MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update)

About MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update)

MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update) is a maintained continuation of the MercEquip line of mods for Diablo II: Resurrected, letting mercenaries equip boots, gloves, a belt, an amulet and rings in addition to the vanilla helm, armor and weapon. It’s an actively developed mod with a fairly large, engaged community.

Maintained by Muurtana and credited to original authors locbones and qhu91it, this D2RMM mercenary equipment mod requires D2RMM and has reached v2.0.2 as of February 2026, with around 190 endorsements. Nexus lists it under “Miscellaneous,” and it’s compatible with both Warlock expansion and non-expansion characters.

What the mod changes

MercEquip adds five extra equipment slots to hired mercenaries: boots, gloves, a belt, an amulet, and rings. Version 2.0.1 fixed a helm-filtering menu visibility issue, and version 2.0.2 fixed a problem preventing equipping on non-Warlock DLC characters — both released within days of each other in February 2026.

Steam Deck and handheld compatibility, now fixed by the community

Several players running the mod on Steam Deck and Lenovo Legion Go reported in February and March 2026 that the extra equipment slots weren’t displaying correctly on handheld layouts, even though the underlying functionality still worked. A player named NLMeta posted a detailed fix in March 2026 — duplicating the controller overrides into a handheld-specific layout file, with a corrected mod.js shared via pastebin — which another player confirmed restored the equipment display, though minor scaling issues were said to remain.

A narrower bug report worth knowing about

The most recent report on the mod’s page, from August 2026, describes a crash when starting a sorceress character after updating: a parsing error tied to a specific item, Andariel’s Visage, caused by a missing “Save Bits” field for one stat ID in the game’s item data. This appears to be a narrow, item-specific edge case rather than a broad functionality problem, and it follows a pattern of the author and community actively working through issues as they surface — including an April 2026 report that initially looked like a MercEquip bug but turned out to be a conflict with a different mod editing the same game files.

Installing the mod

The official MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update) download is hosted on Nexus Mods and requires D2RMM. Extract the mod folder into the D2RMM /mods/ directory and enable it before clicking Install Mods. Modifying the mod, converting it to other games, or reusing its assets all require the author’s explicit permission, and it cannot be used in paid or donation-point mods — full terms are on the MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update) download page.

Who this mod is for

This mod suits players who want mercenaries to feel like a fuller second character rather than a fire-and-forget helper, and who are comfortable troubleshooting the occasional edge case as the mod continues to be refined for the Warlock DLC. Steam Deck and handheld players should check the MercEquip for D2RMM (Warlock DLC update) download page’s comment section for NLMeta’s layout fix before assuming the extra slots aren’t working.

D2 Horadric editorial view

This is an actively maintained mod with a sizable, engaged community — the author ships targeted fixes quickly, and when problems have come up, from handheld display issues to mod conflicts, either the author or other players have generally tracked down a fix. The most recent report is a narrow, item-specific crash rather than a sign of broader neglect. For a mod that meaningfully changes mercenary gameplay, that level of ongoing attention is a strong point in its favor.