I never lost with this party!
My perfect party combination:
Name, race, class, preffered weapon
1) Me, Human, Combat Mage, fire mastery
2) Deru, Dryad, Ranger, bow
3) Lothar, Half-Giant, Melee, sword and shield
4) Taar, Dryad, Nature Mage, ice mastery and healing
5) Eva, Human, Melee, two swords (veteran)
6) Vix, Human, Ranged, thrown weapon (elite)
This is good because: In mercenary these are the first 4 characters you can get. To create a good balance all must have a different class. Here is how it works in combat: Lothar goes in and stops the enemy from attacking the rest, Taar constantly heals him and he has high defence so he doesn't die, I weaken the enemy and attack them with Deru. For veteran mode I use also Eva to strengthen my melee barage because enemies are tougher and do more damage. Finaly for elite, I use also Vix for aditional ranged damge. I could explain every detail, but this is enough.
