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Eirena the Enchantress is one of the three classes of followers in Diablo III.

She is a ranged-attacker, a spell-caster, and a buffer, with some spells resembling those of the Wizard.

Full info about Followers in Diablo III.
- Kormac the Templar.
- Lydon the Scoundrel.

Lore

Enchantress concept art.

The follower Eirena has the most shadowy and ambiguous lore out of the three followers. In an interview with FZ.se[1], Leonard Boyarsky had this to say about her:

Then we have the Enchantress - Eirena – whose past is shrouded in mystery. She follows a mysterious figure called The Prophet and is good at controlling groups of enemies. The player will learn more about her dark past as they progress through the main story.

Each follower has their own questline that the player can choose to pursue if they wish, but Eirena's plot is the least known of the three. It is possible that she may have some interaction with elements in Caldeum, as she seems to dip into the same arcane arts as the Wizard.

Gear

The followers in Diablo III are much more restricted in what they can equip from what we've seen in the mercenaries in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.

It is currently unknown what items the Enchantress can equip, or what the restrictions are, outside of what has been seen at this point. Eirena can equip two rings, an amulet, a unique unlockable item at level 25 which is earned through her questline's completion, and she has been seen thus far brandishing a two-handed staff.

Like the other followers, Eirena has three tiers of gear progression, which are based upon level.

Three levels of gear progression for the Enchantress.

Skills

Much like the player character classes, followers are able to learn a few skills or spells at specific level milestones. Not much is known about the skills, currently, besides their names and when they are unlocked. Players may choose one skill from each tier. Follower skills cannot be modified by runes, and they only have one rank.

While, oddly enough, gaining some of the Necromancer's abilities from Diablo II, the spell kit for the Enchantress appears to be very similar to that which is seen with the Wizard, namely a fixation on unstable Arcane powers.

Unlocked at Level 5

Disorient --Cast a flash of confusion on a group of enemies in an area, causing them stumble around disoriented (blind) for X seconds. Damage done to confused targets will break the effect. 15 second cooldown.

Forceful Push

Charm --Charms an enemy to fight for you for X seconds. 15 second cooldown.

Unlocked at Level 10

Decoy --When low on Life, the enchantress creates an illusory copy of herself that lasts for X seconds. The decoy cannot fight but will distract enemies.

Reflect Missiles

Powered Armor

Unlocked at Level 15

Focused Mind

Amplify Damage

Lowered Resistance

Unlocked at Level 20

Energize -- Instantly replenishes the player's resource to its maximum amount.^[1]

Energy Bomb -- Damages enemies near the player, heals the player, and grants life-steal for 15 seconds.^[1] Leonard Boyarsky mentioned this skill in an interview at AusGamers:^[2]

If you give the Enchantress a thing called energy bomb -- which is one of my favourite things that she does -- she’ll cease that when the player gets down to a certain percent of health because it’s this big bomb that goes off. She automatically does that when you get down to a certain amount of health.

Guidance -- Passively increases the players chance to find magical items, making Eirena the perfect companion for loot runs.^[1]

Media

You can find pictures in the Diablo III screenshot and picture gallery:

Enchantress character sheet.
Enchantress gear progression.
The Enchantress in action.
Concept art for the Enchantress.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 New Followers Info from PC Gamer -- IncGamers, 15th July 2011
↑ Diablo III Leonard Boyarski Interview -- AusGamers, 13th May 2011

Fz.se Interview With Leonard Boyarsky on Followers -- 13th May 2011

[gamer-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 New Followers Info from PC Gamer -- IncGamers, 15th July 2011

[2] Diablo III Leonard Boyarski Interview -- AusGamers, 13th May 2011

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