Mercenary System Guide

Mercenaries are characters that fight for you in Loot of Baal. This Guide will cover Mercenary hiring mechanics and will provide some tips on which mercenaries to go for.

Check out other Loot of Baal Guides for more info.

Unlocking Mercenaries

To access the Mercenary system, you must first clear the stage Firwood. Once unlocked, click the Tavern icon in the System Menu to open the details page.

Recruitment Process

• Spend Recruitment Scrolls to refresh the list of available mercenaries.
• Click a mercenary portrait and pay gold to recruit them.
• Recruitment scrolls can be obtained by clearing stages.

Mercenary Grades

Mercenaries come in five quality grades:

• D
• C
• B
• A
• S

Higher-grade mercenaries have better base attributes and more powerful skill combinations.

Skill Info

Each mercenary has two fixed, randomly rolled skills. These skills cannot be changed later, so skill combination is crucial. Skill frames indicate rarity.

Tip: Always aim to recruit mercs with optimal skill synergy — this determines their potential power ceiling!

Deploying Mercenaries

Open the Party Management page in the System Menu.

• At the top, select one of the three party slots.
• Use the blue button next to each mercenary to **add or remove** them from your active party.

Skill Types and Damage Scaling

Mercenary skills fall into two categories, each with distinct damage formulas:

Weapon-Based Skills

These scale with weapon stats and have no base damage themselves. Damage is calculated from weapon stats and various percentage bonuses.

• Can trigger elemental damage.
• Elemental resistances of the enemy are calculated separately and applied to final damage.

Damage Formula:

Final Damage = (Main Hand Weapon Damage + Off-Hand Weapon Damage / 2 + Flat Bonus Damage) × (1 + Percent Bonus from Gear + Skill % Bonus + STR/100 × STR Coef + AGI/100 × AGI Coef) × (1 - Target Damage Reduction) × (1 - Target Elemental Resistance)

• Weapon Damage = Base Weapon Damage × (1 + Weapon % Bonus) + Flat Weapon Bonus • Damage Reduction = Defense / (Defense + 2000) • Crits double the final damage.

Spell-Based Skills

• Have built-in high numerical damage
• Max level is 40
• Damage scales with skill level
• Cannot trigger on-hit effects like lifesteal or bonus damage

Spell Formula:

Final Damage = Skill Damage × (1 + Bonus Amplifiers) × (100 - Enemy Resistance) / 10000

Unlocking Higher-Grade Mercs

Mercenary recruitment is unlocked in stages:

• Clear Firwood → Unlock D & C grade mercs
• Clear Nameless Cemetery – Floor 1 → Unlock B grade mercs
• Clear Twisted Quicksand → Unlock A grade mercs
• Reach Dargu Camp (Snow Mountain Region) → Unlock S grade mercs

Recommended Party Composition

Ideal team setup:

• Berserker – High single-target DPS
• Mage – AoE damage
• Paladin – Team support with damage buffing auras

Skill Recommendations

Skills are rolled randomly in the Tavern, so always check carefully before hiring.

Important: > Skill synergy is more important than skill rarity!

Recommended Combos

Berserker

Smash + Taunt

Smash for damage, Taunt to debuff enemies.

Mage

Frozen Seal + Ice Armor

Frozen Seal for AoE, Ice Armor for survivability.

Necromancer

Poison Explosion + Blood Golem

Poison Explosion as the main DPS, Blood Golem for extra summon damage.

Ranger

Multishot + Gale Offensive

Multishot for AoE, Gale for attack speed.

Paladin

White Heat + Might Aura

White Heat for DPS, Might Aura for team-wide damage amplification.

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