[3.8] Hanarashi's SSF Pyroclast Miner! Kill Uber Elder with a 5-link! Perfect SSF league starter :D

"

Pjey wrote:

I've seen alot of people calling this mine skill OP, but yet not many tend to play it, maybe its because its a laggy skill?. It seems to have relatively good clear speed and insane bossing. Good league starter imo? right?

"

archd wrote:

any reason why taking charisma over efficient explosive? i use your tree for my passives but since i don't get lucky with +1 flame gem weapon, i use stormblast mine for boss and change it to arc mine for general mapping.

"

Wootie wrote:

I opt for Hired Killer wheel for more life over Charisma.
Carry a mana flask - it increases your skill spam potential significantly. I find the clear with Pyroclast is just fine, especially once you start igniting everything. This is my first go with mines since revamp - definitely better now.

"

hannarashi wrote:

"

Wootie wrote:

I opt for Hired Killer wheel for more life over Charisma.
Carry a mana flask - it increases your skill spam potential significantly. I find the clear with Pyroclast is just fine, especially once you start igniting everything. This is my first go with mines since revamp - definitely better now.

Thanks for reading the guide! More life is always good. Especially if you are unable to get life% rolls on gear, I would recommend grabbing extra life on the tree. The life gained on kill is pretty useless though, so make sure to grab the extra 4% life nodes on the Revenge of the Hunted and Written in Blood before grabbing the Hired Killer Wheel.

Also, mana wasn't an issue at all for me, so I wouldn't recommend using a mana flask unless you notice you can't throw your mines at full speed at times. I actually think it would be better to go Charisma or Efficient Explosives over Hired Killer if you are feeling the need to run a mana flask without the reduced reservation nodes. Being able to free up a flask slot is pretty crucial.

"

Wootie wrote:

"

hannarashi wrote:

"

Wootie wrote:

I opt for Hired Killer wheel for more life over Charisma.
Carry a mana flask - it increases your skill spam potential significantly. I find the clear with Pyroclast is just fine, especially once you start igniting everything. This is my first go with mines since revamp - definitely better now.

Thanks for reading the guide! More life is always good. Especially if you are unable to get life% rolls on gear, I would recommend grabbing extra life on the tree. The life gained on kill is pretty useless though, so make sure to grab the extra 4% life nodes on the Revenge of the Hunted and Written in Blood before grabbing the Hired Killer Wheel.

Also, mana wasn't an issue at all for me, so I wouldn't recommend using a mana flask unless you notice you can't throw your mines at full speed at times. I actually think it would be better to go Charisma or Efficient Explosives over Hired Killer if you are feeling the need to run a mana flask without the reduced reservation nodes. Being able to free up a flask slot is pretty crucial.

I’m not sure how you wouldn’t have mana issues, honestly. Maybe I’m overspamming, but I feel that’s what helps allow the clear to be decent. I don’t find flask slots all that limited/crucial with this build (yet). Life, Atziri, Stib, Diamond and mana is what I currently use. With Smoke Mine, I find I don’t need a Quicksilver at all. Plenty of mobility.

Consider Hrimnor’s Resolve for helm slot. Life, fire damage, resists and chill/freeze immune for total ele ailment immunity. BiS IMO...

"

hannarashi wrote:

Have you leveled your Clarity fully yet? I could spam up to my maximum number of mines at full speed without worrying about mana. If you are still leveling your Clarity and are not able to sustain mana, then using a mana flask until your Clarity levels should be fine.

Also, you want to use a Quartz flask rather than a Stibnite flask. Having the extra dodge chance is huge for this build. The smoke cloud from Stibnite doesn't do much for us since we get free blind from our ascendancy. Atziri's Promise is an OK flask choice for damage, but do note that the life leech doesn't work with mines.

I actually ran the build with no quicksilver for a while since I also thought smoke mine was enough, but when I put the quicksilver back on, it made mapping feel much smoother not having to spam smoke mine all the time. I would recommend using a Quicksilver for mapping, and switch it for a defense flask when bossing.

Hrimnor’s Resolve is OK, but armor does nothing for us, and the life is pretty low compared to a well-rolled rare. I still think a well rolled evasion rare is better, but if you are unable to roll an evasion helm with 100+ life, Hrimnor's Resolve works fine too.

"

Wootie wrote:

"

hannarashi wrote:

Have you leveled your Clarity fully yet? I could spam up to my maximum number of mines at full speed without worrying about mana. If you are still leveling your Clarity and are not able to sustain mana, then using a mana flask until your Clarity levels should be fine.

Also, you want to use a Quartz flask rather than a Stibnite flask. Having the extra dodge chance is huge for this build. The smoke cloud from Stibnite doesn't do much for us since we get free blind from our ascendancy. Atziri's Promise is an OK flask choice for damage, but do note that the life leech doesn't work with mines.

I actually ran the build with no quicksilver for a while since I also thought smoke mine was enough, but when I put the quicksilver back on, it made mapping feel much smoother not having to spam smoke mine all the time. I would recommend using a Quicksilver for mapping, and switch it for a defense flask when bossing.

Hrimnor’s Resolve is OK, but armor does nothing for us, and the life is pretty low compared to a well-rolled rare. I still think a well rolled evasion rare is better, but if you are unable to roll an evasion helm with 100+ life, Hrimnor's Resolve works fine too.

Have not and prob can’t level my clarity to max w/out Charisma. I’d rather have the extra life and carry a mana flask for now. Maybe if I go to mid-90’s I’ll take Charisma and try it.
Ultimately your build here, just stating options as I never follow a guide more than loosely anyway (and not seeing many Pyroclast guides around). Not intending for you to defend your choices. The skill is strong, lots of different ways to take it to endgame.