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Desert Mercenary
Mercenary

Desert Mercenary

Melee

Greiz's spearmen from Lut Gholein: Jab up close, and the only hireling who carries an aura.

Hire cost
35 gold
Joins at level
9
Hired once
Andariel falls
Weapon
Polearm or spear
Life
120
Strength
57
Dexterity
40
Defense
45
Sent by
Greiz
Base damage
7–14
All resistances
18%
Since
Patch 20261022.3

Stats by level

D2's hireling numbers, which the game uses as they are: he is always at your level (from the one he joins at). Life is D2's on Normal, doubles from Nightmare on, and climbs with the tier in Terror.

LevelLife (Normal)Life (Nightmare, Hell)DefenseStrengthDexterityBase damageResists
91202404557407–1418%
20285570166765612–1940%
30435870276937117–2460%
405851,1703861118622–2980%
508051,61055212910129–3698%
601,0552,11074214611636–43115%
701,3052,61093216413144–51133%
801,6303,260116718114653–60147%
902,0304,060144719916163–70157%

How he fights

  • Fights up close with Jab and his polearm.
  • Carries one Paladin aura: Prayer to start, or Defiance, Blessed Aim, Thorns, Holy Freeze or Might. It reaches you when you stand near him, and never stacks with an aura of your own.
  • From his 45th level his Prayer is two levels under D2's, so it no longer keeps a hero who stands still alive.

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Hired after

Hired from

Patch history

  1. Patch 20261022.3

    Added