Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppDid you know that it's possible to Enchant the Powder Keg so that it won't destroy itself and will keep casting?
In this epic comeback run, Rarran resurrects on Day 9 and brings it back for an explosive Keg victory on Day 15.
This guide will cover all the major synergies that made the build work, but be sure to watch the full video to see all the decision points.
Pulling off a successful Powder Keg victory requires a lot of things, but the two main parts of your engine are Crit% Scaling and maximizing your Charges from Burn sources.
Reaching 100% Crit is essential because it upgrades your Keg from doing 50% of you enemy's Max Health to doing 100%.
This will allow you to straight up one-shot certain matchups that lack defenses. If they survive, the initial blow, your Burn can usually finish the job (they are also scaling from Crit).
Note that this build does better against Heal/Health-stacking based comps but can struggle in Shield heavy metas. This is because Shields reduce Burn damage by 50% and because your Keg can't do much against a comp that relies on high shields but doesn't invest a lot into Max HP.
Star Chart was the perfect fit for the build as it increased Crit Chance and granted a huge 25% Cooldown reduction to the Keg.
Star Chart (Crit% + Cooldown Reduction)
Vanessa's Amulet and Inexorable were the other two major players for Crit% scaling and offered it to the entire board. Finding Inexorable ASAP is pretty key to making this build work (Rarran found it Day 3).
Vanessa's Amulet and Inexorable (AoE Crit% Increase)
While you increase your Crit%, you're going to also want to find sources Burn that can cast ASAP.
Lighter is a classic option but a crucial find is Heated Shells, a skill that turns Ammo use into Burn activators.
It unlocks new sources like Nesting Doll while letting you double dip with items like Pop Snapper that have both Burn and Ammo.
Lighter (fast-casting Burn)
Heated Shells (Skill that converts Ammo use --> Burn)
Nesting Doll (Offers defense while proccing Heated Shells)
Pop Snappers (double dips Burn + Ammo)
Although these were pivotal parts of Rarran's build succeeding, these late game chases are hard to find consistently.
The major hits he found were the Radiant Enchantment (which allowed his Keg to not blow itself up and keep casting) along with the Void Shield (which Shields based on your opponent's Burn and turns all of your enemy's item uses into Burn activators for you).
You can increase your chances of finding Enchantments by prioritizing experience gain since you get a guaranteed chance at level 16. The other guaranteed chance is when you resurrect on your first death, otherwise you need to hope to find stores.
For Void Shield, you'll need to attempt the Awakened District PvE event and get it as a drop.
With any successful build, you're going to want to be generating passive value with items that work from your Stash.
In this particular run, Rarran used Tropical Island to help boost his survivability. Every little bit helps!
For your skills, you'll of course benefit from options that buff your Burn output and help it cast faster/more often. Here are some examples Rarran used.
