MF barb, how to best use enig?

[JonnyK]

I'm making an MF barb, planning on dual 6 ist crystal swords with dmg weapon(s) on alt using WW.

planning on max bo, shout, item find, WW, rest in natural resist probly.

But i just got a nice enigma and i can tele very slowly, and i run out of mana quickly. This is the first time i've had an enigma, what do non mana classes do to compensate for lack of mana pool?

[BoneClash]

how about mana pots or insight on your merc and 2 soj

[Ce Olba]

For the slowness get 40 fcr, that will help a lot.

As for the mana, use 16x mana pots, insight on a merc and you should be fine, for PvM.

[Noctis Reitop]

Heh, Good ol' mf barb. I love 'em. What I do is I have two perfect Spirit swords on switch. But that's for getting around. Those spirits give you quite a bit of mana to get around and the fcr to get around quickly, and +2 skills for a somewhat lesser bo stick :wink3:
I don't really think you'll be killing anything quickly with those swords. I find that they're not worth it... But that's just my opinion. I find that I need the dmg. I get tired of just ww'ing things endlessly.

-Noctis

[Omikron8]

have people forgot that mana pots exist and can be bought?

chug down while teleing in order to maximize its use

[jake007]

You should use dual Cranebeak 'ist' on switch. Will be a lot cheaper and much more effective

[DontFlameMe]

A 6 Ist sword would only be viable if you have a strong merc to get the killing hit. If the merc is wearing MF items too, you'll have the extra advantage of having his MF add to yours. This is my current setup, which finds me "keeper" uniques every few runs:

Equipment:

PTopaz Arreat's: 24% MF
EBoTD CB
PDiamond Stormshield
49% War Traveler: 49% MF
Archon Enigma: 92% MF
Verdungo's
Dracul's Grasp
Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band
Ravenfrost
Highlord's Wrath

Switch:

2x Ist Ali Baba: 152% MF
2x Ist Ali Baba: 152% MF

Stash:

8x 7% MF SC's: 56% MF
38% Gheed's: 38% MF

Might Merc:

Eth Dusk CoH: 25% MF
Eth Corona Delirium: 25% MF
Eth Cryptic Doom

This means I kill bosses with 613% MF and cruise around killing at full speed with 259% or 309% depending on whether the merc kills the monster or I do. Not bad, I think, for a barb. The Ali Baba's higher damage also allows me to kill bosses myself should my merc happen to die.

When using Enigma, always remember that Mana Potions are your friend. I usually go through several rows of my belt, depending on where I want to go. I think something that would help on those really long tele runs would be to keep 2 Wizardspikes in your cube or something and switch to them for the teleing and go back to your other weps when you arrive (not sure on the FCR breakpoints, though).