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Mercenary

meleeHard

PvE Rating

4/5 Strong

A high-risk, high-reward melee survivor with invincibility frames. Mercenary dashes through enemies with Blinding Assault and uses Eviscerate for i-frame burst damage. Mastering his combo timing is essential for surviving in later stages.

Strengths

  • +Eviscerate grants full invincibility frames
  • +Blinding Assault resets on kill for chain dashes
  • +Extremely high melee DPS in close range
  • +Can avoid almost all damage with proper timing

Weaknesses

  • -Must be in melee range, high risk playstyle
  • -Struggles against flying enemies without items
  • -Low effective HP if caught without cooldowns
  • -Requires mechanical skill to play effectively

Tips & Strategy

  • 1Eviscerate makes you invincible — use it to dodge big attacks
  • 2Blinding Assault resets on kill; chain through groups of weak enemies
  • 3Harvester Scythe is a must-have for melee sustain
  • 4Slicing Winds alternate special gives ranged poke when needed
  • 5Use Exposed debuff from Blinding Assault for +350% damage on marked targets