1.2 Mill budget. Need help.

[A.J. Butler]

Currently I have:
Halo of Devilpuss
Illusens Earth Potion
Scarab Ring
Greater Healing Scroll
Downsize!

My pet:
http://www.neopets.com/search.phtml?sele...cutie4ever

[Heiper]

I guess i should ask you if you do 1p or 2p. As I am not that experienced (this is my first set suggestion) I will give you only a few recommendations with each item's estimated TP's price so you can decide for yourself.

If you do 1p:
You can keep the healing scroll and the Downsize!.
You can get rid of your scarab ring (dual-duties won't help you much with that def), your Illusen earth potion (you could try to remplace that with a Honey potion (770k+), but without a freezer that won't be as effective as it can be.Your new weapons should be doing more icons that that, so get rid of it anyway) and maybe also that halo of devilpuss (as it can be sold and exchanged for an Ice Club, Stone Club (around 80k each),Essence of Esophagor(130k+) or even a Pike Pike (140k)

You need at least another weapon. Ramtors Spellbook (475k) seems Ok to me, but there are other alternatives.

You might find useful a full-physical blocker like Winged Scarab (270k+) or one of those Altadur cup prizes (Yooyuball Keepers Chest Guard) only if you got it in the cup.

If you want to freeze try the lousy Snowglobe Staff (23k) or the not-so useful Black Frost Cannon (470k). I'd skip it until you can afford a 100% freezer (6M+), tought.

Uhm, a Royal pet...I guess you're not changing your pet's species, so you won't need any species healer/freezer/weapon.

If you do mostly 2p... I guess someone will post here with all that 2p-battledome wisdom

[rabid_schnauzer]

A.J. Butler Wrote:Currently I have:
Halo of Devilpuss
Illusens Earth Potion
Scarab Ring
Greater Healing Scroll
Downsize!

My pet:
http://www.neopets.com/search.phtml?sele...cutie4ever

Firstly,

Illusen's Earth Potion needs to go, it's a bomb that averages 8 icons, with types that are easily blocked. Back in the days when 6 icons was the best you could do for under 200k that was a deal, but today you can get variable weapons with similar average damage for around 30k and 8 icon constants for 45k.

Next, the Halo of Devilpuss is highly questionable. With the advent of buyable 9 iconers, and cheapo 7+ icon variable weapons the halo's 7.62 average looks weak. But it does do mostly Dark icons, which are hard for 2player opponents to block efficiently until they are at the Golden Compass level of weapons. So if you battle mostly 2player against limited budget opponents, it's worth keeping. Otherwise, ditch it.

Now, looking at your pet's stats:

Quote:HP: 10 / 177
Strength : LEGENDARY (131)
Defence : EXCELLENT (47)
Movement : EXCELLENT (47)
Intelligence : ULTIMATE GENIUS (144)

I'm going to say that if you are going to battle 2 player seriously, you need to make it your number 1 priority to train that defense up to even with your Str.You seem to have the level for it so it shouldn't be too painful. An even defense would open up Leaf Shield and a large number of buyable dual duties as effective weapons for you.

And as much as I love the Scarab Ring, those 6 defensive icons aren't all that great when your Str is 3 boosts higher than your defense. You'd likely be better trading it in for a 7 icon Battle Ready Pencil Box or similar cheap offensive weapon such as Von Roo Dice or 17-Pound Trout or one of the constants I mention below:

Now on to an a set suggestion for a pet with your current stats and 1.2 million to spend.

The first priority needs to be a freezer. If you battle 1 player, you can get by with a Snowglobe Staff and using the "withdraw, heal and repeat until you get a 1st round freeze" tactic with it. If you battle 2player, I'm going to suggest that you get a Black or Rainbow Frost Cannon. I know they don't look impressive, but on average they are slightly better than 10 icon weapons.

Your next priority needs to be a healer. Your Greater Healing Scroll covers that adequately. It is the best option for your stats and price range.

Now comes the very tough choice. You have almost exactly enough left to get a Honey Potion Which is a seriously great bomb that you will have in your set until you have another 10 million or so to spend on it. However getting one leaves you very nearly broke, so you'd be pretty limited in what else you could get.

Alternately you could forgo the bomb and get a set of decent constants and utility weapons. In this 2nd case, you can get the cheaper 10 icon constants and still afford a Winged Scarab which has a full physical block that can be a great defensive option for any pet whose Defense is significantly lower than their Str.

So here's what that set with the Honey Potion would look like:

Rainbow Frost Cannon about 225k on TP now
Greater Healing Scroll
Honey Potion around 775k
Downsize!
Scarab Ring
Earth Faerie Slingshot ~40k
Earth Faerie Slingshot ~40k
Final slot is eitherPurple Sticky Hand or Shooting Star Muffin depending if you want the stealer or are willing to use a single use item for extra damage.

Alternately the Slingshots could be replaced with the slightly cheaper Enchanted Wooden Bow or the slightly more expensive Tyrannian Lupe Tooth or maybe even Ice Club

And here's what the set without it would look like:

Black Frost Cannon ~440k on TP
Greater Healing Scroll
Downsize!
Winged Scarab
Staff of Righteous Fury
Staff of Righteous Fury - these are listing at 500k on tp right now, but there is one in auctions at 300k with no bids, so I'm going to assume you can find them at 275k. If you can't, then look for Scuzzys Comb instead.
Golden Compass ~175k,
Final slot changes with opponent: Purple Sticky Hand, Shooting Star Muffin or 50% fragile Reflector (any of Double Dryer, Dual Battle Mirror, Shovel Plus, Super U-bend, Turbo Flame Reflector, Ultra Dark Reflectorb you should be able to afford one of each here.)

The combo of winged scarab for a full physical block and a reflector to even out one other icon type will give you a viable defense despite your low defense stat.

The SoRFs shine in one player, where their variability is an advantage

The the dark defense on the Golden Compass isn't great now, but as you train it will get better and it gives you an attack with slightly different iconage. Alternately Essence of Esophagor is a 9 icon weapon with completely different icons.

[shadownight]

apart of your stats, im on the same situation of you.

1st:an ntermediate and advance set has an structure:

1st weapon
2nd weapon
3rd weapon
healer
freezer
stealer
1st shield
2nd shield

for your 1st weapons slot try to put your weaker weapon of three ones, a golden compass could fit here, then on 2nd slot put your best multi-use weapon, can be ramtors spellbook, scuzzys comb or staff of righterous fury(last one isnt best recomended by me, because its random and could be that when youre needing make a huge damage only do 7 icons and it isnt good) at 3rd slot your bomb honey potion.

then the healer, still with the GHS. for your freezer the black frost cannon or snowglobe staff will fit(like with the staff of blablabla fury, i dont like it to much because the cannon does 5 icons while waiting the freeze and the staff can break for battle witouth freeze ) at 1st shield downsize and at 2nd shield depends: if 1p, the sugested defense in 1p profiles at this page and if its 2p, leaf shield, magic patched hat, shiny shoal shell shield, and mystical white cloak defends comon icons(the ssss neutralizes both bat ofense and the cloak the AFC)

for the price=
golden compass:175k
ramtors, scuzzys or staff: no more 600k
Honey potion:770k
snowglobe or BFC: 320k
leaf shield, magic hat, ssss or mystical cloak: no more than 27k

less=
halo:100k
IEP:3k
scarab ring:1.5k

=1,618k(if you choosen the most expensive)

[shadownight]

i forgot the stealer, for these best train up your speed to 100 and buy an heavy robe of thievery or obviate it and put an bat

[Heiper]

Quote:forgot the stealer, for these best train up your speed to 100 and buy an heavy robe of thievery or obviate it and put an bat

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You need 200 agility to use the heavy robe of thievery.

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