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Drawing the '''Mercenary card''' will immediately generate a [[durably summoned]] mercenary which will offer you its services for a fee. The fee is roughly equal to the monster's [[XP]] value, plus or minus 15 percent. A hired mercenary will be friendly, but if the player cannot or chooses not to purchase the ally, it will be hostile.

As a durably summoned monster, a mercenary gives no experience, cannot be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, they increase in strength as they deal the killing blow against enemies, and can grow into a more powerful creature after it gains enough experience. This is the list of possible mercenaries in ascending order of power:

*{{monsterlink|Big kobold}}
*{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] '''[[Merfolk (monster)|Merfolk]]''' -> grows into [[File:Merfolk impaler.png]] '''[[Merfolk impaler]]'''
*{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] '''[[Naga (monster)|Naga]]''' -> grows into either [[File:Naga warrior.png]] '''[[Naga warrior]]''' or [[File:Naga mage.png]] '''[[Naga mage]]''' and then into [[File:Greater naga.png]] '''[[Greater naga]]'''
*{{LightBlue|H}} [[File:tengu (monster).png]] '''[[Tengu (monster)|Tengu]]''' -> grows into either a [[File:Tengu conjurer.png]] '''[[Tengu conjurer]]''' or [[File:Tengu warrior.png]] '''[[Tengu warrior]]''' and then into [[File:Tengu reaver.png]] '''[[Tengu reaver]]'''
*{{monsterlink|Deep elf conjurer}} -> grows into [[File:Deep elf annihilator.png]] '''[[Deep elf annihilator]]'''
*{{monsterlink|Orc knight}} -> grows into [[File:Orc warlord.png]] '''[[Orc warlord]]'''
*{{Brown|6}} [[File:demonspawn (monster).png]] A random base '''[[List of demonspawn|demonspawn]]'''
*{{monsterlink|Ogre mage}}
*{{LightRed|H}} [[File:Minotaur (monster).png]] '''[[Minotaur (monster)|Minotaur]]'''
*{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian_(monster).png]] '''[[Draconian_(monster)|Draconian]]''' -> grows into a random coloured '''[[List_of_draconians|Draconian]]'''
*{{monsterlink|Deep elf blademaster}}

High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary.

==Tips & Tricks==
*You can match your speed to your slowest ally by pressing '''CTRL + e'''. This is helpful for having slower mercenaries keep up with you, such as nagas.

==History==
It is going to be removed in [[0.19]].

Prior to [[0.15]], the list of possible mercenaries, in ascending order of power, was as follows:

*Big kobold
*Merfolk
*Naga
*Tengu
*Orc knight
*Centaur warrior
*Spriggan rider
*Ogre mage
*Minotaur
*Random base draconian
*Deep elf blademaster

The Mercenary card was added in [[0.11]], and could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] in the past:

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![[0.11]]
![[0.12]]
![[0.13]]
![[0.14]]
![[0.15]]
![[0.16]]
![[0.17]]
![[0.18]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of defence|Defence]]
<br>[[Deck of war|War]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of defence|Defence]]
<br>[[Deck of war|War]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of defence|Defence]]
<br>[[Deck of war|War]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of defence|Defence]]
<br>[[Deck of war|War]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
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[[Deck of changes|Changes]]
<br>[[Deck of wonders|Wonders]]
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|}

==See also==
*[[Cards]]
*[[Decks]]
*[[Durable summon]]

[[Category: Deck]]