The Druid (Korean name: ????) is the first Grade-A mercenary that Ndoors is releasing on Atlantica Online.
This new mercenary is inspired by "Naruk" (Korean name: ???), who sounds like a native american name (the recruitment quest occurs in a new dungeon: Coyote Valley). Not sure about who he is, but the 3D model looks like a child protected by a white bear.
Contrary to the Empress who is quite specialized, this new axe mercenary is a very versatile character who can fit in almost all formations.
It's a "perfect" melee, with high damage, high defense, interesting buff and enemy's control.
As the first Grade A mercenary, his stats and attack abilities are at top - much higher than the Northern Viking or the Beast Trainer (both Grade C).
Here a table comparing the axes' stats (last upgrade), with Spartan added:
Name Str Dex Vit Int Def Magic Defense Action Power Recruit Level
Beast Trainer 453 236 419 266 1600 175 60~90 (+10%) 44
Northern Viking 506 165 461 266 848 120 50~65 (+10%) 100
Druid 699 401 500 253 1655 200 70~90 (+8%) 100
Spartan 679 373 397 253 1231 100 70~80 (+8%) 100
His stats are so huge that it was rumored as the first A-grade merc:
Best raw strength (but Spartan's spears & Pirate's swords add more Str than the axes)
Best melee dexterity, useful for criticals
Best vitality -by far- and it still is better with the axe. Only the Lady Knight with a good sword + shield can have an equivalent one.
Second melee magic defense after the exorcist (who is particular, as a "magic" melee)
Second Action Power (average: 80) after the Pirate (average: 85), but he can hit 3 enemies at the same time
In short, it's the most powerful melee mercenary in Atlantica Online, and he is flawless (I know, I wrote the same while positioning the Empress among bow mercenaries, but isn't it true?).