Mercenaries serves as one of the core mechanism complemented to Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion. They will provide you with assistance and protection during the adventure in Sanctuary while you’re playing solo or have built a group.
This article details how Mercenary system works in Vessel of Hatred DLC, along with the function of each Mercenary to help you choose the appropriate one who achieve a fabulous combination with you.
How Does Mercenaries Work?
You are going to unlock Mercenary system as part of Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred campaign.
You will have an encounter with Raheir during the journey heading to Nahantu, who will lead your way to Mercenary Den where serves as a kind of center for all mercenaries in the game. And it is recommended to prepare useful items by spending some Diablo 4 Gold to help you deal with the difficulties along the way.
By completing designated quests, you are available to unlock additional mercenaries and customize them.
There are totally four mercenaries are on offer in the game. And they are:
- Raheir
- Aldkin
- Varyana
- Subo
It is noticeable that if you are a single player, please make sure that you have at least one additional Mercenary before kicking off Vessel of Hatred storyline. Or you will conclude by wasting a lot of Mercenary experience (Rapport) during the campaign. If you want to continue to complete the post-campaign quest, you need to collect all mercenaries.
For single players, you can assign any mercenary as your bodyguard to travel with you and protect you from being hurt. They can also be upgraded by working together to defeat monsters.
According to the game settings, Mercenaries are equipped with four skill points and a small skill tree, offering you the channel to customize them based on your needs. If you find that they are not suitable, you can always change Mercenaries.
If you have chosen a main Mercenary or playing with a team, you can also hire a second different Mercenary as a reinforcement. Reinforcements will only show up on some specific occasion that you have set. For an instance, you can set a trigger with your reinforcement, which supports you to summon them when use the certain skill that appears on your bar.
Reinforcements can also gain Rapport and upgrade with you during the combats.
With the support of hired bodyguards and reinforcements, Mercenary mechanism could make an overhaul change of the gameplay, especially for those players who play solo.
All Mercenary Abilities And Unlock Requirements
Raheir
As the first Mercenary who you are going to encounter in the game, Raheir is a must-see. You can discover him during the main Vessel of Hatred campaign who will introduce the entire system to you. Raheir is born to protect you and take the identity of a tank. The ability of him supports him to interrupt if you’re about to die, or taunt enemies to force them to change attack object.
He also serves as Den blacksmith who can able to fix or salvage your gear.
Aldkin
Aldkin nestles the right of Raheir in the den, who can be hired by completing “A Nameless Mystery” quest. This quest is relatively easy and is recommended to be completed immediately after unlocking Mercenary Den.
Aldkin is a type of Mercenaries who use magic, such as the often referred “kiss/curse”, which means that while they have a powerful benefit, they will inevitably cause harm to you.
Aldkin’s skills are surrounded with shadow and fire magic, and they occasionally transform into powerful demons that can cause significant damage to enemies or even kill them directly.
They also act as Den occultist and are available to enhance the performance of your gear with Legendary Aspects.
Varyana
Varyana nestles on the left side of Raheir in the den. After unlocking Mercenary Den, “Slayer’s Retribution” quest will appear, and completing this quest will allow you to hire Varyana.
Varyana serves as a martial warrior and is equipped with dual axes or a two-handed mace to cause serious damage.
Her primary skill is Massacre, which is aimed at offering you a powerful movement speed buff, making chaining bosses possible.
Subo
Subo nestles the far left side of Den, who can be recruited by achieving “A Feather on the Scale” quest.
The identity that Subo plays is Rogue in the team, which means that he is more suitable for long-range attacks. The weapons he equips are bow or crossbow.
The main skill he excels at is to highlight the location of enemies and valuable items in the area. He occasionally marks enemy targets, offering you a great opportunity to kill them and gain resources.
His abilities revolve around traps and stuns, and he can fire continuously, causing a lot of damage.
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