Item(s) for my necromencer

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Marcel Beaudoin wrote:
> I thought back over all of the items that I have seen, and have yet
to see
> anything really useful for a skellimancer, weapon-wise. (I admit the
> possibility that they come later on, he is only L17 right now).
>
> I have managed to acquire a decent number of gems, along with a few
(6 or
> 7) low level runes (can't remember the names off hand).
>
> So, given the above, I am wondering the following: Should I use the
runes
> that I have now to try to build something for my skellimancer, or are
they
> (gems and runes) better off saved for my melee characters?
>

Low level runes should either be used when you can or saved for cubing
into better runes. At level 17 with a necro, you can basically run
around naked and still trash the game.

Mickey

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On 25 Jan 2005 16:08:22 GMT, Marcel Beaudoin
<mbeauINVALID@sympaINVALIDtico.ca> wrote:

>I thought back over all of the items that I have seen, and have yet to see
>anything really useful for a skellimancer, weapon-wise. (I admit the
>possibility that they come later on, he is only L17 right now).
>
>I have managed to acquire a decent number of gems, along with a few (6 or
>7) low level runes (can't remember the names off hand).
>
>So, given the above, I am wondering the following: Should I use the runes
>that I have now to try to build something for my skellimancer, or are they
>(gems and runes) better off saved for my melee characters?

Save 'em. Your necro doesn't need a powerful weapon yet, and at 17
you are actually better off getting a decent weapon for your merc than
for your necro. At that level my necros sometimes just throw javs, or
use the rogue merc's cast-off bow. With Amp and a few skels, that's
plenty to handle anything until Duri. Later on you can make a "White"
wand with some fairly low runes, or just buy an ordinary blue wand
with + to summoning or necro skills, depending on your build.

-- Roy L

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"Mickey" <mickeyb@comcast.net> wrote in
news:1106669959.013947.213110@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> Low level runes should either be used when you can or saved for cubing
> into better runes. At level 17 with a necro, you can basically run
> around naked and still trash the game.

I am finding that is true. With a couple of levels of Amplify, it's all a
matter of attrition.

--
Marcel

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royls@telus.net wrote in news:41f683e1.4941744@news.telus.net:

> Later on you can make a "White"
> wand with some fairly low runes, or just buy an ordinary blue wand
> with + to summoning or necro skills, depending on your build.

Thanks. Sounds lke the plan...

--
Marcel

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Marcel Beaudoin wrote:
> I thought back over all of the items that I have seen, and have yet
> to see anything really useful for a skellimancer, weapon-wise. (I
> admit the possibility that they come later on, he is only L17 right
> now).
>
Arm Of King Leoric:
http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/exceptional/uwan...

Devast8or

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~misfit~ wrote:
> Devast8or wrote:
>> Marcel Beaudoin wrote:
>>> I thought back over all of the items that I have seen, and have yet
>>> to see anything really useful for a skellimancer, weapon-wise. (I
>>> admit the possibility that they come later on, he is only L17 right
>>> now).
>>>
>> Arm Of King Leoric:
>> http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/exceptional/uwan...
>
> I have a love/hate relationship with that wand. My level 91
> skellimancer is using it and, while it's great for the +3 to RS and
> SM and the +2 to summoning and P'nB spells it's the chance to cast
> bone prison that gets me. It's actually killed me a few times,
> throwing up a prison around the necro and a frenzytaur is a
> particularly nasty way to go. There isn't much you can do. Also, I've
> had it throw a Bone Prison up trapping me right next to a burning
> chest. That hurts as well. Now, the only way I'll use the Arm of
> Leoric is with Spellsteel:
>
> http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/exceptional/uaxe...
>
> On switch. I can hit 'W' and teleport my arse out of that bone prison
> now.

That's on my weapon switch too  

Devast8or (no arm though, using Ume's Lament - best I've found so far)

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Marcel Beaudoin wrote:
> "Mickey" <mickeyb@comcast.net> wrote in
> news:1106669959.013947.213110@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Low level runes should either be used when you can or saved for
cubing
> > into better runes. At level 17 with a necro, you can basically run
> > around naked and still trash the game.
>
> I am finding that is true. With a couple of levels of Amplify, it's
all a
> matter of attrition.

This is why I always build a necro first when a new ladder starts. It
is also why I have won the ladder race 3 times  

Mickey