9. Mercenary

A devastating force in melee combat, the Mercenary doesn’t make it easy for his enemies to get past him alive.

Talents

Level 5: Battle Scars (Increases healing effects by 30%)

Thanks to the Morale Boost career skill, you’ll usually have a good amount of temporary health which makes medical supplies more effective, with this talent healing droughts will give you most of your health back and medical supplies will often bring you to full health.

Level 10: The More the Merrier! (Increases power by 3% for every nearby enemy and stacks up to 5 times.)

Since the Mercenary is always in the thick of battle, the extra power will be useful.

Level 15: Strike Together (Paced Strikes spreads to nearby allies)

With this talent, anytime you hit 3 enemies in one swing, you and allies that are near you gain 10% attack speed for 6 seconds. Very good for when hordes attack on multiple fronts.

Level 20: Soldier’s Spirit (Kills grant 2 temporary health)

Level 25: Gabbler (Reduces cooldown of Morale Boost by 30%)

All the level 25 option are good, Gabbler is my personal preference since with it, Morale Boost is more likely to be available when you need it.

Weapons

Melee: Halberd

Ranged: Handgun

8. Pyromancer

A powerful ranged fighter, the Pyromancer blasts her enemies with fire before she finishes off the stragglers with melee.

Talents

Level 5: Martial Study (Increases attack speed by 5%)

A decent way to improve your damage output, could be just enough to ensure that you hit an enemy before they hit you.

Level 10: Ashen Form (Reduces damage taken when disabled by 50%)

Sometimes special enemies put you in a bad spot, this talent should mitigate that somewhat.

Level 15: One with the Flame (Critical Mass also increases attack speed by 2% per 8 overcharge, stack up to 5 times)

An overall good boost to attack speed since you’ll likely build overcharge throwing spells at a horde before engaging in melee.

Level 20: Soul Snare (Kills grant 2 temporary health)

Level 25: Fiery Heart (Reduces the cooldown of Burning Head by 30%)

Burning Head is a powerful career skill and is particularly good against special enemies, so this talent is a nice way to allow you to use your career skill more often.

Weapons

Melee: Mace/Sword

Ranged: Fireball Staff. The Hunter trait boost all damage from melee to the damage-over-time burn.

Weapon trait: Hunter