Mercenaries

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 Fire Arrow (has been reworked).
• Has Inner Sight (has been reworked).
• Can equip crossbows.

Act 2 Desert

• The same aura is used across Normal/Nightmare/Hell:

• Offensive uses Blessed Aim(Capped at level 18)
• Defensive uses Defiance(Capped at level 18)
• Combat uses Prayer(Capped at level 18)

Act 3 Iron Wolf

• Attacks with Vengeance (their own version with reduced multipliers), no longer casts spells.
• Have Defensive Auras:

• Offensive uses Meditation(Capped at level 18)
• Defensive uses Cleansing(Capped at level 18)
• Combat uses Thorns (Vanilla version) (bugged, the a3 combat uses Precision).(Capped at level 18)

• 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 Bash exclusively (has been reworked).
• Uses Might aura. (Capped at level 17)