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Magic Find (MF) dramatically increases the Magic, Rare, Unique & Set items that drop as you slay demons!

Important Notes About MF:

1. Your first 100 MF is worth as much as the next 200. (Every little bit helps a ton at first!)

2. MF starts to have significant diminishing returns after the first ~300 for everything but Magic items. (MF curve: https://diablo2.diablowiki.net/File:Mag ... eturns.jpg )

3. You can keep extra MF gear in your other weapon slots and swap to
them right before you kill a Boss. Your MF is only calculated once the
monster dies so this works and is common.

4. When deciding to stack more MF gear, first consider if it will make
your character too weak and you'd be better off with stronger gear. If
you can kill much faster or spend way less time dying, its not always
the best thing to just add more MF.

5. If your Mercenary gets the killing blow, their MF is also combined with yours.

6. MF does NOT help Rune drops, it actually makes it worse.

-Try the Item Finder for exact drop chances for every item in the game with and without MF: https://dropcalc.silospen.com/item.php

Cheap or Easy-to-find Gearing Options:

Helm: 3 Perfect Topaz (buy 3os from Larzuk) (72 MF)

Armor: 4 Perfect Topaz (96 MF)

Boots/Amulet: 2-piece Tancreds Set (78 MF)

Rings: Nagelrings (40-60 MF)

-Or Angelic Ring 3-piece Set bonus gives 50 per ring (100 MF)

Belt: Goldwrap (30 MF)

Gloves: Chance Guards (25-40 MF)

Shield: Rhyme (Shael + Eth) (25 MF, cannot be frozen)

Charms: Small Charms (3-7 MF each) Large Charms (1-6 MF each) & Grand Charms (1-12 MF each)

Weapon: Dealers choice! Probably spirit Sword

-Or Gull Dagger (100 MF)

(drops from Coldcrow (Cave > Cold Plains), Cow King(N), Andariel(N) or gamble at lvl 11)

-Or Blade Of Ali Baba (1 MF per clvl) (1-99 MF)

(drops from Baal(N) & Andariel(NM))


EVEN Cheaper Alternatives: (still break 300 MF)

Note: pick up/keep all trash blue rings & amulets to reroll them in cube. 3 amulets = 1 ring and visa versa

Helm: 3 Flawless Topaz (60 MF)

Armor: 4 Flawless Topaz (80 MF)

Boots: MF Boots bought from Elzix in (A2) (20-35 MF)

-Or Sigon Boots with 3-piece bonus gives (50 MF)

Amulet: Magic/rare amulet (15-35 MF)

-Or Vidala's Amulet 2-piece set bonus gives (50 MF)

Rings: Magic/rare MF rings. (32-50 MF)

Belt: Artic Belt 2-piece set bonus gives (40 MF)

Gloves: MF gloves bought from Elzix (A2) (15-25 MF)

Shield: Rhyme (Shael + Eth) (25 MF, cannot be frozen)

-Or Milabrega's Orb has (20 MF)

Charms: Small Charms (3-7 MF each) Large Charms (1-6 MF each) & Grand Charms (1-12 MF each)

Weapon: Dealers choice! Probably a nice +skills weapon or spirit

-Or Gull Dagger (100 MF)

(drops from Coldcrow (Cave > Cold Plains), Cow King(N), Andariel(N) or gamble at lvl 11)

-Or Blade Of Ali Baba (1 MF per clvl) (1-99 MF)

(drops from Baal(N) & Andariel(NM))