Build Guide
— full loadouts for every progression stageThese builds are mirrored from the community-maintained Prospecting! Build Guide, organized here with cross-links to every mineral, ring, rune, and enchant in the Almanac. Each build couples recommended equipment, museum displays, and tools for that stage of the game.
Credits per build: bosnia123123 (@CzystyWegiel), Autumn (@spxxd), PPatel (@301manmeet), em_miaou (@emmaalu), Finnlay (@finnlaey), Martika14, borninbalenciaga (@animalfan62), and others. Originals live in the community build-guide Google Doc — if a build looks stale here, the doc is the source of truth.
Caldera
Highest location: Infernal Heart. The first big mechanic gate — Forge and Museum unlock here.
- Luck Efficiency
- Sell Boost
- Size Boost
Snowy Isle
Highest location: Frozen Peak. Five-star equipment, 80%+ quality.
- Luck Efficiency
- Sell Boost
- Size Boost
Overgrown Caves
Highest location: Enchanted Ruins / Abyssal Depths. Mythic gear should be Diamond or better.
- Luck Efficiency
- Sell Boost
- Size Boost
Swamp
Highest location: Timelocked Sanctuary. Five rune slots assumed; majority of gear ≥90% quality.
- Hybrid
- Items Farming
- Luck Efficiency (no Ring of Champions)
- Luck Efficiency (with Ring of Champions)
- Sell Boost
- Size Boost limited
Meteor Valley (no Ascended)
All locations open. You can clear without Ring of Champions / Ring of the Stars.
- Hybrid
- Luck Efficiency
Meteor Valley (with Ascended)
End-game. Builds assume Ring of Champions + Ring of the Stars in slot.
- Hybrid limited
- Items Farming
- Luck Efficiency limited
- Size Boost limited
Event-gated builds
Limited-time builds — Summertime, Hearthflame. Only buildable while the event is live.
- Modifier Farming (Hearthflame Event) limited
- Hybrid (Summer Event) limited
Off-meta and specialty
Treasure / Geode farming, Walk Speed, Nothing Burger, and other curiosities.
- Get Nothing (any stage)
- Treasure Map / Geode Digging
- Treasure Map / Geode Digging (Autopan)
- Treasure Opening
- Walk Speed (for fun) limited