Loyal Merm Guard

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“I feel very guarded around these guys...”

–Wilson

“I can't tell which way it's looking.”

–Willow

“Not as mighty as Wolfgang!”

–Wolfgang

“Friend or foe?”

–Wendy

“YOU WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT MINION”

–WX-78

“A royal bodyguard.”

–Wickerbottom

“They stand on guard for the king.”

–Woodie

“I'd best try to stay on their good side.”

–Maxwell

“A förmidable warriör, tö be sure.”

–Wigfrid

“They look pretty scary!”

–Webber

“A most fearsome fishmonger!”

–Warly

“Friends?”

–Wormwood

“Just doin' their job.”

–Winona

“The horns are an improvement.”

–Wortox

“Will grow up big and strong like that one day!”

–Wurt

“Are they a different type of bog monster?”

–Walter

“I certainly hope they're fighting for our side.”

–Wanda

The Loyal Merm Guard is a Mob exclusive to the Don't Starve Together character Wurt.

Loyal Merm Guards spawn from Merm Flort-ifications if the King of the Merms is alive. Also, the King of the Merms will summon 4 Loyal Merm Guards when attacked.

As long as the King of the Merms is alive, they have 660 Health and deal 50 damage. When the King of the Merms dies, their Health is reduced to 200, their damage lowered to 20. Loyal Merm Guards' physical appearance changes while the King is active.

Skill Tree

Sensible Swamp Fighter

Loyal Merm Guards tamed by Wurt with "Sensible Swamp Fighter" skill will retreat from battle and restore their HP after they have less than 25% of their health left.

The King's Pauldron Quest

Wurt with "The King's Pauldron Quest" skill can give to Merm King a Marble Suit. If there is a Merm King with Marble Suit, all loyal Merms with head armor will have 15% damage protection. This 15% protection works the same as Warly's Garlic Powder protection effect. Wurt will also have this effect, but with only 10% of protection.

The King's Crown Quest

Wurt with "The King's Crown Quest" skill can give to Merm King a Thulecite Crown. If there is Merm King with Thulecite Crown, all loyal Merms will learn to dodge. They will dodge in fighting with 10s cooldown. Wurt will also lose 5% less sanity from monsters.

The King's Trident Quest

Wurt with "The King's Trident Quest" skill can give a Strident Trident to the Merm King. If there is Merm King with a Strident Trident, all loyal merms, as well as Wurt, will deal 5% more damage. All tamed Loyal Merm Guards also have 33% to use a triple attack. (Each strike deals 26.3 damage.)

Lunar Mutated Merm

Wurt with "Lunar Mutated Merm" skill can give Loyal Merm Guards a Moon Shard or Infused Moon Shard. After that Loyal Merm Guard will transform to Mutated Merm Guard. Wurt with this skill can use Pure Brilliance, so for all loyal mutated merms their damage will be replaced with planar damage. This buff will work only 4 minutes. All mutated merms with this buff will have glowing eyes.

Shadow Resurrection Merm

After death of loyal to Wurt with "Shadow Resurrection Merm" skill Merm Guard it will drop Shadow Merm Guard. Player can use Pure Horror, so for all loyal shadow merms their damage will be replaced with planar damage. This buff will work only 4 minutes. All mutated merms with this buff will have glowing eyes.

Behavior

They behave like normal Merms, including all the befriended behavior (will chop trees, mine boulders, can wear hats, etc). Unlike regular Merms however, Loyal Merm Guards are immune to epic screeching, such as the screeching done by the Bee Queen.

Merm Guards Cannot be haunted.

Wurt, or any character wearing the Clever Disguise, can recruit Merms as followers by feeding them vegetarian food or raw Fishes for 15 per day (10.3 per day if King of the Merms is alive).

Trivia

• The Loyal Merm Guard was introduced to Don't Starve Together in the Wurt Character Update.
• In her examination quote for the Greater Gestalt, Wurt refers to them as the Mermfold guard.

Gallery

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  A Loyal Merm Guard as seen in a drawing from Art Stream # 94.
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  Loyal Merm Guard on Wurt Skill Tree items concept art from Staying Afloat update stream from Rhymes with Play.

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