PathofEvening's Pyroclast Mine Saboteur Gear & Flasks (Poe Keepers of the Flame)

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Gearing During the Campaign

Weapons

Because Pyroclast Mine Pyroclast Mine is counted as a spell, we can increase damage through standard spell scaling techniques. We get to double-dip by using Mine-specific bonuses, as well. Gem levels, increased spell damage, and flat added spell damage are also important throughout the campaign.

The best way to increase your damage in the campaign is just to keep leveling up your character.

Resistances & Attributes

Path of Exile’s endgame is tuned with the expectation that players will have at least 75% of each Elemental Resistance, and at least 0% Chaos Resistance. Elemental Resistances and Attributes are available as suffixes on most pieces of gear, and getting more of them is good.

Capping your Elemental Resistances isn’t mandatory throughout the first half of the campaign (or the second half, really), but if you find that you are struggling to stay alive, check for this issue first. You can return to your hideout and craft resistances onto pieces of gear using the crafting bench at any point you start feeling weak.

Flasks

Flasks are a strong gear slot for all builds in Path of Exile. Be sure to upgrade your Life and Mana Flasks throughout the campaign as you level up. Once you finish the campaign and enter maps, use Orb of Alteration Orb of Alteration to roll your flasks for better modifiers.

Weapon and Shield

Wand

Prophecy Wand
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Implicits
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  1. 40% Increased Spell Damage

Explicits
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  1. +1 to level of all Spell Skill Gems
  2. +1 to level of Fire Spell Skill Gems
  3. +x% increased Critical Strike Chance
  4. +x% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
  5. +x% increased Mine Throwing Speed (Crafted)
  6. +x% increased Spell Damage

Prophecy Wands have a high amount of base Critical Strike Chance. By scaling that up with modifiers and using Sandstorm Visage Sandstorm Visage, you can more than double Pyroclast Mine Pyroclast Mine’s base crit chance. You also want all the standard spell damage scaling mechanics, like increased skill gem levels, increased spell damage, and spell critical strike chance.

Miners get one extra damage scaling bonus through the bench-craftable Mine Throwing Speed modifier. There aren’t a lot of sources of Mine Throwing Speed available, and you want all you can get!

Shield

Harmonic Spirit Shield
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Implicits
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  1. 15% Increased Spell Damage

Explicits
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  1. +1 to level of Fire Spell Skill Gems
  2. +x% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
  3. Socketed Items have 30% Increased Reservation Efficiency.
  4. +x% increased Spell Damage
  5. +x% increased Chance to Block
  6. Resistances

Hunter and Shaper shields are capable of rolling the mod “Socketed Items have 30% Increased Reservation Efficiency.” Using one of these shields can help with fitting in auras.

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Armour Pieces

Helmet

Sandstorm Visage Sandstorm Visage
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Explicits
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  1. Base Spell Critical Strike Chance of Spells is equal to that of Main Hand Weapon

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This unique helmet is a massive damage increase when paired with a weapon that has high base crit chance, such as a well-rolled Prophecy Wand. It comes from Sanctum and can be somewhat expensive early in a league, but it is worth the cost.

Body Armour

Evasion/Energy Shield Body Armour
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Implicits – Optional & Expensive
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  1. +1 to Level of Socketed Gems
  2. +2 to Level of Socketed AoE Gems
  3. +2 to Level of Socketed Projectile Gems
  4. +2 to Level of Socketed Trap and Mine Gems
  5. +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems

Explicits
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  1. Increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  2. Resistances

Your body armour is a defensive slot, but you can get a huge amount of damage from corrupted gem level implicit modifiers.

The Restless Ward The Restless Ward can be a good alternative early on in mapping, as it provides a ton of movement speed. Carcass Jack Carcass Jack is another cheap alternative that can help with damage and defenses.

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Gloves

Evasion/Energy Shield Gloves
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Implicits
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  1. x% increased Mine Throwing Speed
  2. +x% chance to Suppress Spell Damage

Explicits
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  1. +100 to Maximum Life
  2. +x% chance to Suppress Spell Damage
  3. Resistances
  4. Attributes

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Boots

Evasion/Energy Shield Boots
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Implicits
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  1. Chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
  2. Increased Action Speed

Explicits
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  1. 30% Movement Speed
  2. 30% Chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
  3. +100 to Maximum Life
  4. Resistances

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Belt

The Arkhon’s Tools
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Implicits
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  1. x% increased Stun and Block Recovery

Explicits
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  1. +20-30 to Dexterity and Intelligence
  2. (10-20)% increased Mana Reservation Efficiency of Skills
  3. (15-25)% increased Trap and Mine Throwing Speed
  4. Summon Skitterbots also summons a Scorching Skitterbot
  5. Summoned Skitterbots’ Auras affect you as well as Enemies
  6. (50-75)% increased Effect of Non-Damaging Ailments inflicted by Summoned Skitterbots

This belt is extremely powerful. It summons a Scorching Skitterbot, which substantially reduces enemy resistances.

You can ignore this belt’s downside by using elemental ailment avoidance modifiers on boots and equipping the unique jewel Ancestral Vision Ancestral Vision — just be sure you have 100% Chance to Suppress Spell Damage.

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Accessories

Amulet

Agate Amulet
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Implicits
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  1. Anoint Whispers of Doom
  2. +24 to Strength and Intelligence

Explicits
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  1. +1 to Level of All Skill Gems
  2. +1 to Level of all Fire Skill Gems
  3. Non-Channelling Skills have -7 to Total Mana Cost
  4. x% to Global Critical Multiplier
  5. Resistances
  6. Attributes

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Rings

Astral Projector Astral Projector
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Implicits
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  1. #% to Lightning Resistance

Explicits
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  1. Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around you
  2. Nova Spells have 20% less Area of Effect

This ring causes your Pyroclast Mine Pyroclast Mine explosions and projectiles to center themselves on enemies, rather than where the mines are located. With this bonus, you can stop aiming your mines. All you have to do is throw them anywhere on the same screen as an enemy.

Auto-aiming is good for map clearing, but it doesn’t help your single-target damage. If you want to scale your damage up to clear Tier 17 maps and kill uber bosses, running two Curse on Hit rings and using Whispers of Doom on your amulet will be more effective.

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Curse on Hit Ring
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Implicits
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  1. #% to Elemental Resistances

Explicits
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  1. Curse Enemies with Flammability on Hit (You only need one ring with this modifier)
  2. Non-Channelling Skills have -7 to Total Mana Cost
  3. +80 to Maximum Life
  4. Resistances

You can use a Curse on Hit ring along with Astral Projector Astral Projector to greatly increase your damage while mapping. Be sure you have Whispers of Doom allocated, or you will not be able to apply Sniper's Mark Sniper's Mark to bosses!

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Flasks

Check out our Flask Crafting Guide to learn everything you need to know about how to set up your non-Unique Flasks.


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Prefixes
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  1. Instant Recovery when on Low Life is the best Life Flask prefix for most builds.
  2. Gain 3 Charges when you are Hit by an Enemy is a good prefix for increasing flask uptime.

Suffixes
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  1. Grants Immunity to Bleeding for # seconds if used while Bleeding (Life Flask, mandatory mod)
  2. #% Increased Critical Strike Chance during Effect (Utility Flasks)
  3. #% Increased Evasion Rating during Effect (Utility Flasks)
  4. #% Chance to Avoid being Stunned during Effect (Utility Flasks)
  5. #% Increased Movement Speed during Effect (Utility Flasks)

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Jewels

Large Cluster Jewel

If you are looking for the optimal way to acquire your Cluster Jewels or have any other questions, check out our complete guide to Cluster Jewels. It has all the information you need.

Large Fire Damage Cluster Jewel
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Implicits
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  1. Adds 8 Passive Skills

Explicits
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  1. 1 Added Passive is Cremator
  2. 1 Added Passive is Doryani’s Lesson
  3. 1 Added Passive is Prismatic Heart

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Medium Cluster Jewels

Medium Trap and Mine Damage Cluster Jewel
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Implicits
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  1. Adds 4-5 Passive Skills
  2. Added Small Passive Skills grant: 12% increased Trap Damage
  3. Added Small Passive Skills grant: 12% increased Mine Damage

Explicits
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  1. 1 Added Passive is Guerilla Tactics
  2. 1 Added Passive is Surprise Sabotage

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Regular Jewels

Regular Jewels
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Below are some of the important stats you want on regular rare jewels. You can also use jewels to fix resistances or meet attribute requirements.

Explicits
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  1. #% Increased Maximum Life
  2. #% Increased Mine Throwing Speed
  3. #% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
  4. #% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier for Spell Damage

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