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The following changes have been made to mercenaries in Path of Diablo.

Mercenary auras have a maximum level of 18, unless stated otherwise.

Mercenaries hired from Normal difficulty have better stats than those hired from Nightmare or Hell.

== By Act ==

'''Act 1 Rogue'''
*Has Pierce.
*Attacks with [[Bow_and_Crossbow_Skills#Fire_Arrow |'''Fire Arrow''']] (has been reworked).
*Has '''[[Passive_and_Magic_Skills#Inner_Sight |'''Inner Sight''']] (has been reworked).
*Can equip crossbows.

'''Act 2 Desert'''
*The same aura is used across Normal/Nightmare/Hell:
:*Offensive uses [[Offensive_Auras#Blessed_Aim |'''Blessed Aim''']]
:*Defensive uses [[Defensive_Auras#Defiance |'''Defiance''']]
:*Combat uses [[Defensive_Auras#Prayer |'''Prayer''']]

'''Act 3 Iron Wolf'''
*Attacks with Vengeance (their own version with reduced multipliers), no longer casts spells.
*Have Defensive Auras:
:*Offensive uses [[Defensive_Auras#Meditation |'''Meditation''']]
:*Defensive uses [[Defensive_Auras#Cleansing |'''Cleansing''']]
:*Combat uses Thorns (Vanilla version) (bugged, the a3 combat uses Precision).
*Has an additional 15% chance of ignoring direct damage (doesn't apply to enemy AoE spells).
*Can't block even when wielding a shield.
*Act 3 Mercenary’s dexterity gain per level increased from 1 to 1.25.

'''Act 5 Barbarian Mercenaries'''
*Uses [[Barbarian_Combat_Skills#Bash |'''Bash''']] exclusively (has been reworked).
*Uses [[Offensive_Auras#Might |'''Might''']] aura. '''(Capped at level 17)'''