Where can these be shopped from and or where at do they drop? Can they be cubed? +5 and +6

You know how bad mages are, right?

That said, mages are a T3 staffmod.

Staffmods Tiers vs iLvl
01 ≤ iLvl ≤ 11: T1, T2 (base T1)
12 ≤ iLvl ≤ 18: T1, T2, T3 (base T2)
19 ≤ iLvl ≤ 24: T1, T2, T3, T4 (base T3)
25 ≤ iLvl ≤ 36: T2, T3, T4, T5 (base T4) (D2C: iLvl ≥ 25)
37 ≤ iLvl ≤ 99: T3, T4, T5, T6 (base T5) (D2X only)

+2 all is an alvl 50
+3 skilltab is alvl 60

So you could optimize your chances to get a +5 or +6 mages wand by rerolling an Unearthed Wand (qlvl 86) with either :
3 chipped
3 normal
Or 3 flawless gems

Those 3 formulas will set the ilvl to 25 (if rolled with chipped) or 30 (if rolled with normal/flawless) which will improve your odds to roll T3, while also maintaining the capacity to roll +2 nec or +3 summons due to the high qlvl.

Here’s the alvl formula that explains this last part (if you care) :
IF (Mlvl > 0)
THEN Alvl = MAX(ilvl;qlvl) + Mlvl
ELSE IF (MAX(ilvl;qlvl)<(99-INT(qlvl/2))
THEN Alvl = (MAX(ilvl;qlvl)-INT(qlvl/2))
ELSE Alvl = (2*MAX(ilvl;qlvl)-99))

Elite wands don’t have any bonus magic lvl (Mlvl).
You could also reroll in the same way a Grave Wand (qlvl 49) with a bonus Mlvl of +1, which would always be able to roll affixes up to alvl 50 (49+1).
This one wouldn’t be able to roll +3 summons tho…

What’s nice about the 3 reroll formulas above is that you get a “free larzuk quest” with each reroll having 50/50 chance to get 1 or 2 os.

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Mar 26 2025 07:25pm

Does raise skeletons spawn on wands and shields? Or only raise skele mages?

And these unearthed and grave does it matter if white or magic or rare?

This post was edited by BigPeePee on Mar 26 2025 07:51pm

yup, but its T1, so you wont ever see it when you farm areas above ilvl 24

Which wands would be T1 and where can those be found and or shopped?

Like I posted already :

Staffmods Tiers vs iLvl
01 ≤ iLvl ≤ 11: T1, T2 (base T1)
12 ≤ iLvl ≤ 18: T1, T2, T3 (base T2)
19 ≤ iLvl ≤ 24: T1, T2, T3, T4 (base T3)
25 ≤ iLvl ≤ 36: T2, T3, T4, T5 (base T4) (D2C: iLvl ≥ 25)
37 ≤ iLvl ≤ 99: T3, T4, T5, T6 (base T5) (D2X only)

You can’t get T1 staffmods on items with ilvl 25+

Sadly the 3 formulas I gave you will set the ilvl to either 25 or 30.
So the only options the get T1 is by farming low lvl areas (early normal) but then again, sadly the treasure class will be too low to drop wand with qlvl high enough to be able to roll +2nec of +3summons.

The only options left?
You’ll need to manipulate the ilvl of one of these wands :
Unearthed Wand (qlvl 86)
Lich Wand (qlvl 75)
Grave Wand (qlvl 49, mlvl 1)

Option 1 :
Imbue any of those with a clvl 8
They will be ilvl 12, able to roll T1 and the 3 wands above will still be able to roll +2 nec

Option 2 :
Reroll with 6pskull on a clvl 1 char
Each time you reroll, the ilvl will be set to
iLvl = int(.4 * cLvl) + int(.4 * iLvl)
Which means you’ll quickly lower the ilvl to put it in the required 1 to 24 range and, like the above option, be able to roll T1 with +2 nec

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Mar 26 2025 09:35pm

All that said…
Your desire to find/create such a wand lets me believe you have no idea on how to build a summoner

I understand. And I do, I've got mine built already just need to get him a wand and shield but only want the specifics I'm asking about... So i need to know where to look, cuz it seems to be an on going forever iso 😆 so I'm taking matters into my own hands.

And I need 4x 44-45lifers still. Any who thank you for the helpful info I appreciate it 🫡

This post was edited by BigPeePee on Mar 26 2025 10:43pm

Hey my pleasure

So... am I right to assume that you're building some kind of bm pvp summoner for pubs?

edit:
Oh and btw, all the info given about wands can be applied for voodoo heads too
Well, except the 3 reroll formulas using chip/norm/flawless gems cuz this is only for weapons...

Get a rare blood lord skull and reroll it on a clvl1 with 6x pskulls
Or imbue a white blood lord skull at clvl 8 and again keep rerolling like above
The qlvl 85 ensure it can roll affixes up to lvl 71 even if you drop its ilvl down to 1
Same with succubus skull (qlvl 81) but this one has less block% and base def...

LMK if you need anything else
And I wouldn't mind either to have a look at your build if you wanna pm me a link to a maxroll planner or whatever (just in case you want an external review from someone who knows quite a bit about summoners haha)

This post was edited by SinsOfTheSun on Mar 27 2025 06:09am

Rolling Tactics:

1 Perfect Skull + 1 Rare Item + Stone of Jordan = 1 High Quality New Rare Item of the same type
This formula has the possibility of creating a higher quality Rare Item than the following formula. ilvl = int(.66 * clvl) + int(.66 * ilvl) That is, the ilvl will be equal to .66 times your clvl (rounded down) plus .66 times the input item's ilvl (also rounded down).

6 Perfect Skulls + 1 Rare Item = 1 Random Low Quality Rare Item of the same type
You can use this formula to get another chance at a Rare Item of the same type. ilvl = int(.4 * clvl) + int(.4 * ilvl) Player level matters. This formula will not work on items larger than 3x2.

3 Perfect Gems (of any type) + 1 Magic Item = 1 New Random Magic Item of the Same Type

This post was edited by D2Traveller on Mar 27 2025 06:39am