PLEASE CHECK THE VIDEO GUIDE FOR MORE INFO <
https://youtube.com/c/bigducks>
THIS BUILD CAN ABSOLUTELY ANNIHILATE BOSSES IN SECONDS WITH A VERY LOW BUDGET. WITH INVESTMENT INTO
THE RING IT IS ALSO A MONSTROUS CLEAR BUILD.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELING TREES AS WELL AS MULTIPLE GEAR SETS PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THEM THOUROUGHLY.
THE RARE ITEMS IN THE BUILD ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS. GATHER WHAT STATS YOU NEED. DO NOT IGNORE CHAOS RESISTANCE.
THE ITEMS IN EXPENSIVE ITEMS ARE ONLY MEANT TO BE LOFTY GOALS WITH IDEAL STATS, YOU DO NOT NEED THEM BY ANY MEANS.
ALSO KEEP IN MIND EVERYTHING IN THIS GUIDE IS MEANT TO BE A GUIDELINE, IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED PLAYER AND THINK THAT
SOMETHING I DID WASNT IDEAL FOR YOUR SITUATION, ABSOLUTELY FEEL FREE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. JUST DONT COMPLAIN
TO ME IF THEY DONT WORK =)
======================ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS======================
KEEP IN MIND NONE OF THESE ARE REQUIRED AND MOST ARE JUST MINOR BUFFS.
I HAVE LISTED ANY ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS IN THE SKILLS SECTION, YOU WILL SEE AN ALTERNATE MAIN ATTACK THAT INCLUDES
BOTH ALTERNATE QUALITY GEMS AND AWAKENED GEMS. NONE OF THESE ARE NEEDED.
======================F A Q======================
Q: What Bandit?
A: KILL ALL.
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Q: What Pantheon?
A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE BRINE KING AND TUKOHAMA
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Q: I'm dying a lot, what gives?
A: THIS BUILD REVOLVES AROUND KEEPING ENEMIES BLINDED AND AVOIDING DAMAGE, IT IS NOT A TANK BUILD AND UNTIL YOU GET THE
MACHINA MITTS YOU CANNOT FACETANK EVERYTHING.
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Q: Do I HAVE to use Tremor Rod? Aren't there rares that could work?
A: YOU CAN USE WHATEVER YOU LIKE BUT TREMOR ROD IS BEST EXCEPT FOR VERY SPECIFIC WAND/SHIELD COMBO FOR LOW LIFE VERSION.
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Q: Can I use a different chestpiece than Kaom's?
A: SURE, YOU COULD USE KINTSUGI AND GRAB WIND DANCER OR A RARE.
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Q: Can I use Blazing Salvo Mines instead?
A: SURE BUT IT WONT BE AS GOOD IMO. BLAZING SALVO IS SLIGHTLY BETTER FOR CLEAR WITHOUT ASTRAL PROJECTOR BUT ONCE YOU GET THE
RING IT IS JUST WORSE OVERALL.
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Q: Minefield feels TERRIBLE and I can't seem to make the build feel good. What do?
A: CHECK OUT THE FINAL THREE LINKS AND CONSIDER SWAPPING OUT MINEFIELD FOR ONE OF THEM UNTIL YOU HAVE MORE MINE THROWING SPEED.
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Q: My dps sucks and I dont know what to do.
A: THAT ISN'T ACTUALLY A QUESTION BUT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT IF YOU HAVE THE SPELL LINKED WITH BLASTCHAIN MINE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
YOU TO ONLY DETONATE ONCE AND THEN KEEP THROWING THE MINES.
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Q: Can I go "insert other ascendancy here"?
A: SURE BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT BUILD SO DONT BLAME ME IF IT ISNT GOOD OR DOESNT WORK.
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Q: Can I use "insert on kill or on hit effect here"?
A: SURE BUT REMEMBER THAT YOUR MINES ARE GETTING THE HIT/KILL SO YOU WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THEIR EFFECTS.
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Q: I am intimidated by the cluster jewels... can I avoid them?
A: MORE INFO ON CLUSTERS BELOW. YOU CAN OPT TO USE THE NO CLUSTER JEWEL TREE BUT THE CLUSTERS ARE CHEAP AND PROVIDE A HUGE DPS BOOST.
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Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here?
A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT!
also because its easier to read on certain screens, the font for lower case in PoB kinda sucks IMO.
======================ACTUAL DAMAGE======================
THE DAMAGE ON THE LEFT WILL NEVER BE ACCURATE, THE DAMAGE RAMPS UP VERY HIGH AS MORE MINES ARE DETONATED IN THE CHAIN.
WE CAN GET SOMETHING LIKE 100 TO 120 MINES IN A FULL CHAIN DUE TO USE HAVE 3 DETONATIONS PER MINE.
======================LEVELING SECTION======================
THIS BUILD IS EXTREMELY SOLID FOR LEAGUE START AND IS A VERY SMOOTH LEVELING BUILD. YOU CAN USE STORMBLAST MINE COMBINED WITH ORB OF STORMS TO COMPLETE
THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN.
-----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELING-----------------------------------
UNIQUES
Tabula Rasa
Goldrim
Wanderlust
Karui Ward
Tremor Rod
Astral Projector (Not Needed)
-----------------------------------ABILITIES TO USE-----------------------------------
IF YOU CHECK IN THE SKILLS SECTION YOU WILL SEE EARLY GAME ABILITIES AND SETUPS. THE SUPPORT GEMS ARE IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
MEANING IF YOU HAVE A 4 LINK USE THE FIRST 4 GEMS, 5 LINK USE THE 5TH ETC.
-----------------------------------LEVELING THE BUILD-----------------------------------
YOU WILL BEGIN RIGHT AWAY WITH STORMBLAST MINE WHEN YOU ENTER TOWN, PUT DETONATE MINE ON LEFT CLICK AND USE THIS ABILITY FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
IF YOU PLACE DOWN AN ORB OF STORM AND THEN USE STORMBLAST MINE INSIDE OF IT, YOU WILL GAIN THE EXTRA DAMAGE EFFECT.
-----------------------------------ASCENDANCIES-----------------------------------
WHILE LEVELLING IT IS ADVISED THAT YOU DO THE FIRST ASCENDANCY AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE (AROUND LEVEL 30) AS IT IS A HUGE BOOST TO DEFENSES
AND SUSTAIN.
THE FOLLOW UP ONES ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT BUT STILL PROVIDE WORTHWHILE BOOSTS AND YOU SHOULD DO THEM WHEN ABLE
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ONCE YOU HIT MAPS YOU SHOULD LOOK TO FILL OUT THE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET ITEM SET AS WELL AS CHANGE OVER TO THE LINKS AND SKILLS USED
IN THE ENDGAME SETUP.
======================PLAYING THE BUILD======================
THIS BUILD FUNCTIONS BY PLACING MINES ON THE GROUND AND DETONATING AS MANY AS POSSIBLE IN SEQUENCE TO MAKE BEST USE OF OUR TREMOR ROD.
BETWEEN THE TREMOR ROD AND SKITTERBOTS WE HAVE 3 DETONATIONS PER MINE POSSIBLE, THIS ALLOWS US TO DETONATE QUITE A FEW TIMES IN SUCCESSION
WHICH GIVES US 5% MORE DAMAGE PER DETONATION.
YOU CAN USE LEFT CLICK DETONATE OR PUT DETONATE ANYWHERE ELSE YOU LIKE, MAKE SURE THAT FOR BOSSES YOU DO NOT HIT DETONATE AGAIN WHILE
THE CHAIN IS GOING OR YOU WILL RESTART THE DAMAGE SCALING.
======================CLUSTER JEWELS======================
THE ONLY CLUSTERS WORTH USING FOR THE MOST PART ARE GOING TO BE MEDIUM MINE/TRAP DAMAGE CLUSTERS. THE MAIN REASON IS FOR THE
"GUERILLA TACTICS" NODE. IT PROVIDES THROW SPEED.
THE OTHER NODES ARE GOOD AND CAN BE A HUGE SOURCE OF DAMAGE BUT THE MINE THROW SPEED IS THE MAIN REASON TO GO FOR THEM.
======================FINAL THOUGHTS======================
I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT MINES DIDNT FEEL TERRIBLE WITH THE ADDITION OF LEFT CLICK DETONATE, THIS IS SOME OF THE FASTEST AND EASIEST BOSS
KILLING I HAVE DONE ON SUCH A SMALL BUDGET.
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