Hearthstone Mercenaries introduces an entirely new combat system to the game. There are three types of combat roles: Protectors, Casters, and Fighters. Players can utilize different mercenaries based on their roles.
Combat Roles in Hearthstone Mercenaries
Three combat roles work as a “rock-paper-scissors” type of system. The game refers to a “weakness triangle” in which one character is weaker than the other. Protectors are weak to Casters, who are weak to Fighters, who are weak to Protectors.
To succeed in Mercenaries, players need to memorize the picture below.
Mercenaries’ combat roles will play an important role in building a strong squad. Activision-Blizzard expanded upon each of the roles in the initial blog post.
For convenience, we’ve put everything into the table below:
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