necro shield question

[divinius]

i just found a 2 socket preserved head its not a blue item or a yellow item or a gold or green just a 2 socket head but it has plus 3 to raise skeletal mage i know i wish it was raise skeleton instead of mage but my question is a preserved head the same as shields as far as runewords like for instance rhyme shael eth thanks for your help

[DIEnamic]

cant really say I've seen a runeword in a necro shield, but I'm fairly certain that they do work. afterall, a shield is a shield.

don't take my advice and waste your shael eth if I'm wrong, wait for someone who knows for sure to confirm it :o

[Mad Mantis]

Yes, runewords work in Necro Shrunken Heads.

[gotfocus]

Yes, Mantis is right. I always use a rhyme shrunken head until I find something better to use. +resists, magic find, cant be frozen, and the staff mods to boot; its a great and somewhat easy piece of equipment to get.

[divinius]

thanks for your help everyone i love rhyme i use it on every char until i find something better and then i seen the plus 3 to skeleton mages so i was hoping it would work

[Dalfaldor]

I love some Splendor Necromancer Heads. :)

http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload8/Splendor.png

[Hipknowsis]

I highly suggest waiting for a better head than that. I found a +3 RS +3 SM wand in normal without even trying, just playing through the game... anything is possible!

*Hipknowsis

[divinius]

does anyone know max block or vitality for a skelliemancer
i was thinking vitality since i will have an army of tanks in front of me but maybe max block is better?? thanks for your help

[Dalfaldor]

Are you sure this thread is right place for this question?
Ah, never mind.

Max block for Skelemancer is good when you face hard melee monster, like when you teleport blindly into a pack of them, of something teleports near you, or get revived near you, or when you enter unsafe TP, or when you meet a pack of hard ghosts after entering a stairway in Countess' Tower...

Max Vitality is good when you face piercing attack monsters like gloams or spear cats, when your large army means nothing.

Choosing dexterity or vitality is a matter or personal preference. I like vitality. With 2x Ravens, Torch and Annihilus I have 100+ dexterity which is enough for about 20%-50% block, depending on shield, Guardian Angel and Safety Amulet.

[HoboGod]

...i know i wish it was raise skeleton instead of mage...

You mean like this one (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/HoboGod/splendor.gif)? In the words of Bender: "Hahahaha, compare your lives to mine and then kill yourselves." :flip:

But in all seriousness, a shield like this isn't hard to find, just keep your eye out when doing trist runs with new chars. If it's white, the socket quest will provide 2 sockets.