How to make an MF-barbarian

[NuurAbSaal]

I have a max enhanced dmg (240%)unique thresher I haven't put to use yet. I guess this weapon would do nicely.
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Reaper's Toll pwnz, err, is really good. -25% Reqs is great (more life) and decrepify, mmmmhhmmmm...
For some fun try it out on (or in conjunction with) a holy freeze merc, monsters (even bosses) will almost stop to move if decrepified and slowed. I found this to be a Good Thing™.

Some ideas on skills ( My last MF Barb was 1.09, so maybe some of the following is horribly outdated):
Have you thought about Bash + Synergies? It will take quite a few points and damage won't be super-high, but mana cost is low (2) and the knockback... Hmmm, does knockback work on bosses like Meph or Baal, I actually never tried. Maybe I oughta try a Bash Barb someday. This is getting less helpful by the line :( .
Depending on who you plan to farm, Concentrate could be an option, damage is pretty low but you would be a little less vulnerable, shieldless as you are. The "uninterruptability" is not only a great word to use in a sentence, but a nice bonus as well.
I would advise against using two Heart Carvers for their bonus to Find Item by the way, because you are trying to get as close to the max amount of MF possible so it would be "wrong" somehow (imho) to trade 222%+ (Alis + Ists at lvl51) of MF for a slightly better percentage on FI. YMMW.
I used an Act1 merc with some success in 1.09, their AI is still horrible, but against bosses they nevertheless tend to live a little longer than Act2 mercs.

Well, hope some of this helped, or at least inspired some ideas.
A wind druid makes a fun MFer as well, I might add :) .

Greetings

Nuur