The guide linked above still mentions the best situations for leveling him up: Since we established that there is no point in leveling the merc. I compared this with his replacement from the same Act/Difficulty and they had the same stats (Dex/Str at the same level). He had a merc from Nightmare Act 2, that I bought at around Level 40.

Since there is no point in buying mercenaries from Hell, because they have the same abilities like the ones in normal (Desert Warriors), this mechanic of the game is not worthy to ever keep in mind. So this statement refers to the stat difference between the same mercs from different difficulties (for example Act 2 Desert Warrior Normal vs Hell). Those particular auras then you are going to have to settle for Nightmare diff mercs are really affected by this. monster) game if you hire a merc in hell diff. In short, it won't make a tremendous difference to your PvM (player Nightmare rogue merc would have 1256 and 194 dexterity. To give an example, at levelĨ0, a normal rogue merc has 1290 life and 199 dexterity (dexterity). merc isn't tremendous and there are only aįew levels of difference in their skills. Note: The actual difference in the physical stats of a normal diff. Than hiring a new one at a higher difficulty level. who has reached the same level ofĮxperience. Previous diff., however their stats will be lower when compared to a

When you are being shown mercs to hire, the game lists the merc's nameĪnd type, along with cost, defense & life.Īt each difficulty level (hence referred to as diff.), the mercs youĬan hire will be of a higher experience level than those of the Here is the part that refers to the stat gain of mercs: The confusing statement, that lead me to believe that was from the Diablo Wiki Merc Guide. I thought that if you get your merc at level 10 and keep it until a high level, it would be better than a merc that you buy at that same high level. Apparently there is really no point in leveling your merc, because it will have the same stats as the one you will purchase at a high level.

Diablo 2 mercenary leveling guide