nice guide
just dont understand the point why you support your merc with leap instead of using the warcrys offered to you

just love the combo with battle cry and warcry to supp the merc (every of them exept the uniques just stay stunned around and waiting for their death)
and battle cry allows your merc to hit ~30% more and its like having 30% dr on the setup
ofc they dont have to be skilled until 20 ... just 2-5 points every cry fits fine

a beast in second slot encourage the merc even more and kills travi inbetween some seconds without loosing much goldfind efficiency

regards

It is a personal preference.

Thank you on comments, nice to see people with different approach.

Leap, the radius is full screen.
...Separate Conviction Aura from pack while merc is killing Kb'd monsters.
...Herd them to a corner.

Warcry, the radius is pitiful, good mods, just have to get in close, and sometimes, not so good.

Once again, just personal preference, not sure if you have tried a leaper, but, I have tried the Warcry, and did not like it.





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~@~ Goldfind Barbarian: HC or SC ~@~

I have made many types of Goldfind Barbarians, and with gaming HCL, I have decided to post up the items that I prefer that makes up the best GF Barb out. I will include other items as well, but, my main focus is on what I would use and the reasons why I choose these items.

Also, this Guide has not been put on Jsp, as there are many Goldfind Barbarian builds there, I have my other GF Barb Guide on Jsp also, but that setup is built for killing and not relying on Merc to kill.

.... ~@~ Setup ~@~ ....
Helm: Immortal Kings with 2x Lem Runes:
Armor: Wealth* / Enigma**
Ammy: +2 Barb Skill: 70-80 goldfind / Lvl2 Teleport (25 Charges)*
Ammy: +2 Barb Skill: 70-80 goldfind /Str/Dex/Res/Life mods**
Belt: 70-80 goldfind / 50+ Life / Some Res / Str/Dex
Boots: 20-30% FRW / 70-80 goldfind / 30+ Fire/Cold/Light Res*
Crystal Sword: with 6x lem inserted into sockets: 2 of these.
Chanceguards
Dwarfstars x2

Switch Weapons:
Echoing Balanced Knife (+3 Warcries) with Life Tap Charges: (Lvl 4-6 / 90+ Charges)*
Echoing Balanced Knife (+3 Warcries) with Decrepity Charges: (Lvl 1+ / 90+ Charges)*



.... ~@~ Inventory ~@~ ....
Torch: Barb xx/xx
Anni: xx/xx/x
Gheeds: 155-160 goldfind/xx/-14 to -15% Reduce Vendor
Warcrie Grand Charms x8 with 37-40 goldfind
Small Charms x10 9-10 goldfind with res mods



.... ~@~ Mercenary ~@~ ....
Act 2 Nightmare Might Merc
Ethereal Crown of Thieves: Lem'd
Ethereal Wealth: Archon Plate or Mage Plate preferably Bugged
Ethereal Bonehew: 2x Lem

.... ~@~ Skills ~@~ ....
This Section is a little bit harder to just list skills. You have to ask yourself some questions.
#1 Do I want to have more than 50% Find Item Skill after all gear, or, is 50% just enough?
#2 What are my resistences after all gear?, do I need more Natural Res Skill?
#3 Is my Barb going to be a Hard Bo barb?, do I need to up Battle Command Skill.
#4 Do I want to have my "Leap" skill radius over & above the 16.6 yard?
After answering these questions, you can place the amount of points you need in those areas.

Battle Orders: put 20 into this skill
Shout: put 20 into this skill
Find Item: After gear equipped, get to lvl 18 to obtain 50%
Battle Command: BO synergy: 5 seconds duration per point added. (up to you)
Natural Resistences: Add enough points after gear to reach max or stacked res
Iron Skin: I personally only have 1 base point, and may add more if spare.
Increased Speed: Again, I only have 1 base point.
Leap: After gear equipped, get to lvl 17 (16.6 radius).



.... ~@~ Stats ~@~ ....
Strength: Enough for Equipment
Dexterity: Enough for Equipment
Vitality: Rest
Energy: None

.... ~@~ My Strategy Doing Travincal ~@~ ....
Basically all I do is head South from the waypoint (Do not head to council members), clear what you need too, to make it safer for you to roam around. Head to the South end of the building that the council members are, and teleport in. You will find on most occassions that they are North of this location and you can easily Life Tap the first ones heading towards your merc and switch back to main weapons. Teleport on-the-spot (this brings merc to you and draws in the first few council members).

Now use your "Leap" skill over the first wave of council members, getting in between, this will separate them and allowing your merc the chance to kill them easier, also, if there is a Conviction Aura Council Member, make sure that you are in between him and your merc, and try to separate him from the rest of the council members with your leap skill.

If your mercenary happens to die and he has killed one or more council members, remember to use your "Find Item" skill on the corpses BEFORE going to town to get your merc again. You will not be able to Horck the corpses if you leave the area before using your "Find Item" Skill on them. If you can not make it safe enough for you with the "Leap" Skill, then use the "Howl" skill on the lesser council members.

Other Items that you could use based on your setup:
Helm: Crown of Thieves / highest possible goldfind
Boots: Inferno Stride, high percent goldfind
Belt: 70-80 goldfind goldwrap*
Ammy: +3 Warcries / 70-80 goldfind or 80-100 Life***
Ali Baba: 2x lem inserted into sockets: 2 of these

Weapons: Switch
Echoing Balanced Knife (+3 Warcries) with Amp Charges: (Lvl2+ / 90+ Charges)**
Heart of the Oak Flail (+3 Skills/Res) <-- Wealthy gamers x2**
Echoing Glaives/Spears (+3 Warcries) <-- Most Common x2**

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nice guide

my hint is to howl minions, howl them and than you can leap or what ever, if there are just boses firstly against merc its really fast action, when he finish them, he is going to slain minions running in fear in corner of building .. :-D .. slain them like pigies