Fatigue
Utility: 30.0
TOA Utility: 65.0

Left Hand (Battler):
Imbue: 30.0
15 Strength
15 Dexterity
10 AF
6% Slash
6% Crush
6% Thrust
3 Melee Combat Speed
4 Melee Damage
Utility: 56.0
TOA Utility: 45.0

Neck (Ancient Copper Necklace):
Imbue: 45.0
10% Crush
10% Thrust
10% Body
10% Spirit
Utility: 80.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Cloak (Shades of Mist):
Imbue: 20.0
3 Parry
15 Strength
15 Quickness
10 AF
5 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 35.0
TOA Utility: 35.0

Jewel (Gem of lost memories):
Imbue: 15.5
10 Constitution
24 Hits
4% Matter
2 ALL melee weapon skills
2 Melee Damage
2 Style Damage
Utility: 30.7
TOA Utility: 20.0

Belt (Statusque girdle of might):
Imbue: 24.0
18 Strength
7% Spirit
7% Energy
8 Strength Cap Increase
2 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 40.0
TOA Utility: 26.0

Left Ring (Leviathan Ring Of The Deep):
Imbue: 30.5
21 Strength
21 Constitution
21 Dexterity
20 Hits
7 Strength Cap Increase
3 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 47.0
TOA Utility: 29.0

Right Ring (Silias ring):
Imbue: 30.0
7% Slash
7% Crush
7% Matter
7% Body
5 Constitution Cap Increase
5 Quickness Cap Increase
Utility: 56.0
TOA Utility: 20.0

Left Wrist (Maleficent Darkspire Mercurial Bracer):
Imbue: 27.0
18 Quickness
6% Slash
40 Hits
6% Cold
16 Hits Cap Increase
6 Quickness Cap Increase
Utility: 46.0
TOA Utility: 16.0

Right Wrist (Ebon Hide Bracer):
Imbue: 30.0
6% Cold
6% Body
6% Heat
6% Slash
6% Matter
Utility: 60.0

I have spent hours playing around with merc templates and this is the most balanced i can come up with. For mercs 25/26str cap is imperative, 10-15 also qui/con cap is very important. Hits and dex generally dont matter...as long as hits are over about 220. ToA bonuses especially haste are important as well. If you are going to gimp any resists spirit/energy are the ones, but all are important these days. You can go for more "lopsided" templates with 90+ qui or con, but you waste a lot of utility getting them so i dont really see the point to gain a few more hits/ 1or2% haste. Some will disagree with me here, but its up to you how you want to do it.
Regards, Terelith~50 merc
Edit: just re-read what you said at top. Its silly wasting plats on SC and MP armour if the items in the template arnt very good. GoV, SoM, belt and silias ring are the hardest ones to get from the template above. If you have lucky GoV wont cost you more than 30p, SoM not a lot, belt;20p is price on CM buts its not worth that; and ring-10p.

 

[Riotsz]

thanks for the help guys, after giving it thot i think ill just stick with the suit i have atm and save for better items, will be better in the long run
cheers again