Mercenaries from each act now have auras, rather than just Act 2 mercenaries.Skills have minimum level requirements, so mercenaries won't be able to use some skills at lower levels.Mercenaries have 'hard points' in their skills, so will gain effects from them that are limited to hard levels.When Desert Guards or Barbarian mercenaries use 1-handed weapons, their weapon damage is doubled - this makes 1-handed and 2-handed weapons more comparable.Mercenaries can get set bonuses when equipping multiple set items.Ethereal items do not lose durability when mercenaries use them.

Old mercenaries drop their equipped items when a new one is hired.

Act 5 mercenaries (Barbarians) can equip swords, axes, tipped maces/hammers (all maces except clubs), & Barbarian helms.

Act 4 mercenaries (Ascendants) can equip staves.Act 3 mercenaries (Iron Wolves) can equip shields, Paladin shields, 1-handed swords, wands, scepters, tipped maces (not clubs/hammers), knives (daggers/throwing knives), & Sorceress orbs.Act 2 mercenaries (Desert Guards) can equip polearms, spears, & javelins.Act 1 mercenaries (Rogue Scouts) can equip bows (including Amazon bows), crossbows, & quivers.All mercenaries can equip helms, chests, gloves, boots, & belts.

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