Mercenaries

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

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

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

• All 3 difficulties (Normal/Nightmare/Hell) now use the same auras:

• Offensive uses Blessed Aim
• Defensive uses Defiance
• Combat uses Prayer

Act 3 Iron Wolf

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

• Offensive uses Meditation
• Defensive uses Cleansing
• Combat uses Thorns (Vanilla version) (this is currently bugged, the a3 combat merc actually uses Precision Aura)

• Has an additional 15% chance of ignoring direct damage (does not apply to enemy AoE spells).
• Can't block even when wielding a shield

Act 5 Barbarian Mercenaries

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