Cornelius Roame - Mercenary
Cornelius Roame is a Protector Mercenary. They were added in the 21.4.0 Mercenaries 1st Public patch which was released on Sept. 16, 2021.
Cornelius Roame - Mercenary Skins
Alternate skins for Cornelius Roame can be unlocked in Mercenary card packs.
Where Can I Earn Bounty Loot for Cornelius Roame?
Bounties, the primary PVE component of Mercenaries, allow you to earn loot for your Mercenaries.
These Bounties can contain loot for Cornelius Roame.
Cornelius Roame - Mercenary Abilities
These are the abilities Cornelius Roame unlocks through leveling. Abilities have additional ranks that can be earned through Mercenary card packs or by purchasing with Cornelius Roame Coins.
Below you can see all the different tiers of Cornelius Roame's abilities alongside their costs.
Martial Mastery Tiers
Martial Mastery 1
Gain +{0} Health and Attack an enemy. If it's a Fighter, gain +{1} Health instead.
Martial Mastery 2
Gain +{0} Health and Attack an enemy. If it's a Fighter, gain +{1} Health instead.
Martial Mastery 3
Gain +{0} Health and Attack an enemy. If it's a Fighter, gain +{1} Health instead.
Martial Mastery 4
Gain +{0} Health and Attack an enemy. If it's a Fighter, gain +{1} Health instead.
Martial Mastery {0}
Gain +{0} Health and Attack an enemy. If it's a Fighter, gain +{1} Health instead.
Hold the Front Tiers
Hold the Front 1
Gain Taunt for 2 turns. Restore #@ Health to adjacent characters.
Hold the Front 2
Gain Taunt for 2 turns. Restore #@ Health to adjacent characters.
Hold the Front 3
Gain Taunt for 2 turns. Restore #@ Health to adjacent characters.
Hold the Front 4
Gain Taunt for 2 turns. Restore #@ Health to adjacent characters.
Hold the Front {0}
Gain Taunt for 2 turns. Restore #@ Health to adjacent characters.
Blessing of Sacrifice Tiers
Blessing of Sacrifice 1
Restore #@ Health to another friendly Merc. Whenever it takes damage this turn, this Merc takes it instead.
Blessing of Sacrifice 2
Restore #@ Health to another friendly Merc. Whenever it takes damage this turn, this Merc takes it instead.
Blessing of Sacrifice 3
Restore #@ Health to another friendly Merc. Whenever it takes damage this turn, this Merc takes it instead.
Blessing of Sacrifice 4
Restore #@ Health to another friendly Merc. Whenever it takes damage this turn, this Merc takes it instead.
Blessing of Sacrifice {0}
Restore #@ Health to another friendly Merc. Whenever it takes damage this turn, this Merc takes it instead.
Cornelius Roame - Mercenary Equipment
This is the equipment you can wear on Cornelius Roame. Only one piece of equipment can be worn at a time. The first tier of each piece of equipment is obtained by completing achivements and tasks with additional tiers coming from Mercenary Packs or Cornelius Roame Coins.
Striking Gauntlets 1 Tiers
Striking Gauntlets 1
Martial Mastery gives @ more Health.
Striking Gauntlets 2
Martial Mastery gives @ more Health.
Striking Gauntlets 3
Martial Mastery gives @ more Health.
Striking Gauntlets {0}
Martial Mastery gives @ more Health.
Shield of Dawn Tiers
Shield of Dawn 2
Passive: Take @ less damage.
Shield of Dawn 3
Passive: Take @ less damage.
Shield of Dawn {0}
Passive: Take @ less damage.
Band of Enlightenment Tiers
Band of Enlightenment 1
Hold the Front restores @ more Health.
Band of Enlightenment 2
Hold the Front restores @ more Health.
Band of Enlightenment 3
Hold the Front restores @ more Health.
Band of Enlightenment {0}
Hold the Front restores @ more Health.
Cornelius Roame - Mercenary Level Stats
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| Level |
Attack |
Health |
| 1 |
3 |
13 |
| 2 |
3 |
15 |
| 3 |
3 |
17 |
| 4 |
3 |
19 |
| 5 |
4 |
21 |
| 6 |
4 |
23 |
| 7 |
4 |
25 |
| 8 |
4 |
27 |
| 9 |
5 |
29 |
| 10 |
5 |
31 |
| 11 |
5 |
34 |
| 12 |
6 |
36 |
| 13 |
6 |
38 |
| 14 |
6 |
40 |
| 15 |
6 |
42 |
| 16 |
7 |
44 |
| 17 |
7 |
46 |
| 18 |
7 |
48 |
| 19 |
7 |
50 |
| 20 |
8 |
52 |
| 21 |
8 |
55 |
| 22 |
8 |
57 |
| 23 |
9 |
59 |
| 24 |
9 |
61 |
| 25 |
9 |
63 |
| 26 |
9 |
65 |
| 27 |
10 |
67 |
| 28 |
10 |
69 |
| 29 |
10 |
71 |
| 30 |
11 |
74 |
Comments
The Corn man is really good at preventing the deaths of the other mercs in your party. One of my favorites so far.
Blessing of Sacrifice with Shield of Dawn seems like a good tanking strategy. And thats it. Cornelius is one of the least interesting mercs.
I love the Fighter-slayer aspect.
I also think people will be surprised at how effective Shield of Dawn turns out to be.
I don't like Cornelius. Like his (living) daughter, he is a "grinder" Merc designed to outlive opponents and eventually win over time. Unlike her, he's far more complicated, and "complicated" doesn't necessarily equate to "better" or even "good". He's supposed to be a healer who also takes aggro onto himself, but his numbers don't look very potent and he doesn't heal himself enough to last for too long. Focus him down and he'll be dead in no time, but maybe that's the point - if you're focusing him you're not focusing more important characters. That doesn't make for a particularly fun strategy, though.
All-in-all, Cornelius doesn't look like the character for me, and this is coming from someone who likes to play tanks. He just isn't that good.