idk what goin on but i cant seem to make any of the auras work on my character from my merc.i get the auras from his weapons but not his natural aura. is anyone else having this issue? i just started playing again after years of being afk... did they take them out of the game?

i know the problem from D2LoD. just let him tank some hits and maybe kill a few monsters, than it should activate. I dont know why this happens though and if there is a smarter way to fix it...
Also dont know if it works the same way in D2R

Your Merc needs to be hit once for the aura to pop.

Merc has a chance for normal attack, a chance for jab and a chance for activating aura with each attack.
Dunno the exact numbers but afair it is only something like 5% to activate aura so it will take some attacks for your merc to do so.

When the merc attacks an opponent, it choses from a table what to use, rolling a chance at multiple skills.

Aura level 'frequency' is always 10, normal attack frequency is always 30 and Jab level increases from 78 at level 1 (can't hire a level 1) to 175 at level 98.

It takes a bit longer at higher levels to activate due to the increased chance of Jab being chosen.

Once the aura has been selected, only normal attack and Jab will be rolled for afterwards.

The tables for each merc can be found here: https://www.diabloii.net/forums/threads/ultimate-merc-guide-v3-0.306061/


It works out pretty much to 5% at high levels.

This post was edited by piatek on Mar 22 2022 08:50am