Ultimate Arc Mines Saboteur Gear, Jewels, and Flasks

Path of Building for The Eternity Shroud

Find all our recommended gear from the comfort of Path of Building, available here.

Included in the Path of Building are skill trees, all gem links and possible variations, and an example set of mid-level gear with room for upgrades. For simplicity’s sake, Elemental Resistances are not included on gear, and you can fill them in as you like depending on available gear.

Gear Summary / TL;DR

These items strike a balance between power and cost-effectiveness. If you want to explore more options for Gear (both budget and high-end), Flasks, or get more information on alternatives and specialty items, please ensure you read this page thoroughly.

The Eternity Shroud

This setup offers the best possible damage but takes lot of currency to set up properly.

Item Slot	Item Name
Head	Shaped Rare
Amulet	Shaped Rare
Chest	The Eternity Shroud
Gloves	Shaped Rare
Boots	Shaped Rare
Belt	Shaped Rare
Rings	Shaped Call of the Brotherhood x2
Weapon	Dual Wielding Shaped Rare Wands

Life Based

Our recommendation:

Item Slot	Item Name
Head	Shaped Rare or Curtain Call
Amulet	Aul's Uprising (Dexterity) (Grace) or Rare Amulet (Best Damage)
Chest	Queen of the Forest or Kaom's Heart (if using Tremor Rod
Gloves	Shaped Rare or Machina Mitts (Defense)
Boots	Rare Boots
Belt	Rare Stygian Vise
Rings	Rare Rings ( Opal Ring or Diamond Ring ideal)
Weapon	Tremor Rod or Rare Wands

Low Life

Item Slot	Item Name
Head	Shaped Rare
Amulet	Presence of Chayula
Chest	Shavronne's Wrappings
Gloves	Fenumus' Weave
Boots	Sin Trek or Rare Boots
Belt	Rare Stygian Vise or Darkness Enthroned
Rings	Rare Rings ( Opal Ring or Diamond Ring ideal)
Weapon	Tremor Rod or Rare Wands

Armor

Chest

There are quite few viable chest items — most of them Unique — with varying upsides and downsides.

• Life Based: Queen of the Forest is simply one of the best all around options available. Not only is it very affordable, it offers incredible Evasion, great movement speed, and Resistances.
• Low Life: Shavronne's Wrappings is the only option and a build-making unique. Do not even bother playing this variant of the build without using this unique as there are simply no advantages over a standard build.
• Life Based: Kaom's Heart is a perfectly viable option when using Tremor Rod. It can even be used without a Tremor Rod if you find the right Shaped armour piece; either a Helm or a pair of Gloves that have supporting gem affixes.
• The Eternity Shroud is the best possible chest piece if you can obtain two shaped Call of the Brotherhood rings and shaped items in every slot. Damage output is grotesquely high and survivability is also good in every slot, as we primarily use Rares and can obtain good values of Life and Defense. The main downside is the expense of putting this altogether, which can be exorbitant. All your items must be Shaper items in order for this to be the ideal build.

Helmet

A shaped Rare is the best choice for most situations, be it Life based or Low-Life. This can be tricky to obtain with an enchant, and you may need to craft it yourself from a white base. All Life based builds should acquire Maximum Life on their items. The shaped affix we are looking for is:

• % increased Mine Damage / Socketed Gems are Supported by Level # Blastchain Mine

This allows you to fit a Ball Lightning link into your helm.

In addition the shaped affix, look for 200+ Energy Shield if you are a Low-Life player. Resistances are icing on the cake, but not necessary as it is a difficult craft to begin with. This shaped affix is no longer required but adds a decent amount of damage for a Helmet affix and gives you some flexibility with secondary skills, should you wish to experiment.

There are some extremely powerful Awakener's Orb possibilities, such as a Shaped Rare with Warlord influence — this can allow you to have Shaper “Supported by X” affixes as well as a Warlord “% Increased Spell Damage” mod. This can allow you to create a pseudo 6 or 7 link which can be used to run Ball Lightning or Lightning Spire Trap in your helmet, but even the % Spell Damage mod is very nice to have by itself.

Curtain Call can be very cheaply obtained and is an excellent pickup for Life-based builds. Hitting 800 Dexterity can be difficult, forcing you to acquire it on nearly every accessory slot and perhaps even picking up some extra nodes on the tree, but the rewards are well worth it. The sacrifice here is that you will likely have to run somewhat compromised defenses until ideal gear can be attained. Offensively, this item can add a real punch to the build, however, the cost to implement it is also significant. The use of this item is ideal for activities such as Uber Elder, Guardians and Shaper. Due to the defensive loss, however, it is not a recommended choice for something where consistency of survival is paramount, such as a Level 100 push.

Recommended Enchantment:

• Arc Chains an additional time is highly recommended as it is far and away the best option in any scenario, including single target.

Boots

There are several great options for this build, depending on your budget and your chosen variant:

• Life Based: A Rare pair of boots with Life and Resistances is typically the best choice for Life-based builds. Ensure you have at least 25% or better movement speed.
• Low Life: Sin Trek is an extremely cheap and formidable choice for Low-Life variants, providing great movement speed and a huge amount of Energy Shield.
• Magic Find: Goldwyrm is an option for Magic Find.

Ideally, you’ll want as much resistance as possible on your boots in order to optimize heavy damage elsewhere. Two-Toned Boots with 140%+ total Elemental Resistance are a great choice for Eternity Shroud setups to afford you liberal stat budgeting on pieces such as your helmet.

Recommended Enchantment:

• Adds 1-160 Lightning Damage if you haven’t killed recently is exceptional for bossing and highly recommended.
• Damage Penetrates 10% of Elemental Resistances if you haven’t killed recently is another viable option that may or may not be cheaper.

As we already have more than enough damage to eliminate the entire screen and more with the press of a button, we are looking to bolster our boss damage.

Gloves

Exceptional choices for our gloves slot include:

• Life Based: Any Rare with Life and Elemental Resistances will get you by until a nice pair of Fingerless Silk Gloves can be acquired.
• Low Life: Fenumus' Weave is the ideal choice for Low-Life variants of the build, granting great offense and defense via the potent Aspect of the Spider skill it provides. These can be very expensive and are more of a luxury item than a necessity.
• Life Based and Low Life: Machina Mitts provide great survivability and are a strong option when additional safety is necessary. Low Life builds should take Ghost Reaver if using this item.
• Life Based, Low Life, and The Eternity Shroud: Fingerless Silk Gloves (must be Shaped for The Eternity Shroud) are by far the best option for Low-Life variants if you cannot acquire the above gloves, as they have a great implicit that beats any enchant out of the water. Look for high Energy shield (180+) and Resistances. They are also the best option for The Eternity Shroud.
• Magic Find: Sadima's Touch is the best option for Magic Find.

Weapon

Rare Shaped Wands

Rare Wands have the potential to be the strongest option, depending on what your budget allows. Shaped Opal Wands are ideal for The Eternity Shroud. It can be crafted yourself, either from rolling a magic base or purchasing it outright. You will want to start with:

• +1 to the Level of all Lightning Spell Skill Gems
• Gain % of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage

Ideal other affixes to have on your wand(s):

• % Increased Critical Strike Chance for Spells
• Adds # to # Lightning Damage to Spells
• % to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
• % Increased Lightning Damage

Any other damage affixes you might need to substitute in are also fine — the best weapons can be very expensive and difficult to craft.

Tremor Rod

Tremor Rod is a cheap and exceptionally strong option that can be used all throughout a league, allowing you to form a pseudo 7-Link. The damage is very high and is only displaced by top-tier Shaped wands for The Eternity Shroud build.

Accessories

If you are using Curtain Call, Dexterity is a requirement on nearly every accessory. You have significantly more freedom if you are simply using a normal helmet.

Amulet

Here are our recommendations:

• Life Based: Aul's Uprising (Dexterity) (Grace) is a very powerful amulet, allowing us to run Grace at no cost, granting valuable Dexterity, Life, and Evasion.
• Low Life: Presence of Chayula is the best option by far for anyone playing the Low-Life variant, offering a huge amount of bonus Energy Shield, critical immunity to stuns, and a nice Rarity bonus.
• Curtain Call: Astramentis is a placeholder while using Curtain Call until you have the necessary stats to change to another piece.
• The Eternity Shroud: A shaped Rare amulet is the best choice, ideally with critical multiplier, lightning damage, and Life. Quantity and rarity can also be sought for some additional profit, as your damage will already be enormous.
• Magic Find: Bisco's Collar is the best option for Magic Find.

Lacking the recommended items, a standard Rare amulet with some Critical Strike Chance/Multiplier and Life will serve.

Rings

Opal Rings are the best Rare base for both Life Based and Low Life builds. Resistance rings can also be very handy for capping resistances and freeing up some more space for damage explicits.

For Low-Life Rare rings, look for the following stats:

1. [Uncapped] Elemental Resistances
2. +# to Maximum Energy Shield
3. % Increased Lightning Damage
4. Dexterity
5. Rarity

If you are using Curtain Call, Rare rings with Dexterity, Life, and Resistances are necessary for the build to work. The best stats to look out for are:

• Dexterity (40+) — only if using Curtain Call
• Resistances (if uncapped)
• Life
  There are some additional Unique options to consider:

• Dream Fragments is an option for low-life builds and gives us permanent immunity to all three status ailments, as well as eliminating the need for a of Heat flask. The huge Cold Resistance boost, in addition to the Mana regeneration, are also nice to have.
• Lori's Lantern is another possibility for low-life builds, offering great movement speed and defense. The added Chaos resistance is quite valuable now that Incursions are back and here to stay, making this an even more attractive than before.
• Ventor's Gamble is the best option for Magic Find.

If you are planning to use The Eternity Shroud it is highly recommended to use Shaped Call of the Brotherhood rings in both slots. Rare Shaped Opal Rings are also suitable, ideally with high amounts of Flat Elemental Damage. Pyre is also a consideration (must be Shaped) that destroys corpses, eliminating the fear of porcupines and detonate dead.

Belt

• Life Based and Low Life: A Rare Stygian Vise can be an excellent option, especially for capping Resistances.
• Low Life
• Curtain Call: Cyclopean Coil is a great option that can be cheaply obtained, even early in the league. The attribute boost can be hugely helpful and function as a “budget Astramentis”, allowing you to activate Curtain Call that much easier. If you can actually get your Dexterity above your Intellect, you will also have permanent immunity to all three status ailments, which is a great bonus.
• Low Life: Darkness Enthroned is a great option for low-life and offers a potent combination of damage and defense, depending on what Jewels you can afford.
• The Eternity Shroud: A _Shaped Leather Belt with Life, Resistances, and Spell Damage During Flask Effect is your go to. Craft some additional Increased Damage onto it if possible.

Headhunter adds a lot of fun and speed to the build, and the Dexterity roll is a nice bonus. It is an exceptional belt for Beyond maps and delving, but otherwise just a crowning glory type of item that signifies your build is truly complete. While not the greatest for low-life, it is likely the best overall choice for Life-based builds as far as clear speed is concerned.

Jewels: Life-Based

Pure Talent remains a strong option, despite no longer pathing towards the Scion starting wheel, and one of the recommended choices. All told we gain:

• 5% Elemental Resistance penetration
• +0.5% to Critical Chance

All things told, it is actually quite an economic pickup as well when contrasted with well rolled Rare Jewels.

Fluid Motion can be very helpful in obtaining additional Dexterity, allowing you to take full advantage of Cyclopean Coil. All told, assuming a perfect implicit, this Jewel grants 84 Dexterity.

Watcher's Eye is another late-game investment to kit out your build and take it to the next level. The best mods to watch out for, ordered by priority, are as follows:

1. Critical Strike Chance while affected by Wrath
2. Increased Movement Speed while affected by Grace
3. Increased Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath
4. Damage Penetrates Lightning Resistance while affected by Wrath
5. Chance to Evade Attacks while affected by Grace

The Grace mods are not strictly necessary, but the movement speed bonus is phenomenal for clear and bossing. It can also be a relatively cheap mod to obtain on a Watcher’s Eye earlier in the league, as most people are looking for the flashier tooltip increasing damage mods.

Rare Jewels should be used to fill out the rest of sockets, or in place of the suggested Uniques until the necessary currency can be acquired. Prioritize stats as follows:

1. % Increased Maximum Life
2. Critical Multiplier with Lightning Skills
3. Critical Strike Multiplier for Spells
4. Global Critical Strike Multiplier
5. Mine Damage
6. Critical Strike Chance for Spells
7. Mine Laying Speed
8. Dexterity or Intellect, as needed
9. Resistances (if uncapped)
10. Critical Strike Chance for Lightning Skills

Jewels: Low Life

Watcher's Eye is a late-game investment to kit out your build and take it to the next level. The best mods to watch out for, ordered by priority, are as follows:

1. Gain % of Maximum Mana as Extra Maximum Energy Shield while affected by Clarity
2. Damage Penetrates Lightning Resistance while affected by Wrath
3. Critical Strike Chance while affected by Wrath
4. Increased Lightning Damage while affected by Wrath

Rare regular Jewels offer greater damage potential. Look for the following stats:

1. Critical Multiplier with Lightning Skills
2. Mine Damage
3. % Increased Maximum Energy Shield
4. Critical Strike Chance for Spells
5. Mine Laying Speed
6. Dexterity or Intellect, as needed
7. Resistances (if uncapped)
8. Critical Strike Chance for Lightning Skills

Abyss Jewels offer the best defense and most Energy Shield. Look for the following stats:

1. Energy Shield
2. Added Lightning Damage to Spells While Holding a Shield
3. Critical Strike Multiplier
4. Resistances (if uncapped)

Flasks

Remember that your Resistances must be balanced OR Lightning must be your highest resistance in order to effectively use The Wise Oak for increasing damage. The Unique flasks are not necessary and regular Diamond Flasks and such can be used effectively in their place.

Life Based

Here is our recommended Flask setup, although you can change them out based on personal preference of Flasks or Prefixes/Suffixes.

• Experimenter’s Jade Flask of Reflexes
• The Wise Oak
• Enduring Hallowed Hybrid Flask of Warding
• Bottled Faith
• Alchemist’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline

Add in additional non-Unique flasks (e.g. Diamond Flask) for Bleed Immunity or Freeze immunity if necessary.

Swap out a Flask for Divination Distillate if you are Magic Finding.

Low-Life

Flasks for low-life setups are a little more flexible, and you can feel free to change them up as you see fit.

• * Rumi's Concoction
• Lavianga's Spirit
• Experimenter’s Diamond Flask of Warding
• Alchemist’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline

The Eternity Shroud

• Atziri's Promise
• The Wise Oak
• Enduring Hallowed Hybrid Flask of Warding
• Bottled Faith
• Alchemist’s Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline

Gear, Jewels, and Flasks Breakdown