Mercenary



The Mercenary is a returning character in Risk of Rain 2.

How to Unlock
The Mercenary is unlocked upon completing the challenge "True Respite" (Obliterate yourself at the Obelisk.)

Tips

 * You should always hold your Primary skill down. Laser Sword combos are not interrupted by your non-Primary skills, sprinting, or jumping, allowing you to slash while using Whirlwind, Blinding Assault, and Eviscerate. A Laser Sword combo will, however, only start when you are not in the middle of using another skill.
 * Whirlwind when used on the ground dashes you forward, when used in the air it acts like a double jump. Use it in the air to stay airborne, but use it on the ground to be evasive as it covers more distance faster.
 * There is a short delay before attacking again after the third hit in the Laser Sword combo. Activating Whirlwind immediately after the hit connects can cancel this delay.
 * When fighting bosses, Mercenary can stay safely in the air above their heads for a very long time by chaining together Whirlwind->Eviscerate->Whirlwind along with laser sword attacks and double jumps.
 * Your Blinding Assault cooldown reset leaves just enough time to do 2xLaser Sword or Whirlwind+Laser Sword before you need to dash again. You have just enough time to Eviscerate between Blinding Assaults, if you do it immediately without any delay between dashes.
 * Your longest distance jump combo is Sprint-Jump-Whirlwind-Blinding Assault-Eviscerate-Double Jump-Whirlwind. (Confirmation needed)
 * Eviscerating directly into the ground when airborne makes you take heavy fall damage.
 * Mercenary's health regeneration is noticeably higher than other survivors.
 * Some bosses allow you to stand on their heads and slash away at them.