What is the Mercenary System? When you commit illegal acts, a bounty will be placed on your head that mercenaries in the world will attempt to cash in on. The more illegal acts you commit, the higher your bounty will be. It's a game of cat and mouse as you try to kill them off before they hunt you.

How does the mercenary system work?

You move up through the ranks by defeating mercenaries that are ranked higher than you. Kill or recruit a higher-ranked mercenary and you move up in the rankings, lose and you move down. The system is dynamic and defeated mercenaries are replaced. Mercenary rank/tier and character level are different things.

Are mercenaries endless AC Odyssey?

Similar to the Nemesis System, Mercenaries are infinite in number and variety. ... In Odyssey, whenever a player is caught killing or stealing, a bounty will be placed on their heads and mercenaries will begin hunting them (similar to the Phylakes in Origins).