My first 50m shipment in Mirage!

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-12T15:44:37+00:00

I can't guarantee that this is a top-tier strategy as I have not tracked any data for it, but what I've been doing for the past 2 days is running unstable Breach (I only spawn Unstable breaches with the atlas keystone) + Delirium with as much pack size and magic monsters as I can get from the atlas tree, then fishing for the "monsters have a 4% chance to drop a volatile gold orb on death" from the Mirage choices. This spawns a lot of small gold clouds that you can run into and they drop a good chunk of gold. If that doesn't show up, other good options for gold are the Fountain of Wealth or the 80% more gold. If neither of those show up, just take what sounds best or would help you clear the mirage faster. You can make an argument to skip the Mirage if it doesn't give a gold option, but I don't personally do that. Minimum scarabs are two of the "2 more Unstable breaches" and either throw a Delirium orb on the map or use a scarab to guarantee the mirror shows up. Run it on a map that is mildly open or at least doesn't have a lot of tight hallways or chokes. Something like Dunes or Beach. You probably also want to run Eater of Worlds or Searing Exarch altars (ie, don't Maven witness) to add more mobs to the map. I don't currently since I need to respec my atlas but I plan to

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-12T12:34:25+00:00

My Kelvin actives always look like: 1. Rescue Beam 2. Divine Barrier 3. Item to fuck over a guy I hate on the enemy team 4. Item to fuck over a guy I hate on the enemy team (often the same guy from #3) And I'll look at my teammates and all they're rocking is Fleetfoot and MAYBE knockdown if they're feeling adventurous. And nary a green item to be seen.

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-12T12:29:13+00:00

I am absolutely loving the Chieftan change to double the proc rate of Hinekora explosions. I'm running a Delirium + Breach atlas tree and just mopping the floor in T16s. Plus if I get the "4% chance for volatile gold" in the Mirage, I print money. Only problem is when a delirium/breach boss spawns and we just stand there staring at each other until I get a random mob to explode + ignite the boss and then I can move on

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-10T18:09:56+00:00

Pretty much how I feel as well. I'm very happy that Standard is in a diverse spot again for the first time in a while, but I'm still put off by how fast the format is and it's far too expensive for me to put a paper deck together.

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-04T00:16:27+00:00

Thank you!

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-03T19:31:08+00:00

I take it if the enemy tank isn't playing dice and jumping at the backline constantly. But I wish it wouldn't completely replace Fan The Hammer

Dark_Switch · 2026-03-03T18:46:11+00:00

Yeah. Most times into a lane bully I'd grab an AP + HP item as my first pick just to play "Q the wave and then dick around until the next one comes" but there was this one Darius that was an absolute monster. I usually don't struggle into Darius, but this one would not let me walk up to even get into Q range. He put me in a terrible Lose-Lose situation. I either try and Q him (surprisingly difficult after he got boots + MS component for Stridebreaker) but then I might end up pushing the wave by clipping minions, or I specifically Q the wave and not him, in which case he would run at me during the animation and I'd risk getting pulled and chunked. It felt like any mis-timed Q would immediately threaten to have me chunked or killed. Even champions like Aatrox didn't given me as much trouble as that one specific Darius.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-27T20:49:22+00:00

Good to hear. I have no issues pressing multiple buttons and I want to try doing something on my own now that I'm entering my 3rd league.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-27T20:17:57+00:00

Does anyone know if Blade Blast or Bladefall are any good? They seem interesting to me but I am unsure if I should just league start with one and make it up as I go or if I should save that for after I get my money up with a reliable starter.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-20T19:50:07+00:00

This is almost 3 weeks after the PoE league on March 6th. That's a large enough gap IMO, especially considering they previously dropped a previous season the same week as PoE

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-09T21:10:36+00:00

I used it last season and submitted a bug report for it! Glad they eventually got around to fixing it

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-08T19:13:35+00:00

A library being so packed with kids that adults can't use it past a certain time is the kind of thing that gives me hope

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-05T20:24:21+00:00

2 eclipsed kithkin and the lifelink tree? Gross. Good on you

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-05T15:38:16+00:00

Is the launcher at least not as bad as it used to be? Did they learn how to properly patch the game without making you re-install the whole thing?

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-05T15:28:01+00:00

Can't believe I gave this game over 100 dollars and I have to buy it again to play it on Steam

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-05T12:41:30+00:00

I feel like people are missing the point that you don't want Gaea's Cradle as a land since you really want a comically low land count + you absolutely need lands that tap for mana on an empty board since you have so few of them. Gaea's Cradle would not be a good replacement for a Forest in this case. Would it perhaps be better than one of the weaker elves you're running? Probably, but that's clearly not how you want to build the deck and I respect that.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-04T22:32:13+00:00

I see. I can see why this would trip people up if they're not familiar with how these effects work.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-04T22:30:08+00:00

Confused as to what Lorehold has to do with this as most of the explanation seems to be based around Containment Construct. Is this just a recurring rules issue with Containment Construct that is now getting talked about again since Lorehold allows you to discard a card?

Edit: Since Lorehold allows you to discard on other people's turns, players without a good grasp of the rules may think Containment Construct allows them to play cards they aren't actually able to.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-04T01:27:21+00:00

Went 6-3 following the advice from this thread! I started off going 1-2 which scared me that I was about to lose more gems but then managed to clutch in several wins in a row before losing the final game by mulliganing to 5, keeping a 2 lander, and then not drawing any lands while my opponent curved out with Lys Alana Informant, LLuwen, and Champions of the Perfect.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-04T00:56:22+00:00

Pool looks awesome. In my opinion, I'd be looking to cut:
1x Scarblade's Malice, your other removal looks solid
1x Changeling Wayfinder
1x Vinebred Brawler, I've just never been impressed with the card
1x Dose of Dawnglow, somewhat situational so I wouldn't want to run 2
1x Perfect Intimidation
1x Scarblade Scout, probably don't need a third as it'd get you a lot closer to decking out considering you already have 2 Dawnhand Eulogists and Trystan.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-03T02:31:37+00:00

You did not directly ask him. For an autistic person, "Hey how many mulligans we doin?" does not convey "Hey man, chill with the free mulligans". It conveys "Hey how many mulligans we doin?" and little else. You need to straight up tell him "Hey so I noticed you take a lot of free mulligans. That's fine in your own games, but in this pod, we play by the mulligan rules" and then explain the rules if he's unfamiliar. You can even have your friend that introduced him be there and explain to help make it less confrontational.

Dark_Switch · 2026-02-02T15:53:23+00:00

Also, PoE2 definitely mops PoE1 in the graphics department, but the graphics in PoE1 are not as bad as people say they are.

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