Arreat's Face bug with Act 5 merc

Bug Report
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I’ve asked in General forum for advice first but didn’t get much out of it so I decided to post it as a bug.

The Arreat’s Face helmet is intended for Barbarian only (written in red) and the Act 5 can wear it so he’s obviously a barb or he would not be able to equip. Then this mean the stats that are also for Barbarian only should work, this +2 Combats skills and + 2 Barb skills. As it is now it’s not working.

Dbrunski in this video is telling it add skills now I don’t know him much but I saw @Diablo on twitter link to him in the past so they must trust him somewhat?

Then there is this D2R guide at (hZZps://fr.wowhead.com/guides/diablo-2-mercenary-item-builds-runewords) at the bottom of the page saying:

Besides the usual armor and helmet picks, Arreat’s Face is the only class-exclusive choice here. It adds tons of +Skills for an Act V merc that uses both Bash and Stun regularly, and just serves as a great all-around pick if you’re looking for excellent defense and survivability.

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Yea, it’s a mixed bag as some forum posts say it works on Act 5 mercs while others say it doesn’t. The fact we can actually see the skill levels on the merc makes it clearer, but would still like actual confirmation via a tooltip or something (I think 2.4 will either make it work or add in an informative tooltip).

I first noticed this when I made my Merc the “Myth” runeword and it didn’t add to his skills.

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I see in next PTR patch notes that this will be fixed. Thank you!

Act 5 - Barbarian Warrior

  • Can now gain + Barbarian skill bonuses from gear