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== General ==
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries now haveinherit the sameplayer's statsMagic regardlessand ofGold whichFind difficultywhen they're hiredkill from,enemies and(e.g. theirif scalingthe player has been200% improvedMF toand bethe moremerc consistenthas throughout100% MF, the game.</span>merc's total MF will be 300%)
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries will now always have their auras active and no longerthe wastesame attackstats ticksregardless onof tryingwhich todifficulty activatethey're anhired aura.from</span>
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries have improved AI and will be better at staying within range of the player's character.</span>
* <span class="nmod">Desert Guards and BarbarianNew mercenaries now gain less damage per level.</span>:
** One additional version of Act 1 mercenaries
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries can no longer proc summon skills. (this prevents crashes)</span>
** New Act 4 mercenaries (two versions) which are robed mages of the Horadrim
* Mercenaries inherit the player's Magic and Gold Find when they kill enemies. (e.g. if the merc has 100% MF and the player has 200% MF, the merc's MF on a kill will be 300%)
** <spanOne class="nmod">Thereadditional are now two versionsversion of Act 5 mercenaries. (see differences below)</span>
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries can no longer proc summon skills (this prevents crashes)</span>
 
== Equipment ==
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All mercenaries can equip helms, chests, <span class="nmod">gloves, boots, & belts</span>.
 
Act 1 mercenaries (Rogue Scouts) can equip bows <span class="nmod">(including Amazon bows), crossbows, & quivers</span>. <span class="nmod">Rogue Scouts use the same animations for both bows and crossbows, making crossbows much stronger than they otherwise would be since crossbows normally have slower animations.</span>
 
Act 2 mercenaries (Desert Guards) can equip polearms, spears, & javelins.
 
Act 3 mercenaries (Iron Wolves) can equip shields, <span class="nmod">Paladin shields</span>, 1-handed swords, <span class="nmod">wands, scepters, tipped maces (not clubs/hammers), knives (daggers/throwing knives), & Sorceress orbs</span>. Iron Wolves don't have a blocking animation, so can't block even while wearing a shield.
 
<span class="nmod">Act 4 mercenaries (Ascendants) can equip staves.</span>
 
Act 5 mercenaries (Barbarians) can equip swords, <span class="nmod">axes, tipped maces/hammers (all maces except clubs)</span>, & Barbarian helms. Barbarian mercenaries don't have a hit recovery animation, so cannot be put into hit recovery or be knocked back.
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Ethereal items do not lose durability when mercenaries use them.
 
When Desert Guards or Barbarian mercenaries use 1-handed weapons, their weapon damage is doubled - this makes 1-handed and 2-handed weapons more comparable.
 
== Skills ==
Mercenaries have "hard points" in their skills, so will gain effects from them that are limited to hard levels.
 
=== Auras ===
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries from alleach actsact now have auras, rather than just Act 2 mercenaries.</span>
* <span class="nmod">Desert Guards no longer have different auras when hired from different difficulties - these auras are no longer available from Act 2 mercenaries:</span>
** <span class="omod">Prayer</span> (was available from Normal/Hell)
** <span class="omod">Might</span> (was available from Nightmare)
** <span class="omod">Holy Freeze</span> (was available from Nightmare)
* Mercenaries have "hard points" in their skills, so will gain effects from them that are limited to hard levels.
 
 
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! scope="row" | Vigor&nbsp;Level
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! scope="row" | Meditation&nbsp;Level
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|}
</li>
 
<li>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | Magic: No Aura (uses [[Slow Movement]]) |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Slow&nbsp;Movement&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</li>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | CombatDefensive: [[ThornsDefiance]] |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 6 !! scope="col" | 9 !! scope="col" | 14 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 37 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 53 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 66 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 75
|-
! scope="row" | ThornsDefiance&nbsp;Level
|2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
|}
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! scope="col" | 12 !! scope="col" | 14 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 37 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 53 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 66 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 75
|-
! scope="row" | Blessed &nbsp;Aim&nbsp;Level
|3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | DefenseCombat: [[DefianceThorns]] |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 6 !! scope="col" | 9 !! scope="col" | 14 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 37 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 53 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 66 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 75
|-
! scope="row" | DefianceThorns&nbsp;Level
|2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
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! scope="col" | 12 !! scope="col" | 15 !! scope="col" | 20 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 34 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 47 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 63 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 72 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 79
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! scope="row" | Cleansing&nbsp;Level
|2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
|}
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! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 11 !! scope="col" | 15 !! scope="col" | 20 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 34 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 47 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 63 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 72 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 79
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! scope="row" | Prayer&nbsp;Level
|1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
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! scope="row" | Holy &nbsp;Shock&nbsp;Level
|7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20
|}
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 4 Ascendant'''
<ul>
<li>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | Light: [[Sanctuary]] |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Sanctuary&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</li>
 
<li>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | Dark: No Aura (uses [[Amplify Damage]]) |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Amplify&nbsp;Damage&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</li>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | ConcentrateCombat: [[Might]] |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 33 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 42 !! scope="col" | 47 !! scope="col" | 51 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 63 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 72 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 80
|-
! scope="row" | Might&nbsp;Level
|1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||11||12||13||14||15||18
|}
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<li>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" | WhirlwindWarcries: No Aura (uses [[Battle Orders]]) |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 44 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 51 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 78 !! scope="col" | 80
|-
! scope="row" | Battle&nbsp;Orders&nbsp;Level
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|}
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</ul>
 
=== Other Skills ===
* <span class="nmod">Act 31 mercenaries (IronRogue WolvesScouts) now have their own elemental masteries and use the following skills:</span>
**'''Fire''': <span class="nmod">Exploding Arrow</span> instead of <span class="omod">Inner Sight</span>
**'''Cold''': <span class="nmod">Freezing Arrow</span> instead of <span class="omod">Inner Sight</span>
**'''Magic''': <span class="nmod">Magic Arrow</span>, <span class="nmod">Strafe</span>, & <span class="nmod">Slow Movement</span> instead of <span class="omod">Fire Arrow</span>/<span class="omod">Cold Arrow</span> & <span class="omod">Inner Sight</span>
* <span class="nmod">Act 3 mercenaries (Iron Wolves) now have passive mastery skills which grant elemental bonuses and Life after each Kill, and they use the following skills:</span>
**'''Fire''': <span class="nmod">Meteor</span> instead of <span class="omod">Inferno</span>
**'''Cold''': <span class="nmod">Blizzard</span> instead of <span class="omod">Glacial Spike</span> & <span class="omod">Frozen Armor</span>
**'''Lightning''': <span class="nmod">Static Field</span> instead of <span class="omod">Charged Bolt</span>
* <span class="nmod">Act 5 mercenaries (Barbarians) now use the following skills:</span>
**'''ConcentrateCombat''': <span class="nmod">Concentrate</span> instead of <span class="omod">Stun</span>
**'''WhirlwindWarcries''': <span class="nmod">Whirlwind</span>, <span class="nmod">Battle Cry</span>, & <span class="nmod">Battle Orders</span> instead of <span class="omod">Bash</span> & <span class="omod">Stun</span>
* <span class="nmod">Mercenaries use ''Merc''-specific versions of some skills which are balanced separately from their counterparts</span>
 
 
'''Act 1 Rogue Scout'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Fire:''' ''Merc'' '''Fire Arrow''', '''[[Exploding Arrow]]''' ...
'''All: [[Strafe]] |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 26 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 46 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" | 83 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 90 !! scope="col" | 93 !! scope="col" | 96
|-
! scope="row" | Strafe Level
|7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20||21||22||23||24||25||26||27||28||29||30||31
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</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Fire: Merc Fire Arrow |'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | 6 !! scope="col" | 7 !! scope="col" | 10 !! scope="col" | 13 !! scope="col" | 16 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 26 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 46 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" | 83 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 90 !! scope="col" | 93 !! scope="col" | 96
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! scope="row" | Merc &nbsp;Fire &nbsp;Arrow &nbsp;Level
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! scope="row" | Attack Rating
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Exploding&nbsp;Arrow&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</div>
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<li>
'''Cold:''' ''Merc'' '''Cold Arrow''', |'''[[Freezing Arrow]]''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | 6 !! scope="col" | 7 !! scope="col" | 10 !! scope="col" | 13 !! scope="col" | 16 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 26 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 46 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" | 83 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 90 !! scope="col" | 93 !! scope="col" | 96
|-
! scope="row" | Merc &nbsp;Cold &nbsp;Arrow &nbsp;Level
|1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20||21||22||23||24||25||26||27||28||29||30||31
|}
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! scope="row" | Attack Rating
|10||19||28||37||46||55||64||73||82||91||100||109||118||127||136||145||154||163||172||181||190||199||208||217||226||235||244||253||262||271||280||289||298||307||316||325||334||343||352||361||370||379||388||397||406||415||424||433||442||451
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Freezing&nbsp;Arrow&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Magic:''' '''[[Magic Arrow]]''', '''[[Strafe]]''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Magic&nbsp;Arrow&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 26 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 46 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" | 83 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 90 !! scope="col" | 93 !! scope="col" | 96
|-
! scope="row" | Strafe&nbsp;Level
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|}
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<ul>
<li>
'''[[Jab]] |''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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<ul>
<li>
'''Fire:''' ''Merc'' '''Fire Mastery''', |''Merc'' '''Fire Ball''', ''Merc'' '''Meteor''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 18 !! scope="col" | 20 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 30 !! scope="col" | 33 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 45 !! scope="col" | 47 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 64 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 69 !! scope="col" | 72 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 79 !! scope="col" | 82 !! scope="col" | 84 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 89 !! scope="col" | 92
|-
! scope="row" | Merc &nbsp;Fire &nbsp;Mastery &nbsp;Level
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|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Fire: Merc Meteor |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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|}
</div>
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<li>
'''Fire: Merc Fire Ball |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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<li>
'''Cold:''' ''Merc'' '''Cold Mastery''', |''Merc'' '''Ice Blast''', ''Merc'' '''Blizzard''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
! scope="row" | Merc &nbsp;Cold &nbsp;Mastery &nbsp;Level
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</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Cold: Merc Blizzard |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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|8||14||20||26||32||38||44||50||58||66||74||82||90||98||106||114||124||134||144||154||164||174||186||198||210||222||234||246||260||274||288||302||316||330||344||358||372||386||400||414||428||442||456||470||484||498||512||526||540||554
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Cold: Merc Ice Blast |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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<li>
'''Lightning:''' ''Merc'' '''Lightning Mastery''', |''Merc'' '''Lightning''', ''Merc'' '''Static Field''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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|12||14||16||18||20||22||24||26||28||30||32||34||36||38||40||42||44||46||48||50||52||54||56||58||60||62||64||66||68||70||72||74||76||78||80||82||84||86||88||90||92||94||96||98||100||102||104||106||108||110
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Lightning: Merc Lightning |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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|20||28||36||44||52||60||68||76||92||108||124||140||156||172||188||204||230||256||282||308||334||360||398||436||474||512||550||588||638||688||738||788||838||888||938||988||1038||1088||1138||1188||1238||1288||1338||1388||1438||1488||1538||1588||1638||1688
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Lightning: Merc Static Field |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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|8||9.3||10.6||12||13.3||14.6||16||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3||17.3
|}
: Static Field Duration: 13 seconds (does not scale with levels)
</div>
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 54 BarbarianAscendant'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Light:''' '''[[Holy Bolt]]''', '''[[Fist of the Heavens]]''', '''[[Holy Nova]]''' ...
'''Concentrate: [[Concentrate]] |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 12 !! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 44 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 66 !! scope="col" | 70 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 78 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Concentrate Holy&nbsp;Bolt&nbsp;Level
|1 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||9 ||10 ||11 ||12 ||13 ||14 ||15 ||16 ||17 ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Fist&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Heavens&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Holy&nbsp;Nova&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</div>
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<li>
'''Dark:''' '''[[Teeth]]''', '''[[Bone Spear]]''', '''[[Bone Armor]]''' ...
'''Concentrate: [[Bash]] |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Teeth&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Bone&nbsp;Spear&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" | !! scope="col" |
|-
! scope="row" | Bone&nbsp;Armor&nbsp;Level
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</div>
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 5 Barbarian'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Combat:''' '''[[Concentrate]]''', '''[[Bash]]''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 12 !! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 44 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 66 !! scope="col" | 70 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 78 !! scope="col" | 80
|-
! scope="row" | Concentrate&nbsp;Level
|1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 22 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 44 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 51 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 78 !! scope="col" | 80
|-
! scope="row" | Bash &nbsp;Level
|1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20||21
|}
</div>
</li>
 
 
<li>
'''WhirlwindWarcries:''' ''Merc'' '''Whirlwind''', |'''[[Battle Cry]]''' ...
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
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|4||5||6||7||8||9||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18||19||20||21
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Whirlwind&nbsp;Level
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| -50||-42||-34||-26||-18||-10||-2||6||14||22||30||38||46||54||62||70||78||86||94||102||110||118||126||134||142||150||158||166||174||182||190||198||206||214||222||230||238||246||254||262||270||278||286||294||302||310||318||326||334||342
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Whirlwind: [[Battle Cry]] |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
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</div>
</li>
 
</ul>
 
=== Skill Probabilities ===
Each time mercenaries opt to use a skill, they choose which skill to use at random based on the probabilities below. Some skills (auras, masteries, Battle Orders, etc) are not listed here because they are always active.
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''Act 1 Rogue Scout'''
|-
|
* '''Fire:'''
:: '''Basic Attack:''' 14.71%?
:: '''Fire Arrow:''' 65.69%?
:: '''Exploding Arrow:''' 19.61%?
* '''Cold:'''
:: '''Basic Attack:''' 14.71%?
:: '''Cold Arrow:''' 65.69%?
:: '''Freezing Arrow:''' 19.61%?
* '''Magic:'''
:: '''Basic Attack:''' 14.71%?
:: '''Magic Arrow:''' 65.69%?
:: '''Strafe:''' 19.61%?
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''Act 2 Desert Guard'''
|-
|
: {| class="wikitable"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 9 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 76 !! scope="col" | 86 !! scope="col" | 97
|-
! scope="row" | Basic Attack
|33%||30%||25%||20%||19%||18%||17%||16%
|-
! scope="row" | Jab
|67%||70%||75%||80%||81%||82%||83%||84%
|}
: ''Note: This table is compressed. Every level will boost the odds that the Desert Guard uses Jab by a small amount.''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''Act 3 Iron Wolf'''
|-
|
* '''Fire:'''
:: '''Fire Ball:''' 69.23%
:: '''Meteor:''' 30.77%
* '''Cold:'''
:: '''Ice Blast:''' 69.23%
:: '''Blizzard:''' 30.77%
* '''Lightning:'''
:: '''Lightning:''' 75%
:: '''Static Field:''' 25%
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''Act 4 Ascendant'''
|-
|
* '''Light:'''
:: '''Holy Bolt:''' ?
:: '''Fist of the Heavens:''' ?
:: '''Holy Nova:''' ?
* '''Dark:'''
:: '''Teeth:''' ?
:: '''Bone Spear:''' ?
:: '''Bone Armor:''' ?
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ '''Act 5 Barbarian'''
|-
|
* '''Combat'''
:: '''Basic Attack:''' 38.46%
:: '''Concentrate:''' 30.77%
:: '''Bash:''' 30.77%
* '''Warcries'''
:: '''Basic Attack:''' 33.33%
:: '''Whirlwind:''' 53.33%
:: '''Battle Cry:''' 13.33%
|}
 
== Stats ==
<span class="nmod">Mercenary stats have been adjusted:</span>
* <span class="nmod">Stat scaling has been improved to be more consistent throughout the game</span>
* <span class="nmod">Desert Guards and Barbarian mercenaries now gain slightly less damage per level</span>
 
 
<li>
'''Act 1 Rogue Scout |'''
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! scope="row" | Resist
|116||118||120||121||123||125||127||128||130||132||134||135||138||139||140||141||142||143||144||145||146||147||148||149||150||151||152||153||154||155||156||157
|}
</div>
</li>
 
<li>
'''Act 4 Ascendant |'''
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 2 !! scope="col" | 3 !! scope="col" | 4 !! scope="col" | 5 !! scope="col" | 6 !! scope="col" | 7 !! scope="col" | 8 !! scope="col" | 9 !! scope="col" | 10 !! scope="col" | 11 !! scope="col" | 12 !! scope="col" | 13 !! scope="col" | 14 !! scope="col" | 15 !! scope="col" | 16 !! scope="col" | 17 !! scope="col" | 18 !! scope="col" | 19 !! scope="col" | 20 !! scope="col" | 21 !! scope="col" | 22 !! scope="col" | 23 !! scope="col" | 24 !! scope="col" | 25 !! scope="col" | 26 !! scope="col" | 27 !! scope="col" | 28 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 30 !! scope="col" | 31 !! scope="col" | 32 !! scope="col" | 33
|-
! scope="row" | HP
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Defense
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Str
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Dex
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Resist
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 34 !! scope="col" | 35 !! scope="col" | 36 !! scope="col" | 37 !! scope="col" | 38 !! scope="col" | 39 !! scope="col" | 40 !! scope="col" | 41 !! scope="col" | 42 !! scope="col" | 43 !! scope="col" | 44 !! scope="col" | 45 !! scope="col" | 46 !! scope="col" | 47 !! scope="col" | 48 !! scope="col" | 49 !! scope="col" | 50 !! scope="col" | 51 !! scope="col" | 52 !! scope="col" | 53 !! scope="col" | 54 !! scope="col" | 55 !! scope="col" | 56 !! scope="col" | 57 !! scope="col" | 58 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 60 !! scope="col" | 61 !! scope="col" | 62 !! scope="col" | 63 !! scope="col" | 64 !! scope="col" | 65 !! scope="col" | 66
|-
! scope="row" | HP
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Defense
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Str
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Dex
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Resist
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 68 !! scope="col" | 69 !! scope="col" | 70 !! scope="col" | 71 !! scope="col" | 72 !! scope="col" | 73 !! scope="col" | 74 !! scope="col" | 75 !! scope="col" | 76 !! scope="col" | 77 !! scope="col" | 78 !! scope="col" | 79 !! scope="col" | 80 !! scope="col" | 81 !! scope="col" | 82 !! scope="col" | 83 !! scope="col" | 84 !! scope="col" | 85 !! scope="col" | 86 !! scope="col" | 87 !! scope="col" | 88 !! scope="col" | 89 !! scope="col" | 90 !! scope="col" | 91 !! scope="col" | 92 !! scope="col" | 93 !! scope="col" | 94 !! scope="col" | 95 !! scope="col" | 96 !! scope="col" | 97 !! scope="col" | 98
|-
! scope="row" | HP
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Defense
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Str
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Dex
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! scope="row" | Resist
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|}
</div>
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'''Notes:'''
* The above Attack Rating values do ''not'' take into account the extra AR given from dex
* Attack Rating always shows up on the advanced character stats page as 0. This is likely just an issue with the advanced stats page (all other stats show up correctly)
* TheirMercenaries statshired ''may''from differdifferent dependingdifficulties oncan theirhave leveldifferent andstats whichat difficultylower they were hired inlevels, butas this is really only an issue for early game ordescribed in instancesthe where a low level character is in a higher difficulty than expected (seeexample below). Any merc that's level 80 or above will have the same stats regardless of whatwhich difficulty they were hired in.
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
<br>
|+ Example Stat Differences
|-
|
The game uses several level "thresholds" to determine merc stats and ensure they're the same between difficulties. Normal has 3 of these thresholds, Nightmare has 2, and Hell has 1 (Normal threshold #3 == Nightmare threshold #2 == Hell threshold #1)
 
This is mostly just an issue in instances where a low level character is in a higher difficulty than expected.
 
There are various level "thresholds" in the game files that affect how things are calculated. Normal has 3, NM has 2, Hell has 1 (Normal threshold #3 == NM threshold #2 == Hell threshold #1)
<br>
We'll use an Act 1 Rogue as an example as to how you could get stats that differ from the above tables. In NM the Rogue's level thresholds are 36 & 67, and in hell the threshold is 67. Let's hire a level 67 Rogue and look at some of their stats:
*: NM: HP: 900 Def: 744 Resist: 121
*: Hell: HP: 900 Def: 744 Resist: 121
 
YouThe canabove see thatstats all of the stats match, so in this case it does not matter which difficulty you hire your Rogue in. But what happens if we hire a level 66 Rogue?
*: NM: HP: 882 Def: 729 Resist: <span class="d2-red">118</span>
*: Hell: HP: <span class="d2-red">870</span> Def: <span class="d2-red">722</span> Resist: 120
 
In this case sometimes the Hell Rogue ends up with slightly worse stats and sometimes slightly better. So what about a level 36 Rogue?
*: NM: HP: 342 Def: 279 Resist: <span class="d2-red">66</span>
*: Hell: HP: <span class="d2-red">40</span> Def: <span class="d2-red">18</span> Resist: 80
 
This is a pretty drastic difference. However, as soon as the Rogue levels up to 67 then the stats will match again -- regardless of which difficulty they were hired in.
 
 
== Skill Probabilities ==
Each mercenary has a certain probability of using a given skill. Below are the odds for each of the skills.
 
''(Auras, Battle Orders, and Mastery skills are not listed here as they are always "on")''
 
 
'''Act 1 Rogue Scout'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Basic Attack:''' 14.71%
</li>
<li>
'''Fire/Cold Arrow:''' 65.69%
</li>
<li>
'''Strafe:''' 19.61%
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 2 Desert Guard'''
<ul>
<li>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:left;" |
! scope="col" | Merc Level
! scope="col" | 1 !! scope="col" | 9 !! scope="col" | 29 !! scope="col" | 59 !! scope="col" | 67 !! scope="col" | 76 !! scope="col" | 86 !! scope="col" | 97
|-
! scope="row" | Basic Attack
|33%||30%||25%||20%||19%||18%||17%||16%
|-
! scope="row" | Jab
|67%||70%||75%||80%||81%||82%||83%||84%
|}
</li>
''Note: This table is compressed. Every level will boost the odds that the Desert Guard uses Jab by a small amount.''
</ul>
 
'''Act 3 Iron Wolf (Fire)'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Fire Ball:''' 69.23%
</li>
<li>
''' Meteor:''' 30.77%
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 3 Iron Wolf (Cold)'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Ice Blast:''' 69.23%
</li>
<li>
'''Blizzard:''' 30.77%
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 3 Iron Wolf (Light)'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Lightning:''' 75%
</li>
<li>
'''Static Field:''' 25%
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 5 Barbarian (Concentrate)'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Basic Attack:''' 38.46%
</li>
<li>
'''Concentrate:''' 30.77%
</li>
<li>
'''Bash:''' 30.77%
</li>
</ul>
 
'''Act 5 Barbarian (Whirlwind)'''
<ul>
<li>
'''Basic Attack:''' 33.33%
</li>
<li>
'''Battle Cry:''' 13.33%
</li>
<li>
'''Whirlwind:''' 53.33%
</li>
</ul>
 
== Other Info ==
Line 1,013 ⟶ 1,165:
** +X to All Skills
** +X to Fire/Cold/Lightning Skills (when applicable)
** +X to specific skills if they use the skill (e.g. a Barbarian helmet with +3 to Bash for actAct 5 mercenaries, even though it says Barbarian Only)
:: Note: <span class="nmod">Many mercenary skills are now separate versions that are distinct from player skills, so specific skill bonuses from items (such as +3 to Blizzard on Ormus' Robes) won't apply to them.</span>
* Mercenaries will ''not'' benefit from:
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