Mercenaries

This page lists mercenary information in PD2. Changes from the vanilla game are shown in blue.
 This page has is missing some info about act 1 and act 4 mercs (from s7 changes) and has some outdated info about act 4 mercs (from s9 changes)
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== General ==
* Mercenaries inherit the player's Magic and Gold Find when they kill enemies (e.g. if the player has 200% MF and the merc has 100% MF, the merc's total MF will be 300%)
* Mercenaries have improved AI
* New mercenaries:
** One additional version of Act 1 mercenaries
** New Act 4 mercenaries (two versions) which are robed mages of the Horadrim
** One additional version of Act 5 mercenaries
* Mercenaries can no longer proc summon skills (this prevents crashes)
== Equipment ==
* All mercenaries can equip helms, chests, gloves, boots, & belts. 
* Act 1 mercenaries (Rogue Scouts) can equip bows (including Amazon bows), crossbows, & quivers.
* Act 2 mercenaries (Desert Guards) can equip polearms, spears, & javelins.
* Act 3 mercenaries (Iron Wolves) can equip shields, Paladin shields, 1-handed swords, wands, scepters, tipped maces (not clubs/hammers), & Sorceress orbs.
* Act 4 mercenaries (Ascendants) can equip staves.
* Act 5 mercenaries (Barbarians) can equip swords, axes, tipped maces/hammers (all maces except clubs), & Barbarian helms.
* Old mercenaries drop their equipped items when a new one is hired.
* Ethereal items do not lose durability when mercenaries use them.
* Mercenaries can get set bonuses when equipping multiple set items.
* 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.
* Barbarian mercenaries can't equip two 1-handed weapons.
== Skills ==
* Mercenaries have "hard points" in their skills, so will gain effects from them that are limited to hard levels.
* Skills have minimum level requirements, so mercenaries won't be able to use some skills at lower levels.
=== Auras ===
* Mercenaries from each act now have auras, rather than just Act 2 mercenaries.
* Auras are always active.
* Desert Guards no longer have different auras when hired from different difficulties - these auras are no longer available from Act 2 mercenaries:
** Prayer (was available from Normal/Hell)
** Might (was available from Nightmare)
** Holy Freeze (was available from Nightmare)
Act 1 Rogue Scout
 Fire: Vigor |
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
Movement Speed +%	30	32	33	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	41	41	42
 Cold: Meditation |
Merc Level 	24 	26 	31 	35 	36 	41 	46 	50 	55 	59 	64 	67
Meditation Level	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18
Mana Recovery +%	222	234	246	258	270	282	294	306	318	330	342	354
 Magic: No Aura (uses Slow Movement) |
Merc Level 	12	 	 	36	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	67	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Slow Movement 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	
Act 2 Desert Guard
 Defensive: Defiance |
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
Defense +% 	74	78	82	86	90	94	98	104	110	116	122	128	134	140	146	154	162
Physical Damage Reduction +%	1 	1 	2 	2 	3 	3 	4 	4 	5 	5 	6 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9
 Offensive: Blessed Aim |
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
Deadly strike +% 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9 	9 	10 	10 	11 	11 	12 	12 	13 	13 	14
Attack Rating +% 	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300	315
 Combat: Thorns |
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
Damage Returned	4	5	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	34	42
Act 3 Iron Wolf
 Fire: Cleansing |
Merc Level 	12	15	20	25	29	34	38	43	47	49	54	59	63	68	72	77	79
Cleansing Level 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Reduced Curse/Poison Duration %	27	29	31	33	35	37	39	41	43	45	47	49	51	53	55	57	59
 Cold: Prayer |
Merc Level 	1	11	15	20	25	29	34	38	43	47	49	54	59	63	68	72	77	79
Prayer Level	1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Life per Hit 	1	2 	2 	3 	3 	4 	4 	5 	5 	6 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9 	9 	10
Life Replenish 	4	6 	8 	10	12	14	16	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	42	46	50
 Lightning: Holy Shock |
Merc Level 	24	25	29	34	38	43	47	49	54	59	63	68	72	77
Holy Shock Level	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Act 4 Ascendant
 Light: Sanctuary |
Merc Level 	24	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54 	 	 	 	 	 	 	79
Sanctuary Level 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21
Enemy Magic Resistance %	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-10	-10	-11	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-14	-14	-15	-15
 Dark: No Aura (uses Merc Amplify Damage) |
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	24	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	 	79
Amplify Damage Level	1	2	3	4 	5 	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Amplify Damage Level 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21
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
Act 5 Barbarian
 Combat: Might |
Merc Level 	1 	24	28	33	38	42	47	51	56 	58 	63 	68 	72 	77 	80
Might Level 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	18
Party Damage +%	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	120	130	140	150	160	190
 Warcries: No Aura (uses Battle Orders) |
Merc Level 	24	25	28	32 	35 	38 	41 	44 	48 	51 	54 	57 	58 	62 	65 	68 	71 	74 	78 	80
Battle Orders Level	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21
Life 	65	80	95	110	125	140	155	170	185	200	215	230	245	260	275	290	305	320	335	350
Mana 	32	40	47	55 	62 	70 	77 	85 	92 	100	107	115	122	130	137	145	152	160	167	175
=== Other Skills ===
* Act 1 mercenaries (Rogue Scouts) now use the following skills:
**Fire: Exploding Arrow instead of Inner Sight
**Cold: Freezing Arrow instead of Inner Sight
**Magic: Magic Arrow, Strafe, & Slow Movement instead of Fire Arrow/Cold Arrow & Inner Sight
* 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:
**Fire: Meteor instead of Inferno
**Cold: Blizzard instead of Glacial Spike & Frozen Armor
**Lightning: Static Field instead of Charged Bolt
* Act 5 mercenaries (Barbarians) now use the following skills:
**Combat: Concentrate instead of Stun
**Warcries: Whirlwind, Battle Cry, & Battle Orders instead of Bash & Stun
* Mercenaries use Merc-specific versions of some skills which are balanced separately from their counterparts
Act 1 Rogue Scout
Fire: Merc Fire Arrow, Exploding Arrow ...
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
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 	32 	33 	34 	35 	36 	37 	38 	39 	40 	41 	42 	43 	44 	45 	46 	47 	48 	49 	50
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
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
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
Cold: Merc Cold Arrow, Freezing Arrow ...
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
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
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
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
Magic: Merc Magic Arrow, Strafe ...
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
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	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Magic Damage (min) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Magic Damage (max) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Attack Rating 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Merc Level 	24	26	29	32	35	36	40	43	46	49	52	56	59	62	65	67	71	74	77	80	83	87	90	93	96
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
Act 2 Desert Guard
Jab ...
Merc Level	1	6	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	2	3	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Act 3 Iron Wolf
Fire: Merc Fire Ball, Merc Meteor, Merc Fire Mastery ...
Merc Level 	12	15	22	28	35	41	47	49	56	62	69	75	79	86	92
Merc Fire Ball Level	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
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) 	1	3	5 	7 	9 	11	13	15	18	21	24	27	30	33	36	39	43	47	51	55	59	63	69 	75 	81 	87 	93 	99 	108	117	126	135	144	153	162	171	180	189	198	207	216	225	234	243	252	261	270	279	288	297
Fire Damage (max) 	3	6	10	13	17	20	24	27	32	36	41	45	50	54	59	63	69	74	80	85	91	96	104	111	119	126	134	141	152	162	173	183	194	204	215	225	236	246	257	267	278	288	299	309	320	330	341	351	362	372
Merc Level 	24	28	35	41	47	56	62	69	75	79	86	92
Merc Meteor Level	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
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
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 	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240	250	260	270	280	290	300	310	320	330	335	340	345	350	355	360	365	370	375	380	385	390	395	400	405	410	415	420
Pierce Enemy Fire Resistance %	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 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40 	40
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
Cold: Merc Ice Blast, Merc Blizzard, Merc Cold Mastery ...
Merc Level 	6	8	12	15	19	23	26	30	33	37	40	44	47	53	57	60	64	67	71	74	78	86	92
Merc Ice Blast Level	2	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) 	1	2	3	4	5 	6 	7 	8 	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	28	32	36	40	44	48	55	62	69	76 	83 	90 	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240	250	260	270	280	290	300	310
Cold Damage (max) 	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	37	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	78	86	94	102	110	118	129	140	151	162	173	184	195	206	217	228	239	250	261	272	283	294	305	316	327	338	349	360
Merc Level 	24	28	35	41	47	56	62	69	75	79	86	92
Merc Blizzard Level	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
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
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 	15	24	33	42	51	60	69	78	87	96	105	114	123	132	141	150	159	168	177	186	195	204	213	222	231	240	249	258	267	276	280	284	288	292	296	300	304	308	312	316	320	324	328	332	336	340	344	348	352	356
Pierce Enemy Cold Resistance %	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 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65 	65
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
Lightning: Merc Lightning, Merc Static Field, Merc Lightning Mastery ...
Merc Level 	12	15	19	23	26	30	33	37	40	44	47	49	53	57	60	64	67	71	74	78	86	92
Merc Lightning Level	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
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
Merc Level 	1	2	6	11	15	20	25	29	34	38	43	47	54	59	63	68	72	77	84	89	93	98
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
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
: Static Field Duration: 13 seconds (does not scale with levels)
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 	66	102	138	174	210	246	282	318	354	390	426	462	498	534	570	606	642	678	714	750	786	822	858	894	930	966	1002	1038	1074	1110	1146	1182	1210	1238	1266	1294	1322	1350	1378	1406	1434	1462	1490	1518	1546	1574	1602	1630	1658	1686
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
Act 4 Ascendant
Light: Holy Bolt, Fist of the Heavens, Holy Light ...
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 								
Holy Bolt 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								
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 								
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								
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 								
Holy Light 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								
Dark: Teeth, Bone Spear, Bone Armor, Merc Curse Mastery ...
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 								
Teeth 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								
Merc Level 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	79	 	 	 	 	 	 	 								
Bone Spear 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								
Merc Level 	 	 	 	 	21	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	54	 	 	 	 	 	 	79
Bone Armor Level	1	2	3	4	5 	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Merc Level 	21	54	79
Merc Mastery Level	1 	15	27
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
: Merc Curse Mastery is the Curse Mastery from the Necromancer and its always at level 11. This means it allows an extra curse to be applied to enemies cursed by the mercenary.
Act 5 Barbarian
Combat: Concentrate, Bash ...
Merc Level 	12	24	28	32	36	40	44	48	52	56	58	62	66	70	74	78	80
Concentrate Level	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Merc Level 	1	22	25	28	32	35	38	41	44	48	51	54	57	58	62	65	68	71	74	78	80
Bash Level	1	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Warcries: Merc Whirlwind, Battle Cry ...
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	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
Damage +% 	-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
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
=== 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.
 Act 1 Rogue Scout
* Fire:
:: Basic Attack: 15%?
:: Fire Arrow: 60%?
:: Exploding Arrow: 25%?
* Cold:
:: Basic Attack: 15%?
:: Cold Arrow: 60%?
:: Freezing Arrow: 25%?
* Magic:
:: Basic Attack: 15%?
:: Basic Attack: 15%?
:: Magic Arrow: 45%?
:: Strafe: 25%?
 Act 2 Desert Guard
: {| class="wikitable"	Merc Level	1 	9 	29 	59 	67 	76 	86 	97
Basic Attack	33% 	30%	25%	20%	19%	18%	17%	16%	
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.
|}
 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%
 Act 4 Ascendant
* Light:
:: Holy Bolt: 65%?
:: Fist of the Heavens: 25%?
:: Holy Nova: 10%?
* Dark:
:: Amplify Damage: 8%?
:: Teeth: 40%?
:: Bone Spear: 40%?
:: Bone Armor: 12%?
 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 ==
* Mercenaries have the same stats regardless of which difficulty they're hired from
* Mercenary stats have been adjusted:
** Stat scaling has been improved to be more consistent throughout the game
** Desert Guards and Barbarian mercenaries now gain slightly less damage per level
Act 1 Rogue Scout |
Merc Level 	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
HP 	40	45	54	63	72	81	90	99	108	117	126	135	144	153	162	171	180	189	198	207	216	225	234	243	252	261	270	279	288	297	306	315
Defense 	7 	15	23	31	39	47	55	63	71 	79 	87 	95 	103	111	119	127	135	143	151	159	167	175	183	191	199	207	215	223	231	239	247	255
Str 	34	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	43 	45 	46 	47 	48 	50 	51 	52 	53 	55 	56 	57 	58 	60 	61 	62 	63 	65 	66 	67 	68 	70 	71 	72
Dex 	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
Attack Rating	0 	10	22	34	46	58	70	82	94 	106	118	130	142	154	166	178	190	202	214	226	238	250	262	274	286	298	310	322	334	346	358	370
Resist 	0 	0 	2 	4 	6 	8 	10	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
Dmg-Min 	1 	1 	1 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2 	2 	3 	3 	3 	3 	4 	4 	4 	4 	5 	5 	5 	5 	6 	6 	6 	6 	7 	7 	7 	7 	8 	8 	8
Dmg-Max 	3 	3 	3 	3 	3 	4 	4 	4 	4 	5 	5 	5 	5 	6 	6 	6 	6 	7 	7 	7 	7 	8 	8 	8 	8 	9 	9 	9 	9 	10 	10 	10
Merc Level 	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 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66
HP 	324	333	342	360	378	396	414	432	450	468	486	504	522	540	558	576	594	612	630	648	666	684	702	720	738	756	774	792 	810 	828 	846 	864 	882
Defense 	263	271	279	294	309	324	339	354	369	384	399	414	429	444	459	474	489	504	519	534	549	564	579	594	609	624	639	654 	669 	684 	699 	714 	729
Str 	73 	75 	77 	78 	79 	80 	82 	83 	84 	85 	87 	88 	89 	90 	92 	93 	94 	95 	97 	98 	99 	100	102	103	104	105	107	108 	109 	110 	112 	113 	114
Dex 	107	109	111	113	115	117	119	121	123	125	127	129	131	133	135	137	139	141	143	145	147	149	151	153	155	157	159	161 	163 	165 	167 	169 	171
Attack Rating	382	394	406	430	454	478	502	526	550	574	598	622	646	670	694	718	742	766	790	814	838	862	886	910	934	958	982	1006	1030	1054	1078	1102	1126
Resist 	62 	64 	66 	67 	69 	71 	73 	74 	76 	78 	80 	81 	83 	85 	87 	88 	90 	92 	94 	95 	97 	99 	101	102	104	106	108	109 	111 	113 	115 	116 	118
Dmg-Min 	8 	9 	9 	9 	10 	10 	11 	11 	12 	12 	13 	13 	14 	14 	15 	15 	16 	16 	17 	17 	18 	18 	19 	19 	20 	20 	21 	21 	22 	22 	23 	23 	24
Dmg-Max 	10 	11 	11 	11 	12 	12 	13 	13 	14 	14 	15 	15 	16 	16 	17 	17 	18 	18 	19 	19 	20 	20 	21 	21 	22 	22 	23 	23 	24 	24 	25 	25 	26
Merc Level 	67 	68 	69 	70 	71 	72 	73 	74 	75 	76 	77 	78 	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98
HP 	900 	930 	960 	990 	1020	1050	1080	1110	1140	1170	1200	1230	1260	1290	1320	1350	1380	1410	1440	1470	1500	1530	1560	1590	1620	1650	1680	1710	1740	1770	1800	1830
Defense 	744 	766 	788 	810 	832 	854 	876 	898 	920 	942 	964 	986 	1008	1030	1052	1074	1096	1118	1140	1162	1184	1206	1228	1250	1272	1294	1316	1338	1360	1382	1404	1426
Str 	116 	117 	118 	119 	121 	122 	123 	124 	126 	127 	128 	129 	131 	132 	133 	134 	136 	137 	138 	139 	141 	142 	143 	144 	146 	147 	148 	149 	151 	152 	153 	154
Dex 	173 	175 	177 	179 	181 	183 	185 	187 	189 	191 	193 	195 	197 	199 	201 	203 	205 	207 	209 	211 	213 	215 	217 	219 	221 	223 	225 	227 	229 	231 	233 	235
Attack Rating	1150	1186	1222	1258	1294	1330	1366	1402	1438	1474	1510	1546	1582	1618	1654	1690	1726	1762	1798	1834	1870	1906	1942	1978	2014	2050	2086	2122	2158	2194	2230	2266
Resist 	121 	122 	123 	124 	126 	127 	128 	129 	131 	132 	133 	134 	136 	137 	138 	139 	141 	142 	143 	144 	146 	147 	148 	149 	151 	152 	153 	154 	156 	157 	158 	159
Dmg-Min 	25 	25 	26 	27 	28 	28 	29 	30 	31 	31 	32 	33 	34 	34 	35 	36 	37 	37 	38 	39 	40 	40 	41 	42 	43 	43 	44 	45 	46 	46 	47 	48
Dmg-Max 	27 	27 	28 	29 	30 	30 	31 	32 	33 	33 	34 	35 	36 	36 	37 	38 	39 	39 	40 	41 	42 	42 	43 	44 	45 	45 	46 	47 	48 	48 	49 	50
Act 2 Desert Guard |
Merc Level 	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
HP 	40	40	45	60	75	90	105	120	135	150	165	180	195	210	225	240	255	270	285	300	315	330	345	360	375	390	405	420	435	450	465	480
Defense 	0 	0 	0 	1 	12	23	34 	45 	56 	67 	78 	89 	100	111	122	133	144	155	166	177	188	199	210	221	232	243	254	265	276	287	298	309
Str 	45	47	49	50	52	54	56 	57 	58 	60 	62 	64 	65 	67 	69 	71 	72 	74 	76 	78 	79 	81 	83 	85 	86 	88 	90 	92 	93 	95 	97 	99
Dex 	30	31	33	34	36	37	39 	40 	41 	43 	44 	46 	47 	49 	50 	52 	53 	55 	56 	58 	59 	61 	62 	64 	65 	67 	68 	70 	71 	73 	74 	76
Attack Rating	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	8 	20 	32 	44 	56 	68 	80 	92 	104	116	128	140	152	164	176	188	200	212	224	236	248	260	272	284	296	308
Resist 	4 	6 	8 	10	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
Dmg-Min 	5 	5 	5 	5 	6 	6 	6 	6 	6 	6 	6 	7 	7 	7 	7 	8 	8 	8 	8 	9 	9 	9 	9 	10 	10 	10 	10 	11 	11 	11 	11 	12
Dmg-Max 	12	12	12	12	13	13	13 	13 	13 	13 	13 	14 	14 	14 	14 	15 	15 	15 	15 	16 	16 	16 	16 	17 	17 	17 	17 	18 	18 	18 	18 	19
Merc Level 	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 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66
HP 	495	510	525	540	555	570	585	600	615	630	655	680	705	730	755	780	805	830	855	880	905	930	955	980	1005	1030	1055	1080	1105	1130	1155	1180	1205
Defense 	320	331	342	353	364	375	386	397	408	419	438	457	476	495	514	533	552	571	590	609	628	647	666	685	704 	723 	742 	761 	780 	799 	818 	837 	856
Str 	100	102	104	106	107	109	111	113	114	117	118	120	122	124	125	127	129	131	132	134	136	138	139	141	143 	145 	146 	148 	150 	152 	153 	155 	157
Dex 	77 	79 	80 	82 	83 	85 	86 	88 	89 	91 	92 	94 	95 	97 	98 	100	101	103	104	106	107	109	110	112	113 	115 	116 	118 	119 	121 	122 	124 	125
Attack Rating	320	332	344	356	368	380	392	404	416	428	452	476	500	524	548	572	596	620	644	668	692	716	740	764	788 	812 	836 	860 	884 	908 	932 	956 	980
Resist 	68 	70 	72 	74 	76 	78 	80 	82 	84 	86 	87 	89 	91 	93 	94 	96 	98 	100	101	103	105	107	108	110	112 	114 	115 	117 	119 	121 	122 	124 	126
Dmg-Min 	12 	12 	12 	13 	13 	13 	13 	14 	14 	22 	22 	23 	23 	24 	24 	25 	25 	26 	26 	27 	27 	28 	28 	29 	29 	30 	30 	31 	31 	32 	32 	33 	33
Dmg-Max 	19 	19 	19 	20 	20 	20 	20 	21 	21 	29 	29 	30 	30 	31 	31 	32 	32 	33 	33 	34 	34 	35 	35 	36 	36 	37 	37 	38 	38 	39 	39 	40 	40
Merc Level 	67 	68 	69 	70 	71 	72 	73 	74 	75 	76 	77 	78 	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98
HP 	1230	1255	1280	1305	1330	1355	1380	1405	1430	1470	1510	1550	1590	1630	1670	1710	1750	1790	1830	1870	1910	1950	1990	2030	2070	2110	2150	2190	2230	2270	2310	2350
Defense 	875 	894 	913 	932 	951 	970 	989 	1008	1027	1055	1083	1111	1139	1167	1195	1223	1251	1279	1307	1335	1363	1391	1419	1447	1475	1503	1531	1559	1587	1615	1643	1671
Str 	159 	160 	162 	164 	166 	167 	169 	171 	173 	174 	176 	178 	180 	181 	183 	185 	187 	188 	190 	192 	194 	195 	197 	199 	201 	202 	204 	206 	208 	209 	211 	213
Dex 	127 	128 	130 	131 	133 	134 	136 	137 	139 	140 	142 	143 	145 	146 	148 	149 	151 	152 	154 	155 	157 	158 	160 	161 	163 	164 	166 	167 	169 	170 	172 	173
Attack Rating	1004	1028	1052	1076	1100	1124	1148	1172	1196	1232	1268	1304	1340	1376	1412	1448	1484	1520	1556	1592	1628	1664	1700	1736	1772	1808	1844	1880	1916	1952	1988	2024
Resist 	128 	129 	131 	133 	135 	136 	138 	140 	142 	143 	144 	145 	146 	147 	148 	149 	150 	151 	152 	153 	154 	155 	156 	157 	158 	159 	160 	161 	162 	163 	164 	165
Dmg-Min 	34 	34 	35 	35 	36 	36 	37 	37 	45 	45 	46 	46 	47 	48 	48 	49 	50 	50 	51 	51 	52 	53 	53 	54 	55 	55 	56 	56 	57 	58 	58 	59
Dmg-Max 	41 	41 	42 	42 	43 	43 	44 	44 	52 	52 	53 	53 	54 	55 	55 	56 	57 	57 	58 	58 	59 	60 	60 	61 	62 	62 	63 	63 	64 	65 	65 	66
Act 3 Iron Wolf |
Merc Level	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
HP 	43	52	61	70	79	88	97	106	115	124	133	142	151	160	169	178	187	196	205	214	223	232	241	250	259	268	277	286	295	304	313	322
Defense 	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50 	55 	60 	65 	70 	75 	80 	85 	90 	95 	100	105	110	115	120	125	130	135	140	145	150	155	160	165	170
Str 	33	34	36	37	38	39	41	42 	43 	44 	46 	47 	48 	49 	50 	51 	52 	54 	55 	56 	57 	59 	60 	61 	62 	64 	65 	66 	67 	69 	70 	71
Dex 	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
Resist 	3 	4 	6 	8 	10	11	13	15 	17 	18 	20 	22 	24 	25 	26 	28 	30 	32 	33 	35 	37 	39 	40 	42 	44 	46 	47 	49 	51 	53 	54 	56
Merc Level	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 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66
HP 	331	340	349	358	367	376	385	394	403	412	421	430	439	448	457	466	484	502	520	538	556	574	592	610	628	646	664	682	700	718	736	754	772
Defense 	175	180	185	190	195	200	205	210	215	220	225	230	235	240	245	250	263	276	289	302	315	328	341	354	367	380	393	406	419	432	445	458	471
Str 	72 	74 	75 	76 	77 	79 	80 	81 	82 	84 	85 	86 	87 	89 	90 	92 	93 	94 	95 	97 	98 	99 	100	102	103	104	105	107	108	109	110	112	113
Dex 	59 	60 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66 	67 	68 	69 	70 	71 	72 	73 	74 	75 	76 	77 	78 	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91
Resist 	58 	60 	61 	63 	65 	67 	68 	70 	72 	74 	75 	77 	79 	81 	82 	85 	86 	88 	90 	92 	93 	95 	97 	99 	100	102	104	106	107	109	111	113	114
Merc Level	67 	68 	69 	70 	71 	72 	73 	74 	75 	76 	77 	78 	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98
HP 	790	808	826	844	862	880	898	916	934	952	970	988	1006	1033	1060	1087	1114	1141	1168	1195	1222	1249	1276	1303	1330	1357	1384	1411	1438	1465	1492	1519
Defense 	484	497	510	523	536	549	562	575	588	601	614	627	640 	665 	690 	715 	740 	765 	790 	815 	840 	865 	890 	915 	940 	965 	990 	1015	1040	1065	1090	1115
Str 	114	115	117	118	119	120	122	123	124	125	127	128	130 	131 	132 	133 	135 	136 	137 	138 	140 	141 	142 	143 	145 	146 	147 	148 	150 	151 	152 	153
Dex 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98 	99 	100	101	102	103	104 	105 	106 	107 	108 	109 	110 	111 	112 	113 	114 	115 	116 	117 	118 	119 	120 	121 	122 	123
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
Act 4 Ascendant |
Merc Level	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
HP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Defense 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Str 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Resist 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Merc Level	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	61	62	63	64	65	66
HP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Defense 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Str 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Resist 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Merc Level	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98
HP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1006	1033	1060	1087	1114	1141	1168	1195	1222	1249	1276	1303	1330	1357	1384	1411	1438	1465	1492	1519
Defense 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	640 	665 	690 	715 	740 	765 	790 	815 	840 	865 	890 	915 	940 	965 	990 	1015	1040	1065	1090	1115
Str 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	130 	131 	132 	133 	135 	136 	137 	138 	140 	141 	142 	143 	145 	146 	147 	148 	150 	151 	152 	153
Dex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	104 	105 	106 	107 	108 	109 	110 	111 	112 	113 	114 	115 	116 	117 	118 	119 	120 	121 	122 	123
Resist 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	135 	136 	137 	138 	140 	141 	142 	143 	145 	146 	147 	148 	150 	151 	152 	153 	155 	156 	157 	158
Act 5 Barbarian |
Merc Level 	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
HP 	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	54	72	90	108	126	144	162	180	198	216	234	252	270	288	306	324	342	360	378
Defense 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80 	90 	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230
Str 	53	55	56	58	60	62	64	66	68	70	71	73	75	77	79	81	83 	85 	86 	88 	90 	92 	94 	96 	98 	100	101	102	104	106	108	110
Dex 	31	32	33	35	36	37	38	40	41	42	43	45	46	47	48	50	51 	52 	53 	55 	56 	57 	58 	60 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66 	68 	69
Attack Rating	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10 	30 	50 	70 	90 	110	130	150	170	190	210	230	250
Resist 	11	13	14	16	18	20	21	23	25	27	28	30	32	34	35	37	39 	41 	42 	44 	46 	48 	49 	51 	53 	55 	56 	57 	59 	61 	63 	64
Dmg-Min 	2 	3 	3 	4 	4 	5 	5 	6 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9 	9 	10	10 	11 	11 	12 	12 	13 	13 	14 	14 	15 	15 	15 	16 	16 	17 	17
Dmg-Max 	6 	7 	7 	8 	8 	9 	9 	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14 	15 	15 	16 	16 	17 	17 	18 	18 	19 	19 	19 	20 	20 	21 	21
Merc Level 	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 	61 	62 	63 	64 	65 	66
HP 	396	414	432	450	468	486	504	522	540	558	576	594	612	630	648	666	684	702	720	738	756	774	792	810	828	855	882	909	936	963	990	1017	1044
Defense 	240	250	260	270	280	290	300	310	320	330	340	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420	430	440	450	460	470	480	515	550	585	620	655	690	725 	760
Str 	112	114	116	117	119	121	123	125	127	129	131	132	134	136	138	140	142	144	146	147	149	151	153	155	158	159	161	163	165	167	169	171 	173
Dex 	70 	71 	73 	74 	75 	76 	78 	79 	80 	81 	83 	84 	85 	86 	88 	89 	90 	91 	93 	94 	95 	96 	98 	99 	101	102	103	104	106	107	108	109 	111
Attack Rating	270	290	310	330	350	370	390	410	430	450	470	490	510	530	550	570	590	610	630	650	670	690	710	730	750	785	820	855	890	925	960	995 	1030
Resist 	66 	68 	70 	71 	73 	75 	77 	78 	80 	82 	84 	85 	87 	89 	91 	92 	94 	96 	98 	99 	101	103	105	106	109	110	112	114	116	117	119	121 	123
Dmg-Min 	18 	18 	19 	19 	20 	20 	21 	21 	22 	22 	23 	23 	24 	24 	25 	25 	26 	26 	27 	27 	28 	28 	29 	29 	36 	36 	37 	37 	38 	39 	39 	40 	41
Dmg-Max 	22 	22 	23 	23 	24 	24 	25 	25 	26 	26 	27 	27 	28 	28 	29 	29 	30 	30 	31 	31 	32 	32 	33 	33 	40 	40 	41 	41 	42 	43 	43 	44 	45
Merc Level 	67 	68 	69 	70 	71 	72 	73 	74 	75 	76 	77 	78 	79 	80 	81 	82 	83 	84 	85 	86 	87 	88 	89 	90 	91 	92 	93 	94 	95 	96 	97 	98
HP 	1071	1098	1125	1152	1179	1206	1233	1260	1287	1314	1341	1368	1395	1422	1467	1512	1557	1602	1647	1692	1737	1782	1827	1872	1917	1962	2007	2052	2097	2142	2187	2232
Defense 	795 	830 	865 	900 	935 	970 	1005	1040	1075	1110	1145	1180	1215	1250	1300	1350	1400	1450	1500	1550	1600	1650	1700	1750	1800	1850	1900	1950	2000	2050	2100	2150
Str 	174 	176 	178 	180 	182 	184 	186 	188 	189 	191 	193 	195 	197 	200 	201 	203 	205 	207 	209 	211 	213 	215 	216 	218 	220 	222 	224 	226 	228 	230 	231 	233
Dex 	112 	113 	114 	116 	117 	118 	119 	121 	122 	123 	124 	126 	127 	129 	130 	131 	132 	134 	135 	136 	137 	139 	140 	141 	142 	144 	145 	146 	147 	149 	150 	151
Attack Rating	1065	1100	1135	1170	1205	1240	1275	1310	1345	1380	1415	1450	1485	1520	1565	1610	1655	1700	1745	1790	1835	1880	1925	1970	2015	2060	2105	2150	2195	2240	2285	2330
Resist 	124 	126 	128 	130 	131 	133 	135 	137 	138 	140 	142 	144 	145 	148 	149 	150 	151 	152 	153 	154 	155 	156 	157 	158 	159 	160 	161 	162 	163 	164 	165 	166
Dmg-Min 	41 	42 	42 	43 	44 	44 	45 	46 	46 	47 	47 	48 	49 	56 	56 	57 	57 	58 	59 	59 	60 	61 	61 	62 	62 	63 	64 	64 	65 	66 	66 	67
Dmg-Max 	45 	46 	46 	47 	48 	48 	49 	50 	50 	51 	51 	52 	53 	60 	60 	61 	61 	62 	63 	63 	64 	65 	65 	66 	66 	67 	68 	68 	69 	70 	70 	71
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)
* Mercenaries hired from different difficulties can have different stats at lower levels, as described in the example below. Any merc that's level 80 or above will have the same stats regardless of which difficulty they were hired in.
 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.
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
The above stats all 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: 118
: Hell: HP: 870 Def: 722 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: 66
: Hell: HP: 40 Def: 18 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.
== Other Info ==
* Act 1 mercenaries (Rogue Scouts) now have a baseline 66% pierce chance
* Open Wounds now deals ¼ damage to mercenaries and pets, and can be further reduced by Physical Damage Reduction
* Mercenaries only have Strength and Dexterity, so items with Vitality or Energy will have no effect. They do have life (of course) but do not have mana - they ignore mana costs when using their skills.
* Mercenaries use the same breakpoints for all weapon types. For example, Rogue Scouts will attack at the same speed with bows and crossbows (assuming they have the same WSM and IAS) whereas characters usually attack much slower with crossbows.
* Iron Wolves don't have a blocking animation, so can't block even while wearing a shield.
* Barbarian mercenaries don't have a hit recovery animation, so cannot be put into hit recovery or be knocked back.
* Mercenaries will benefit from:
** +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 Act 5 mercenaries, even though it says Barbarian Only)
:: Note: 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.
* Mercenaries will not benefit from:
** +X to Class Skills (not even Barbarian mercs with +X to Barbarian Skill Levels)
** +X to Class Skill Tabs (e.g. +X to Offensive Auras or +X to Combat Skills)
Source of Information on this Page
See PD2's text files for updated info when game changes are made. General mercenary info is in Hireling.txt and merc-specific skills are alongside other skills in Skills.txt. The files are best viewed in table format since they are tab-delineated, so they should be opened with Microsoft Excel (or similar programs) or their text should be copy/pasted into a spreadsheet. For convenience, many of the game's text files are also saved on Google Drive: D2 Text File Tables.
If the files in these locations are not updated by others, you can extract them yourself from pd2data.mpq (found in Diablo II/ProjectD2) using an MPQ editor and D2 listfile - the text files will be in /data/global/excel.