02-06-2004, 02:05 PM
Quote:I know this has been discussed before, but I'm always confused as to the correct answer: does a barbarian item like Arreat's Face boost a barbarian mercenary's skills?
No. Mercenaries are affected by +skilltab, +that specific skill and +fire skills (when applicable). They aren't affected by +class skills or +skill tab.
So, in the case of barbarian mercs, a helm with +bash and +stun would help, and a helm with +all skills would help, but neither the +barbarian skills nor the +combat skills on Arreat's Face would do anything.