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A mercenary can be hired in each of the first three Acts. | |||
The Act I mercenary, the Rogue, can be hired | ==Rogue== | ||
The Act I mercenary, the Rogue, can be hired from {{s|Act I|Kashya}} in the center of the Rogue Encampment. She uses bows (which don't need arrows) but cannot equip crossbows or Amazon bows. | |||
However, Rogues ''can'' use the Amazon skills {{s|Passive and Magic Skills|Inner Sight}} and either {{s|Bow and Crossbow Skills|Fire Arrow}} or {{s|Bow and Crossbow Skills|Cold Arrow}}. Cold Arrow is usually preferable as it can slow nearby monsters. | |||
Rogues make very useful companions early on | Rogues make very useful companions early on, but are not widely used later. Suggested equipment is a fast bow with high damage and life steal (cold damage is an added bonus). An ideal helm offers more life steal, damage reduction, and possibly increased attack speed. Since the Rogue has relatively low Strength and uses ranged attacks, it's probably better to use body armor that adds resistances rather than high defense. | ||
;Suggested High Level Gear | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word weapons|Faith}} bow | |||
*{{DIILoD|Unique helms|Vampire Gaze}} Grim Helm | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word body armor|Fortitude}} body armor | |||
==Guard== | |||
* | The Act II mercenary, the palace guard, can be hired from {{s|Act II|Griez}} in the northern part of Lut Gholein. He can use a javelin, spear or polearm, and makes a decent melee fighter. He cannot equip {{DIILoD|Amazon javelins}} or {{DIILoD|Amazon spears}}. | ||
Each guard can use the Amazon skill {{s|Javelin and Spear Skills|Jab}} and one of six Paladin auras, depending on which difficulty he's hired: | |||
{| {{prettytable|text center=1}} | |||
!width=25%|Difficulty | |||
!width=25%|Normal | |||
!width=25%|Nightmare | |||
!width=25%|Hell | |||
|- | |||
!Combat | |||
|{{s|Defensive Auras|Prayer}} | |||
|{{s|Offensive Auras|Thorns}} | |||
|Prayer | |||
|- | |||
!Defensive | |||
|{{s|Defensive Auras|Defiance}} | |||
|{{s|Offensive Auras|Holy Freeze}} | |||
|Defiance | |||
|- | |||
!Offensive | |||
|{{s|Offensive Auras|Blessed Aim}} | |||
|{{s|Offensive Auras|Might}} | |||
|Blessed Aim | |||
|} | |||
Guards are the most popular mercenaries as not only do they make powerful allies in combat, but they also provide a passive bonus to your character and party. | |||
;Suggested High Level Gear | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word weapons|Insight}} or {{DIILoD|Rune Word weapons|Infinity}} polearm | |||
*{{DIILoD|Unique helms|Andariel's Visage}} Demonhead, socketed with a {{DIILoD|Runes|Ral Rune}} | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word body armor|Fortitude}} body armor | |||
==Iron Wolf== | |||
The Act III mercenary, the Iron Wolf, can be hired from {{s|Act III|Asheara}} in the north-western corner of the Kurast Docks. The only weapon they can equip is a sword, but as spell casters they very rarely attack with them. They don't require mana to use their skills. | |||
There are three different types of Iron Wolves, each specializing in a different element: | |||
{| {{prettytable|text center=1}} | |||
!width=33%|Cold | |||
!width=33%|Lightning | |||
!width=33%|Fire | |||
|- | |||
|{{s|Cold Spells|Frozen Armor}}<br>{{s|Cold Spells|Ice Blast}}<br>{{s|Cold Spells|Glacial Spike}} | |||
|{{s|Lightning Spells|Charged Bolt}}<br>{{s|Lightning Spells|Lightning}} | |||
|{{s|Fire Spells|Inferno}}<br>{{s|Fire Spells|Fire Ball}} | |||
|} | |||
Iron Wolves are the least-used mercenaries due to many monsters being immune to their damage in later difficulties, particularly Hell. Equipment should grant skill bonuses and Faster Cast Rate; Mana and Regenerate Mana bonuses are useless. | |||
A Cold Iron Wolf is preferred to the others since he normally freezes monsters, and he uses Frozen Armor to increase defense. | |||
;Suggested High Level Gear | |||
*The {{DIILoD|Unique swords|Atlantean}} Ancient Sword, {{DIILoD|Unique swords|Hexfire}} Shamshir (Fire) | |||
*{{DIILoD|Unique helms|Harlequin Crest}} Shako, {{DIILoD|Unique helms|Nightwing's Veil}} Spired Helm (Cold), {{DIILoD|Unique circlets|Griffon's Eye}} Diadem (Lightning) | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word body armor|Chains Of Honor}} body armor | |||
*{{DIILoD|Rune Word shields|Spirit}} shield | |||
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