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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 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: | 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 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]] -> grows into [[ | + | *{{LightRed|m}} [[File:Merfolk_(monster).png]] '''[[Merfolk (monster)|Merfolk]]''' -> grows into [[File:Merfolk impaler.png]] '''[[Merfolk impaler]]''' |
| − | *{{Green|N}} [[File:Naga_(monster).png]] [[Naga]] -> grows into either [[ | + | *{{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: | + | *{{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 warlord}} -> grows into [[File:Orc warlord.png]] '''[[Orc warlord]]''' |
| − | *{{Brown|6}} [[File: | + | *{{Brown|6}} [[File:demonspawn (monster).png]] A random base '''[[List of demonspawn|demonspawn]]''' |
| − | *{{ | + | *{{monsterlink|Ogre mage}} |
| − | *{{LightRed|H}} [[File: | + | *{{LightRed|H}} [[File:Minotaur (monster).png]] '''[[Minotaur (monster)|Minotaur]]''' |
| − | *{{Brown|d}} [[File:Draconian_(monster).png]] [[Draconian_(monster)| Draconian]] -> grows into a random | + | *{{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. | High card power increases the chances of getting a stronger mercenary. | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 9 April 2015
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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.
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 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:
- 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 warlord -> grows into Orc warlord - 6
A random base demonspawn - O
Ogre mage - H
Minotaur - d
Draconian -> grows into a random coloured 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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