The Mercenary is one of the best classes or roles in Mistfall Hunter, and you can do plenty of things on the battlefield with it. For beginners, it’s an excellent choice since you get the perfect balance of damage, movement, and protection. For veterans, however, it remains quite effective, as you can do plenty of complex builds with it.
The greatest strength of the mercenary is its versatility. In this guide, I will go through the best possible build for the class.
Mistfall Hunter Mercenary overview
You can mould this class into pure damage dealer, or use it as a hybrid. There’s also a possible scenario for you to use it like a tank, but it’s not my recommendation.
Before I deep-dive into the class, let’s check out the main strengths and weaknesses.
Pros
- Extremely versatile so you can use it for different playstyles.
- Skills are easy to learn and master.
- Simple but effective combos.
- Fantastic at PvE, decent at PvP.
- Great choice if you prefer going solo.
Cons
- Mobility is on the slower side of things.
- Going too heavy on defense will reduce your offense.
- Overshadowed in PvP encounters by classes like Withered Knight.
Best Mistfall Hunter Mercenary build
So far, I haven’t tested the PvP side of things much with the Mercenary. However, this build should still serve you well in all types of encounters. While using a hammer is viable, I have opted for the classic sword and shield with this build.
The key objective of this build is to gain stacks of Sword Tip as quickly as possible. Hold the left mouse button to cast Impalement. Not only does this move do damage, but you gain two stacks of Sword Tip.
Once you gain six stacks of Sword Tip, you’ll enter the Blade Edge Stage. Once you gain another six stacks of Sword Tip, you’ll enter the Blade Edge state. Press the LMB and then the RMB to unleash a Stacked Slash that deals a massive amount of damage.
For skills, here are my top two recommendations.
- Whirling Cut: Dash forward to perform two slashes that deal plenty of Physical Damage. This is a great choice against minions and bosses alike.
- Shield Slam: Once you unlock this move at Lv. 7, it will be an absolute game changer. Raise your shield and jump with it to smash the ground. This deals Physical Damage and reduces the enemy movement speed over a period of time. You will block all frontal attacks during the jump and gain a period of Super Armor.
Here are some key talents required for this build.
- Sword Edge: Get more Sword Tip from all forms of sword-based skill attacks.
- Blade Charge: Deal more damage when you’re in the Blade Edge stage.
- Stacking Blade: Reduce the requirement to enter Blade Edge and Strong Edge to four Sword Tips.
- Bounce: Once you equip Shield Slam, this is an essential talent to unlock.
Here are some key affixes to apply with this build.
- Stoic: Allows you to increase damage resistance when you’re below 50% health. You will heal automatically if health falls below 30% at any point.
- Fervid: When health is above 70%, it will reduce the skill cost and increase both Physical and Magic Damage.
I am also currently working on a hammer build that can work well with the Mercenary. While hammers do a lot more damage, their attacks can be hit or miss. I will be updating this guide with a secondary build that will be entirely focused on hammers.
