Weapon: Ethereal Breath of the Dying Colossus Blade

Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitute Elite Armor (Archon Plate etc) - 2000+ Defence - Required Strength <= 165

Helm: Ethereal Arreat's Face

Some gameplay tips:

After each level up:

+2 points strength, +1.5 points dexterity, defense +7.5, +12 points life, four resistances +1.5

Skills:

Bash or stun

Available equipment:

Armor, helmet, barbarian special helmet and a sword (whether one-hand or two-hand, can only take one sword)

On all difficulty levels, the mercenaries in the fifth act have an additional bonus of 70% poison resistance. It takes 16.4 seconds for Act 5 mercenary to recover to his full life, while it will take 41 seconds for the other mercenaries.

[D2R Ladder] 40ED / 15% IAS Jewel
$9.95

[D2R Ladder] Act2 Mercenary Set - Type 3 - Insight set
$2.45

[D2R Ladder] Barbarian Whirlwind Full Gear (Elite)
$39.85

[D2R Ladder] Hammerdian Full Gear (Elite)
$39.85

[D2R Ladder] Gore Rider (200%ed, perfect)
$1.85

[D2R Ladder] Heart of the Oak Flail - 35-39 Resist All
$1.45

[D2R Ladder] Breath of the Dying Berserker Axe - Ethereal - 400-414% Enhanced Damage
$9.85

[D2R Ladder] Spirit Monarch - 35% FCR
$1.45

[D2R Ladder] Stone of Jordan Ring
$0.45

[D2R Ladder] #30 Ber Rune
$0.55

[D2R Ladder] Annihilus (20 Attributes, 10-16 Resistance, 5-9% Experience)
$2.85

[D2R Ladder] Stormshield - Anya's Special
$0.19