Awesome feedback guys. I am very familiar with the concept of my necro pet and his ability to dual wield, but the ward summoned only working vs summoned mobs is the aspect I was mentally missing. I assume this 'bug' was recently 'fixed' and that's the reason for them no longer being effective in typical encounters.
When I'm going to farm essence of shadow from the shadowed men, I suppose it'll still be worth my time to find a local mage to summon me some pet toys.
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Thanks for the insight, peeps; I appreciate it.