Suggestions on MF build

[hamstring21]

Forums won't let me edit my post after 60 mins

Anyways, a fast update:

IK Barb's MF before Alibaba Switch: 199%
IK Barb's MF after Alibaba Switch: 396%

Some people love going big on MF (around 500 % range) but it's more common to find players hitting 350-450% because anymore than that, you seem to drop more elite rare/magical rather than uniques

 

[rikstaker]

@Hamstring..suggest you take those 19 out from conc & pump shout.No point in maxing 2 combat skills.You will be using ww most of the time,zerk against P.Is & a 1 pointconc which is powerful enough since it is synergised 200% by bo can be relied upon as an occasional backup against unleechables-the only use for the skill for a ww barb.Berserk or ww dominate the rest usage.Shout gives you much more in defense fo you & your merc,not to mention zerk synergy damage & bo/b.c duration.

Razgriz

 

[Synkindu]

Ok this build is coming along slower than I thought mainly because I can't solo and finding ways to get to baal runs without giving up my forge is tedious to say the least. I have tons of leech in my mf rings so I have decided against the wormskull and sould drainers. My resists are in the gutter however. And I really don't see anyway around this luckily as long as I stick to pit and countess runs it won't matter for the most part. The only thing that is a bit of a problem is my AR I'm not willing to use the angelic combo cuz I would lose over 100 mf and +2 skills. Gloves and belt I would be willing to swap out since they don't give me that much mf and doesn't have to many other useful mods. What gloves and or belt would be good to supplement my needs?

 

[hamstring21]

@Hamstring..suggest you take those 19 out from conc & pump shout.No point in maxing 2 combat skills.You will be using ww most of the time,zerk against P.Is & a 1 pointconc which is powerful enough since it is synergised 200% by bo can be relied upon as an occasional backup against unleechables-the only use for the skill for a ww barb.Berserk or ww dominate the rest usage.Shout gives you much more in defense fo you & your merc,not to mention zerk synergy damage & bo/b.c duration.

Razgriz

Yap, it's true i use WW most of the time, however i have Con as a back up and for alibaba switch. WW with the maul is unpredictable and tends to kill Andy/Meph accidently, the whole point of my points in Con is purely for the alibaba switch. I use it to silver Meph/Andy also before the switch also.

As for unleechables i just WW till i run out of mana and bash them manually with the maul, doesn't take alot of time :lol:

It's more of a playing style thing for me too, after BO, my barb hits like 12000 defence which is pretty sufficient.

Zerk for me is strictly against PI, i hardly use it actually because of the Stone Crusher's tri elemental damage.

BTW: Thanks for the suggestion Rikstaker, however my barb just hit lvl 84 and it's too late for any modifications....and i'm sure as hell won't be remaking another barb anytime soon. LOLOL I'm happy with my IK/MF barb really...his leaps and bounds better than my GF/SS MF barb

 

[hamstring21]

Ok this build is coming along slower than I thought mainly because I can't solo and finding ways to get to baal runs without giving up my forge is tedious to say the least. I have tons of leech in my mf rings so I have decided against the wormskull and sould drainers. My resists are in the gutter however. And I really don't see anyway around this luckily as long as I stick to pit and countess runs it won't matter for the most part. The only thing that is a bit of a problem is my AR I'm not willing to use the angelic combo cuz I would lose over 100 mf and +2 skills. Gloves and belt I would be willing to swap out since they don't give me that much mf and doesn't have to many other useful mods. What gloves and or belt would be good to supplement my needs?

This was my SS/GF MF barb's eq list:

Shael-ed 247ed GF
P-Diamond-ed StormShield
P-Topaz-ed Arreats
P-Topaz-ed upped Skullders
44% War Travellers
Dracul's Grasp
Ravenfrost
Rare ring with uber resists
40% mf gheed
Jewelled alibaba x 2
Tal Rasha Belt (15%)
Various mfsc/mflc

I found out that by using Chance Guards and Goldwrap, i reduce the killing speed and versatility of the mf barb alot. Dracul speed things up alot and TR belt's useful ability (especially against mana drains and unleechables). This barb had 500% plus on alibaba switch previously, but because of the lack of killing power, I went for Dracul instead. Goldwrap also had 1 row short, thus i prefer Tal Rasha Belt.

At lvl 83, my barb had like 450% mf on switch, which is just nice. Without switch it was around 250% which is enuff for normal mob runs.

But like i said, i prefer my IK/MF barb now *wink*