Build for my mf/gold baba

[TGHodin]

Okay, im getting my baba rushed atm, tommorow ill hopefully reach like 40 and chcose what to do with it. Im tempted on doin a nice mf/goldie to run trav for gold/items.

About the eq, i wrote it cuz i already have in chest, means no cost above what i have. Every item i write i do indeed own and using it wont mean a waste.

Head: Tarnhelm - MF, gold and 1+ ofc
Armor: Goldskin - Gold, decent def and resists
Amu: will use two here, Etlich, 1+ leach, and a rare baba + with str and high fr
Rings: 1x Nagel 27% (best i have atm) 1x Manhald - Mana leach
Belt: Goldwrap - gold+mf
Gloves: Chance Guards - mf gold
Weapon: Ill use quite a few here, for diff. things, nothing over str req 100.
Combo 1: 1x Gull+1x Baba skiller BH 100>
Combo 2: Bonesnap dmg 160
Combo 3: Steeldriver dmg 175
Combo 4: BH and Kite 3 PD - res
Boots: donno yet.

So, i wonder, ill be using gull and bh if i can at travi (if it deal enought dmg)and mauls in cs, or bh+sheild. Im wondering what mastery i should put on...

Skills:
20 Find Item
20 BO
20 WW
xx Shout
xx Mastery

Ok, comments.

[goomba]

you won't do enough damage with gull in one hand and bh in another in hell travi.

in addition, even if you are chanted with a fully synergized chant, the killing will be slow enough that you'll routinely 'break' your gull due to wearing out its durability.

I found this to be the case even when fully chanting my old nl urker barb with two gulls in test mfing in norm cows, let alone in council runs...

another problem I see immediately with the build is a lack of life leach

I find the standard maul/mart mf barb build already posted is nearly flawless for council runs. angellic ammy, armor, and one ring gives you serious AR, MF, +life, and +1 skill. The other ring can be used with a dual leach lr/fr ring.

if you get leach on a rare mart you can then use chancies to up the mf/gf on top of that tarn and what I'm assuming will be a gwrap belt.

a lot of barbs that hit council a lot will also use gtoes to get that extra crushing blow, and ultimately faster kill.

I always preferred 30/10 lr/fr mf boots - but those can be spendy.

if you are on east softcore ladder, and have a need for a 14x damage, -20 req bh let me know. I'd take a +1 fcr/priz din ammy for it, or more than likely couple of gulls which I view to be approximately the same in value.

[TGHodin]

okay ty alot. U have a link to the other build? i cant find. That BH would be gosu for me, and i have a 1+ 10 fcr priz pala amu, unfourt, i play scnl eu

[goomba]

the build guide is in the stickied build guides thread.

it's the first guide posted...

http://forums.diabloii.net/showthread.php?t=606771

until you get seriously leachy gloves go with a dual leach ring on top of leachy gloves.

my mf/mart barb last ladder had dual 3% leach gloves, a natural dual leach +1 268 dmg mart, that I then also pskulled it.

it was a very very very very rare time that he ever died to council - even the dreaded lightning enchanted spawn. for a long time I also used a 5/6 dual leach rezzy ring but found I didn't need it once I pskulled the mart.

to a certain point, surviving and getting the experience is more important than the extra gold find % on your gear, and/or mf.

once you reach a desired "finished" cLvl switch out gear as desired to increase your mf/gf %'s and worry not about dying.

the beauty is, you can also then move on, and do solo cs mfing and not worry so much about dying to IM (if you're looking more for items than gold)

I found someone that is an old school player with the ammy I'd love to have, but the last time they shopped it around, they were offered 4 sojs. Not sure I want to spend 4 hard stones (or likely more to pry it away from them) for it. +2 fcr priz 5x cr stack and one other mod that I forget...

back to gambling I go...

[Fearlessone]

It's a good build, but maybe not what you want exactly. You did mention mf/goldfind: and chancies, gs, and goldfind boots are superior for that aspect. Also, Akukami's build mentions corpse popping, and you don't. Popping is a great way to enhance drops and actually will double your gold. Make lots of room in your inventory, cuz when you go back to town, some of the corpses might disappear. Use tp's near good corpses (even if you aren't going to use that tp) just to keep the corpses there. The game likes to leave most corpses near waypts and tp's intact for quite a while. Not so if you run more than 1 1/2 screens away.

Actually, you can make a very powerful 4-in-1 barb and do just about anything: ww for pvm/pvp with a marty and bh/shield for bvb; BO with bc and shout; warcry 10 skill points for defense; super gf/mf/gambling with finditem 7+ points. He wont't be able to stomp, or frenzy, or kill with warcry, but he does most of what a barb can and is supposed to do. You have to get around lvl 90, and here goes:

20 in ww and 20 in mastery(mace preferred)
20 in bo, 1 in battle command, 1 in shout
7+ in finditem + findpot prereq
10 in warcry +3 prereqs
4-6 in natres + ironskin prereq
1 in incr speed + incrstam prereq
1 in berserk for PI's
1 in leap, leap attack, bash, stun, and concentrate

The usual gear for most Pvm to level and do the CS. For mf/gf, switch to chancies, gs, nagels, dual resist boots with mf and gf (faster run optional), gwrap, a powerful, fast kill weapon a 220+ marty with poison and mana leech is good, +2 barb ammy with some resists, tarn. Use 2 bo stix for bo and for corpse popping. I know that angelics is cheap and 3 items can be used for lower levels to get attack rating, +1 skill and 50% mf, but I dont bother with them. Seven+ points into finditem + 4 in bo stix, +1-2 barb ammy gives you a good chance to pop, remember to cast bc just before the pop, gives you 46% chance. Put a wad of potions in your inventory to make up for reduced leech, and pick up all the pots that drop. This barb can respectably warcry the mobs in trav and in cs, and can even warcry oblivions in the cs and ww with less fear of IM. If you get him to lvl 88-90, you can use him for gambling +2 ammys, although just giving the gold to hi lvl friend is another way. Yeah, it willl take at least a week of heavy play and probably 3 weeks of moderate play to get a barb this high, but he does nearly everything. He can even leap into the cs: use the bo stix to bo at waypt and leap attack/leap into cs without worrying about dying from IM+leap attack (the stomping is great on the way there to keep mobs knocked back a little bit).

Note: I have only died 1-2 times in trav with this build, same as Akukami. Try to divide the council up into groups of 1-3. Use taunt to accomplish this. Battlecry is nice against warcried mobs to increase your chance to hit and reducing their damage to you. Other builds are for cheaper items or lower level, this is for a higher level to go gambling with.