New player - Necromancer

[BigDon]

I'm pretty new to Diablo 2. I have had a few characters and this is my first Necromancer. I have been following a build I found...

Summoner/Magic Find Necromancer by lMarcusl


http://www.diablowiki.com/Summoner/M...er_by_lMarcusl

I would like to ask a question about Magic find. This build says that "incredibly high" magic find will help you find gear that could boost strength enough to equip desired items. My question is... How do I begin finding MF items early on? Any tips? Do I need to farm certain areas? Or proceed through game?

Thanks for help. I appreciate the help.

[Ladvarian]

Not sure about that version of the Necro summoner, but I know this one is tried and trusted by many. NightFish's Fishymancer. The main difference is that he maxes Corpse Explosion. Edit: Sorry saw Revive at first then realized that it was Fire Golem. This might work as the Fire Golem would draw attention to him instead of you. The only problem is if he draws attention from off the screen to more mobs than your minions can handle. Good luck with which ever guide you choose to use.

As for where to start MF I suggest progressing through the game until you get to Nightmare Mephisto. That is where a lot of characters stop, run him for a while then move onto Hell Mephisto. You might also want to stop at Nightmare Baal if you still need a few levels before Hell. Good luck.

[BigDon]

Not sure about that version of the Necro summoner, but I know this one is tried and trusted by many. NightFish's Fishymancer. The main difference is that he maxes Corpse Explosion and only puts one point into Revive. Revive can be bumped up from +skill tree items that you get along the way. 20 points in Revive seems more than you will ever use.

As for where to start MF I suggest progressing through the game until you get to Nightmare Mephisto. That is where a lot of characters stop, run him for a while then move onto Hell Mephisto. You might also want to stop at Nightmare Baal if you still need a few levels before Hell. Good luck.

Thank you for recommending that build. I may start again as I'm not too far into it, Only level 15 or so.

Is there a limted amount of times you can respec stats?

[Ladvarian]

Please see my edit from above.

You are given one 'free' respec for each of the difficulties, Normal, Nightmare and Hell. It is from the same quest Act I Quest I. The others must be earned or traded for from other players. Hell Act Bosses drop essences, one of each combined creates a token of absolution which allows for respecilization.

Also depending on your computer and internet connection having that many minions at one time might cause a lot of lag.

[Black Lotus]

How do I begin finding MF items early on? Any tips? Do I need to farm certain areas?

I'd recommend running normal baal, nm mephisto/baal and finally hell Cows/Diablo/Baal/other 85lvl areas.

Magic find mods on your gear just improve the rate you get unique and rare items, but not too much.

Everyone's ladder summoner build is:

1pt into amplify damage, decrepify and summoning skills
max raise skeleton, then
max corpse explosion, then
max golem mastery/skeleton mastery and rest in mages if you like them.

If you like mages even more, max it before golem mastery.