Mercenaries are one of the key features added to Diablo 4 in it glass of hate expansion. These allies will follow you around the world of Sanctuary as you play alone or in a group, providing support in a wide variety of ways.
on this Diablo 4 guide, we will explain how the Mercenary system works in glass of hateand what each mercenary does.
How to unlock and use mercenaries in Diablo 4
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You will unlock the Mercenary system as part of the Diablo 4: Vessel of Hate Campaign. During your journey towards Nahantu, you will meet Raheir, who will eventually take you to the Mercenary Lair. This place acts as a sort of hub for all the mercenaries in the game. It's where you can take on missions to unlock additional mercenaries, customize your current allies, and even barter with a special currency you get to level up your mercenaries.
Once you reach the Mercenary Den, you will also be able to unlock additional mercenaries and take them with you. There are four mercenaries currently in Diablo 4:
Please note that if you are playing solo, you must acquire at least one additional mercenary before continuing with the game. glass of hate story, otherwise you will end up wasting a lot of Mercenary Experience (Rapport) during the campaign. You will eventually need to acquire all the mercenaries before you can continue the post-campaign mission.
If you are alone, you can assign any mercenary as your bodyguard. They will travel with you constantly and you can level up by defeating monsters together. While mercenaries don't have any equipment you need to worry about, they do have four skill points and a small skill tree so you can customize their moves. You can change your hired bodyguard at any time.
If you are a solo player who already hired a main mercenary, or are playing in a group (which automatically suppresses your hired mercenary ally until you are alone again), you can still hire a second mercenary as backup. This must be done with a different mercenary than the one currently hired.
As hired bodyguards and reinforcements, mercenaries can drastically change the way you think about combat in Diablo 4especially if you're playing solo, so spend time during the campaign experimenting with them.
All Mercenary Skills and Unlock Requirements in Diablo 4
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raheir He is the first mercenary you will meet and he is unmissable. You will find it during the major glass of hate Campaign and he will introduce you to the whole system. He will act as your first mercenary and you can make him your main bodyguard or a backup. Raheir is designed to protect you and serves as a tank. He has abilities that allow him to intervene if you are about to die, or provoke enemies into attacking him. It also acts as a den. blacksmith and we can repair or rescue your equipment.
aldkin is located just to the right of Raheir in the lair, and you will hire them via the button “A nameless mystery” mission, which you can pick up as soon as you unlock Mercenary Den. Aldkin is the magic user of the Mercenaries and uses what is often known as a “kiss/curse” playstyle, meaning that his abilities will harm you in some way but have a powerful benefit. Their abilities revolve around shadow and fire magic, and they will occasionally transform into a powerful demon that can decimate enemies. They also act as a den. occultist and you can upgrade your equipment with legendary skins.
Variana she sits just to the left of Raheir in the study, and you will hire her during the “The murderer's retribution” mission, which you can pick up as soon as you unlock Mercenary Den. Varyana acts as the martial warrior of the group, using two axes or a two-handed mace to dish out punishment. Its main perk is Massacre, which gives you a powerful movement speed buff to chain enemy kills.
went up He sits on the far left of the lair and you will hire him during the “A feather in the balance” mission, which you can pick up as soon as you unlock Mercenary Den. Subo acts as the rogue of the group and uses a bow or crossbow to deal damage from afar. Subo's main perk highlights enemies and materials in the area and will occasionally mark an objective, allowing you to recover resources by killing them. Their abilities revolve around traps and stuns or fire and damage over time.
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