Mercenaries

Note Edit

Mercenaries are NPCs for hire. When you hire or summon a mercenary it takes up a group slot and has a monetary fee. In order to hire a mercenary, you must own the Age of Discovery expansion.

The mercenary will charge you an upkeep fee every 30 minutes, this amount is increased as you level up. Level 90 upkeep fee is 20g per 30 minutes or on a respawn, after the mercenary is killed. Once you dismiss the mercenary you must also pay the upkeep fee to bring them back.

To hire a mercenary the first time you will have to meet him/her/it at the locations listed below.
When you want to hire a Merc keep in mind that some are ...

allways at a default location
allways at a default location, but need a item obtained in order to see em
spawning at several possible locations and times in a zone

You can see your hired mercenaries in your persona window, but only 1 can be active at the time. Most of the merc are locked in the persona window, which means you have to meet he merc to summon him again. It is possible to unlock a merc which allows you to summon him/her/it anywhere in Norrath.

Related changes/notes to merc

Upkeep Edit

Level range	Upkeep
1 - 10	80c
11 - 20	2s
21 - 30	8s
31 - 40	20s
41 - 50	40s
51 - 60	4g
61 - 70	8g
71 - 80	16g
81 - 100	20g

Mechanics Edit

There are many mercenaries to chose from. Healers and the dirge have a chance of actually rezzing you! No need to guess, their icons show their archetype, and hailing them will tell you their class. Available types are Tanks, Healers, Melee DPS, Caster DPS, and Support mercenaries.

You can manage your mercenary's appearance clothing via your persona window. Add any armor you want to your mercenary to display, but remember that they will get no additional benefit from it. It's akin to equipping a mannequin; the armor will remain with you.

The suspend timer is 1 minute. If you suspend your mercenary, you'll have to wait 1 minute to use /resume to bring them back. When a mercenary dies, s/he becomes suspended. You can resume him/her from the mercenary window in your Persona window, or you can type /merc resume . Each time you resume your mercenary, you will pay the upkeep.

If a mercenary loses too much confidence they will panic and suffer from a stat decrease. Avoid this by keeping aggro.

Right clicking on a Ranger Mercenary will allow you to use the tracking skill.

There are 3 additional options for mercs (compared to pets)

follow:the merc will follow that char in the group
assist:the merc will attack the target that char is attacking
protect:the merc will attack the target that attacked that char and it will heal/cure that char.

Examples

a healer merc: follow the healer char in the group, assist "none" and protect the tank
dps merc: follow the dps, assist the dps, protect "none"
tank merc (with a solo char): follow, assist and protect the char. if you don't wanna take the first hit, send the merc in before you attack the target

Mercenary Slash Commands Edit

/merc ranged
/merc melee
/mercname
/merc attack
/merc backoff
/merc preserve_self
/merc preserve_master
/merc suspend
/merc resume (unsuspends the mercenary)
/cl_ignore_merc_chatter {true/false}
/togglemerc (Toggles the display of the Mercenary information and command UI window)

Locations Edit

If you see one mercenary hanging around, there's likely more nearby. It is possible to sneak into other cities and hire their mercenaries. Once you have hired "foreign" mercenaries, they will appear also in your alignment's Mercenary Den. These semi-instances are located in Qeynos (Basement of Fish's Alehouse and Inn , Qeynos Harbor ) and Freeport ( Seafarer's Roost in East Freeport , ).

Standard Mercenaries Edit

Zone	Location	Name	Class	Map ref
Freeport	Seafarer's Roost Outside/Upstairs	Brenin Stoutheart	Tank (Guardian)	( -220, -55, -3 ) /waypoint -220, -55, -3
Freeport	Seafarer's Roost Outside/Upstairs	Stamper Jeralf	Healer (Inquisitor)	( -237, -55, 14 ) /waypoint -237, -55, 14
Freeport	Behind Seafarer's Roost Outside/Upstairs	Bellut Shortsong	Support Bard (Dirge)	( -252, -55, -13 ) /waypoint -252, -55, -13
Freeport	In the room under Seafarer's Roost	Sscire Slitherscale	Melee DPS (Assassin)	( -241, -273, -1 ) /waypoint -241, -273, -1
Freeport	In the room under Seafarer's Roost	Dinaris Jounst	Melee DPS (Brigand)	( -243, -65, -10 ) /waypoint -243, -65, -10
Freeport	In the room under Seafarer's Roost ( -243, -65, -10 ) /waypoint -243, -65, -10	Gaeri Tallspire	Caster DPS (Warlock)	( -215, -273, -7 ) /waypoint -215, -273, -7
Qeynos Harbor	Outside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Jennis Proudhilt	Tank (Paladin)	( 816, -23, 67 ) /waypoint 816, -23, 67
Qeynos Harbor	Inside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Bildi Pieflinger	Support Bard (Troubadour)	( 814, -23, 60 ) /waypoint 814, -23, 60
Qeynos Harbor	Inside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Kyren Darkcloud	Melee DPS (Swashbuckler)	( 812, -23, 58 ) /waypoint 812, -23, 58
Qeynos Harbor	Inside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Bdorn Alehammer	Healer (Templar)	( 804, -24, 62 ) /waypoint 804, -24, 62
Qeynos Harbor	Inside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Firus Scorchtouch	Caster DPS (Wizard)	( 803, -23, 69 ) /waypoint 803, -23, 69
Qeynos Harbor	Inside of Fish's Alehouse and Inn	Kell Silentfang	Melee DPS / Tank (Monk)	( 811, -23, 43 ) /waypoint 811, -23, 43
New Halas	Coldwind Hall	Bordis Glacierbane	Caster DPS (Conjuror)	( 93, 154, -172 ) /waypoint 93, 154, -172
New Halas	Coldwind Hall	Nevis Yewkus	Healer (Mystic)	( 92, 154, -175 ) /waypoint 92, 154, -175
Kelethin	Jysolin's Pub	Trundo Flitterfling	Ranged DPS (Ranger)	( 195, 108, 348 ) /waypoint 195, 108, 348
Kelethin	Jysolin's Pub	Keyrin Curetouch	Healer (Warden)	( 197, 108, 349 ) /waypoint 197, 108, 349
Gorowyn	City Complex	Denva Loogei	Tank (Berserker)	( 2623, 66, 1167 ) /waypoint 2623, 66, 1167
Gorowyn	City Complex	Blurt Grasplung	Healer (Defiler)	( 2626, 66, 1172 ) /waypoint 2626, 66, 1172
Neriak	Near the Darklight Wood entry	Gandol Deathwing	Caster DPS (Necromancer)	( -10, 17, -40 ) /waypoint -10, 17, -40
Neriak	Near the Darklight Wood entry	Vittia Direshadow	Tank (Shadowknight)	( -9, 18, -35 ) /waypoint -9, 18, -35

Ancient Mercenaries Edit

The Ancient Mercenaries have bonuses when used within Skyshrine. To hire an Ancient Mercenary, you must be able to go to Skyshrine: The Forbidden City of Dracur via the portal in Skyshrine at ( -33, 0, -9 ) /waypoint -33, 0, -9 (10,000 Claws of Veeshan faction required).

Note: In order to speak/hire them it requires you to have completed To Speak as a Dragon quest.

In order to get the key that will unlock the mercenaries, you need to defeat Dozekar in the quest Revelations in the Temple . This is the final quest in a series that begins in Skyshrine: The City of Dracur . Speak to Hazhem ( 10, 1, -12 ) /waypoint 10.33, 1.36, -12.49 to begin the quest. After you kill Dozekar, turn in your quest to receive the key. Return to the starting zone in Skyshrine and use the portal to Skyshrine; The Forbidden City of Dracur (-29.59, -0.41, -7.17). In one of three zones there you will find and be able to unlock your mercenary.

Ancient Mercenaries cost 25g upkeep every 30 minutes (at level 90).

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Lyceum of the Recondite	Laborine Construct	Monk	Golem	( 351, 0, 41 ) /waypoint 351, 0, 41
Dracur Prime	Archon Construct	Inquisitor	Golem	( -343, 2, -19 ) /waypoint -343, 2, -19
Covenant District	Demolisher Construct	Brigand	Golem	( 98, 1, -376 ) /waypoint 98, 1, -376

Elite Mercenaries Edit

Elite mercenaries are rare and more powerful. The elite mercenaries roam the world until hired, after which that mercenary will despawn for a while from the world, so there will be gaps between players being able to find them.

Elite mercenaries are more expensive than normal mercenaries. They cost 50g upkeep every 30 minutes (at level 90-95). All their spells are mastered, and they do not return to start locations like the rest of the normal mercenaries when dismissed.

The re-summon timer for elite mercenaries used to be 5 minutes, but this was changed to 1 minute with the December 17, 2013 patch .

Reported locations for the various elite mercenaries below will be found on their individual pages.

Zone	Name	Class	Race
The Stonebrunt Highlands	Matri Dut	Brigand	Nayad
Nektulos Forest	Kenny	Mystic	Moppet
The Withered Lands	Perrin Wanderhoof must speak Druzaic to hire	Fury	Corrupted Satyr

Special Mercenaries Edit

SOE Live Mercenaries Edit

Available as a /claim item only for those who attended SOE Live 2012.

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Qeynos Province District	Dashenti Lasheris (Qeynos)	Shadowknight	Vampire	( 799, -253, 34 ) /waypoint 799, -253, 34
The City of Freeport	Dashenti Lasheris (Freeport)	Shadowknight	Vampire	( -211, -273, 2 ) /waypoint -211, -273, 2

Chains of Eternity Collectors Edition Mercenaries Edit

Available only for those who purchased the Chains of Eternity Collectors Edition.

Mercenaries are per character. You can choose either the Templar or the Paladin Lujien (werewolf) in Freeport or Qeynos mercenary dens. They will both be available for you to hire on all your characters.

The Collector's Edition mercenaries have significantly higher stats and confidence than the standard mercenaries (they can take a lot more of a challenge before they cower/debuff).

The Collector's Edition mercenaries will cost the same to hire as the standard mercenaries.

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Qeynos Province District	Krivix Honorclaw	Paladin	Lujien	( 810, -253, 20 ) /waypoint 810, -253, 20
The City of Freeport	Krivix Honorclaw	Paladin	Lujien	( -220, -273, -10 ) /waypoint -220, -273, -10
Qeynos Province District	Krivok Honorclaw	Templar	Lujien	( 813, -253, 20 ) /waypoint 813, -253, 20
The City of Freeport	Krivok Honorclaw	Templar	Lujien	( -218, -273, -10 ) /waypoint -218, -273, -10

Chains of Eternity Mercenaries Edit

Hireable after you loot their respective (coins/contracts) from a heroic Chains of Eternity instance.

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Obol Plains	Captain Bloodstain	Berserker	Ogre	On the docks near the entrance of The Dreadcutter
Eidolon Jungle	Kilphin	Assassin	Lizardman	Outside of Temple of the Faceless
Obol Plains	Dolsie Songspinner	Troubador	Wood Elf	( 284, 6, 852 ) /waypoint 284, 6, 852
Jarsath Wastes	Raghnagt the Gnawer	Brigand	Ashlok	( -1132, 123, 1989 ) /waypoint -1132, 123, 1989 in Wurmbone Cleft
Jarsath Wastes	Yadeht Fohctac	Warden	Yha-lei	( -720, -50, 1419 ) /waypoint -719.84, -50.41, 1418.83

Tears of Veeshan Expansion Mercenary Edit

Available as a /claim item only for those who have purchased the Tears of Veeshan expansion. Note: Daeron will appear in the Mercenary Den of each city only after you activate the token in your inventory that appears upon claiming it.

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Qeynos Province District	Daeron Ashenwing (Qeynos)	Monk	Aerakyn	( 815, -215, 22 ) /waypoint 815, -215, 22
The City of Freeport	Daeron Ashenwing (Freeport)	Monk	Aerakyn	( ? , 0 , ? )

Altar of Malice Expansion Mercenaries Edit

The following are available after looting and examining their respective tokens, dropped in Altar of Malice instances:

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Death Weave Isle	Lady Belizabart Killigrump	Brigand	Pirate	( 267, 7, -872 ) /waypoint 267, 7, -872
Death Weave Isle	Quaar the Feral	Berserker	Urzarach	( 909, 43, -972 ) /waypoint 909, 43, -972
Grim Shales	Zun Tek'Xakra	Troubador	Akhevan	( -1123, 87, -1124 ) /waypoint -1123, 87, -1124
North Dshinn	Lorr'kejut	Inquisitor	Allu’thoa	( -1186, 158, 1032 ) /waypoint -1186, 158, 1032
South Dshinn	Zelbie Whackya	Paladin	Pygmy	( -717, 13, 238 ) /waypoint -717, 13, 238
Kithicor Island	Werner Thunderleg	Monk	Human	( 604, 30, 962 ) /waypoint 604, 30, 962

Collector's Edition purchasers received a /claim token which, when examined, makes Kluuron V'Lorn available in your city's Mercenary Den:

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Qeynos Province District	Kluuron V'Lorn (Qeynos)	Defiler	Cultist of Primordial Malice	( 815, -215, 22 ) /waypoint 815, -215, 22
The City of Freeport	Kluuron V'Lorn (Freeport)	Defiler	Cultist of Primordial Malice	( ? , 0 , ? )

Terrors of Thalumbra Expansion Mercenary Edit

Available as a /claim item only for those who have purchased the Collector's Edition or Premium Edition of the Terrors of Thalumbra expansion. Note: Delidrae will appear in the Mercenary Den of each city only after you activate the token in your inventory that appears upon claiming it. This mercenary uses Wizard-like and Brigand-like abilities as well as having some healing potential.

Zone	Name	Class	Race	Map Ref
Zou'Lidelas village in Thalumbra	Delidrae, the Ineffable Thorn (Thalumbra, the Ever Deep)	DPS	Glaufaye	( -475, 275, 376 ) /waypoint -474.58, 274.75, 375.64
Qeynos Province District	Delidrae, the Ineffable Thorn (Qeynos)	DPS	Glaufaye	( 815, -215, 22 ) /waypoint 815, -215, 22
The City of Freeport	Delidrae, the Ineffable Thorn (Freeport)	DPS	Glaufaye	( -220, -273, -2 ) /waypoint -219.91, -272.93, -2.46

Tinkerfest Mercenaries Edit

Hireable after you complete the The Reticent Tinkerer quest in Steamfont Mountains during Tinkerfest . They can be located inside Redd's Abode ( -533, -176, 1013 ) /waypoint -533, -176, 1013 , located in the Gnomeland Security Headquarters in Steamfont Mountains . Access to Redd's Abode is available after Tinkerfest as long as your character has completed the quest during Tinkerfest.

Zone	Name	Class	Race
Redd's Abode	Tik-Tank Mk III	Eliminator	Clockwork
Redd's Abode	Dok-Tok Mk III	Equalizer	Clockwork

Bristlebane Day Mercenary Edit

Hireable in the Mercenary Den of each city after you complete ^{[

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Zone	Name	Class	Race
Qeynos Province District	Gigglegibber Thief	Brigand	Goblin
The City of Freeport	Gigglegibber Thief	Brigand	Goblin

Ten Year Veteran Reward Mercenaries Edit

Claim an item with the /claim command and use it to unlock. You can recruit them in the Mercenary Den.

Zone	Name	Class	Race
Qeynos Province District	Lady Liae Croae	Paladin	Human
The City of Freeport	Lord Valkiss	Shadowknight	Iksar

Tradeskill Mercenaries Edit

Raffik is available after completing his last Tradeskilling quest, On a Boat . He stands on the docks of Isle of Mara .

Zone	Name	Class	Race
Isle of Mara	Raffik	Fury	Ratonga

Qho Augren is available after completing his last Gathering quest, A Gathering Obsession Beyond The Grave . He wanders near the waterfall on Isle of Mara .

Zone	Name	Class	Race
Isle of Mara	Qho Augren	Monk	Human

Rogues Gallery Mercenaries Edit

A set of new mercenaries was introduced with the Rum Cellar Pack. There are mercenary crates purchasable through the Marketplace that give you a random token for the selected archetype. The following archetypes are currently available: Archon (Priest/Inquisitor) and Martial (Fighter/Monk), Mindbender (Mage/Coercer), and Songspinner (Scout/Dirge).

Mercenary crates are tradeable until they are redeemed for tokens. The tokens can then be used to hire the indicated mercenaries or sold to city merchants for status points.

Each archetype has 5 common, 3 uncommon, and 2 rare mercenaries. All archetype tokens give you a chance to receive the ultra-rare fallen paladin mercenary.

To hire the mercenary indicated on a mercenary token, examine it and click on the option to sign the mercenary contract. You must then go to the Rogues' Gallery to hire the mercenary in person. The Rogues' Gallery is a special zone that can be found by clicking on the appropriate door in the Qeynos or Freeport Mercenary Den (basement). In Freeport take door at ( -239, -273, -11 ) /waypoint -239.25, -272.93, -10.59 . ^{[

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Rarity	Name	Class	Race	Status Point Value
Ultra-rare	Katastra Vilehex	Paladin / Shadowknight	Aerakyn	10,000,000

Archon Mercenaries Edit

Priests

Rarity	Name	Class	Race	Status Point Value
Common	Dar Qal, Man-o-War	Inquisitor	Ulthork	1,000,000
Common	Gonok Shieldmaul	Inquisitor	Drolvarg	1,000,000
Common	Geldia Hammerwind	Inquisitor	Coldain	1,000,000
Common	Decanus Nok Brinloy	Inquisitor	Storm Giant	1,000,000
Common	Bishop Ciranok Bloodtalon	Inquisitor	Aviak	1,000,000
Uncommon	Tyfon Tartaron	Inquisitor	Droag	3,000,000
Uncommon	Priestess Klodae Cer'Ule	Inquisitor	Kerig'Dal	3,000,000
Uncommon	Archon Maia	Inquisitor	Othmir	3,000,000
Rare	The Sublime Blade-Vicar	Inquisitor (Special)	Djinn	6,000,000
Rare	Veldra Kradane, the Lost	Inquisitor (Special)	Lich	6,000,000

Martial Mercenaries Edit

Fighters

Rarity	Name	Class	Race	Status Point Value
Common	Clot Bloodreaver, the Ever-living	Monk	Ghoul	1,000,000
Common	Lady Gretta Cheroon	Monk	Greater Vampire	1,000,000
Common	Clik-Clank Mnk 42	Monk	Clockwork	1,000,000
Common	Maala Sawtooth	Monk	Thullosian	1,000,000
Common	Lord Dessel Bonefist	Monk	Skeleton	1,000,000
Uncommon	Toggs the Enforcer	Monk	Duhjalm Ettin	3,000,000
Uncommon	Zelza Honeyjab	Monk	Bixie	3,000,000
Uncommon	Qinlin Lou	Monk	Hua Mein	3,000,000
Rare	Solovor Gordd,The Titan Fist	Monk (Special)	Gorilla	6,000,000
Rare	Master Burl Whittlingfists	Monk (Special)	Mannequin	6,000,000

Mindbender Mercenaries Edit

Mages

Rarity	Name	Class	Race	Status Point Value
Common	Sithra Veil	Coercer	Zombie	1,000,000
Common	Nevanon	Coercer	Aerakyn	1,000,000
Common	Va'Vex Shadowheart	Coercer	Akheva	1,000,000
Common	Grabby Boombottom	Coercer	Goblin	1,000,000
Common	Gelga Gloomspellsl	^{[ information needed ]}	Grimling	1,000,000
Uncommon	Qaaxl Brainfouler	Coercer	Ashlok	3,000,000
Uncommon	Woofland Pawmelter	Coercer	Gnoll	3,000,000
Uncommon	Temurin Darkthrall	Coercer	Malice Cultist	3,000,000
Rare	K'nozz the Confuser	Coercer	Shadowed Man	6,000,000
Rare	Walkyria Edda	Coercer	Valkyrie	6,000,000

Songspinner Mercenaries Edit

Scouts

Rarity	Name	Class	Race	Status Point Value
Common	Navec Skleross	Dirge	Skorpikis	1,000,000
Common	Tasha Tsernin	Dirge	Iksar Skeleton	1,000,000
Common	Neferkar the Old	Dirge	Mummy	1,000,000
Common	Apttua Windsister	Dirge	Harpy	1,000,000
Common	Xa'rgo the Cursed	^{[ information needed ]}	Iksar Golem	1,000,000
Uncommon	Nekletk K'Tokt	Dirge	Ravasect	3,000,000
Uncommon	Jazbella Cantile	Dirge	Siren	3,000,000
Uncommon	Maestro Creed Fierydrum	Dirge	Vampire	3,000,000
Rare	Zophiel of Delahnus	Dirge	Nayad	6,000,000
Rare	Ordovis Cruor	^{[ information needed ]}	Necromantic Golem	6,000,000

Seasonal Mercenaries Edit

During the annual Frostfell world event (in 2015), themed mercenaries were offered. All look like gingerbread men. Most are archon mercenaries, with one rare archeon, and an ultra rare martial mercenary.

These Mercenaries are found by entering a door within the Rogues Gallery . The door to access these looks like a Magic Door to the Guild Hall .

Please confirm and create a table as needed for the info below and remove this note. Added for names and locs while still available!

Crunchy Gingerbread Archon - common?
Molasses Gingerbread Archon - common?
Delicious Gingerbread Archon - common?
Sugared Gingerbread Archon - common?
Sulky Gingerdread Archon - rare? Note: the name definitely has dread in it.
The Ninjabread Man - martial, ultra rare?

EQ2i credits EQ2 ZAM for some of the info in this article.

EQ2i credits posts in this thread written by Johnnyteatime at the SOE/DBG Forums for some of the information in this article.

EQ2i credits posts in this thread written by Windstalker at the SOE/DBG Forums for some of the information in this article.

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