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1. Yup, there are various weapons that mages can summon, pre-50 the best is 'Hand of Ixiblat' which procs 160dmg. There is also a mantle they can summon that adds 650hp and a whole list of other stats, as well as the generic summoned plate and an 11% haste belt.
2. You buy them in bazaar or have a mage summon/hand them to you. Hand them to your pet (One at a time or all at once, doesn't matter - but make sure to hand each piece of armor separate, don't just give the pet the bag)
3. Quite a lot, actually, at level 39 my fire pet triples for 40 with pet weapons, whereas he'd normally hit for around 30. The difference is a lot more noticeable early on.
4. Its doubtful you'll find a mage standing around in PoK, but I'd say 5-15pp for two hands and mantle. The going price in Bazaar, on Prexus, is about 10pp per Hand and 5-10pp per mantle.
5. A lot, even though the proc is rare, it is 160dmg, and the weapons are definitely disposable, as they're summoned (No Rent)

Yes , we get root at around level 34 I believe. I just started using it for root/dot'ing.

Not trying to be argumentative, but everything in your post is incorrect. All the illusions you listed are castable on pets and they DO stack. This was changed in a patch sometime last year, maybe October or around there.

Check it out. It works. Your pet will only have the look of one illusion, but both buffs will show up and you can see both procs go off.

The reason I brought it was in regards to pet toys, really, so I don't think it is really off topic. I was just trying to point out that if you have a chanter around, getting NDT on your pet is a good thing to help increase the proc rate of pet toys.

I practice Smithing and give my pets Tae Ew Tunic and Legging all the time, as they don't Sell in Bazaar. If the Mage has time ask for the Mantle, Ring, Earring, Necklace, and Bracer also, 6AC and 45hp ea (level 66 types). Pets have all the slots you do excet only 1 Finger, Wrist, and Ear. A well dressed pet makes a big difference in how much damage they can take at any level. When DoD came out 6 months ago they introduced a Pet Bug where pets were not getting AC and HP from gear. As a soloing Mage I had noticed it on my first pet (lvl 66 Air pet) and started testing to see what had happened to pets when I discovered the bug, took about 2 months to get it corrected.
Hand of Ixiblat: 10/20 +3 Fire Damage +50hp and a 160 Fire proc, Proc at level 10.
Blade of Walnan: 10/20 +3 Magic Dam. +50hp and a 160 Magic Proc, Procs at level 40.
Blade of Kedge: 10/20 +3 Cold Dam. +50hp and a 160 Cold proc, again at 40





Edited, Thu Feb 16 15:37:42 2006 by Krackum

That is sure true, I wonder how many useless previously true, but not true now things are effecting my play style. Maybe we need a new thread, called "Hey didja know..."



Edited, Fri Feb 17 07:35:26 2006 by Kelti

I don't think you are saying this, but I just wanted to clarify that I figured that you were unaware of the change (and therefore was not calling you a liar). I came upon it myself when it was changed purely by accident. Also, I only use Trickster's when I need to do everything I possible can to make sure a pet (or person) gets aggro (due to the hate proc) or I can am trying to solo something and I want every ounce of DPS I can muster.

Also trying to stay on topic - other things you can do to increase pet weapon proc rate - look for super cheap high dexterity items in the bazaar. As I think someone already mentioned, if you shroud before logging, you can keep your pet and as along as you don't die; so it can sometimes make sense to put some fairly decent gear on a pet if you think you can keep it around awhile.