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Strongboxes: Everything you need to know

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A strongbox containing armour guarded by a rogue exile

Strongboxes are a special type of loot container 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 relenquish its loot. The monsters released by a strongbox also drop loot and grant experience when killed.

Loot

Strongboxes come in different base types which determine the kinds of items that can normally be obtained from them. Modifiers can further alter the loot contents, such as granting additional rare items or gems.

Base Type	Contents
Arcanist's Strongbox	Crafting currency that do not affect quality
Armourer's Strongbox	Armour
Artisan's Strongbox	Crafting currency that affect quality
Blacksmith's Strongbox	Weapons
Cartographer's Strongbox	Maps
Chemist's Strongbox	Flasks
Gemcutter's Strongbox	Skill gems and support gems
Jeweller's Strongbox	Accessories
Large Strongbox	Assorted items (increased quantity)
Ornate Strongbox	Assorted items (increased rarity)
Strongbox	Assorted items

Like chests, Increased Item Quantity from gear does not increase the number of items dropped from a strongbox. However, map quantity and the number of players do increase the number of items dropped from most strongboxes. The only exception is the Cartographer's Strongbox, where the number of players does not increase the amount of map drops.

Modifiers

Like items and monsters, strongboxes come in different rarities with various modifiers. A non-normal strongbox must be identified with a Scroll of WisdomScroll of WisdomStack Size: 40Identifies an itemRight click this item then left click an unidentified item to apply it. to reveal 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. may corrupt some of the loot contents.

One of the challenges for Ambush league is to open strongboxes with each mod and defeat the released monsters.

Prefixes

Prefixes can make the ambush encounter more dangerous by releasing additional monsters or springing traps.

Prefix	Effect	Level *	Damage Type
Arctic	Freezes character on opening	8	N/A
Contaminated	Releases poison clouds	8	Chaos
Contested	Guarded by a rogue exile	12	N/A
Frigid	Casts Ice Nova	1	Cold
Incandescent	Ignites character on opening	1	Fire
Intimidating	Guarded by 3 packs of magic monsters	10	N/A
Menacing	Guarded by 3 rare monsters	35	N/A
Ossified	Summons Skeletons	2	N/A
Putrifying	Detonates nearby corpses	4	Fire + Physical
Rallying	Waves (a stream) of enemies spawn to defend chest	4	N/A
Reaper's	Revives nearby corpses with Onslaught	1	N/A
Scorched	Casts Firestorm	10	Fire
Unstable	Explosion centered on strongbox	1	Fire
Vibrating	Casts Storm Herald	25	Lightning
Whispering	Casts a random curse on character	15	N/A

Suffixes

Suffixes can alter the loot contents in distinct ways, such as granting additional items or increasing the number of sockets on equipment.

Suffix	Effect	Level *
of Abundance	Contains up to 3–8 additional items	1
of Affluence	Contains up to 1–3 additional rare items	8
of Ascendance	Items level is increased by 1–5	1
of Augmentation	Drops only support gems	12
of Bounty	+(30–60)% Increased quantity of items	1
of Complexity	Contained items have 1–2 additional socket	20
of Corruption	Contains 1 additional Vaal Skill Gem	1
of Curiosities	Contains up to 1–5 additional magic items	4
of Facets	Drops gems with experience	40
of Kalandra	Contains mirrored items	40
of Quality	Drops items with (1–20)% quality	1
of Singularity	Contains 1 additional unique item	45
of Treasures	+(1000–2000)% Increased rarity of items	4
of Unity	Dropped items are fully linked	40
of Waters	Contains 1–3 additional utility flasks	4
of Wisdom	Contains identified items	1

* Level is the minimum strongbox level (i.e. area level) for the modifier to spawn.

Unique strongboxes

There are currently three unique strongboxes in the game. 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	Base Type	Modifiers
Strange Barrel	Strongbox	None
Empyrean Apparatus	Cartographer's Strongbox	Guarded by 5 Rare Monsters Contained Items have 3% Quality Contains 3 Additional Unique maps Contains no other Items
Kaom's Cache	Armourer's Strongbox	Guarded by 3 Rare Monsters Contains 10 additonal Rare Items Contains an additional Kaom Item Guarded by the Ancestors' Power Contains no other items
Perandus Bank	Jeweller's Strongbox	Contains 3 additional Magic Items Contains 5 additional Rare Items Guarded by 3 Rogue Exiles Contains 3 additional Unique Items Contains no other Items

There are also unique strongboxes that can only be found at the end of certain unique maps.

• Oba's Cursed TroveOba's Cursed Trove
  Underground Sea MapMap Level: 77
  Map Tier: 10
  Item Quantity: +40%Area has patches of desecrated ground
  20 patches with Ground Effect per 100 tiles (Hidden)
  Ground Effect has a radius of 10 (Hidden)
  (40-50)% more Monster Life
  (30-40)% increased Monster Damage
  Area becomes fatal after some time"Here the soil is more deadly than any swing of the axe."
  - Oba of the Karui, Conqueror of Corruption.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.: Oba's Glittering Stash (Gemcutter's Strongbox), Oba's Riches (Arcanist Strongbox), and Oba's Prized Cache (Jeweller's Strongbox).

Name	Base Type	Modifiers
Oba's Glittering Stash	Gemcutter's Strongbox	Contains (6-7) additional Items Contained Items have (4-6)% Quality
Oba's Riches	Arcanist Strongbox	Contains (4-5) additional Items
Oba's Prized Cache	Jeweller's Strongbox	Contains (3-4) additional Rare Item Contains (3-4) additional Magic Item

• Hall of GrandmastersHall of Grandmasters
  Promenade MapMap Level: 73
  Map Tier: 6
  Guild Character: ÙContains the Immortalised Grandmasters
  PvP damage scaling in effectThe grandest and greatest ever to fight,
  Divine the champions stand tall.
  But match their power, best their might,
  And even the immortal may fall.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.: Grandmaster's Cache

Version history

Version	Changes
1.3.1	Strongboxes now spawn packs of monsters in quick succession, instead of all at once.
1.3.0i	Fixed a bug where exploding Strongboxes would not explode correctly.
1.2.3	We have rebalanced Cartographer's Strongboxes. These chests were incorrectly double-dipping on map bonuses and party bonuses. The number of people in your party no longer increases map drops from these chests. We have also reduced how often they appear, but have significantly boosted their drops. Solo players will notice a substantial boost to drops from these Strongboxes, while parties will no longer receive too many maps.
1.2.0	Strongboxes can now spawn in all leagues, starting from the Submerged Passage in Normal difficulty. The weightings of each Strongbox type has been adjusted with ordinary Strongboxes being much more common than other variants. Mods for these Strongboxes have been adjusted. Cartographer's Boxes now have lower values of some Strongbox mods.
1.1.5	We have increased the spawn speed of the Stream of Monsters mod on ambush chests.
1.1.3	Added three new unique chests that can appear in the Ambush league.
1.1.1	Fixed a bug where the Strongbox mod that drops additional magic or rare items would have no effect on Maps. Fixed a bug that could cause monsters spawned by the Strongbox stream-of-monsters mod to behave strangely. Fixed a bug where Jeweller's Orb would not prevent you rerolling an item that had more sockets than it naturally could have at that itemlevel, due to dropping from a Strongbox with the increased sockets mod.
1.1.0f	Fixed a bug where the Strongbox mod that dropped additional magic or rare items would not always drop the correct number. Fixed a bug where some mod restrictions on Strongboxes would not work (for example, quality mods could erroneously spawn on Jeweler's Strongboxes). Fixed some cases where atypically few or many Strongboxes could spawn in some areas.
1.1.0e	Reduced the number of Maps dropped from Cartographer's Strongboxes.
1.1.0d	Made further improvements to the spawning of Strongboxes in narrow areas like caves. Halved the spawn rate of Gemcutter's Strongboxes in the Ambush league.
1.1.0c	Monsters and Rogue Exiles spawned by Strongboxes in the Ambush league now drop items and grant experience when killed. Fixed several of the cases where Strongboxes could block physical passage through a level.
1.1.0	Strongboxes have been introduced along with the Ambush League.

External links

• How to Roll Strong Boxes