Merc A1 Wrath

Gear for Act 1 Wrath Mercenary (equippable at 63-65 level), we recommend hiring Cold (on Normal).

Decrepify Proc removes physical immunity (in similar manner to Infinity) and Dream provides crowd control (Confusion), which makes monsters attack each other.
She works well with physical-dealing classes or those not benefiting from different Hirelings like Bow Amazon, Barb, Ele/Wolf Druid or Zeal Paladin. If you are not sure which merc is the best for your build, find your setup among our gear packages and check our recommendations.


Important facts about Mercenaries
- Rogue Scout can use bows (but not crossbows or Amazon-only bows) and has Inner Sight ability.
- Ethereal items do not lose durability (eth items are 50+% stronger compared to non-eth).
- You can heal them with potions (shift + 1 2 3 4 is the default keybind).
- If merc makes a kill, your MF/GF will add to hers (example: you have 200%, she has 30%, her kills will be 230%).
- They deal much less (and take extra) damage from monster bosses (Diablo etc.) and also do reduced damage in PvP.
- Armor type affects movement speed, we sell light armors like Archon Plate in our merc packs.
- If hired on Normal, they will have higher stats than if hired on NM / Hell (e.g. 40% more life). Since Patch 1.11 (2005) leveling merc (hiring at lvl 2+ and exping to 80+) is no longer necessary, they will have the same stats if you hire at high level, as long as you hire on Normal or the lowest difficulty available.
- They can't out level you, they can only match your level (max is 98 lvl). They can only gain experience from monsters that you or they kill (merc will not level up by leeching in the party). They get much more exp if they kill a monster but only a small part if you do. If merc falls behind on levels, you can just hire a new one with higher level (remove the gear first or it will be lost).

	Fortitude grants 20% chance to cast level 15 Chilling Armor when struck (Sorc buff usable by any class). It lasts for 4 minutes, gives 115% bonus defense and launches Ice Bolts towards ranged attackers for 28-38 damage. It will have 100% uptime vs monsters.
	Dream grants level 15 Holy Shock when equipped (Paladin aura usable by any class). It adds 1-648 lightning damage to your physical attacks (+60 per level) and periodically zaps enemies within 13 yards (+0.65 per level) for 1-108 lightning damage (+10 per level). Two Dreams equipped at the same time will stack and create level 30 Holy Shock aura.
	Dream grants 10% chance to cast level 15 Confuse when struck (Necromancer curse usable by any class). It lasts for 10-38 seconds over 13 yards area and makes monsters attack each other, greatly increasing your survivability (they will tank for you). It works similarly to Attract curse and both can be used at the same time.
	Wrath grants 5% chance to cast level 10 Life Tap on striking (Necromancer curse usable by any class). It lasts for 37 seconds and heals you for 50% of physical damage done, which makes you invincible vs bosses as long as you keep attacking a cursed target. It has limited effectiveness when used with ranged attacks.
	Wrath grants 30% chance to cast level 1 Decrepify on striking (Necromancer curse usable by any class). It lasts for 4 seconds over 4 yards area and reduces enemy's attack speed (IAS), damage and physical resistance by -50%. It will greatly increase physical damage that you do and it will have nearly 100% uptime.

You can learn more about game mechanics behind those abilities in our game guide.

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