giving weapons to pets?
 

I played a non-pet class to 65 until pop before I quit, and never really figured out the whole deal with giving weapons to pets. Would someone be kind enough to link an article or explain the benefits/ how giving weapons to pets enhances dps?

I'm planning to roll an enchanter on p1999... not sure if this changes the rules vs. necro or mage pets. Thanks

summoned items had stats an procs of which the pet gain, for example sword of runes i believe procs ward summoned a lot of extra dps if say you was soloing in the hole.

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Not sure about the effects of the weapons, really. Here are some observations, however.

If you give skeleton pets weapons with a proc (like the velium weapons) they will proc if the skeleton is the right level.

If the skeleton is under lvl 16 then they need a magic weapon to hurt enchanted creatures (ghouls, mummie, wisps...).

note, skeletons needs to be about level 12 to do magic damage without weapons

For all practical purposes, there is only an effect if there's a proc

Rover looks cool with a reaper too.