Best balance between MF and everything else.

[Alcyo]

Best balance between MF and everything else.

I'd like a character that can MF well, but can survive from A1 Normal to A5 Baal. Something that can kill monsters relatively fast, but not necessarily at lightning speed. The class doesn't matter, as long as the character is fun to play.

This will be untwinked, ladder.

Any suggestions?

[EDIT] Oh, no cookie-cutters, please. Specifically, no Hammerdins or Meteorbs.

 

[mhl12]

act1 - act5 normal? well ok but u wont get any good item there.

the best are act3-5 nm and act1-5 hell.

i would suggest summoning necromancer for overall
-if u just wanna do hell andy runs (she can drop some good stuff) get a pure first sorc b/c she has -50% fr in hell.
-if u wanna do hell meph runs, i would suggest blizz sorc b/c blizz + cold mastery is deadly
-pindle is also good but i would suggest meteorb for that and u said that u didnt want a meterob

 

[Alcyo]

act1 - act5 normal? well ok but u wont get any good item there.

the best are act3-5 nm and act1-5 hell.

i would suggest summoning necromancer for overall
-if u just wanna do hell andy runs (she can drop some good stuff) get a pure first sorc b/c she has -50% fr in hell.
-if u wanna do hell meph runs, i would suggest blizz sorc b/c blizz + cold mastery is deadly
-pindle is also good but i would suggest meteorb for that and u said that u didnt want a meterob

Sorry, I meant Act 1 Normal to Act 5 Hell Baal. Anyone can go through Normal

 

[Gaza0469]

Depends if u want a fun challenging build, or a cheesy walk in the park build

Hammerdins are the strongest and most unbalanced of all the character builds they can survive anywhere and are not gear dependent, and can MF very well.

Bone necros are fairly cheesy - they rely on better gear though, and are not suited to MF because they need top of the line gear, but they can survive anywhere.

Fun Builds - Most of these can survive anywhere, but u will need to be semi rich to at least have a good merc to tank for you, or if u r poor u will need friends with different skills to help you.

There are many fun builds around - basically any single element, synergized build would suffice. - Anything where you can use a few different skills to get the job done, i.e a fire druid, which has to contest with fire immune monsters, but has 4 different effective skills to use, which must be used strategically to kill your oponents.

There are a few threads down the page with fun builds. (most of these need some semi expensive to expensive rune words to build though.

 

[creatine_rage_2002]

Ive had the best luck with my Strafezon (I like to call her a Machine Gunner). As long as you have a few essential things...Speed, a High Damage Bow, Atmas Scarab Amulet, Good Tanks (merc/valk)...monsters will die. Mine was designed as a Pit Runner, but can solo anywhere. Check Shanksies Pit Strafer guide.