Quote (eric1014153 @ 17 Dec 2018 16:10)

Upped gores cost me like 10 fg second week of ladder. Dual Bartucs as temp claws give him 4 to traps, 6 to martial arts, and 40% bonus attack rating. And Bartucs are some of the cheapest items to find, people sometimes giving them away free.

Even still, it's a small investment once reaching Hell. If you do insist more on the finding and trading your own gear in game, I would say that fireblast is a much slower but cheaper option.