Kinda new, not really knowing what to do.

Hello, I started playing like a week ago again since 1.09 and started a fishymancer. I have gotten up too hell baal (boosted) but I am unable to kill him with my current gear (no CB on merc and overall bad gear). So what do you think I should do? I need to improve my gear, but what is the best place to get new gear when you have as bad gear as I do now?

I have a Lore helmet, Rhymy shield a uniqe wand with +2 necro and some other stats, and around 100% MF, and thats basically it:/

Any help is appriciated, thanks|||what lvl are you??|||Sorry, forgot to include, I am level 79, almost hitting 80. But my gear is dreadful, if it wasent for my merc I doubt I would even kill stuff (+3 all skills in total) :P|||http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=758633|||Hello, thanks Zarniwoop I read it through altough I don't understand how I easily will get the Homonculus and +3 amu and a skiller charm... I'm still kinda new to this, any advice?|||while that gear would make it easier a summon necro can finish this game naked any gear is just a +

but even with good gear bosses can be the biggest probs a summancer can run into

the best way to make bosses easier is to use a clay glome and decrep

you may lose damage since your not useing amp but the safety is worth it|||Watch the trade forums for the realm you play on.

You'll likely get at least a lem or a pul from your hellforge in nightmare/hell and that alone can get you a homunculus. I personally wouldn't pay over lem for a homunculus.

Save all your rals, nefs, pgems, and other runes and trade them for lems and puls.

Arm of King Leoric is a Lem max.

People throw away +3 necro summoning amulets. You can get one for essentially nothing but a couple pgems.

It just takes a bit of effort and practice in the trading forums. I know it looks intimidating now, but its not nearly as bad as it seems. None of the starter gear I've suggested is in any way expensive.|||I traded Junk Jewels for a Homonculus (USWL) a few days ago - it's a fairly cheap item.

I also keep my gold rolling in and gamble for amulets - you might get lucky.

Plus - crafting caster amulets can get decent results too; if you can't find a +3 to trade for...|||Thanks for all the tips, some of my problems got solved earlier tonight tough. One very kind person on mirc gave me quite alot of gear, so my mf is up to 300 and my skeleton skill to 30 so it's a bit easier now atleast, still gonna trade me a homonculus tough.

But thanks for the input|||If you're not level 93+ the supplies for crafting caster amulets are much more valuable in trades than the results of any crafting attempts would be. If you just need a +3 amulet gambling is a much more cost effective way to try for one.

If you're having trouble with baal naked at level 80 then keep leveling. Just do baal runs, clear WSK, minions, and try to kill baal. Eventually you'll level enough to kill him on your own and the drops in these areas are all fantastic. On top of all that the xp is fantastic too. If gloams give you trouble just make new games when you see them or work on your dim vision.