Nice to meet you and thanks for doing this. I (and hopefully a few others will chime in) will try to get you some updates on this guide this weekend. I have one constructive critique so far. If you have any time, look through the unique items. There are several excellent uniques suitable for mercenaries missing from this list. On this server, the best items are usually uniques unless - as is often the case with mercs - you are just looking for a particular aura found only on particular runewords. Thanks again!

Also note, there will be some significant changes to mercenaries in the next patch (about 8 days away) that may significantly alter this list. Indeed, you we will need to add a new item category.

As of now, most mercs either function as tanks or as aura bots. Their damage just isn't good enough right now for a variety of reasons with a very select few exceptions. That could change next patch. Just keep that in mind for now.