Ith runes and Damage goes to mana

[zapotek]

Hi, first of all sorry if this post should have gone in the IK sticky guide since it concerns the IK set but there was such along time since anyone posted in that thread so I created a new one instead.
Anyways, I'm creating an Ik barb on Europe HcLadder and having a concern I would like an opinion on.

I plan to use this charachter for Clone killing and mfing in tc85 areas where I will use two alibabas on switch with find item skill. The Ik set have 3 sockets that could be used for 3 ptopazes which would be nice for when I mf. However what I'm unsure about is how safe this Ik barb would be without a source of "damage goes to mana"?

I dont plan to use any jewelry with that mod so the only option to get it would be through Ith runes. Would it be enough with just one ith rune and the other two with gems to get uneffected by manaburners or are two or perhaps even three ith runes needed for that?
I want to make this barb as safe as possible(hc like i said) so if that means having to sacrifice some mf then I quess that is what must be done. Dont want to get manaburned and killed because of it.

[Davidus]

damage goes to mana is a very nice mod to have but useless VS mana burners

[zapotek]

I'm sure you are right but I can swear I have seen some guide mentioning a percent figure of damage to mana which claimed you would get back enough mana from being hit that it would nullify the manaburners.

Do manaburners cause you to instantly lose also the mana you got back from being hit? I take it that must be the case since you say it's useless against them?

Guess it's all topaz in the IK armor and helm then. :P

[rikstaker]

Only melee attack from manburners burns your mana-the lightning attack from gloams(default manaburn) can fill up your mana pretty fast,even with about 30% damage to mana.But when you encounter a unique gloam pack,their lightning burns mana as well.Its a good mod to have,especially against unleechables.30% is enough in hell,I made an old thread about it,but it got lost in the reset,I have some info on it in my guide though.

[zapotek]

I made an old thread about it,but it got lost in the reset,I have some info on it in my guide though.

Yeah I checked up the guide in your sig. and it was there I had seen damage to mana talked about earlier. Will shoot for two ith runes and 30% as you said and use the last free socket for one ptopaz for a little mf bonus.
Thanks for the help