Is there another +skills equip early game?

[Amy]

I've farmed Stonebinder's Cuffs from gorgons at the very end of the first act. But I want +1 more to summon the 3rd wolf (I play Ritualist). Is there any other +skill equip early game? And where to find it? (I've tried to google it - but with no success)

[ninakoru]

Well you have the revenant set from the skeletons on the tombps of act 2, but you could be there hours for a single drop. Some uniques have + skills, also on act 3 you could vendor farm for a hallowed helmet.

[slayor3000]

As above said the best option is an Hallowed Helm. From act 3 on find a vendor with a rebirth fountain close by. If he has no Hallowed Helm just exit to main screen, restart game and try again. Can take as little as 15 seconds each time to see if he has one.

[Amy]

Thank you.

[Necanthrope]

You can get level 12 staffs and amulets that give +1. The level 25 versions give +2. You should be able to get those by shop farming. This is probably your best option.

These other lower level items spring to mind:

Harmony (bracelet) lvl 20
Crystal of Erubus (charm) lvl 24
Vest of the Wandering Goat (chest) lvl 25
Druidic Wreath (artifact) lvl 25

The rest you know about i.e. Stonebinders and Hallowed / Revenant from ninakoru. I wouldn't recommend farming Revenant. However if you have a character with access to Act 3 shopping for a Hallowed Helm is an option. They have a base level of 15.

[Amy]

It's my first character. She's close to the end of act 2. I think I can wait for the helm. Or do amulets you've mentioned appear earlier? (I'm not sure I have enough Int for staff - I've put too many points elsewhere)

[MedeaFleecestealer]

If you're a petmancer then you shouldn't be putting points into anything other than intel and dex to equip items.

As said amulets and staves giving +1 to a particular mastery (in your case Nature) are L12 items so should drop or be able to be bought in shops.

[chris.ferrantegerard]

An amulet or staff with the Wanderer's fix gives +1 Nature. It's probably the easiest way to get the second +nature early on. You can check the vendors to see if they have one for sale. Hallowed Helms are also good but are very rare until late normal.

[sarcastic_godot]

Originally posted by slayor3000:

As above said the best option is an Hallowed Helm. From act 3 on find a vendor with a rebirth fountain close by. If he has no Hallowed Helm just exit to main screen, restart game and try again. Can take as little as 15 seconds each time to see if he has one.

Faster: Zap between cities in Act 3.
E.g. spawn in Great Wall, check the vendor, zap to Babylon Outskirts, check the verndors, zap back to Great Wall,... ...rinse. repeat.

Vendor Inventories are re-rolled when you enter the map or look at another vendor's inventory.

Also, look at the staves and amulets on sale... ..."Wanderer's Staff/Amulet" = +1 Nature skills. Or, with amulets from Chang'an onwards: "Divine" = +1 AllSkills. The latter trade for a million gold or two, though, so have some cash at hand.

Also, looking and buying a Hallowed helmet would be a good choice, because it also gives a fat chunk of Vitality Resistance, which you will need eventually.

the +Nature stuff is pretty common, so that'd be my recommendation to go for where you are right now - it can be found at vendors as early as Delphi or Athens.

[MedeaFleecestealer]

Also if you find a Mastery shrine along the way that boosts all your skills by 4 so if you have wolves maxed at 16/16 then when you hit one of those you can then call up a 3rd wolf who'll stick around until they die.

[Amy]

I've bought a +1 Nature amulet from the Western Silk Road vendor. Thanks all.

[ninakoru]

Originally posted by Becca:

I've bought a +1 Nature amulet from the Western Silk Road vendor. Thanks all.

Yeah, I missed the easiest way to reach the objective :)

For a first playthrough, I strongly suggest you still vendor farm that helmet with the hallowed prefix, not only is +1 to all skills, also comes with 40-60% vitality resistance, that is invaluable in the act 3 last boss and many enemies and bosses on act 4.

[Amy]

Originally posted by ninakoru:

For a first playthrough, I strongly suggest you still vendor farm that helmet with the hallowed prefix, not only is +1 to all skills, also comes with 40-60% vitality resistance, that is invaluable in the act 3 last boss and many enemies and bosses on act 4.

Thank you. I'll keep it in mind.

I've decided to start a new Ritualist. I think I've messed up with stat points. I want to try another build. Now, with some equip from my first run, it would be easier and faster.

It's funny. First time I needed to farm for the Cuffs after finishing the first act. This time the very first group of gorgons dropped one. And the second or third group dropped one more! ) In the Pythian Caves.