New to classic questions

[Jahgro]

I've played LoD before, however I wanted to switch to something simpler, where I didn't have to worry about charms and runes and everything else that goes with LoD.

I'm currently making a CE Summoner and I had a few questions about it. First I heard I can buy a +3 Raise Skeleton wand in act 1 normal. I've been looking for a while and haven't found one yet. Am I doing something wrong? who do I buy it from?

I haven't found any shields (i.e. heads) that necros use. Are bottled heads only for LoD, or have I just been unlucky?

[Zelator]

I don't know about the wand thing, but necro heads are LoD only. Btw, make sure to get the Attract curse, you'll need it for getting the first corpses. (I think you can stack Attract + Amp)

[HegemonKhan]

shops are based on character level, so u might need to be higher clvl for a +3 raise skel. though normally u can get + 1-3 for a specific skill. it's random whether u get +1, +2, or +3 for a specific skill. u can of course get the best possible: +2 skill, +3 specific skill, +3 specific skill, +3 specific skill, 10-20% FCR, etc... on skill weapons (wands, staves, scepters).

but at a low clvl i'm not sure if it effects whether u can get a +3 raise skel wand or not or multiple +1-3 specific skills on wand/scepter/staff or not

no curse can override (replace) the attract curse on a monster. other monsters who do NOT have the attract on them can be casted with whatever curse like amp.

i'm unsure if amp works when monsters are attacking monsters (from attract or confuse).

it may be that amp only triggers for U, when u (or your minions) attack, giving you or minions double damage to that amp curse-effected monster.

i can't tell if the amp effect of double damage is applied when monster attacks monster (from attract or confuse)

if amp works with both attract and confuse, it's worthless for attract since only monster (the attracted one) is attacking the other monsters (the ones with amp on them). it be more useful if used with confuse, if it works that is.

[Jahgro]

Adding to my New to classic questions.

Aren't there supposed to be socketed body armor? I haven't found any body armor with sockets in them.

[Zelator]

Adding to my New to classic questions.

Aren't there supposed to be socketed body armor? I haven't found any body armor with sockets in them.

Only rare armors can get sockets in classic using the 3 PSkulls + 1 SOJ formula.

[HegemonKhan]

to re-iterate zelator:

there is NO socketed body armor in classic. that is for LOD.

the only way is by the soj socket cube recipe, and it adds ONE socket to a rare item (*body armor*, weapon, shield) which does NOT have any sockets before u use the soj cube recipe.

also, if u see any socketed uniques...that's done via IL-legal, policy-violating means. the recent patch seemed to have eliminated the method people had used to be able to do this.