Intro & build description
If you have played Toxic Rain and want to try a new spin on the skill, consider Toxic Rain miner. Shadow’s starting point is really efficient in terms of mines, with many great nodes nearby. Trickster ascendancy provides a great balance between damage and survivability, making this a well-rounded boss killer build.
Build Pros
- Melts bosses
- Reflect is not a problem
- Can clear delirious maps on a 5-link
- Cheap to start, yet scales amazingly well with currency invested
Build Cons
- Mine builds are more intensive on button pushes than average build
Passive tree(s) and Path of Building
[3.15] Skill Tree PoB Community LinkBandits
Bandits Quest Choice |
Kill all bandits |
Ascendancy skill points
Labyrinths | Skill point choice |
---|---|
Labyrinth 1 | Patient Reaper |
Labyrinth 2 | Prolonged Pain |
Labyrinth 3 | Ghost Dance |
Endgame Labyrinth | Escape Artist |

Skill gem setup
Helm
Malevolence (Unlinked)
Summon Skitterbots (Unlinked)
Cast When Damage Taken Support (LVL 10)
Steelskin (LVL 15)
Body Armor
Caustic Arrow
Pierce Support
Arrow Nova Support
Blastchain Mine Support
Trap and Mine Damage Support
Vicious Projectiles Support
Gloves
Wither
Multiple Totems Support
Spell Totem Support
Faster Casting Support
Boots
Dash
Second Wind Support
Vaal Grace (Only use Vaal version)
Vaal Haste (Only use Vaal version)
2h Weapon
Toxic Rain
Blastchain Mine Support
Charged Mines Support
Awakened Vicious Projectiles
Trap and Mine Damage Support
Swift Assembly Support
1h Weapon
None
Offhand weapon / shield
None
Build uniques / Example rare gear
Tip: Click on the item to view it on PoE Wiki or to view similar rare items in poe.tradeHelmet
Rare Hubris CircletLook for rare Hubris Circlet with high life, some extra energy shield and resistances. On your endgame helmet you would also want -% to nearby enemy chaos resistance.
Body Armour
KintsugiKintsugi is a great defensive endgame option for the build. Carcass Jack is also a good option.
Until you can get it, use Tabula Rasa.
Gloves
Rare Gloves with Hunter or Elder influenceOn your endgame gloves look for high life, resistances and chaos damage over time multiplier.
Boots
Atziri's StepAtziri’s Step is a solid choice for our boots slot.
If you have currency to spare, you could go for Hunter influenced boots with movement speed, life and tailwind.
Right Ring
Rare RingLook for rare ring with high life and some resistances. Craft -mana cost for non-channeling skills mod on your ring.
Amulet
Rare Amulet with Hunter InfluenceFor your endgame amulet, look for Hunter influenced amulet with high life and +1 to level of chaos / dexterity skill gems.
Quiver
Rare Penetrating Arrow Quiver with Hunter influenceOur ideal endgame quiver has high life and both, chaos damage over time multiplier and damage over time multiplier mods. If you cannot afford both of those mods, just pick Hunter’s chaos damage over time multiplier since it can roll higher.
2Hand Weapon
Rare Crafted BowOur mid-range budget bow costs around 5 ex to craft, which should be manageable. How to craft it:
1.) Hit +1 to level of socketed gems mod
2.) Craft can have multiple crafted mods
3.) Craft chaos damage over time multiplier
4.) Craft +2 to levels of socketed support gems
Jewel
Jewel SetupBuild uses 1 Unique Jewel – Intuitive leap. Use it in jewel socket near Perfect Agony and allocate reduced mana reservation + Charisma and Method to The Madness nodes.
Build also uses 1 Large and 2 Medium cluster jewels.
On large cluster look for following notables:
– Touch of Cruelty
– Unholy Grace
– Wicked Pall
On medium clusters look for following notables:
– Exposure Therapy
– Wicked Pall
Fill the rest of the jewel sockets with regular rare jewels with following mods:
1.) Increased maximum life
2.) Increased mine damage / area damage
3.) chaos damage over time multiplier
4.) Attributes / Resistances if you are lacking
Flask
Flask SetupBuild uses following flasks:
1.) Divine life flask with instant recovery and bleed removal
2.) Quicksilver Flask of Adrenaline
3.) Basalt Flask with freeze removal
4.) Quartz Flask
5.) Dying Sun
Build based on Tripolar Bear’s Trickster.