Mercenary Skills

Weili0677留言 | 贡献2025年9月16日 (二) 17:38的版本
(差异) ←上一版本 | 最后版本 (差异) | 下一版本→ (差异)


The following are skills in Project Diablo 2 used by Mercenaries.

Many of these skills are distinct versions of Player Skills balanced independently. Skills with distinct Mercenary versions will be denoted as such and have more detailed information.

For more information about Mercenaries, including PD2 changes, stats, equipment, etc., see: Mercenaries

General Information

Skill Info

  • Mercenaries have "Hard Levels" in their skills, so they will gain those effects.
  • Skills and Auras have minimum level requirements, so mercenaries won't be able to use some skills at lower levels.
  • Mercenaries will benefit from the following +Skill bonuses:
    • +X to All Skills
    • +X to Fire/Cold/Lightning/Magic Skills (as applicable to a skill)
    • +X to specific skills if they use the skill (e.g. a Barbarian helmet with +3 to Bash for an Act 5 Combat Mercenary)
      • Specific skill bonuses will only work if the skill is the exact same skill player characters use (i.e., not a Mercenary-only skill).
  • Mercenaries will not benefit from:
    • +X to Class Skills (not even Act 5 Barbarians)
    • +X to Class Skill Tabs (e.g. +X to Offensive Auras or +X to Combat Skills)
  • Each time mercenaries attack or use a skill, they choose which skill to use at random based on set probabilities.
    • For more information see Below: (Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, Act 5)
    • Passive Skills and Auras are always active, and thus are not listed.

Auras

  • Most Mercenaries from all acts now have auras, rather than just Act 2 mercenaries.
Mercenary Subtype Aura
Act 1 (Rogue) Fire Vigor
Act 1 (Rogue) Cold Meditation
Act 1 (Rogue) Physical None (Slow Movement)
Act 2 (Desert Guard) Defensive Defiance
Act 2 (Desert Guard) Offensive Blessed Aim
Act 2 (Desert Guard) Combat Thorns
Act 3 (Iron Wolf) Fire Cleansing
Act 3 (Iron Wolf) Cold Prayer
Act 3 (Iron Wolf) Lightning Holy Shock (& Static Field)
Act 4 (Ascendant) Dark None (Amplify Damage)
Act 4 (Ascendant) Light Sanctuary
Act 5 (Barbarian) Combat Might
Act 5 (Barbarian) Warcries None (Battle Orders & Battle Cry)
  • Mercenary Auras are always active as long as the level requirement has been met.
    • The level requirement for each Mercenary Aura is the same as for the corresponding Paladin Skill.
  • The difficulty in which a Mercenary is hired no longer affects the Aura the Mercenary has.
  • Mercenaries' native Auras and Auras granted from their items interact the same way as they do on players, meaning mercenaries can have multiple auras from skills and items, but an Aura granted by an item will not stack with an identical native Aura.
    • For example, an Act 1 Fire Mercenary's Vigor Aura will not benefit from wearing Harmony - the skill Aura will override the item Aura.

Act 1: Rogue Scout

  • Rogue Scouts have an innate 66% chance to pierce. This is a base attribute (and can be improved with equipment), not the Pierce Skill.
Skill/Attack Probabilities
Skill (Fire) % Chance
Basic Attack 15
Fire Arrow 60
Exploding Arrow 25
Skill (Cold) % Chance
Basic Attack 15
Cold Arrow 60
Freezing Arrow 25
Skill (Physical) % Chance
Basic Attack 15
Slow Movement 15
Magic Arrow 45
Strafe 25

Shared Skills

Basic Attack

Dodge

  • Rogue Scouts' Dodge is Level 5 (no level scaling).

For more information, see: Dodge.

Evade

  • Rogue Scouts' Evade is Level 5 (no level scaling).

For more information, see: Evade.

Fire

Fire Arrow (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 6 7 10 13 16 19 23 26 29 32 35 36 40 43 46 49 52 56 59 62 65 67 71 74 77 80 83 87 90 93 96
Merc Fire Arrow 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
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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
Fire Damage (min) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 22 28 34 40 46 52 58 64 76 88 100 112 124 136 160 184 208 232 256 280 328 376 424 472 520 568 616 664 712 760 808 856 904 952 1000 1048 1096 1144 1192 1240 1288 1336
Fire Damage (max) 8 13 18 23 28 33 38 43 49 55 61 67 73 79 85 91 105 119 133 147 161 175 203 231 259 287 315 343 397 451 505 559 613 667 721 775 829 883 937 991 1045 1099 1153 1207 1261 1315 1369 1423 1477 1531
  • Projectiles: 1

Exploding Arrow

Merc Level 18 19 23 26 29 32 35 36 40 43 46 49 52 56 59 62 65 67 71 74 77 80 83 87 90 93 96
Exploding Arrow Level 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

For more information, see: Exploding Arrow.

Vigor Aura

Merc Level 18 22 26 31 35 36 41 46 50 55 59 64 67
Vigor Level 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

For more information, see: Vigor.

Cold

Cold Arrow (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 6 7 10 13 16 19 23 26 29 32 35 36 40 43 46 49 52 56 59 62 65 67 71 74 77 80 83 87 90 93 96
Merc Cold Arrow 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
Merc Cold Arrow 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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
Cold Damage (min) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20 22 23 25 33 41 49 57 65 73 89 105 121 137 153 169 211 253 295 337 379 421 463 505 547 589 631 673 715 757 799 841 883 925 967 1009 1051 1093
Cold Damage (max) 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 27 29 32 34 37 39 42 51 60 69 78 87 96 113 130 147 164 181 198 242 286 330 374 418 462 506 550 594 638 682 726 770 814 858 902 946 990 1034 1078 1122 1166
  • Projectiles: 1

Freezing Arrow

Merc Level 30 32 35 36 40 43 46 49 52 56 59 62 65 67 71 74 77 80 83 87 90 93 96
Freezing Arrow Level 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

For more information, see: Freezing Arrow.

Meditation Aura

Merc Level 24 27 31 35 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 67 70 73 75 78 81 83 86 89 91 94 97
Meditation Level 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
  • Note: The decrease in Aura Level at Merc Level 67 is not a wiki error, it is a peculiarity (or bug) with how the game calculates values derived from Hireling.txt.

For more information, see: Meditation.

Physical

Magic Arrow (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 3 7 10 13 16 19 23 26 29 32 35 36 40 43 46 49 52 56 59 62 65 67 71 74 77 80 83 87 90 93 96
Merc Magic Arrow 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
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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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
Magic Damage (min) 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 22 27 32 37 42 47 52 57 72 87 102 117 132 147 177 207 237 267 297 327 372 417 462 507 552 597 642 687 732 777 822 867 912 957 1002 1047 1092 1137 1182 1227 1272 1317
Magic Damage (max) 5 8 11 14 17 20 23 26 33 40 47 54 61 68 75 82 99 116 133 150 167 184 218 252 286 320 354 388 439 490 541 592 643 694 745 796 847 898 949 1000 1051 1102 1153 1204 1255 1306 1357 1408 1459 1510
  • Projectiles: 1

Strafe

Merc Level 24 25 30 35 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 95
Strafe Level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

For more information, see: Strafe.

Slow Movement

Merc Level 12 19 35 52 67 83
Slow Movement Level 1 2 3 4 5 6

For more information, see: Slow Movement.

Act 2: Desert Guard

Skill/Attack Probabilities
Skill % Chance
Basic Attack 20
Jab 80

Shared Skills

Basic Attack

Jab

Merc Level 1 9 13 16 19 22 25 29 32 35 38 41 43 47 50 53 56 59 63 66 69 72 75
Jab Level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

For more information, see: Jab.

Defensive

Defiance Aura

Merc Level 6 9 14 19 23 28 32 37 41 43 48 53 57 62 66 71 75
Defiance Level 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

For more information, see: Defiance.

Offensive

Blessed Aim Aura

Merc Level 12 14 19 23 28 32 37 41 43 48 53 57 62 66 71 75
Blessed Aim Level 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

For more information, see: Blessed Aim.

Combat

Thorns Aura

Merc Level 6 9 14 19 23 28 32 37 41 43 48 53 57 62 66 71 75
Thorns Level 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

For more information, see: Thorns.

Act 3: Iron Wolf

  • Act 3 Mercenaries do not attack with their weapon.
  • Act 3 Mercenaries do not have any shared skills.
  • Act 3 Mercenaries have passive Life after each Kill as part of their "Mastery" skills, see below for more information.
Skill Probabilities
Skill (Fire) % Chance
Fire Ball 70
Meteor 30
Skill (Cold) % Chance
Ice Blast 70
Blizzard 30
Skill (Lightning) % Chance
Lightning 75
Static Field 25

Fire

Fire Ball (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 12 15 20 25 29 34 38 43 47 49 53 56 59 62 65 69 72 75 78 82 84 86 89 91 93 95 98
Merc Fire Ball Level 1 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
Merc Fire Ball 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Fire Damage (min) 3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 73 79 87 95 103 111 119 127 139 151 163 175 187 199 217 235 253 271 289 307 325 343 361 379 397 415 433 451 469 487 505 523 541 559 577 595
Fire Damage (max) 6 13 20 27 34 41 48 55 64 73 82 91 100 109 118 127 138 149 160 171 182 193 208 223 238 253 268 283 304 325 346 367 388 409 430 451 472 493 514 535 556 577 598 619 640 661 682 703 724 745
Hard 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
Explosion Radius (yards) 2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

3.33

3.33

3.33

3.33

3.33

4

4

4

4

4

4.66

4.66

4.66

4.66

4.66

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.33

6

6

6

6

Meteor (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 24 25 29 34 38 43 47 53 57 60 64 67 71 74 78 79 83 86 89 92 95
Merc Meteor Level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Merc Meteor 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Fire Damage (min) 4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39 47 55 63 71 79 87 95 103 114 125 136 147 158 169 183 197 211 225 239 253 271 289 307 325 343 361 379 397 415 433 451 469 487 505 523 541 559 577 595 613 631 649
Fire Damage (max) 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 49 57 65 73 81 89 97 105 116 127 138 149 160 171 185 199 213 227 241 255 273 291 309 327 345 363 381 399 417 435 453 471 489 507 525 543 561 579 597 615 633 651
Damage (min) 4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39 47 55 63 71 79 87 95 103 114 125 136 147 158 169 183 197 211 225 239 253 271 289 307 325 343 361 379 397 415 433 451 469 487 505 523 541 559 577 595 613 631 649
Damage (max) 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 49 57 65 73 81 89 97 105 116 127 138 149 160 171 185 199 213 227 241 255 273 291 309 327 345 363 381 399 417 435 453 471 489 507 525 543 561 579 597 615 633 651
Burning Damage (min/frame) 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
Burning Damage (max/frame) 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
  • Cooldown: 0.64 seconds
  • Radius: 4 yards
  • Fire Duration: 0.48 seconds

Fire Mastery (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 1 18 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 57 59 62 64 67 69 72 74 77 79 82 84 87 89 92
Merc Fire Mastery 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 32
Merc Fire Mastery 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
+% to Fire Skill Damage* 19 28 37 46 55 64 73 82 91 100 109 118 127 136 145 154 163 172 181 190 199 208 217 226 235 244 253 262 271 280 289 298 303 308 313 318 323 328 333 338 343 348 353 358 363 368 373 378 383 388
‑% to Enemy Fire Resistance 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Life after each Kill 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
  • Note: Merc Fire Mastery's +Fire skill damage gets 5% per Soft Level and 4% per Hard Level. This chart assumes a max-level Merc (Hard level 32)

Cleansing Aura

Merc Level 12 15 18 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 47 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79
Cleansing Level 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 30
  • Note: The decrease in Aura Level at Merc Level 79 is not a wiki error, it is a peculiarity (or bug) with how the game calculates values derived from Hireling.txt.

For more information, see: Cleansing.

Cold

Ice Blast (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 6 15 21 26 31 37 42 47 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 79 82 85 88 91 94 97
Merc Ice Blast Level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Merc Ice Blast 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Cold Damage (min) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 110 124 138 152 166 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 500 520 540 560 580 600 620
Cold Damage (max) 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 39 45 51 57 63 69 75 81 91 101 111 121 131 141 157 173 189 205 221 237 259 281 303 325 347 369 391 413 435 457 479 501 523 545 567 589 611 633 655 677 699 721
  • Freeze Duration: 2 seconds

Blizzard (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 24 28 35 41 47 49 55 60 65 71 76 79 83 87 91 95
Merc Blizzard Level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Merc Blizzard 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Cold Damage (min) 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 51 57 63 69 75 81 87 95 103 111 119 127 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 205 215 225 235 245 255 265 275 285 295 305 315 325 335 345 355
Cold Damage (max) 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
  • Radius: 4.66 yards
  • Cooldown: 1 second

Cold Mastery (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 1 18 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 57 59 62 64 67 69 72 74 77 79 82 84 87 89 92
Merc Cold Mastery 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 32
Merc Cold Mastery 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
+% to Cold Skill Damage* 10 16 22 28 34 40 46 52 58 64 70 76 82 88 94 100 106 112 118 124 130 136 142 148 154 160 166 172 178 184 190 196 199 202 205 208 211 214 217 220 223 226 229 232 235 238 241 244 247 250
‑% to Enemy Cold Resistance 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

Life after each Kill 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
  • Note: Merc Cold Mastery's +Cold skill damage gets 3% per Soft Level and 3% per Hard Level. This chart assumes a max-level Merc (Hard level 32)

Prayer Aura

Merc Level 1 11 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 79 82 85 87 90 93 95 98
Prayer Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
  • Note: The decrease in Aura Level at Merc Level 79 is not a wiki error, it is a peculiarity (or bug) with how the game calculates values derived from Hireling.txt.

For more information, see: Prayer.

Lightning

Lightning (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 12 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 49 53 56 59 62 65 69 72 75 78 79 82 84 86 89 91 93 95 98
Merc Lightning Level 1 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
Merc Lightning 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Lightning Damage (min) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Lightning Damage (max) 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

Static Field (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 1 15 20 25 29 34 38 43 47 54 59 63 68 72 77 84 89 93 98
Merc Static Field Level 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Merc Static Field 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Enemy Lightning Resistance % -21 -22 -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33 -34 -35 -36 -37 -38 -39 -40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-

40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

-40

Radius (yards) 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

  • Reduces remaining enemy life by 25% down to a minimum of 55%/70%/85% in Normal/Nightmare/Hell.
    • The 25% reduction is Lightning Damage, reduced (or increased) normally by enemies' Lightning Resistance.
  • Duration: 13 seconds (compare to the Sorceress Static Field's 5-9 second duration)

Lightning Mastery (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 1 18 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 57 59 62 64 67 69 72 74 77 79 82 84 87 89 92
Merc Lightning Mastery 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 32
Merc Lightning Mastery 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
+% to Lightning Skill Damage* 45 70 95 120 145 170 195 220 245 270 295 320 345 370 395 420 445 470 495 520 545 570 595 620 645 670 695 720 745 770 795 820 839 858 877 896 915 934 953 972 991 1010 1029 1048 1067 1086 1105 1124 1143 1162
Life after each Kill 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
  • Note: Merc Lightning Mastery's +Lightning skill damage gets 19% per Soft Level and 6% per Hard Level. This chart assumes a max-level Merc (Hard level 32)

Holy Shock Aura

Merc Level 24 27 31 35 39 43 47 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 79 83 87 91 95
Holy Shock Level 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25
  • Note: The decrease in Aura Level at Merc Level 79 is not a wiki error, it is a peculiarity (or bug) with how the game calculates values derived from Hireling.txt.

For more information, see: Holy Shock.

Act 4: Ascendant

  • Act 4 Mercenaries do not attack with their weapon.
  • Act 4 Mercenaries have passive Life after each Kill and Replenish Life as part of their shared "Mastery" skill, see below for more information.
Skill Probabilities
Skill (Dark) % Chance
Amplify Damage 8
Teeth 40
Bone Spear 40
Bone Armor 12
Skill (Light) % Chance
Holy Bolt 65
Holy Light 10
Fist of the Heavens 25

Shared Skills

Mastery (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 1 18 20 23 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 57 59 62 64 67 69 72 74 77 79 82 84 87 89 92
Merc Mastery 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 32
Merc Mastery 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Life after each Kill 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
Replenish Life 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 101 103 105

Dark

Teeth

Merc Level 1 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 58 61 64 67 70 74 77 79 82 85 87 90 93 95 98
Teeth Level 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

For more information, see: Teeth.

Bone Spear

Merc Level 18 21 26 31 35 40 44 49 53 58 62 66 70 74 78 83 86 89 92 95
Bone Spear Level 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

For more information, see: Bone Spear.

Bone Armor

Merc Level 6 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 60 62 65 68 70 73 76 78 79 82 85 87 90
Bone Armor Level 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

For more information, see: Bone Armor.

Amplify Damage (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 21 25 29 32 36 39 43 46 50 53 57 60 62 65 68 70 73 76 78 79 82 85 87 90
Amplify Damage Level 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Amplify Damage 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Enemy Physical Damage Resistance -% -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33 -34 -35 -36 -37 -38 -39 -40 -41 -42 -43 -44 -45 -46 -47 -48 -49 -50 -51 -52 -53 -54 -55 -56 -57 -58 -59 60
Duration (seconds) 4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 11 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 13 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.8
  • Radius: 8 yards

Curse Mastery

  • The Dark Ascendant's Curse Mastery is Level 11 (no level scaling).
    • This means one additional curse can be applied to any monster cursed by his Amplify Damage.

For more information, see: Curse Mastery.

Light

Holy Bolt

Merc Level 1 28 34 41 47 53 60 65 70 76 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97
Holy Bolt Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

For more information, see: Holy Bolt.

Fist of the Heavens

Merc Level 24 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 58 61 64 67 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 88 90 92 94 95 97
Fist of the Heavens 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

For more information, see: Fist of the Heavens.

Holy Light

Merc Level 12 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 54 58 62 65 69 72 76 79 82 84 86 89 91 93 95 98
Holy Light Level 1 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

For more information, see: Holy Light.

Sanctuary Aura

Merc Level 24 26 29 31 34 36 39 41 44 46 49 51 53 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 79
Sanctuary Level 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

For more information, see: Sanctuary.

Act 5: Barbarian

Skill/Attack Probabilities
Skill (Combat) % Chance
Basic Attack 20
Concentrate 40
Bash 40
Skill (Warcries) % Chance
Basic Attack 20
Whirlwind 60
Battle Cry 15
Battle Orders 5*

* Note: Battle Orders will immediately cast when the buff is not present on the player, overriding the normal 5% probability.

Shared Skills

Basic Attack

Combat

Bash

Merc Level 1 28 32 35 38 41 44 48 51 54 57 58 62 65 68 71 74 78 80
Bash Level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

For more information, see: Bash.

Concentrate

Merc Level 12 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 58 62 66 70 74 78 80
Concentrate Level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

For more information, see: Concentrate.

Might Aura

Merc Level 1 28 33 38 42 47 51 56 58 63 68 72 77 80
Might Level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 18

For more information, see: Might.

Warcries

Whirlwind (Mercenary-Only)

Merc Level 30 32 35 38 41 44 48 51 54 57 58 62 65 68 71 74 78 80
Whirlwind Level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Whirlwind Level 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Damage +% -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

Battle Cry

Merc Level 30 32 35 38 41 44 48 51 54 57 58 62 65 68 71 74 78 80
Battle Cry Level 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

For more information, see: Battle Cry.

Battle Orders

Merc Level 24 28 32 35 38 41 44 48 51 54 57 58 62 65 68 71 74 78 80
Battle Orders Level 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

For more information, see: Battle Orders.

MediaWiki Appliance - Powered by TurnKey Linux