Gold Find Barbarian Build BiS Gear and Runes for Diablo 2 Resurrected
Below, we detail which items and stats you should prioritize for your Gold Find Barbarian and Mercenary in Diablo 2.
Main Gold Find Build
This is the main Gold Find build for maximum Gold.
- Weapons: 2x Crystal Sword with 6
Lem Runes - Weapon Swap: 2x +3 Warcries Weapons
- Body Armor: Wealth
- Helm:
Immortal King's Will with 2 Lem Runes - Gloves:
Chance Guards - Boots:
Infernostride - Belt:
Goldwrap - Ring 1:
Dwarf Star - Ring 2: Dwarf Star
- Amulet: Rare Amulet with Gold Find,
Mara's Kaleidoscope - Charm 1: Barbarian
Hellfire Torch - Charm 2:
Annihilus - Charm 3:
Gheed's Fortune with 160% Gold Find - Charm 4: 9x War Cry Skiller Grand Charms with 40% Gold Find
- Charm 5: Any 40% Gold Find Charms
- Charm 6: 10% Gold Find Small Charms
Alternative Budget Build Items
This is a variety of cheap gear sets to get you started.
- Weapon:
Blade of Ali Baba with 2 Lem Runes - Body Armor: Wealth,
Goldskin - Helm:
Crown of Thieves, 
Tarnhelm, 3 Lem Runes in
3-socketed Helm - Gloves: Chance Guards
- Boots: Rare Boots with Gold Find
- Belt: Goldwrap
- Ring 1: Dwarf Star, any Gold Find Rings
- Ring 2: Dwarf Star, any Gold Find Rings
- Amulet: Any Gold Find Amulet
- Charm 1: Any Hellfire Torch for stats if cannot get Barbarian
- Charm 2: Annihilus
- Charm 3: Any Gold Find Charms
- Charm 4: Any Charms with Life, Resistances, Faster Hit Recovery, Mana, or Strength
Mercenary
You can either choose a Defensive (
Holy Freeze) or Offensive
(
Might) Act 2 Nightmare Mercenary here depending on if you prefer a
slower pace and safety, or want your Mercenary to have added Damage. Generally,
a Might Mercenary is preferred, so he has faster kill potential.
Mercenary Gear
Optimal Mercenary Gear
This is one of the best Mercenary Gear setups for your Character.
- Weapon: Ethereal
Tomb Reaver socketed with 3 Lem Runes - Body Armor: Ethereal Fortitude
- Helm: Ethereall Crown of Thieves with Lem Rune
Budget Mercenary Gear
This is a cheap gear set to get your Mercenary some easy damage and survivability.
Changelog
- 23 Sep. 2025: Updated through Patch 2.8.
- 04 May 2025: Guide reviewed.
- 20 Sep. 2021: Page added.
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