I hate those builds that are really boring until lv 30. Take for example the Singing Barb. Standard melee Barb until level 30, which quite frankly is boring. Battle Cry made it a tad interesting, but now that I have War Cry it's actually fun. I can Leap into the center of a pack and start War Cry-ing, and they are all stunned and helpless to do anything. This is the first time that the only real option for an act 2 merc is the Prayer one. Of course I'm not in nightmare yet, but I might try out a Thorns merc, just for the hell of it. None of their auras really help this character, except for Prayer, which helps a tad. Or maybe a Might merc for his own benefit. I don't know, but at least it's playable now.