New to playing the mage and have couple questions

[Lojik]

Originally Posted by ripwind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've been trying to find some details on the pet focus items. Besides reclaim energy, what do they actually do? Summon a max-level pet at all times? And at what level do they take effect?

Thanks!
-Rip

There are four focus items, one for each line of pets. When held in main hand, summoning a pet of that type will be stronger, at least up to the level 49 spells. For the 50+ spells you need the staves of elemental mastery.

[ripwind]

Originally Posted by Lojik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are four focus items, one for each line of pets. When held in main hand, summoning a pet of that type will be stronger, at least up to the level 49 spells. For the 50+ spells you need the staves of elemental mastery.

Ahh, cool. Got it. So does that affect, for example, the level 4 pet as well? I know it would be unlikely to have a focus item at that point, but I'm curious.

[diplo]

the focus torch will make your fire pet's HP equivalent to the earth pet. Add that with the innate DS, it will melt npcs.

[kaos057]

I think they work for any 24+ pet. And they just make them a little stronger/higher level than normal. You just have to equip the focus item for whatever pet you are summoning before you summon. Then you can switch back to your good weapon (if you have one).

[Estu]

I believe focus items work for any pets, even the level 4 ones.

[Sollix]

Shouldn't Agatha be answering all of these questions?

[BarackObooma]

Hi guys, I just came back after a year off and I have a 54 mage with a staff of elemental mastery equipped. I went to solo some seafuries and was surprised when my 52 fire pet's damage shield was only doing 2 damage to them. Is this a bug, did they nerf fire pet's damage shield? I was having to buff it with shield of lava.

[Malone88]

Originally Posted by Sollix [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Shouldn't Agatha be answering all of these questions?

I also yield respectfully to Agatha...

[Sarius]

Maybe the pet being a wizard pet cast the wizard DS on it and that over-wrote the regular DS. I never really screwed around with fire pets after decoy because of their reputation for being absolute garbage

[p-niner]

Originally Posted by BarackObooma [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hi guys, I just came back after a year off and I have a 54 mage with a staff of elemental mastery equipped. I went to solo some seafuries and was surprised when my 52 fire pet's damage shield was only doing 2 damage to them. Is this a bug, did they nerf fire pet's damage shield? I was having to buff it with shield of lava.

Definately sounds like a bug.