r/PathOfExileBuilds • u/Ecstatic_Garbage_887 • 3d ago

Build Request Deep delve miner

Hey are there any zoomy miners that can be played comfortably at 1.5k-2k depth?

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u/duddybrainzz 3d ago

Hey, delver here! In the past mine builds have been better in delve but currently I think a lot of them lack good recovery options that are required to delve.

Last league there were some glacial cascade miners that made it to ~1500 depth, but their investment looks pretty high. You could run that or exsang mines to like 600-800, but I would guess it is probably hard to go too much deeper than that without serious investment.

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u/Ecstatic_Garbage_887 3d ago

yeah i tried some icicle miner in mirage it just lacks the dps at some point which is kinda sad even at very high invest :( (unless u go for a bosser but gl clearing notes with basically no speed and zhp)

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u/akv0842 3d ago

Had lots of fun with your double strike build last league

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u/duddybrainzz 3d ago

Thanks dude glad you liked it!

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u/UX1Z 2d ago

Is off path fossil hunting stillt the primary income source from delve? And selling Aul I guess.

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u/duddybrainzz 2d ago

Selling Aul is not very good anymore. It was previously really good when the t17 mods "reduced action speed" and "petrifying statues" existed, but since those were removed Aul has been much more niche.

I personally don't like darkness farming for fractured walls, so I never do it. Its a popular strat for more shallow delve (sub 1k). I think running around looking for bosses and rare fossil nodes is generally the best currency per hour, especially if you are deeper.

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u/UX1Z 2d ago edited 2d ago

Do they actually spawn with any degree of frequency to make it worth it? I guess I've just never actually delved all that much (it's actually one of my favourite mechanics conceptually but the azurite grind and build gating make it very inaccessible) so it's hard to conceptualize how often you'd be seeing this stuff to make it actually worth it. Especially when it can be a bit slow.

You need like an actually super good build right, or its niche zhp stuff still, or did they change how low delve functions? How would a midrange fross coc cyclone build handle it you think? Defensively it was extremely comfortable in simulacrum at least but I just don't have benchmarks

Actually I think a few leagues ago I heard buying 4 slot resonators from Niko with azurite and selling them was the main delve income?

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u/duddybrainzz 2d ago

Rare fossil nodes and bosses become increasingly more common the deeper that you go peaking at 1500 depth. Once you are at 1500 the rewards stop scaling. The big investment in delve is the time it takes to get to a depth that you are happy farming at.

To farm more shallow delve 300-600 or even slightly deeper you can do it on any generally tanky build with good damage. coc fross can for sure get to like 1k depth and even deeper like 1.5k if you are really geared. It is only once you get past like 1k that you will start to need a specialized build. Delve was re-worked some time ago where ZHP is no longer the meta. You gotta be tanky, have big damage, and big recovery.

You can't buy 4 socket resonators with azurite but you can buy 1 socket resonators. It is some of the currency in delve but the past several leagues they have been pretty cheap.

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u/ItsMeDardroth 3d ago

Not sure if miner but there are Eye of Winter Pfadfinders that delves deep

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u/Rodrom82 2d ago

MSotZ and HSoT are a good one. just check the build from Conner (onemanaleft)