Quote Originally Posted by vaudeville View Post
That makes some sense.

You sort of mentioned this a bit already but what about also an Act 3 mercenary with pride (just realized a few days ago you can now make that in a sword), Templar's Might, Dragon's Bulwark, and Focus?
If I could reliably count on ravens for prevent monster heal, that is exactly what I would go. Unfortunately, in areas where you can't telestomp, raven ai is such that they will sometimes get stuck. So you can't always count on it. See the crucible video at lvl 15 for an example.