Act 5 Mercenary: The Barbarian
The Act 5 mercenary, the Barbarian, can be hired by Qual-Kehk in the western part of Harrogath. They fight with swords, tanking for you and your party. They can't dual wield swords, and they can't wear shields, so a two handed sword is preferable. Since they actually ARE Barbarians, they can wear barbarian helms.
Barbarians always have only two skills, no matter which you hire or what difficulty you are in. Barbarians always know the Barbarian skills Bash and Stun.
Barbarians are quite popular choices for mercenaries, since they can do ALOT of damage and have the most life of any mercenary. In general, you want to put the most damaging sword you can on your barbarian. Some good abilities to have on weapons are knockback to help you mecenary handle large groups of monsters, as well as cold damage. Good resistance can be important for areas with large populations of spell casters. High attack speed is also vital to keeping your Barbarian powerful and alive.
Suggested High Level Gear
- Weapon: Runeword - Breath of the Dying in a Colossus Sword
- Helm: Unique Helm - Arreat's Face
- Armor: Runeword - Fortitude