BEST Early League Bossing - Purifying Flame Mines Saboteur League Start Guide - Path of Exile 3.14

<https://youtube.com/c/bigducks> 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 =) ======================F A Q====================== Q: What Bandit? A: KILL ALL. --- Q: What Pantheon? A: YOU DONT ALWAYS NEED THE SAME ONES, I USE BRINE KING AND TUKOHAMA --- 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. --- Q: Do I HAVE to use Tremor Rod? Aren't there rares that could work? A: YES THE TREMOR ROD IS REQUIRED BECAUSE IT GIVES US A PSEUDO 7 LINK AND MAKES IT SO THAT WE DONT NEED TO WASTE A GEM SLOT FOR BLASTCHAIN MINE. ITS ALSO QUITE CHEAP. YOU CAN USE "THE TOWER" CARD TO "FARM" IT IN SSF. --- Q: Can I use a different chestpiece than Kaom's? A: SURE, YOU COULD USE KINTSUGI OR A RARE. --- Q: Minefield feels TERRIBLE and I can't seem to make the build feel good. What do? A: PRIORITIZE MINE THROWING SPEED. I SPECIFICALLY MADE THIS BUILD TO FEEL GOOD WHILE PLAYING IT. IT ISN'T OPTIMAL DAMAGE, BUT OPTIMAL BUILD FEEL WHILE STILL DOING TONS OF DMG. --- 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. --- 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. --- 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. --- Q: Why do you always type in all caps in here? A: BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT! and because it is basically a meme at this point :) ======================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 US HAVING 3 DETONATIONS PER MINE. DUE TO BLASTCHAIN MINE SUPPORT WE GAIN 5% MORE DAMAGE PER MINE IN THE CHAIN, MEANING THAT IF THINGS GO WELL WE CAN HAVE THE FINAL MINE DOING UP TO 500% MORE DAMAGE. ======================LEVELING SECTION====================== THIS BUILD IS EXTREMELY SOLID FOR LEAGUE START AND IS A VERY SMOOTH LEVELING BUILD. YOU CAN USE PURIFYING FLAME FOR THE ENTIRE GAME. SELF CAST UNTIL 8 AND THEN MINES FOREVER. OR USE STORMBLAST MINE UNTIL 8 FOR EVEN FASTER LEVELING. -----------------------------------THINGS TO GRAB FOR LEVELING----------------------------------- UNIQUES Tabula Rasa Goldrim Wanderlust Karui Ward Tremor Rod -----------------------------------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 HAVE ACCESS TO PURIFYING FLAME VERY EARLY, SIMPLY LEVEL WITH IT AS SELF CAST AND WHATEVER OTHER SUPPORTS YOU CAN MANAGE UNTIL YOU GAIN ACCESS TO BLASTCHAIN MINE AT 8 AND THEN CONTINUE THE ENTIRE GAME WITH THAT ABILITY. YOU CAN ALSO LEVEL WITH STORMBLAST MINE EARLY IF YOU REALLY CANT PLAY ANYTHING BUT MINES. MAKE SURE THAT YOU GRAB CRAFTED SPELL WANDS AS EARLY AS YOU CAN. THEY WILL HELP WITH DAMAGE IMMENSELY BLUE WAND + WHITE, BLUE, OR YELLOW RESIST RING (RUBY, TOPAZ, SAPPHIRE) + ALTERATION ORB = ADDED DAMAGE TO SPELLS WAND. USE TWO OF THEM UNTIL YOU CAN OBTAIN TREMOR ROD. -----------------------------------ASCENDANCIES----------------------------------- WHILE LEVELING YOU SHOULD GRAB BOMB SPECIALIST > PYROMANIAC > BORN IN THE SHADOWS > EXPLOSIVES EXPERT. THE FOLLOW UP ONES ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT BUT STILL PROVIDE WORTHWHILE BOOSTS AND YOU SHOULD DO THEM WHEN ABLE --- 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. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THIS BUILD OR NEED HELP WITH THIS OR ANY OF MY OTHER BUILDS JOIN MY DISCORD -> https://discord.gg/aDtqeDC Thanks for reading all the way down to here! Enjoy the build and let your friends know about my YouTube Channel / Twitch Stream and Discord server! Thanks, have fun, and stay safe out there in Wraeclast! Hope to see you next time!!