What gear for my merc

Well that's what you can shoot for.

The eth levi is a real must as the str req goes down a lot when it's eth.

Until you get the good gear, here's some cheaper gear:

Andy's Visage With P Skull
or
Crown of Thieves with P Skull
or
Stealskull with P Skull

Levi with -15req jewel and whatever else mods you can find
If you have Duriel, I wouldn't upgrade it until you get enough for at least a regular Levi (if not eth).

Anything in here: http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/ite...polearms.shtml
or just a good rare polearm with Amn.

... my merc uses a polearm from lazurk.. only mod on it is 6LL

Uses Pheasent Crown

Uses +34res viper... he was lvl 54 before i started botting and i got ip bann.. ill let u no after work tomorrow i have bonehew but thats it...