Damage to Mana for Merc?

[Phallock]

Just a quick question. If I put a 10% damage goes to mana jewel in my merc's helm, does that effectively reduce the damage he receives since he has "unlimited" mana? I checked for previous posts and couldn't find this question answered.
Thanks in advance.

[commandwolf]

no, what ur thinking is damage reduced by %. your jewel is damage goes to

so ur merc will still take the same damage even with the jewel

[Phallock]

I understand the difference, but if he has 'unlimited mana' shouldn't that help?

[commandwolf]

mercs do not need mana for their attacks.

I think: mercs do not have mana at all

[Quadzilla2win]

i see what your saying phallock. i think u take the damage AND it adds the damage taken to you mana. so, i doubt it would help your merc out.

[Phallock]

Thanks, couldn't find info anywhere on this. Doesn't sound like it has been explored too deeply. I don't know if mercs are created without mana or unlimited mana. If they have none, then all the damage must go to the merc, if they have unlimited I would think it would be an effective damage reduction (life is not decreased as much).

[hellsing293]

well if your merc has zero mana then the 10%that goes to mana would still be there and come out of your health. like on a sorcy with energy shield, when she's out of mana then she takes full dmg to health.


btw can somebody tell me wtf happened to my sig, disappeared one day.

[Phallock]

OK, then I guess the question is does a merc have mana? How would I test this out?