Diablo 2 Merc A2 Insight aura

Merc A2 Insight

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Merc A2 Pride

Concentration aura is for melee, it increases Physical Damage.
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Gear for Act 2 Pride Mercenary (equippable at 63-83 level).
Concentration aura is for melee (dealing physical damage) such as Barbarian, Summoner, Bow Amazon, melee Assa, Zealot or Wolf Druid. If you are not sure which merc is the best for your build, find your setup among our gear packages and check our recommendations.


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

Hireling will buff your character and even help you kill monsters, also in 8 players Hell game. He will survive quite a lot, as long as you do not let mobs swarm him or let him tank Act Bosses like Diablo. His survivability depends on dealing enough damage for Life Steal to work, that is why Andariel's Visage, eth elite weapon and Fortitude are the perfect combination.

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).

Archon Plate (AP) vs Sacred Armor (SA):
Eth AP requires only 93 Strength and has the highest defense from all light armors (they don't slow movement speed).
Eth SA is a medium armor and has the highest defense overall but also requires a higher level. Nightmare merc can reach 222 Str on lvl 83 with Andy +30 Str (+10 from Fal Rune or Perf Amethyst), lvl 86 with Andy 25+ (+10), lvl 89 with Andy +30 and lvl 91 with Andy 25+. It will also make him walk/run 5% slower but it is not important for merc, especially if you move around with Teleport.

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 Andariel's Visage grants 15% chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova when struck (Necro skill usable by any class). It deals 288-329 AOE poison damage over 2 seconds.
Diablo 2 Concentration Aura Icon Pride grants level 16-20 Concentration when equipped (Paladin aura usable by any class). It gives 285-345% physical damage (+15% per level) but also boosts Pala's Blessed Hammer with 50% efficiency.
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 63
Type N/A
Recommended for Mercenary Act 2
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