Diablo 4 DLC: How To Unlock All Mercenaries? - Raheir, Aldkin And More
Mercenaries serves as one of the core mechanism complemented to Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion. They will provide you with assistance and protection during the adventure in Sanctuary while you’re playing solo or have built a group.
This article details how Mercenary system works in Vessel of Hatred DLC, along with the function of each Mercenary to help you choose the appropriate one who achieve a fabulous combination with you.
How Does Mercenaries Work?
You are going to unlock Mercenary system as part of Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred campaign.
You will have an encounter with Raheir during the journey heading to Nahantu, who will lead your way to Mercenary Den where serves as a kind of center for all mercenaries in the game. And it is recommended to prepare useful items by spending some Diablo 4 Gold to help you deal with the difficulties along the way.
By completing designated quests, you are available to unlock additional mercenaries and customize them.
There are totally four mercenaries are on offer in the game. And they are:
- Raheir
- Aldkin
- Varyana
- Subo
It is noticeable that if you are a single player, please make sure that you have at least one additional Mercenary before kicking off Vessel of Hatred storyline. Or you will conclude by wasting a lot of Mercenary experience (Rapport) during the campaign. If you want to continue to complete the post-campaign quest, you need to collect all mercenaries.
For single players, you can assign any mercenary as your bodyguard to travel with you and protect you from being hurt. They can also be upgraded by working together to defeat monsters.
According to the game settings, Mercenaries are equipped with four skill points and a small skill tree, offering you the channel to customize them based on your needs. If you find that they are not suitable, you can always change Mercenaries.
If you have chosen a main Mercenary or playing with a team, you can also hire a second different Mercenary as a reinforcement. Reinforcements will only show up on some specific occasion that you have set. For an instance, you can set a trigger with your reinforcement, which supports you to summon them when use the certain skill that appears on your bar.
Reinforcements can also gain Rapport and upgrade with you during the combats.
With the support of hired bodyguards and reinforcements, Mercenary mechanism could make an overhaul change of the gameplay, especially for those players who play solo.
All Mercenary Abilities And Unlock Requirements
Raheir
As the first Mercenary who you are going to encounter in the game, Raheir is a must-see. You can discover him during the main Vessel of Hatred campaign who will introduce the entire system to you. Raheir is born to protect you and take the identity of a tank. The ability of him supports him to interrupt if you’re about to die, or taunt enemies to force them to change attack object.
He also serves as Den blacksmith who can able to fix or salvage your gear.
Aldkin
Aldkin nestles the right of Raheir in the den, who can be hired by completing “A Nameless Mystery” quest. This quest is relatively easy and is recommended to be completed immediately after unlocking Mercenary Den.
Aldkin is a type of Mercenaries who use magic, such as the often referred “kiss/curse”, which means that while they have a powerful benefit, they will inevitably cause harm to you.
Aldkin’s skills are surrounded with shadow and fire magic, and they occasionally transform into powerful demons that can cause significant damage to enemies or even kill them directly.
They also act as Den occultist and are available to enhance the performance of your gear with Legendary Aspects.
Varyana
Varyana nestles on the left side of Raheir in the den. After unlocking Mercenary Den, “Slayer’s Retribution” quest will appear, and completing this quest will allow you to hire Varyana.
Varyana serves as a martial warrior and is equipped with dual axes or a two-handed mace to cause serious damage.
Her primary skill is Massacre, which is aimed at offering you a powerful movement speed buff, making chaining bosses possible.
Subo
Subo nestles the far left side of Den, who can be recruited by achieving “A Feather on the Scale” quest.
The identity that Subo plays is Rogue in the team, which means that he is more suitable for long-range attacks. The weapons he equips are bow or crossbow.
The main skill he excels at is to highlight the location of enemies and valuable items in the area. He occasionally marks enemy targets, offering you a great opportunity to kill them and gain resources.
His abilities revolve around traps and stuns, and he can fire continuously, causing a lot of damage.
That’s all about Mercenaries in Diablo 4 DLC. Enter iGMeet discord to embrace more real-time news, and there is a lucky draw being held on Giveaway channel. Enter emojis and you will probably win.
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Oct-14-2024
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Diablo 4 Season 6: How To A ...
2024 is coming to an end, which also means the arrival of Christmas holiday. As a Diablo 4 player, you must also plan to idle away the holiday in this game world full of unique dark elements. Based on this, in order to ensure that you can have a fulfilling holiday, Diablo 4 Season 6 has launched a new Slay Ride To Hell event for you to play. This Slay Ride To Hell event will start on December 17th PST and end on January 2nd. You need to hunt Treasure Goblins around Sanctuary in it to earn generous event rewards including Diablo 4 Gold. As a well-known enemy type in Diablo 4, the biggest feature of Goblins is that they will flee from you at full speed to avoid being knocked down. However, once you successfully catch up and kill them, they will also drop a lot of loot for you to collect. Based on this, we will introduce you to the specific rewards provided by Slay Ride To Hell event and the basic participation methods. How To Play Slay Ride To Hell? Since the event has not officially started yet, there are few major details about Slay Ride To Hell event, but according to the pictures provided by the game official, we can get some relevant hints. First of all, there seems to be a small activity area around Sanctuary, where Treasure Goblins will spawn and try to escape from you, and you need to try to catch up and kill them. During the event, each goblin you kill will help you reach different event levels. In addition, the number of Diablo 4 Treasure Goblins spawned throughout Sanctuary and Nahantu during the event will be more than that of a normal event, and the more Goblins killed by global players including you, the better the rewards all participating players can get. Once players collectively kill 5 million Treasure Goblins, the first tier of rewards will be unlocked. After that, more tiers of rewards will be unlocked when 10 million, 15 million, 25 million, and 40 million Goblins are killed, respectively. Slay Ride To Hell Event Rewards It is reported that this event includes five levels, and each level will give you rewards of different contents. The details are as follows: Tier 1: Goblin bag: 5,000,000 Goblins slain across Sanctuary Legendary weapons cache (includes 3 ancestral legendary items with a guaranteed greater affix) Legendary rune x1, random runes x2 Random Undercity tribute Tier 2: Goblin bag: 10,000,000 Goblins slain across Sanctuary Unique and legendary weapons cache (includes three ancestral) Legendary items and 1 ancestral unique (all with a guaranteed greater affix) Random Undercity tribute Legendary rune x1, random runes x3 Tier 3: Greater Goblin bag: 15,000,000 Goblins slain across Sanctuary Fruit of Harvest mount trophy Unique weapons (includes three ancestral legendary items and two ancestral Uniques all with a guaranteed greater affix) Undercity tributes of radiance x5 (united) Legendary runes x2, random runes x3 Tier 4: Greater Goblin bag: 25,000,000 Goblins slain across Sanctuary Harvest Mare’s Totem mount trophy Ancestral Uniques x3 (all with a guaranteed greater affix) Runes x6 (3 legendary, 2 rare, 1 random) Citadel coins Tier 5: Mythic Goblin bag: 40,000,000 Goblins slain across Sanctuary Resplendent Spark x1 Harvest Mare’s Barding mount armor Ancestral Uniques x3, ancestral legendary items x8 (all with a guaranteed greater affix) Runes x8 (5 legendary, 2 rare, 1 random) Tributes of ascendance x3 (united) Tributes of radiance x5 (united) Citadel coins x20,000 To claim these rewards, you’ll need to head to Kyovashad’s Goblin Square to get their stash after completing the corresponding levels. And if you own Vessel of Hatred expansion, you’ll even get more bonuses throughout the event. Other Holiday Events To Look Forward To It’s worth mentioning that during the upcoming holidays, besides the fun limited-time Slay Ride To Hell event, you can also enjoy the new Spiritborn class for free, which was added to the game with Vessel of Hatred DLC this October! If you haven’t gotten the expansion before, Spiritborn will be used free to you on Battle.net, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms from December 19 to January 3. A warrior from the jungles of Nahantu, Spiritborn can use powerful combos in battle and has poison and dark magic available. As one of the new features of Diablo 4, it also introduces new enemies, bosses, and various loot, including legendary aspects. In addition, Diablo 4 will once again host Mother’s Blessing event this holiday. From December 17th to January 2nd, you can take advantage of the effects of Mother’s Blessing event to gain more XP and Diablo 4 Gold at a faster rate, and it also applies to Seasonal and Eternal Realms, and will be available on each world tier. Of course, if you want to kill Goblins in Slay Ride To Hell more efficiently, you can get some helpful props through the game product giveaway information in iGMeet Discord. Good luck!Dec-15-2024
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Diablo 4 DLC: How To Farm O ...
If you want to maximize the effectiveness of your gear in Diablo 4, you must make full use of Tempering and Masterworking system in the game, which are aimed at offering you more agency and freedom in the aspects of item properties. Once you already have god rolls, you need Obducite to give it more power. As the main resource for Masterworking gear, Obducite is quite essential to level up your performance. Unfortunately, this item is pretty scarce, but it is still easy to operate if you know the specific location information and method. If you want to maximize the effectiveness of Legendary or Unique items like Wound Drinker, then be sure to collect enough Obducite and Masterwork them. This article mainly introduces the ways to get Obducite for your reference, and the difficulty of each game varies. It is undoubtable that the difficulties are proportional to the amount that you are gonna to embrace. Infernal Hordes Infernal Hordes serve as a great channel to get both gear and crafting materials. Players are required to fend off waves of demons while collecting Aether simultaneously, a kind of currency specialized in Infernal Hordes and is basically used to open chests at the radar of the activity. It is surprised to see one of these chests yield nothing but gem fragments Obducite. Therefore, by completing the Infernal Hordes activity, repeatedly joining in each run can easily get thousands of Obducite. In Infernal Hordes, Infernal Compass is an essential item, which can be obtained by opening Helltide chests and Tree of Whispers caches. Or to claim them by completing Nightmare Dungeons and The Pit. Nightmare Dungeons As long as you have a spare Nightmare Dungeon Keys, then a ton of crafting materials together with some decent loots are waiting for you to pick up. Comparing to Infernal Hordes mentioned above, the quests in this dungeon are relatively simple and easy to deal with. And the time you devoted in is comparatively short. So it’s understandable that it yields less Obducite. But generally speaking, Nightmare Dungeons are more profitable. Not only can players get equipment by defeating enemies and looting chests, but more valuable items can be embraced. For example, materials needed for summoning Diablo 4 bosses like the Beast in Ice. Kurast Undercity As a new dungeon that has been introduced in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion, Kurast Undercity serves as the last best source in the game. This activity is unique because the specific reward objects can be chosen. Kurast Undercity activity offers players an opportunity to pick and choose what loot they get by the advantage of Tributes and Bargains system. As for Obducite farming, Tribute of Refinement is needed, which will award you Masterworking Materials once being successfully completed. Tributes are obtained randomly, but except for Tribute of Refinement, which can provide you with Obducite, other types of Tributes are not applicable. Therefore, if you make farming Obducite your main goal, you will inevitably invest more time and effort in this dungeon. Transmute At Alchemist If you don’t collect enough Obducite in the above three activities, it is recommended to convert directly. But the premise is that you have enough Ingoliths or Neathiron TO transform them to Obducite directly. But it can only be transformed in Eternal Realm. Obtainable After Reaching Level 60 As a late-game Masterworking material, Obducite is obtainable after reaching level 60. Completing various activities at higher difficulties will greatly increase your chances of obtaining Obducite. How To Use Obducite? As mentioned above, Obducite is mainly used to upgrade equipment. Obducite is quite essential to enhancing equipment affixes via Masterworking at Blacksmith. Equipped with enough Obducite and make an interaction with Blacksmith and switch to Masterworks Tab, you can upgrade your equipment. How To Masterwork Equipment? Temper Your Equipment The first step to masterwork your equipment is to temper it at any blacksmith. Depending on the level of the equipment, the number of tempers required varies. Common equipment only needs to be tempered for only one time, but Ancestral equipment required to be tempered twice to be Masterworked. After tempering, comes the role of Obducite that you have collected before. You can obtain it in the five ways mentioned above. Begin Masterwork Once you have the necessary materials, you can proceed to masterwork. Depending on the type, rarity, and level of the equipment being crafted, the amount and materials required will vary, so it is best to prepare more in advance. You can also reset the rank of any equipment you’ve Masterworked by clicking the red circle next to the item. This will cost you 30 Iron Chunks or Raw Hide, 20 Veiled Crystals, 5 Forgotten Souls, and 5,000,000 Diablo 4 Gold in total. It is important to note that Masterworking differs from the regular equipment upgrades of Blacksmith. Your equipment will not be improved by this, but only by adding affixes. Therefore, those who say that Masterworking will replace the position of Blacksmith are not reasonable. Masterwork mechanic can enhance the affixes on your equipment by 5% every rank. The above is an introduction to how to get Obducite, an important resource in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred expansion. If you want more information about resources, please enter iGMeet discord. There is a lucky draw being held on October 28th. Enter your favorite emojis to take part in. There will be 10 players who will evenly share 2,000 Duriel Materials, 2,000 Andariel Materials, 10,000 Living Steel as well as 10,000 Exquisite Blood. Thank you for reading.Oct-21-2024
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Diablo 4 DLC: How To Comple ...
Strongholds have returned to Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred and are still exactly the same as you would expect. There are three Strongholds spread across Nahantu. Strongholds were a feature introduced when Diablo 4 first launched. Once these small dungeons are completed, they permanently change the map. After clearing all enemies, you will not only gain 100 reputation, but also unlock further waypoints, side quests, or dungeons. This guide will introduce the three Strongholds in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred. Chakhir Chakhir is located to the west of Seven Stones. The main quest for this Stronghold is to clear the slag and discover the source of the poisonous magic that enhances it. First, you need to find all the brewing cauldrons and destroy them. Some cauldrons will be protected by enemies called Cauldron Keepers, which you will need to kill to remove the protective barrier before you can destroy the cauldron. Additionally, you will come across some cauldrons that can only be destroyed after removing Befouled Briars. After dealing with all the cauldrons, head to the middle area of Stronghold and prepare to engage Darm. Be sure to watch out for the flowers on the ground during the fight, as standing on them will cause them to explode. After defeating Darm, go into the middle room and destroy the four Falo Blooms to summon Sinerat and Skerg. Watch out for the flames and exploding flowers on the ground when dealing with these two bosses. Once both bosses are defeated, go to Wanderer’s Shrine and interact with them. After completing Chakhir, you will be rewarded with 100 Renown and some Diablo 4 Gold. Kichuk Kichuk is located on the northeastern edge of Teganze Plateau. This Stronghold mission is to clear out Lacuni that is attacking Kichuk. Besides dealing with Lacuni as you encounter them, your first task is to free the villagers from their cages. Once all the villagers are rescued, reunite with the survivors and then fight off the wave of Lacuni attacks. To prevent the village from further invasion, you need to go through the caves and destroy the pillars. As you destroy the pillars, more powerful lacuni will attack you. Once you have destroyed all the pillars in the cave, you need to run back to the entrance as quickly as possible before the timer runs out. If you don’t escape in the allotted time, you will be damaged by a large amount of falling rocks. Once you return to the village, head to the circled location on the mini-map to find the leader of this Stronghold, Kirma. When attacking it, you need to pay special attention to two things. When you deal enough damage, it will transform and restore all health. In addition, Kirma will disappear and reappear periodically. To make it easier to defeat Kirma, you can follow Giveaway channel on iGMeet discord for information about Diablo 4 related products and stay active in the discord group. After completing Kichuk, you will not only receive 100 Renown as a reward, but also unlock a waypoint. After defeating the boss, you can go to the shrine. Festering Dark Compared to the other two Strongholds, Festering Dark is more complicated because of its unique mechanics. The goal of this level is to bring lanterns to braziers throughout Stronghold and light them. Festering Dark is located in the southern part of Restless Canopy, and only one of the two entrances will be available until you complete Strongholds. Once inside, you’ll see a lantern on the ground. If you accidentally lose your lantern later on the mission, you can regain it by activating a rune. While you’re holding the lantern, you won’t be able to attack. Pressing any button will cause the lantern to fall to the ground each time you’re attacked, and you can pick it up again after the fight. Each time you light a brazier, the lamp will begin to move automatically. You’ll need to follow it as it leads you to and destroy some obstacles, then continue on to find more braziers. As you light more braziers, more areas of Stronghold will gradually open up. When you successfully light enough braziers, Vesicator will appear, but this mini-boss doesn’t have particularly dangerous attacks. Eventually, you’ll enter a new area called Gates of the Necropolis. After lighting the braziers in this area, be prepared for a fight with Maleficium. During the fight with Maleficium, the giant red circle that appears on the ground and the lines that form on the battlefield will cause a lot of damage, and Maleficium will only be damaged when it is in the light. There are five lit braziers in the game, giving players some room to maneuver. However, when Maleficium’s health drops below 50%, it will extinguish all braziers and become completely invincible. At this time, the player needs to quickly run under the lamp, find a brazier that is not covered by dark energy and light it. Then, continue to attack the boss after it enters the light. Finally, eliminate the remaining health of Maleficium and use the shrine to clear Stronghold. After completing Festering Dark, you will receive 100 Renown, unlock Betrayed Tomb dungeon and Gates of the Necropolis Waypoint. Hopefully, the above content will help you better deal with these challenges. Good luck!Oct-07-2024
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Diablo 2: Double Throw Barb ...
The Double Throw Barbarian is a unique character build in Diablo 2 that focuses on dual-wielding throwing weapons to deal massive damage to enemies from a distance. This guide will provide you with the essential information on skill allocation, gear choices, and general gameplay tips to maximize the effectiveness of your Double Throw Barbarian. 1. Skill Allocation: - Double Throw: Maximize this skill as it will be your primary attack. Double Throw allows you to hurl two throwing weapons simultaneously, effectively doubling your damage output. - Increased Speed: Invest some points in Increased Speed to enhance your attack speed. This will increase the frequency of your Double Throw attacks. - Find Item: Allocate points into Find Item to increase the chance of finding rare and unique items from fallen enemies. - Battle Orders: Place points into Battle Orders to boost your life and mana pool, as well as provide a temporary life regeneration effect. 2. Attribute Distribution: - Strength: Allocate enough points to meet the requirements of your gear. - Dexterity: Invest in Dexterity for increased accuracy and to meet the requirements of higher-level throwing weapons. - Vitality: Place the majority of your points into Vitality for increased survivability. - Energy: Only add points to Energy if you are experiencing mana issues, but prioritize Vitality over Energy. 3. Gear Choices: - Weapons: Look for throwing weapons with high damage, increased attack speed, and bonuses to skills. Unique and rare throwing weapons such as Winged Harpoon and War Dart are excellent choices. - Armor: Prioritize armor with bonuses to life, resistances, and increased defense. - Helmet: Seek helmets with bonuses to skills, life, resistances, and mana. - Amulet: Opt for amulets with bonuses to skills, life, resistances, and mana. - Rings: Look for rings with bonuses to skills, life, resistances, and attack rating. - Gloves: Choose gloves with bonuses to attack speed, life, resistances, and increased chance of crushing blow. - Belt: Prioritize belts with increased attack speed, life, and resistances. - Boots: Seek boots with bonuses to movement speed, resistances, and life. - Shield: Consider using a shield with increased blocking chance and bonuses to resistances. 4. Gameplay Tips: - Distance Management: Maintain a safe distance from enemies while utilizing Double Throw. This will keep you out of harm's way and allow you to deal damage from a distance. - Mixing Weapons: Experiment with different types of throwing weapons, such as javelins and throwing axes, to take advantage of different properties and elemental damage. - Crowd Control: Utilize Double Throw's area of effect damage to thin out groups of enemies quickly. Aim for clusters of enemies to maximize the efficiency of your attacks. - Mobility: Keep moving and utilize hit-and-run tactics to avoid enemy attacks. This will increase your survivability and prevent enemies from surrounding you. - Find Item Skill: Make use of the Find Item skill to increase your chances of finding valuable loot. Activate it after defeating a tough enemy or a boss for better rewards. Conclusion: The Double Throw Barbarian build in Diablo 2 offers a unique and powerful playstyle centered around dual-wielding throwing weapons. By maximizing key skills, selecting appropriate gear, and employing effective gameplay strategies, you'll be able to deal devastating damage to enemies from a safe distance. Embrace the versatility of the Double Throw Barbarian and conquer the challenges of Diablo 2 with your deadly arsenal of projectiles!Jun-19-2023