[3.20] Explosive Trap Saboteur (Budget Boss Killer)

The Devouring Diadem is our helmet of choice for the endgame. It’s a great all-around helmet that enables the build to use more auras.

It’s going to be expensive for the first week of the league, so until you can afford it, rare helmet with high life and resistances should work just fine.

Skin of the Lords with Avatar of Fire keystone is how this build converts physical damage to fire in the endgame.

Before you can get a body armor like that, Tabula Rasa or a rare corrupted 6link with 3G-2R-1B socket colors would work just fine.

If you wanted to convert physical -> fire damage without Avatar of Fire, you could use gloves for that and easily get 100% conversion, since the skill has 50% conversion built-in.

Look for generic rare gloves with high life, resistances and chance to suppress spell damage.

In terms of implicit, look for Fire exposure on hit.

Look for generic rare boots with 30% increased movement speed, at least 70 life and as much resistance as you can get.

In the endgame, look for 2x Circle of Anguish rings with:

– Increased Herald of Ash Buff effect
– Increased Fire damage while affected by Herald of Ash

Please note that rings like that are going to be quite expensive, so until you can afford them, use cheaper combination:

1) Rare Ring with elder influence that has high life and resistances
2) Mark of the Shaper

In the endgame, look for 2x Circle of Anguish rings with:

– Increased Herald of Ash Buff effect
– Increased Fire damage while affected by Herald of Ash

Please note that rings like that are going to be quite expensive, so until you can afford them, use cheaper combination:

1) Rare Ring with elder influence that has high life and resistances
2) Mark of the Shaper

Good amulet for the build that gives us Brittle, Sapping and Scorching conflux if 2 of our highest attributes are equal. In addition to that, it also provides a fair amount of maximum resistance if you can get your hands on a well-rolled amulet.

When you start using this amulet, make sure 2 of your highest attributes are equal.

On belt, it’s important to get Trap and Mine throwing speed mod from Essence of Zeal.

So to get that, buy Rustic Sash with fractured life mod. Then, use essence of zeal until you are happy with the result.

Build uses Scepter and shield, in order to be able to use Shield Charge.

On the scepter, look for core damage mods:

1) +1 to all physical or fire / spell skill gems
2) Increased spell damage
3) Critical strike chance for spells

It’s also recommended to craft increased trap throwing speed on your weapon.

Look for rare shield with:

1) At least 70 to maximum life
2) +1 to level of physical / fire spell skill gems
3) Critical strike chance for spells

On regular jewels, we are trying to get as much crit multiplier as possible, so look for following mods:

1) Crit multiplier with fire skills
2) Crit multiplier with spell damage
3) Global crit multiplier
4) Increased maximum life
5) + To all elemental resistances

Build also uses cluster jewels, 1 large and 2 medium. On them, look for:

Large Cluster
– Force Multiplier
– Iron Breaker
– Master the Fundamentals

Medium Clusters
– Arcane Pyrotechnics (1x)
– Guerilla Tactics (2x)
– Surprise Sabotage (1x)

Build uses 5 magic flasks:

1) Quicksilver Flask
2) Divine Life flask with bleed removal and instant recovery
3) Quartz Flask
4) Diamond Flask
5) Jade Flask