Diablo 2 Merc A2 BOTD aura

Merc A2 BOTD

Diablo 2 Merc A2 Tomb (MF) aura

Merc A2 Tomb (MF)

Merc A2 BOTD (GF)

Used for Gold Find, typically by Barbs as this merc won't destroy monster corpses.
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Gear for Act 2 Breath of the Dying Gold Find (GF) Mercenary (equippable at 49-69 level). You should insert Cham or Lem rune into a socket.


*Platinum gear already includes socket and jewel. Unique and Set items can get additional socket(s), which will be filled with appropriate runes/gems or jewels.

Act 2 Mercenary auras
Combat (Normal): Prayer (party friendly)
Combat (Nightmare): Thorns
Combat (Hell): Prayer

Defense (Normal): Defiance (party friendly)
Defense (Nightmare): Holy Freeze (casters)
Defense (Hell): Defiance

Offense (Normal): Blessed Aim
Offense (Nightmare): Might (melee)
Offense (Hell): Blessed Aim

Important facts about Mercenaries
- Desert Mercenary can use Spears, Polearms, Javelins and has ability to Jab.
- 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 his (example: you have 200%, he has 30%, his kills will be 230%).
- They deal much less (and take extra) damage from monster bosses (Diablo etc.) and also do reduced damage in PvP.
- A2 Hireling has a fixed weapon range of 3 despite of the equipped weapon.
- 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).

Diablo 2 Chilling Armor Icon 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.
Diablo 2 Poison Nova Icon Breath of the Dying (BOTD) grants 50% chance to cast level 20 Poison Nova when you kill an enemy (Necro skill usable by any class). It deals 427-468 AOE poison damage over 2 seconds.
You can learn more about game mechanics behind those abilities in our game guide.

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Product Type Trade
Quality Mixed
Level Required 49
Type N/A
Recommended for Mercenary Act 2
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