Core requirements
The advanced setup is A, and the budget setup is B.
- Primary role
- Mercenary kills · War Cry 20
- Corpse searching
- Find Item 20 + Find Potion 20
- Extra Gold
- Level 90: A at least 2200% · B at least 1500%
- Core defense
- Fire/lightning 75 · mercenary life steal
Attributes
Total attributes with equipment · hard points shown separately
| Strength | A·B 70Total with equipment |
|---|---|
| Dexterity | A·B 42Total including gear · excludes Blade of Ali Baba's own Dexterity |
| Vitality | All remaining pointsHard points |
| Energy | 0No hard points |
Attribute calculations and equipment changes
Strength
Use Blade of Ali Baba's 70 requirement. Armor uses Mage Plate at 55 Strength; B Kira's Guardian is a Tiara with no Strength requirement.
Dexterity
When first equipping Blade of Ali Baba, meet 42 without its own Dexterity bonus. Do not invest extra Dexterity or pursue maximum block.
Vitality
After meeting equipment requirements, put all remaining attribute points into Vitality.
Energy
Use equipment mana/recovery and potions. Keep any Energy granted by equipment.
Skills
Level 90 · 101 hard points
Includes 12 quest points; equipment skill bonuses are excluded. Unlisted skills have 0 points. A and B use the same allocation.
Investment order
Level with an ordinary combat/War Cry build, then respec to this dedicated allocation after obtaining a mercenary that reliably kills Hell Travincal.
Battle Orders20
War Cry20
Find Potion20
Find Item20,
Battle Cry12 and 1 movement/resistance support points.
At 91–98, invest in
Battle Cry12→20; at 99,
Natural Resistance1→2. Finish mercenary survival and hit support first.
Equipment skill bonuses and allocation notes
The table and image show 101 hard points. Add equipment bonuses to all skills, class skills and skill tabs separately; synergies use hard points.
A and B use the same base tree. Do not mix the equipment or point swaps of optional variants into the base allocation.
A·B Shared · Level 90
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Equipment
A / B: compare modifiers and replacement requirements.
| Slot | Advanced A | Budget B | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main hand | A | B | On an old 2-socket version, insert only as many Lems as there are sockets |
Main-hand choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements3-socket version in current game data 3 Lems · 450% Extra Gold at level 90 B · Setup requirementsAdd Lems to the remaining 2 sockets later 1 Lems · 300% Extra Gold at level 90 | |||
| Off hand | A | B | Not used for direct attacks |
Off-hand choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements3-socket version in current game data 3 Lems · 450% Extra Gold at level 90 B · Setup requirementsAdd Lems to the remaining 2 sockets later 1 Lems · 300% Extra Gold at level 90 | |||
| Helm | A | B | B prioritizes resistances over Extra Gold |
Helm choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements2 Lems · 137% Extra Gold · Warcries 2 B · Setup requirementsAll Resistances 60 or higher · 1 Lem | |||
| Armor | A | B | Mercenary attacks; player supports |
Armor choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirementsMage Plate · Lem/Ko/Tir 300% Extra Gold · 100% Magic Find B · Setup requirementsMage Plate · Lem/Ko/Tir 300% Extra Gold · 100% Magic Find | |||
| Gloves | A | B | A low Magic Find roll is acceptable |
Glove choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements200% Extra Gold B · Setup requirements200% Extra Gold | |||
| Belt | A | B | Obtain 4 potion rows |
Belt choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements80% Extra Gold · exceptional upgrade B · Setup requirementsAt least 50% Extra Gold · exceptional upgrade | |||
| Boots | A | B | Supplement fire resistance and maximum fire resistance |
Boot choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements70% Extra Gold · Fire Resist 30 B · Setup requirementsAt least 40% Extra Gold · Fire Resist 30 | |||
| Amulet | ARare amulet | BRare amulet | Meet resistance targets before Extra Gold |
| Ring 1 | A | B | Absorb does not replace low resistance |
Ring 1: choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements100% Extra Gold · 15% Fire Absorb B · Setup requirements100% Extra Gold · 15% Fire Absorb | |||
| Ring 2 | A | B | Wear both together |
Ring 2: choice and replacement detailsA · Setup requirements100% Extra Gold · 15% Fire Absorb B · Setup requirements100% Extra Gold · 15% Fire Absorb | |||
Mercenary and weapon swap
| Slot | Advanced A | Budget B | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercenary | A Act 2 Might | B Act 2 Might | Life steal, resistances and damage come before gold-find gear |
Mercenary detailsCorpse preservationA Weapon rune order: Vex/Hel/El/Eld/Zod/Eth. B uses Yari to keep requirements low; upgrade to elite only after checking mercenary attributes. The base excludes Obedience/The Reaper's Toll cold damage and Lawbringer's Rest in Peace. | |||
| Weapon swap | A 2 one-handed weapons with +3 Warcries | B 2 one-handed weapons with +3 Warcries | Return to gold-find weapons after buffs · support with recovery potions |
Upgrade order
- Complete the mercenary's Hone Sundan, Treachery and Tal Rasha's helm first
- Player: 2 Dwarf Stars, Kira's Guardian and 75 resistances
- Wealth, Chance Guards, Gheed's Fortune and gold-find slots
- Add Lems to Blade of Ali Baba's remaining sockets
- After mercenary Breath of the Dying, Fortitude and Kira's Guardian, optimize player Extra Gold
Playstyle
- Before combat
Apply Battle Command, Battle Orders and Shout to player and mercenary, then return to gold-find weapons. Check mercenary potions and room in inventory/gold storage.
- Council packs
Split Council Members using stairs and walls, then lower defense and damage with Battle Cry. Stun with War Cry while the mercenary kills them individually.
- Dangerous elites
If Conviction/Might overlap or mercenary life falls rapidly, retreat across the stairs to regroup and give potions. Do not force an entire pack at once.
- Physical immunes
The base mercenary weapon has no immunity-breaking curse. Skip physical-immune Council Members, search the other corpses and start a new game.
- Corpse searching
Use Find Item on every Council corpse the mercenary leaves. Using Find Potion first prevents Find Item on that same corpse.
- B Farming areas
Repeat Hell Travincal at player count 1 only. If the mercenary cannot survive, build funds in Nightmare Travincal and improve level, leech and resistances first.
- Transition requirements
At level 80 or higher, obtain mercenary Hone Sundan, Treachery and a life-steal helm, plus player fire/lightning resistances of 75. Confirm that Council packs can be killed separately before adding dedicated gold-find slots.
Mechanics and notes
One more use of each corpse
Find Item 20 gains 20 percentage points from the hard-point synergy in Find Potion 20. Find Potion is a synergy investment, not a skill to cast on the corpse first.
Extra Gold totals
Current 3-socket Blade of Ali Baba: level 90 base 225% + Lem 75% × 3 = 450% per weapon, 900% for both. A's listed minimum modifiers total 2227%; B totals 1570%, excluding additional gold-find charms. Old 2-socket weapons produce a lower total.
Mercenary sustain before damage
The player's War Cry is for control. If the mercenary dies, high Extra Gold earns nothing. Secure life steal, fire resistance, Might and player warcry support first.
Mana and freezing
The player does not make weapon attacks and cannot rely on mana steal. Use mana potions; cold slowing does not slow casting. A does not need to lose Dwarf Star's Extra Gold and absorb by equipping Raven Frost.
Strengths, limitations and farming style
Strengths
Combines Council kills with Find Item
Starts without an expensive player attack weapon
Limitations
Mercenary survival and physical immunity restrict farming
Specialized for Travincal; weak general farming
Additional variants
Direct-kill variant
Gold-find Whirlwind/Berserk with Grief requires a separate skill tree. Replacing only this mercenary-kill setup's weapon with Grief does not complete it.
Survival over Extra Gold
A Keeping Kira's Guardian sacrifices some Extra Gold and 2 Warcries but reduces resistance-charm needs. If dangerous Conviction packs appear often, the B helm is more comfortable.








