Mercenary Rank
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Mercenary Rank, also known as Assault Rank, is the rank system used by Salaheem's Sentinels in Treasures of Aht Urhgan content.
Increasing Mercenary Rank unlocks additional Imperial Standing rewards from Imperial Gate Guards and affects Sanction duration.
Players begin as Private Second Class after joining Salaheem's Sentinels. On HorizonXI, the current ToAU mission table lists the PSC Wildcat Badge as a reward from Immortal Sentries, while President Salaheem grants Assault access.
Rank-Up Points
Mercenary Rank promotions are earned by completing Assault missions and accumulating rank-up points.
Expected rank-up point behavior:
- First successful completion of a specific Assault mission: 5 rank-up points.
- Repeat successful completion of a previously completed Assault mission: 1 rank-up point.
- Failed Assault mission: 0 rank-up points.
- Rank-up points cap at 25 until the next promotion quest is completed.
- Any excess points earned after reaching the cap are lost until the player promotes.
- Abquhbah can provide a rough progress assessment through the Mercenary Assessments dialogue.
Promotion NPCs
| NPC | Location | Purpose |
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| Naja Salaheem | I-10 | Begins most promotion quests and manages Salaheem's Sentinels. |
| Abquhbah | I-10 | Provides Mercenary Assessments and begins certain promotion quests. |
Ranks
| Abbr. | Mercenary Rank | Badge | Unlock / Promotion | Start NPC | Notes |
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| PSC | Private Second Class |  PSC Wildcat Badge
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Immortal Sentries | Naja Salaheem | Initial Mercenary Rank. Grants access to early Aht Urhgan mercenary systems.
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| PFC | Private First Class | PFC Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Private First Class | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| SP | Superior Private | SP Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Superior Private | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| LC | Lance Corporal | LC Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Lance Corporal | Abquhbah | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| C | Corporal | C Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Corporal | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| S | Sergeant | S Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Sergeant | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| SM | Sergeant Major | SM Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Sergeant Major | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| CS | Chief Sergeant | CS Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Chief Sergeant | Abquhbah | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| SL | Second Lieutenant | SL Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Second Lieutenant | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions.
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| FL | First Lieutenant | FL Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: First Lieutenant | Naja Salaheem | Requires enough rank-up points from successful Assault missions. |
| Cpt | Captain | Captain Wildcat Badge
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Promotion: Captain | Abquhbah | Final Mercenary Rank. Expected to require completion of all 50 Assault missions and Aht Urhgan Mission 48: Eternal Mercenary. Benefits may include free Runic Portal travel, free Alzadaal Undersea Ruins access, and an additional Imperial Army I.D. Tag reserve slot.
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Benefits
Higher Mercenary Rank may provide the following benefits:
- Access to additional Imperial Standing rewards from Imperial Gate Guards.
- Increased Sanction duration.
- Progression through Assault promotion quests.
- Access to higher-rank Assault missions.
See Imperial Standing for rank-gated reward lists and Sanction for Sanction duration.
Notes
- Mercenary Rank is separate from nation Rank.
- Rank-up progress is earned through successful Assault completions.
- Promotion quests reset the player's stored rank-up points after completion.
- Captain is the final Mercenary Rank, but HorizonXI release timing is unknown at this time.
