Class/race-less Hirelings

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The card named Hireling from Munchkin, Munchkin 3 and Munchkin Legends can carry any Item in the game (except Item Enhancers, Steeds, Ships and a few other specific exceptions). There are other Hirelings with neither Race nor Class that can't carry Items at all, for example, the Budget Hireling.

In general, a Hireling can only carry an Item if it says it can carry an Item, and said description will let you know exactly which type of Items will work for that carried Item.

As for balance, yes, the Hireling card has a much larger range of stuff it can carry. However, it also provides a smaller innate bonus, as most Race/Class Hirelings that can carry Items give a +2 instead of Hireling's +1.