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This guide will explain in detail how to create fortune from nothing as fast as possible. Starting with a staff with + to fire bolt, a scroll of town portal, and a scroll of identify.
General Trading Rules for the Poor:
1) Do not be afraid to give more then an item is worth if it will make your MFer a better character
2) Do not trade for items to equip other characters you may have
3) Advertise items you have for trade in games
4) Do not trade for the sake of trading
5) Do not waste your time in the trade channels
If you already have characters over Level 40 on your account DO NOT DELETE them. Refer to the 7th and 8th Purpose of the MF Sorc and complete them with these characters as a first step.
Part 1 the MF Fire Sorc
The Purpose of MF Sorc:
1) Gain levels (to about 60)
2) Complete the Act 5 2nd quest on Normal
3) Handling Normal Baal runs
4) Finding Newb Gear
5) Equip Your MFer
6) Handling NM Meph runs
7) Complete the Act 4 Hellsforge Quest on NM
8) Complete the Act 4 Hellsforge Quest on Hell
For the sake of the guides length I will assume that you know how to complete steps 1, 2, 3, and 7.
Finding Newb Gear:
Most of the things you will find in your adventures in normal are considered junk by most players. In respect to that, this will sound very stupid, but every Gem, Rune, Jewel, Set piece, Unique, and Rare item you find keep it! No matter how valueless you think it is. One mans garbage is another mans gold! Eventually someone may need this junk and be willing to give you godly for it. It has happened before!
Equip Your MFer:
You should use the runes that you have from your Sorc serving her 2nd purpose to make Stealth Armor. Most of the things you will find at this point are of no use to you as a Fire Sorc. So what your going to do is take the best things that you have found and set out to trade. A Fire Sorc is one of the easiest characters to equip when you have nothing. Here is a list of ideal items to trade for:
Helm: Peasant Crown or Tarnem socketed with P Topaz, or Sol (for Lore)
Ammy: Saracens Chance
Weapon: Hexfire or Plague Bearer
Armor: Stealth Armor
Shield: Rhyme (or shael,) or Whistands Guard socketed with a P Diamond*
Gloves: Magefists or Frostburn
Belt: Gold wrap or bladebuckle
Rings: Nagel Rings or FCR rings
Boots: Any boots with MF mods
If you can get anyone of these items, even if it means trading everything you have for trade, you are headed in the right direction.
*If you are unable to get rhyme or Whistands, put 4 P Diamonds in a 4 socket shield for resistances.
Handling NM Meph runs:
After your MF Sorc has served her 5th purpose its time to do some NM Meph runs. Kill Baal for the quest (you should be level 51 at this point.) Complete quests 1-3 in NM. Do Meph runs until you have about 5 tradable or useful items (these items should be better then the ones you are already using.) Be prepared to invest hours into this.
Meph Run Procedure:
1) Go to the Durance of Hate Level 2 Wp
2) Teleport to Durance of Hate Level 3
3) Teleport across the "island" in Level 3 (on the side where there are no minions)
4) Run to Meph then turn around and run backwards towards the lava
5) Tele back to the island and run to a safe distance from Meph
6) Name lock him with Meteor until he dies
7) Tele Back over the lava and collect any valuable items, sell the worthless items for gold to a npc
The Final Purpose:
After serving her 7 purposes, you should have a decent amount of goods to trade. The Final purpose is where you can really make out well. Have a trusted friend rush you to your HellsForge quest and complete it. Up to Vex rune can drop here. Take your treasures from Meph, your rune from NM and Hell Hellsforge and set out to trade again. You are trading for Act 2 Mercenary gear, and better MF gear (don't start building a mercenary yet.) Here I will provide a list of ideal next Level items. If you got very valuable items from your MF Sorc (for example Vex rune, Gul Rune, Ethereal Titans, ect...) then refer to Part 2 Equip your MFer
Helm: Tals Helm (for mercenary)
Weapon: Arm of King Leoric; Bonehew Hel Amn(for mercenary)
Armor: Viper Magi, Shaft Stop (for mercenary)
Ammy: Any ammy with Tele Charges
Any of the items in the first list that you still don’t have other then a Helm, Weapon, or Armor.
Part 2 the MF Summon Necro
You want to start finding Elite Gear Right? This section is dedicated to the transition from a Newb MFer to an Intermediate MFer. This section of the guide will be in less detail to concepts you should be familiar with at this point. Towards the Final Purpose you will be planning to make a Wind Druid or a Hammer Pally. You will be making both builds. I recommend that you make the Wind Druid first.
General Trading Rules for The Middle Class:
1) Follow Rules 1-4 for trading rules for the poor
2) Use Trade Channels to your advantage in respect to more Uber Gear
The Birth of the MF Summon Necro:
1) Transfer your MF Sorc gear to your new MF Necro
2) Fullfil the 1st and 3rd purpose of your MF Sorc with your MF Necro
The Purpose of MF Necro:
1) Equip your MFer, why not a MF Sorc
2) Complete the Act 4 HellsForge Quest on NM
3) Successfully do Pit Runs on Hell Difficulty alone in full games
4) Complete the Act 4 HellsForge Quest on Hell
5) Buy any Magical Mythical Sword from Lazaruk or Malah
6) Successfully do Pindle Runs on Hell Difficulty
For the sake of the guides length I will assume that you know how to complete step 2. Step 4 is covered in part 1.
Equip your MFer:
By now you should be using the items mentioned in part one and have the mercenary weapons listed. There are several reasons not to use your Sorc. For one most of the monsters in the pit are fire immune. A Necro is more capable of surviving Hell with less gear then any other character. Here is a list of items that you are ultimately trying to attain in the course of your Necros' adventures.
Helm: Shako Socketed with P Topaz
Ammy: + to skills for Ele Druid or Combat Pally or Maras or Metal Grid
Weapon: Wizard Spike (continue to use Arm of King Leoric)
Armor: Skulders Ire Socketed with P Topaz
Shield: StormShield, or Rhyme Superior Grim shield
Gloves: MageFists
Belt: Goldwrap
Rings: Nagel Rings
Boots: War Travelers
The 3rd Purpose:
From about level 65 to level 88 you should begin your 3rd purpose. Start out doing the Pit Runs in empty games until about lvl 75. At this point start doing the Pit Runs in full games. From lvl 75 to 88 your going to find some l33t gears.
The 4th, 5th, and Final Purpose:
After you've reached lvl 88 do your HellsForge Quest on Hell Mode. Then shop the npcs in Act 5 for any Mythical Sword. Take all the Chipped Gems that you found in Normal from your junk mules, and attempt to craft a Cruel Mythical Sword. Chances are this type of Magical property will not roll. If it does it will add to your wealth. Do Pindleskin Runs until lvl 90. Its amazing how well a 1.1 Necro can kill Pindleskin. Refer to Pindleskin Run Procedure below for the most economically efficent way to do them.
Pindleskin Run Procedure:
1) Talk to Malah; shop for Cruel Elite Items, or Jewelers prefixs
2) Repeat step 1 with Lazaruk
3) Take Red Portal to PindleSkin
4) Build your army off the Pindle Minions (they can drop good stuff, and give good experience)
5) Kill Pindle
6) Collect any valuable items, sell worthless items at the town npc
7) Repeat step 1 and step 2
8) Save and Exit
IF YOU FIND A THREE SOCKET SUPERIOR ARCHON ARMOR WITH ENH DEF MOD DO NOT TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING
General Trading Rules for the Poor:
1) Do not be afraid to give more then an item is worth if it will make your MFer a better character
2) Do not trade for items to equip other characters you may have
3) Advertise items you have for trade in games
4) Do not trade for the sake of trading
5) Do not waste your time in the trade channels
If you already have characters over Level 40 on your account DO NOT DELETE them. Refer to the 7th and 8th Purpose of the MF Sorc and complete them with these characters as a first step.
Part 1 the MF Fire Sorc
The Purpose of MF Sorc:
1) Gain levels (to about 60)
2) Complete the Act 5 2nd quest on Normal
3) Handling Normal Baal runs
4) Finding Newb Gear
5) Equip Your MFer
6) Handling NM Meph runs
7) Complete the Act 4 Hellsforge Quest on NM
8) Complete the Act 4 Hellsforge Quest on Hell
For the sake of the guides length I will assume that you know how to complete steps 1, 2, 3, and 7.
Finding Newb Gear:
Most of the things you will find in your adventures in normal are considered junk by most players. In respect to that, this will sound very stupid, but every Gem, Rune, Jewel, Set piece, Unique, and Rare item you find keep it! No matter how valueless you think it is. One mans garbage is another mans gold! Eventually someone may need this junk and be willing to give you godly for it. It has happened before!
Equip Your MFer:
You should use the runes that you have from your Sorc serving her 2nd purpose to make Stealth Armor. Most of the things you will find at this point are of no use to you as a Fire Sorc. So what your going to do is take the best things that you have found and set out to trade. A Fire Sorc is one of the easiest characters to equip when you have nothing. Here is a list of ideal items to trade for:
Helm: Peasant Crown or Tarnem socketed with P Topaz, or Sol (for Lore)
Ammy: Saracens Chance
Weapon: Hexfire or Plague Bearer
Armor: Stealth Armor
Shield: Rhyme (or shael,) or Whistands Guard socketed with a P Diamond*
Gloves: Magefists or Frostburn
Belt: Gold wrap or bladebuckle
Rings: Nagel Rings or FCR rings
Boots: Any boots with MF mods
If you can get anyone of these items, even if it means trading everything you have for trade, you are headed in the right direction.
*If you are unable to get rhyme or Whistands, put 4 P Diamonds in a 4 socket shield for resistances.
Handling NM Meph runs:
After your MF Sorc has served her 5th purpose its time to do some NM Meph runs. Kill Baal for the quest (you should be level 51 at this point.) Complete quests 1-3 in NM. Do Meph runs until you have about 5 tradable or useful items (these items should be better then the ones you are already using.) Be prepared to invest hours into this.
Meph Run Procedure:
1) Go to the Durance of Hate Level 2 Wp
2) Teleport to Durance of Hate Level 3
3) Teleport across the "island" in Level 3 (on the side where there are no minions)
4) Run to Meph then turn around and run backwards towards the lava
5) Tele back to the island and run to a safe distance from Meph
6) Name lock him with Meteor until he dies
7) Tele Back over the lava and collect any valuable items, sell the worthless items for gold to a npc
The Final Purpose:
After serving her 7 purposes, you should have a decent amount of goods to trade. The Final purpose is where you can really make out well. Have a trusted friend rush you to your HellsForge quest and complete it. Up to Vex rune can drop here. Take your treasures from Meph, your rune from NM and Hell Hellsforge and set out to trade again. You are trading for Act 2 Mercenary gear, and better MF gear (don't start building a mercenary yet.) Here I will provide a list of ideal next Level items. If you got very valuable items from your MF Sorc (for example Vex rune, Gul Rune, Ethereal Titans, ect...) then refer to Part 2 Equip your MFer
Helm: Tals Helm (for mercenary)
Weapon: Arm of King Leoric; Bonehew Hel Amn(for mercenary)
Armor: Viper Magi, Shaft Stop (for mercenary)
Ammy: Any ammy with Tele Charges
Any of the items in the first list that you still don’t have other then a Helm, Weapon, or Armor.
Part 2 the MF Summon Necro
You want to start finding Elite Gear Right? This section is dedicated to the transition from a Newb MFer to an Intermediate MFer. This section of the guide will be in less detail to concepts you should be familiar with at this point. Towards the Final Purpose you will be planning to make a Wind Druid or a Hammer Pally. You will be making both builds. I recommend that you make the Wind Druid first.
General Trading Rules for The Middle Class:
1) Follow Rules 1-4 for trading rules for the poor
2) Use Trade Channels to your advantage in respect to more Uber Gear
The Birth of the MF Summon Necro:
1) Transfer your MF Sorc gear to your new MF Necro
2) Fullfil the 1st and 3rd purpose of your MF Sorc with your MF Necro
The Purpose of MF Necro:
1) Equip your MFer, why not a MF Sorc
2) Complete the Act 4 HellsForge Quest on NM
3) Successfully do Pit Runs on Hell Difficulty alone in full games
4) Complete the Act 4 HellsForge Quest on Hell
5) Buy any Magical Mythical Sword from Lazaruk or Malah
6) Successfully do Pindle Runs on Hell Difficulty
For the sake of the guides length I will assume that you know how to complete step 2. Step 4 is covered in part 1.
Equip your MFer:
By now you should be using the items mentioned in part one and have the mercenary weapons listed. There are several reasons not to use your Sorc. For one most of the monsters in the pit are fire immune. A Necro is more capable of surviving Hell with less gear then any other character. Here is a list of items that you are ultimately trying to attain in the course of your Necros' adventures.
Helm: Shako Socketed with P Topaz
Ammy: + to skills for Ele Druid or Combat Pally or Maras or Metal Grid
Weapon: Wizard Spike (continue to use Arm of King Leoric)
Armor: Skulders Ire Socketed with P Topaz
Shield: StormShield, or Rhyme Superior Grim shield
Gloves: MageFists
Belt: Goldwrap
Rings: Nagel Rings
Boots: War Travelers
The 3rd Purpose:
From about level 65 to level 88 you should begin your 3rd purpose. Start out doing the Pit Runs in empty games until about lvl 75. At this point start doing the Pit Runs in full games. From lvl 75 to 88 your going to find some l33t gears.
The 4th, 5th, and Final Purpose:
After you've reached lvl 88 do your HellsForge Quest on Hell Mode. Then shop the npcs in Act 5 for any Mythical Sword. Take all the Chipped Gems that you found in Normal from your junk mules, and attempt to craft a Cruel Mythical Sword. Chances are this type of Magical property will not roll. If it does it will add to your wealth. Do Pindleskin Runs until lvl 90. Its amazing how well a 1.1 Necro can kill Pindleskin. Refer to Pindleskin Run Procedure below for the most economically efficent way to do them.
Pindleskin Run Procedure:
1) Talk to Malah; shop for Cruel Elite Items, or Jewelers prefixs
2) Repeat step 1 with Lazaruk
3) Take Red Portal to PindleSkin
4) Build your army off the Pindle Minions (they can drop good stuff, and give good experience)
5) Kill Pindle
6) Collect any valuable items, sell worthless items at the town npc
7) Repeat step 1 and step 2
8) Save and Exit
IF YOU FIND A THREE SOCKET SUPERIOR ARCHON ARMOR WITH ENH DEF MOD DO NOT TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING
