Strongbox
Strongboxes are a special type of chest found throughout Wraeclast. When opened, a strongbox will release groups of monsters to surround and attack the character. Only once all of the ambushing monsters are slain will a strongbox relinquish its loot. The monsters released by a strongbox also drop loot and grant experience when killed.[1] Monsters not directly summoned by the strongbox, such as sand spitters emerging from shield crabs, or raised undead, do not need to be killed to unlock the strongbox.
This encounter is considered Extra Content and has a chance to appear in any map area or most story areas. The specific chance for strongboxes to spawn has never been officially published. This mechanic is also referred to as Ambush (derived from Ambush league).
Variations
Strongboxes come in different base types which determine the kinds of items that can normally be obtained from them.[2] Modifiers can further alter the loot contents, such as granting additional rare items or gems.
A test with a pool of 2218 strongboxes,[3] done via the Monstrous TreasureMonstrous TreasureIn a long lost dream, great foes hide in tiny boxes, but so do great rewards.You will travel to a map where the monsters lie in wait, open the boxes they guard, and slay them all.Right-click to add this prophecy to your character. prophecy in 2016, provided the following distribution. Note that these numbers may have changed. At the time of testing, Cartographer's Strongboxes were unable to spawn in Tier 13+ maps; however, as of version 3.13.0, Cartographer's Strongboxes are able to (rarely) appear in Tier 13+ maps.
Operative's Strongbox requires the Secret Operations Atlas passive skill allocated in order to spawn.
Base Type | Contents | Count | Spawn rate |
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Arcanist's Strongbox | Currency that do not affect quality, The Heroic ShotThe Heroic Shot117x Chromatic OrbTry a thousand times, and eventually you'll have to give up. | 96 | 4.3% |
Armourer's Strongbox | Armour, The BodyThe Body4Body ArmourThey say it is the head that leads, but all must flow through the body at some point., Divine JusticeDivine Justice1Grand Spectrum CorruptedMany sought the Goddess' blessing. Few survived the Labyrinth to receive it. |
132 | 6% |
Artisan's Strongbox | The Master ArtisanThe Master Artisan520x Quality CurrencyPerfection is the standard, excellence will be handled on a case by case basis., currency that affect quality | 155 | 6.9% |
Blacksmith's Strongbox | Weapons | 125 | 5.7% |
Cartographer's Strongbox | Maps, The CartographerThe Cartographer110x Cartographer's ChiselMy son, you lost your way before you arrived. To never lose you again, I make a path in my heart., The DreamlandThe Dreamland8Poorjoy's AsylumAll dreams vanish when the dreamers wake. |
N/A | N/A |
Diviner's Strongbox | Divination cards | 42 | 1.9% |
Gemcutter's Strongbox | Gems, The GemcutterThe Gemcutter3Gemcutter's PrismIn the hands of a master craftsman, a worthless pebble can adorn the crown of a king. | 74 | 3.3% |
Jeweller's Strongbox | Amulets, rings, belts, jewels, HubrisHubris5Ring"This one? It is NOT for sale. You would sooner pry it from my lifeless hand." - Jonfé Darontos, Ringmaker |
167 | 7.5% |
Operative's Strongbox | Scarabs | N/A | 6% |
Large Strongbox | Assorted items (increased quantity) | 104 | 4.7% |
Ornate Strongbox | Assorted items (increased rarity) | 62 | 2.8% |
Strongbox | Assorted items | 1247 | 56.3% |
Unique | Special | 14 | 0.6% |
Unique (Vaal Reliquary) | Assorted corrupted items, Vaal OrbsVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. | N/A | Sextant only |
Vaal Vessels found in vaal side areas are considered chests, not strongboxes. Special versions of Vaal Vessels, such as Atziri's Vessel (Vaults of AtziriVaults of Atziri
Vaal Pyramid MapMap Level: 71
Map Tier: 4
Guild Character: gChests have (2500-3500)% increased Item Rarity
Area contains no monsters
Chest drop scaling is disabled. (Hidden)
Found Items have (20-40)% chance to drop Corrupted in Area"Should I depart this mortal coil,
so shall all of my treasures."
- Atziri, Queen of the VaalTravel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.) and Vaal Vessels spawned from Vaal Temple MapVaal Temple MapMap Level: 83
Map Tier: 16
Guild Character: >Area contains 10 additional guarded Vaal VesselsVoices. Visions. Violence.
They will haunt these grounds for all of eternity.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.'s implicit modifier are considered strongboxes, however, and benefit from modifiers to strongboxes.
Modifiers
Like items and monsters, strongboxes come in different rarities with various modifiers. Non-normal rarity strongboxes inherently have increased item quantity and item rarity bonuses based on the strongbox's rarity, irrespective of the specific bonuses granted by modifiers.[4] Unidentified strongboxes can be revealed using a Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. to show its modifiers. It is also possible to craft strongboxes using currency items. Corrupting a strongbox with a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. will corrupt some of the loot's contents.[5]
Like chests, increased Item Quantity from gear do not affect the number of items dropped from a strongbox. However, Item Quantity bonuses from area modifiers and the number of players in a party do increase the number of items dropped from most strongboxes.[6] The sole exception is the Cartographer's Strongbox, where the number of players does not increase the number of maps dropped.
Prefixes
Prefixes can make the encounter more dangerous by releasing additional monsters or triggering certain spells. Note that area modifiers that affect monsters (such as of Giants - 15% increased Quantity of Items found in this Area, 8% increased Rarity of Items found in this Area, Monsters have 70% increased Area of Effect (Suffix)) apply to skills used by strongboxes, making modifiers like Ice Nova or Detonate Dead deadly if underprepared.[7] Some prefixes add a warning sound to a strongbox as well.
Name | Stats | |
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Arctic | 8 | Freezes you when activated |
Contaminated | 8 | Spreads Caustic Ground Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Contested | 12 | Guarded by a Rogue Exile |
Frigid | 1 | Casts Ice Nova Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Incandescent | 1 | Ignites you when activated |
Intimidating | 10 | Guarded by a pack of Magic Monsters Items will not drop until all Bloodline Daemons are killed. (Hidden) |
Menacing | 35 | Guarded by 3 Rare Monsters Items will not drop until all Bloodline Daemons are killed. (Hidden) |
Ossified | 2 | Summons Skeletons Items will not drop until all Bloodline Daemons are killed. (Hidden) |
Putrifying | 4 | Detonates nearby corpses Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Rallying | 35 | Guarded by a stream of Monsters |
Reaper's | 1 | Revives nearby dead Monsters with Onslaught |
Scorched | 10 | Casts Firestorm Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Unstable | 1 | Explodes Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Caustic Arrow Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Firestorm Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Flameblast Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Volcanic Fissure Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Spectral Throw Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vaalsmithed | 1 | Triggers Vaal Spark Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Vibrating | 25 | Casts Lightning Storm Chest plays warning sound (Hidden) |
Whispering | 15 | Casts a random Hex Curse Spell when activated |
Suffixes
Suffixes can improve dropped rewards, such as granting additional items or increasing the number of sockets found on items. Certain modifiers can only be found on specific types of strongboxes.
Suffix | Lvl. | Effect | ||||||
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of Abundance | 1 | Contains (3 to 8) additional Items (1) | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓
|
of Affluence | 8 | Contains (1 to 3) additional Rare Items (2) | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗
|
of Ascendance | 1 | +(1 to 5) Chest level (3) | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓
|
of Augmentation | 12 | Only contains Support Gems | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Bounty | 1 | (30 to 60)% increased Quantity of Contained Items (4) | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓
|
of Complexity | 20 | Contained Items have (1 to 2) additional Sockets | ✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Corruption | 1 | Contains an extra Vaal Gem | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Curiosities | 4 | Contains (1 to 5) additional Magic Items (5) | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗
|
of Facets | 40 | Contained Gems have Experience | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Kalandra | 40 | Contains Mirrored Items | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Quality | 1 | Contained Items have (1 to 20)% Quality | ✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✓ |
✗
|
of Singularity | 45 | Contains an additional Unique Item | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗
|
of Treasures | 4 | (1000 to 2000)% increased Rarity of Contained Items | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗
|
of Unity | 40 | Contained Items are fully Linked | ✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗
|
of Wisdom | 1 | Contains Identified Items | ✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
✗
|
of the Vaal | 1 | Contains additional Divination Cards that give Corrupted Items | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓
|
of Reward | 1 | Contains additional Divination Cards that give Currency | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓
|
of Renown | 1 | Contains additional Divination Cards that give Unique Items | ✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
✓
|
(1) Contains (1 to 2) additional Items on Cartographer's Strongboxes
(2) Contains 1 additional Rare Item on Cartographer's Strongboxes
(3) +(1 to 3) Chest level on Cartographer's Strongboxes
(4) (30 to 40)% increased Quantity of Contained Items on Cartographer's Strongboxes
(5) Contains 1 additional Magic Item on Cartographer's Strongboxes
Contained Items are fully Linked and Contained Items have (1 to 2) additional Sockets cannot roll together on the same strongbox.[8]
Unique strongboxes
Like most other unique items, it is possible to craft a unique strongbox using an Orb of ChanceOrb of ChanceStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a random rarityRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it. on a normal strongbox with the corresponding base type.
Name | Type |
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Ashes of the Condemned | Strongbox |
Brinerot Cache | Strongbox |
Mutewind Cache | Strongbox |
Redblade Cache | Strongbox |
Renegades Cache | Strongbox |
Strange Barrel | Strongbox |
Weylam's War Chest | Arcanist's Strongbox |
Kaom's Cache | Armourer's Strongbox |
Deshret's Storm | Blacksmith's Strongbox |
Empyrean Apparatus | Cartographer's Strongbox |
The Maelström Cell | Diviner's Strongbox |
Perandus Bank | Jeweller's Strongbox |
Gifts of the Red Queen | Vaal Reliquary |
Gifts of the Sacrificed | Vaal Reliquary |
Prophecy-only strongboxes
Unique Map-only strongboxes
There are also unique strongboxes that can only be found at the end of certain unique maps.
- Atziri's Vessel: Contains 8 Sacrifice Map Fragments and/or Vaal Skill Gems.
- Grandmaster's Arcanist Cache
- Grandmaster's Cartography Cache
- Grandmaster's Corrupted Cache
- Grandmaster's Gemcutting Cache
- Grandmaster's Large Cache
- Grandmaster's Ornate Cache
- Grandmaster's Treasury
- Grandmaster's Trove
Advice
- It is not generally recommended to spend currency crafting on strongboxes with a few exceptions of Operative's, Diviners, Cartographers, and Arcanists modifiers.[9]
Gallery
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Strongbox
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Arcanist's Strongbox
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Armourer's Strongbox
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Diviner's Strongbox
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Ornate Strongbox
Related items
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Related Atlas passive skills
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Version history
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References
- ↑ Chris (March 6, 2014). "1.1.0c Patch Notes (hotfix)". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ↑ harrytrumanprimate (March 9, 2014). "Strategies for Strongboxes [Discussion][Ambush]". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ Isarill (November 17, 2016). "Strongbox Data from 60 Monstrous Treasure runs". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ↑ Mark (June 9, 2016). "Mechanical Question Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ↑ Seerix (March 6, 2014). "[Ambush] Vaal Orb on strongboxes will corrupt all items inside". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ jddogg (March 10, 2014). "[1MHC] Path of Cartographers...". Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (May 18, 2017). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (June 10, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ↑ Furty (September 7, 2019). "Guide to Strongboxes in Path of Exile (Blight 3.8)". PoE Vault.