Mercenary

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The Empire is awash with mercenaries, their manner ranging from hard-bitten coin-hoarders, to nobler souls eking out a living while balancing good deeds with bad. Such a life is far from glorious, for too often the only folk who can pay for hired blades are the very people who shouldn’t give commands to a dog, let alone armed men. But sellswording’s a living – even if it is all too often a short one.

Kruber fell into the business by chance as he joined Saltzpyre’s retinue. He based this decision solely on the destination of the Witch Hunters upcoming mission. Together, with Sienna Fuegonasus as prisoner, they would travel to Ubersreik.

Working for Saltzpyre proved to be a trial all on its own, but when compared to his previous cowardly commanders, Kruber actually preferred fighting alongside the dauntless Witch Hunter. During and after the Ubersreik campaign, Kruber continued to work for Saltzpyre, who in turn relied on Franz Lohner for information. Lohner, the Innkeep. provided a mysteriously steady supply of coin, jobs and ale. This kept Kruber content most days – especially given that Lohner seems to have the Empire’s interests at heart. And for the other days? Well, for the other days, there’s Bugman’s beer, and Estalian brandy, and that strange plum liqueur that Olesya carries around in a battered tin flask…

As a mercenary, Kruber is a versatile fighter, wearing just enough armour to strike a balance between protection and mobility. His training lends itself to close-quarters battle, but his hunter’s eye is as keen as ever, should ranged combat be necessary.

- Vermintide 2 Official Website

Mercenary
Details
Passives	Paced Strikes
Ability	Morale Boost
Cooldown	1:30
Hit Points	125

Mercenary is one of the three careers from which Markus Kruber can choose.

This career is the first one available, while Huntsman and Foot Knight are available through leveling up.

Description

When Saltzpyre recruited Kruber for his retinue, it was the former State Trooper’s first venture as a Mercenary. The new profession lit a fire within him, and a desire awoke to one day lead a company of his own as a Mercenary Captain. Perhaps the events in Helmgart will lead him down this path.

In battle, the Mercenary is a versatile fighter with armour balanced to provide ample protection while not severely restricting mobility. He is capable of both close quarters mayhem and shredding the enemy with ranged fire.

Skills and Traits

Ability	Description
Morale Boost	Career Skill Markus grants nearby allies 25 temporary health, and staggers nearby enemies.
Paced Strikes	Passive Ability Hitting 3 enemies in one swing grants 10% increased attack speed for 6 seconds.
Hitting the Sweet Spot	Passive Ability Attacks cleave through more enemies. (25% more cleave)
No More Laughin' Now!	Passive Ability Increased crit chance. (+5% crit chance)

Weapons

Melee Weapons
Two-Handed Sword	Halberd	Sword	Executioner Sword	Two-Handed Hammer	Sword and Shield	Mace	Mace and Shield	Mace and Sword	Tuskgor Spear
Ranged Weapons
Blunderbuss	Handgun	Repeater Handgun

Talents

You may select one talent from each tier and change them freely in Taal's Horn Keep.

Level 5
Drillmaster	Mercenary’s Pride	Captain’s Command
Damaging multiple enemies in one swing grants temporary health based on the number of targets hit. Max 5 enemies.	Melee killing blows grants temporary health based on the health of the slain enemy.	Healing yourself with a First Aid Kit or a Healing Draught also heals your nearby allies for 20% of their maximum health. Removes any wounds.
Level 10
The More The Merrier!	Limb-Splitter	Helborg’s Tutelage
Increases Power by 5% for every nearby enemy and stacks up to 5 times.	Increases cleave power by 50%.	Every 5 hit grants a guaranteed critical strike. Critical strikes can no longer occur randomly.
Level 15
Mainstay	Smiter	Enhanced Power
Deal 40% more damage to staggered enemies. Each hit against a staggered enemy adds another count of stagger. Bonus damage is increased to 60% against enemies afflicted by more than one stagger effect.	The first enemy hit always counts as staggered. Deal 20% more damage to staggered enemies. Each hit against a staggered enemy adds another count of stagger. Bonus damage is increased to 40% against enemies afflicted by more than one stagger effect.	Increases total Power Level by 7.5%. This is calculated before other buffs are applied.
Level 20
Reikland Reaper	Enhanced Training	Strike Together
Increases Power by 15% when Paced Strikes is active.	Paced Strikes increases attack speed by 20%. Now requires hitting 4 targets with a single attack to trigger.	Paced Strikes spreads to nearby allies.
Level 25
Stand Clear	Blade Barrier	Black Market Supplies
Increases dodge range by 20%.	Reduces damage taken by 25% when Paced Strikes is active.	Increases max ammunition by 30%.
Level 30
Walk it Off	Ready for Action	On Yer Feet, Mates!
Morale Boost also reduces damage taken by effected allies by 40% for 10 seconds.	Reduces cooldown of Morale Boost by 45%. No longer grants temporary health.	Morale Boost also revives knocked down allies.

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