Hi,

Gonna be playing S3 after a short break away from the game, didnt play S2.

What would you guys say is the best character for:

Hardcore magic finding early ladder start on low-ish budget? Like we are talking no enigma etc.

With priority on satefy ofc., since its hardcore, but also clear speeds.

In S1 I was running FoHdin, which I think is fairly safe, due to high resistances, ranged etc., but was wondering if there was smth else that would be good/better to try out? Esp. with the additions of sunder charms and the new terror zones?

one factor to consider for efficient mf is mobility. sorc and pala have inbuilt mobility with tele/charge skills, which imo gives them a strong advantage over the other classes

Depends on what you want to mf. Every strategy has a best character but no character is the best for all strategy.

Idk if quest bugged boss runs is a thing in d2r, but if it is, i recommend that. Diablo runs is best in hardcore, because teleporting is not safe, so running the chaos sanctuary is easier to do due to it not having labyrinths. And you get lots of exp. And diablo drops good loot.

This post was edited by Taurean on Jan 17 2023 03:37pm

Just make a sorc.
1-24 Use static (lvl 7ish) + nova
24-75~ Play as full Blizzard sorc and get to A5 hell
75-XX Start with hell cows for bases (4os armor/3os helm) and fill with Ptopazez. Once you got it do hell Meph using moat trick until you get shako/viper/WT/magefist/lidless wall.

After that respecc Nova sorc, get 3os CS for Crescent Moon and make sure FCR is 105 and just slaughter TZ zones, CS, Travi, Pit, Ancient Tunnels, Keys (Nature's peace for Nihla) and whatever you want for items/runes.

Works like a charm imo.

If you get richer while doing this swap Crescent Moon for Infinity in Scythe and keep going.

Edit: Added information

This post was edited by xblitz on Jan 19 2023 07:24am

Fohdin is generally pretty safe and also has speed with charge.

Energy shield frozen orber also pretty safe, slower than blizz obviously but with trashy ass gear you can be pretty secure with insight prayer merc

foh is safe but rather slow compared to a sorc

sorc is quick and efficient but prone to random deaths before you get some decent gear

barb could be a good idea, especially if you're planning on some coordinated play. still significantly slower than a sorc but borderline unkillable. the chance of double loot through horking makes it really enjoyable imo