Juice Box

Farming playbooks for juicing maps — waystone filters, tablet and atlas notes, and prep tips.

Special

Strongbox Research

Force Strongbox density, Alch your Researcher's boxes to load them with contained currency, then clear the guard wave they spawn so the box actually pays out. Unlike altar-shop Ritual or Breach-density farms, the paycheck is the crafted box loot plus the monsters it releases on open — not Favour windows or floor filters.

LootCurrency (Exalts / Divines)Guard pack loot

LeverResearcher's StrongboxesBox Quantity / Rarity

NeedsHidden Compartments Specialised ContainersQuant + Pack on map

Waystone filters

Item rarityPack size

Tablets

1
Strongbox chance
2
Quantity / Pack
3
Quantity / Pack

Mods

of the Antiquarian (+Strongbox)
of Strongboxes chance
Quantity / Pack Size

Atlas Passives

Path Strongbox type / guard juice; Hidden Compartments is 15% openable twice (not a free double).

1
Hidden Compartments
15% openable twice
2
Specialised Containers
Researcher contain prefixes
3
Guarded Wealth
+1 guard pack
4
Drawn to Riches
Magic guard packs
5
Enemy's Hoard
Rare guard packs
6
Intriguing Designs
no Basic Strongboxes

Running the strategy

Prep

Pre-filter Quantity / Pack Size / Rares; stage Alchemy for Researcher's crafts.

Stage Orbs of Alchemy

Run order

Path Strongboxes; craft Researcher's first; open while density is live.

Never leave Researcher's behind
Alch → open → clear guards
Dump currency between maps

Character requirements

Strongbox opens are a burst guard fight — dangerous prefixes and rare packs punish glass clicks.

· Survive Lightning Storms / Volatile Crags prefixes before committing the open
· Clear nearby packs first when Freezes You When Activated rolls
· Rare-guard Researcher's spikes harder than a normal map pack — budget recovery for Alch'd boxes
· Chaos Barrages are dodgeable — do not glass-cannon into juiced guard waves

FAQ

Which Strongboxes should I Alchemy?

Prioritise Researcher's — Alch (and Exalt when priced) for Quantity / Rarity of Contained Items; that is the currency paycheck. Ornate with Quant/Rarity is the SSF rare/unique lane. Cartographer's with Quantity helps waystone sustain. Skip spending Alchemy on plain / Low-value types when Researcher's are on the map.

Should I keep Exalting a Researcher's that already has three prefixes?

Usually no. Strongbox prefixes are mostly danger / guard packs, while suffixes carry Quantity and Rarity of Contained Items. Once a Rare Researcher’s already has three prefixes, further Exalts rarely improve the paycheck — stop and open.

Is Ventor's Contraption fifth open worth millions of gold?

No — Lolcohol finds no substantiated evidence the fifth open has better drop odds, and the gold cost scales hard (up to ~1050% per step). Take early cheap opens when you find Ventor’s; skip dumping millions of gold on the last click unless you are swimming in gold and want the gamble.

Sources

Used

Mobalytics — Lolcohol Strongboxes22/25
Track record4/5
- Long-form Strongbox guide that lists types, craft suffixes, and atlas pathing
- Updated Jun 2026 — still light on per-notable chance numbers vs PoE2DB
Evidence type5/5
- Primary written Strongbox farm guide on the registry
- Not an SEO paraphrase — names Researcher’s, Ornate, Cartographer’s craft targets
Patch currency4/5
- Researcher’s Alch/Exalt craft and guard-wave open loop still match 0.5 play
- Names Hidden Compartments but does not print the 15% openable-twice line
Strategy fit5/5
- Target loot lane is Researcher’s currency + guard packs
- Craft and type guidance maps to our tablets / atlas / run order
Specificity4/5
- Tables for Strongbox types and Quant/Rarity contained-item suffixes
- Atlas section lists names without full notable-effect dump
Stale · Faith in Luck double opens tip
- Faith in Luck was renamed to Hidden Compartments in the current Atlas dump
- Session Board shorthand collapsed the 15% chance into “double opens”
- If followed, players treat the notable as a free second open every box
- Conflicts with current PoE2DB / RePoE text (15% chance openable twice)
Hidden Compartments (renamed from Faith in Luck) is 15% chance Strongboxes are openable twice — not a guaranteed double open → patch notes
Stale · Researcher's Plunder atlas tip
- Researcher's Plunder is absent from RePoE Atlas.min.json (removed/renamed)
- Specialised Containers is the current Researcher contain-prefix notable
- If followed, players waste atlas points hunting a missing node
Researcher's Plunder is removed from the Atlas tree — do not path it for Researcher's Strongbox bias → patch notes
Researcher's types, Alch/Exalt craft, and guard-wave + contained-loot loop
PoE2DB — Hidden Compartments20/25
Track record4/5
- Datamined atlas notable pages that track live effect text
- No farm footage or tablet loadout — reference only
Evidence type4/5
- Primary current-text dump for Hidden Compartments used to kill Session Board shorthand
- Secondary vs a creator clear — no map samples
Patch currency5/5
- Lists the live 15% openable-twice Strongbox line (not a guaranteed double)
Strategy fit4/5
- Directly grounds the Strongbox Research atlas chip for Hidden Compartments
- Does not drive tablet sockets or Researcher’s craft order
Specificity3/5
- Exact 15% openable-twice chance on one notable page
- Single-node page — no full Strongbox tree table
Current atlas notable text — 15% chance Strongboxes openable twice (kills “double opens” / Faith in Luck shorthand)

Juice Box

Loading…

Character requirements

Strongbox opens are a burst guard fight — dangerous prefixes and rare packs punish glass clicks.

· Survive Lightning Storms / Volatile Crags prefixes before committing the open

· Clear nearby packs first when Freezes You When Activated rolls

· Rare-guard Researcher's spikes harder than a normal map pack — budget recovery for Alch'd boxes

· Chaos Barrages are dodgeable — do not glass-cannon into juiced guard waves

FAQ

Which Strongboxes should I Alchemy?

Should I keep Exalting a Researcher's that already has three prefixes?

Is Ventor's Contraption fifth open worth millions of gold?

Sources

Used

Mobalytics — Lolcohol Strongboxes22/25
Track record4/5
- Long-form Strongbox guide that lists types, craft suffixes, and atlas pathing
- Updated Jun 2026 — still light on per-notable chance numbers vs PoE2DB
Evidence type5/5
- Primary written Strongbox farm guide on the registry
- Not an SEO paraphrase — names Researcher’s, Ornate, Cartographer’s craft targets
Patch currency4/5
- Researcher’s Alch/Exalt craft and guard-wave open loop still match 0.5 play
- Names Hidden Compartments but does not print the 15% openable-twice line
Strategy fit5/5
- Target loot lane is Researcher’s currency + guard packs
- Craft and type guidance maps to our tablets / atlas / run order
Specificity4/5
- Tables for Strongbox types and Quant/Rarity contained-item suffixes
- Atlas section lists names without full notable-effect dump
Stale · Faith in Luck double opens tip
- Faith in Luck was renamed to Hidden Compartments in the current Atlas dump
- Session Board shorthand collapsed the 15% chance into “double opens”
- If followed, players treat the notable as a free second open every box
- Conflicts with current PoE2DB / RePoE text (15% chance openable twice)
Hidden Compartments (renamed from Faith in Luck) is 15% chance Strongboxes are openable twice — not a guaranteed double open → patch notes
Stale · Researcher's Plunder atlas tip
- Researcher's Plunder is absent from RePoE Atlas.min.json (removed/renamed)
- Specialised Containers is the current Researcher contain-prefix notable
- If followed, players waste atlas points hunting a missing node
Researcher's Plunder is removed from the Atlas tree — do not path it for Researcher's Strongbox bias → patch notes
Researcher's types, Alch/Exalt craft, and guard-wave + contained-loot loop
PoE2DB — Hidden Compartments20/25
Track record4/5
- Datamined atlas notable pages that track live effect text
- No farm footage or tablet loadout — reference only
Evidence type4/5
- Primary current-text dump for Hidden Compartments used to kill Session Board shorthand
- Secondary vs a creator clear — no map samples
Patch currency5/5
- Lists the live 15% openable-twice Strongbox line (not a guaranteed double)
Strategy fit4/5
- Directly grounds the Strongbox Research atlas chip for Hidden Compartments
- Does not drive tablet sockets or Researcher’s craft order
Specificity3/5
- Exact 15% openable-twice chance on one notable page
- Single-node page — no full Strongbox tree table
Current atlas notable text — 15% chance Strongboxes openable twice (kills “double opens” / Faith in Luck shorthand)

Juice

Expedition

Boss

Special

Meta

Utility

Strongbox Research

Running the strategy

Character requirements

FAQ

Which Strongboxes should I Alchemy?

Should I keep Exalting a Researcher's that already has three prefixes?

Is Ventor's Contraption fifth open worth millions of gold?

Sources

Juice

Expedition

Boss

Special

Meta

Utility

Strongbox Research

Running the strategy

Character requirements

FAQ

Which Strongboxes should I Alchemy?

Should I keep Exalting a Researcher's that already has three prefixes?

Is Ventor's Contraption fifth open worth millions of gold?

Sources