
In the Lord of Destruction expansion pack, hirelings were radically improved. For instance if the player had a Rogue Archer and traveled to Lut Gholein, the Rogue would disappear upon entering Act II.

Also, hirelings couldn't enter different acts. Once killed, that hireling would be lost forever and the player would have to hire a new one. In the original, non-expansion Diablo II, Hirelings had only a limited use as they were killed easily.

They follow the character and stay in a fixed radius around the character. Hirelings assist the player by attacking monsters. For the Diablo III versions, see Followers.Ī Hireling is a mercenary that you can hire in Diablo II.
