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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. | 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. | ||
| − | The mercenary is a durably summoned monster, which means that it is worth no experience, can't be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, it | + | The mercenary is a durably summoned monster, which means that it is worth no experience, can't be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, they grow in strength as they deal the killing blow against enemies, and may grow into a more powerful creature as it gains experience. This is the list of possible mercenaries in ascending order of power: |
*{{Yellow|K}} [[File:Big kobold.png]] [[Big kobold]] | *{{Yellow|K}} [[File:Big kobold.png]] [[Big kobold]] | ||
| − | *{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] [[Merfolk]] | + | *{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] [[Merfolk]] -> grows into [[Merfolk_impaler | Merfolk Impaler]] |
| − | *{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] [[Naga]] | + | *{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] [[Naga]] -> grows into either [[Naga_warrior| Naga Warrior]] or [[Naga_mage | Naga Mage]] and then into [[Greater naga]] |
| − | *{{LightBlue|H}} [[ | + | *{{LightBlue|H}} [[File:tengu_(monster).png]] [[Tengu_(monster)|Tengu]] -> grows into either a [[Tengu_conjurer|Tengu Conjurer]] or [[Tengu_warrior|Tengu Warrior]] and then into [[Tengu_reaver|Tengu Reaver]] |
| − | *{{Blue|e}} [[File:Deep elf conjurer.png]] [[Deep elf conjurer]] | + | *{{Blue|e}} [[File:Deep elf conjurer.png]] [[Deep elf conjurer]] -> grows into [[Deep elf annihilator]] |
| − | *{{Cyan|o}} [[File:orc knight.png]] [[Orc knight]] | + | *{{Cyan|o}} [[File:orc knight.png]] [[Orc knight]] -> grows into [[Orc_warlord|Orc Warlord]] |
| − | *{{Brown|6}} A random base [[List_of_demonspawn|demonspawn]] | + | *{{Brown|6}} [[File:demonspawn_(monster).png]] A random base [[List_of_demonspawn|demonspawn]] |
*{{Magenta|O}} [[File:ogre mage.png]] [[Ogre mage]] | *{{Magenta|O}} [[File:ogre mage.png]] [[Ogre mage]] | ||
*{{LightRed|H}} [[File:minotaur.png]] [[Minotaur_(monster)|Minotaur]] | *{{LightRed|H}} [[File:minotaur.png]] [[Minotaur_(monster)|Minotaur]] | ||
| − | *{{Brown|d}} | + | *{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian_(monster).png]] [[Draconian_(monster)| Draconian]] -> grows into a random colored [[List_of_draconians |Draconian]] |
| − | *{{LightCyan|e}} [[ | + | *{{LightCyan|e}} [[File:Deep_elf_blademaster.png]] [[Deep elf blademaster]] |
High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary. | High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary. | ||
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*Random base draconian | *Random base draconian | ||
*Deep elf blademaster | *Deep elf blademaster | ||
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The Mercenary card was added in [[0.11]], and could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions. | The Mercenary card was added in [[0.11]], and could be found in the following [[Decks|decks]] over the past several versions. | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 9 April 2015
Version 0.16: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
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.
The mercenary is a durably summoned monster, which means that it is worth no experience, can't be abjured, never times out, and will not leave a corpse or any equipment behind upon death. However, they grow in strength as they deal the killing blow against enemies, and may grow into a more powerful creature as it gains experience. This is the list of possible mercenaries in ascending order of power:
- K
Big kobold - m
Merfolk -> grows into Merfolk Impaler - N
Naga -> grows into either Naga Warrior or Naga Mage and then into Greater naga - H
Tengu -> grows into either a Tengu Conjurer or Tengu Warrior and then into Tengu Reaver - e
Deep elf conjurer -> grows into Deep elf annihilator - o
Orc knight -> grows into Orc Warlord - 6
A random base demonspawn - O
Ogre mage - H
Minotaur - d
Draconian -> grows into a random colored Draconian - e
Deep elf blademaster
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High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary.
History
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 over the past several versions.
| 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | trunk |
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