PathofEvening's Pyroclast Mine Saboteur PoB & Gems (PoE Mirage 3.28)
Path of Building – Passive Skill Tree
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Bloodline Ascendancy Options
Aul grants 15% increased Global Defences as a small passive, and a customizable defensive option with Precursor’s Release.
The best bonus from Precursor’s Release is “Take no Extra Damage from Critical Strikes,” which is granted by having no socketed gems in your gloves.
This build has very few mandatory gems, so an empty 4-link is a minor tradeoff. Dropping Pyromaniac from the Saboteur tree is worth the cost. The only downside is that you will have to run Delves to unlock Aul’s Bloodline.
Exceptional Support Gems
Exceptional Support Gems are a new mechanic added in Patch 3.28 to replace Awakened Support Gems. None of them are particularly useful for this build.
Gem Setups
Increasing your gem levels is important for maximizing damage, so level up your gems any time you can. You can apply quality to them using
Gemcutter's Prism.
Main 6-Link (Body Armour)
Pyroclast Mine
Trap and Mine Damage Support
Minefield Support
Charged Mines Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Elemental Focus Support
Sticking with a 21/20 Pyroclast Mine is cheaper and better than going after a level 1 support gem through the Mirage League coin system.
Auras
Linking your Skitterbots to Unbound Ailments will increase the magnitude of the shock and chill effects they apply.
You can link the following auras together if you want to benefit from reservation efficiency bonuses, such as
Clarity or the Hunter/Shaper Shield modifier “Socketed Gems have 30% increased Reservation Efficiency.” You can keep Clarity at level 10 so that its mana reservation remains fairly cheap.
Automated Skills
Keep Immortal Call at level 1 so that its mana cost stays low.
Defensive Golem
Curse
Cast
Flammability until you have a Curse on Hit ring.
You can also use
Sniper's Mark on bosses for a huge damage boost, just be sure to allocate Whispers of Doom first!
Movement Skills
Socket Flame Dash anywhere.
Link Shield Charge to Faster Attacks for a movement speed buff.
Summon Skitterbots
Unbound Ailments Support
Grace
Flesh and Stone
Automation
Detonate Mines
Immortal Call
More Duration Support
Summon Stone Golem
Flame Dash
Shield Charge
Faster Attacks Support