How does act3 mages fare in 1.10?

[WarBlade]

If i remember right from the stats of hirelings in 1.09, those hired in normal could attain their max ability at lvl 55. Which would be skill lvl 18 for their abilities. Which would ramp up by 1 every 5 levels.

More like 3 or 4 levels. ;)

But with it gone, they can potentially have much more damaging skills, but does it hold up at all?

Having played an Avenger in Act 5 Hell, I found the Cold Iron Wolves hold up very nicely, unsurprisingly considering the governing character's maxed out Conviction. I'd Imagine a Holy Freeze Mercenary would be another nice addition to such a character, but considering a Paladin's lack of points to spend in Vitality, the Iron Wolf's freezing capability came as a fantastic blessing. His damage output was quite nice too. B)

An Iron Wolf remains an option, particularly for Conviction using Paladins and Lower Resist throwing Necromancers.