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Mercenary

Mercenary Class Guide

The Mercenary is a strength/dexterity hybrid wielding crossbows with military precision, combining ranged firepower with the toughness to survive any engagement.

PvE Rating

★★★★★

4/5

Base Stats

STR: 23

DEX: 23

INT: 14

Difficulty

Medium (3/5)

Starting Position

Bottom-center of the passive tree

Playstyle

Strength/dexterity hybrid. Uses crossbows and heavy armor, combining ranged attacks with physical durability. Versatile and tactical.

Strengths

  • +Hybrid stats allow flexible gearing options
  • +Ranged attacks with crossbow while maintaining tankiness
  • +Good access to both armour and evasion nodes
  • +Versatile ascendancy choices for offense or defense

Weaknesses

  • -Crossbow attack speed is slower than bows
  • -Hybrid scaling means neither stat reaches pure-class levels
  • -Limited spell options compared to INT-based classes
  • -Some crossbow skills have short effective range

Pro Tips

  • 1Crossbow skills benefit from both STR and DEX scaling -- use hybrid gear.
  • 2Take advantage of your tree position to path toward both life and evasion clusters.
  • 3Power Siphon with critical strike support makes for a strong boss-killing setup.
  • 4Pair crossbow attacks with traps or totems for extra damage during boss phases.

Ascendancies

Witchhunter

★★★

Anti-magic crusader using crossbows and holy abilities. Excels at countering elemental and chaos enemies with damage reduction and purification.

Key Nodes

Holy BoltSanctified GroundPurifying FlameInquisition

Gemling Legionnaire

★★★★

Enhances equipment with gem-powered augmentations. Focuses on socketed gem synergies and hybrid damage scaling with crossbow expertise.

Key Nodes

Gem InfusionAugmented ArsenalCrystal SkinGemstone Mastery