Raheir is the first mercenary that you get to hire once The Mercenary Den has been unlocked and is one of your allies that helps you during the Vessel of Hatred Campaign.
During your search for Neyrelle, Raheir assisted you but was later caught by the Burned Knights, who dismembered his right arm.
Now wielding only a shield into battle, he provides you with protection and crowd-control to give you an upper hand against your enemies along with more survivability.
How To Unlock Raheir the Shield Bearer?
Rahier fights alongside you as you progress through the Vessel of Hatred Expansion but becomes a permanent Mercenary later.
This happens once you have completed the quest called The Hand Remembers the Blade, which also unlocks The Mercenary Den.
Raheir Mercenary Perk
Valiance
When you are about to be damaged by 15% of your current health, Raheir will come to your aid and negate the damage.
This will also knock down close enemies for 2 seconds and grant you Unstoppable for 0.5 seconds when the perk is triggered.
Valiance has a 30-second cooldown.
Raheir Core Skills
1) Shield Charge
Raheir rushes into enemies, damaging and taunting them for 4 seconds, which allows you to choose either Raheir’s Guard or Vanguard as talents for this tree.
This changes Raheir’s weapon to a Tower Shield, where he uses Shield Bash as his basic attack which allows him to damage enemies and fortify you.
Shield Charge Talents Include:
- Rahier’s Guard – Grants you 15% Bonus Armor
- Vanguard – Slows surrounding enemies by 40%
2) Ground Slam
Raheir brutalizes the ground, which damages enemies and slows nearby enemies by 30% while those who are at the center are slowed by 60%.
Raheir’s weapon will be changed to a Round Shield, which makes him use Shield Strike to hit enemies with the shield and heal you with every 3 strikes he performs.
Ground Slam Talents Include:
- Raheir’s Aegis – Grants 15% Resistance to all elements
- Draw Fire – Raheir taunts enemies for 4 seconds when you use a Healing Potion (20-second cooldown)
Raheir Mercenary Iconic Skills
1) Provoke (Under Shield Charge)
Taunts enemies around you for 5 seconds and provides you with a 5% damage reduction for each target to a maximum of 20%.
Provoke Talents Include:
- Mocking Lure – Increases your damage to taunted enemies by 15%
- Iron Wolf’s Ward – Knocks back close enemies and taunts distant enemies for 4 seconds when Valiance triggers. (Valiance cooldown is reduced by 25%)
2) Crater (Under Shield Charge)
Raheir Strikes the ground 3 times, pulling enemies in as they are damaged while the final burst deals more damage and stuns for 2 seconds.
Crater Talents Include:
- Iron Wolf’s Call – Causes your next 4 Core Skills within 10 seconds to deal 25% increased damage with no resource cost when Valiance is triggered. (Valiance cooldown is reduced by 25%)
- Sundering Shield – Raheir’s final Crater burst inflicts Vulnerable on enemies for 4 seconds.
3) Bastion (Under Ground Slam)
Raheir takes a defensive position and redirects 90% of the damage that should have been dealt to his allies to himself for 5 seconds. (Grants unstoppable for 1 second)
Bastion Talents Include:
- Inspiration – Enemies affected by Ground Slam take 15% additional damage and allies affected by Bastion deal 25% increased damage.
- Iron Wolf’s Virtue – Raheir heals you for 25% of your max health when Valiance is triggered. (Reduces Valiance cooldown by 25%)
4) Shield Throw (Under Ground Slam)
Raheir tosses his shield to deal damage and taunt enemies for 3 seconds, which bounces 3 times without hitting the same target twice.
Shield Throw Talents Include:
- Iron Wolf’s Arrival – Raheir casts Ground Slam and Shield Throw when Valiance is triggered. (Valiance cooldown is reduced by 25%)
- Consecrated Shield – Shield Throw consecrates enemies for 6 seconds, which causes you to heal for 6% of your max health by damaging affected targets. (Only triggers once per target)
Verdict
Raheir is a great mercenary to hire due to his ability to provide you with crowd-control effects as well as the fact that he can keep you safe.
His ability to boost your armor or resistance to elements can play a big part in keeping you alive when you venture into more difficult battles.
Making use of Raheir’s taunts and other crowd-control abilities makes it easy to take on groups of enemies and avoid taking too much damage.
