Pragmium Source







The holy grail. The motherload. The blue spire of death. All of these are names given to the Pragmium Source, aka a Pragmium Spire. These can be found in the Barren along cliff edges. They will have 2-3 Pragmium Beetles surrounding them, as well as 2-3 Small Pragmium Nodes.

Requires a Pickaxe and/or Mining Charges to take down. Beware though, as once the health on this structure reaches zero the surrounding area will flash white and a shock-wave will be sent out killing all. Outrun this.

Strategies

 * The beetles deal too much damage to simply ignore, so they must be dealt with first. You can either lead them away until they're no longer able to see you mining the spire, or you can kill them. Be warned that they're very quick and deal quite a bit of damage. They also respawn at the spire if you take too long to mine it after they're killed.
 * Due to the distance you have to run after the spire reaches zero health, be sure to plan an escape route that is free or mostly clear of mobs so you don't die running away from it.
 * Once the beetles and immediate mobs are dealt with simply mine the spire until it has 20% to 35% of its health left. Place a mining charge next to it, then SPRINT away in a straight line until the explosion reaches out.
 * If you have survived the explosion, hurry and mine the Small Pragmium Nodes that have appeared around the area where the spire was. There's a chance other players heard the explosion and will move in.

Loot
Upon harvesting the dead pragmium beetles, as well as all of the nodes that appeared after the explosion, you should walk away with 27 Pragmium per spire.

Tips

 * The pragmium beetles will die as soon as the spire itself is destroyed. This can be taken advantage of if you're low on ammo and are able to kite them away from the immediate area.
 * The best method is to plant a charge and then hoverboard away while the explosion starts to occur. If you move quickly, you will be able to outrun the explosion quite easily.
 * As tempting as it would be to try and tank the explosion, do not. There are reports that it will destroy even hoverboards and mechs that many a careless owner left near an exploding spire. This is unconfirmed, but please don't risk it.
 * It might be possible to mine the spire and then run away on a hoverboard, negating the use of a mining charge. Be aware that this might kill you and destroy your board in the process though.
 * Don't worry about the small pragmium nodes next to it before the explosion. They will be mined and the pragmium from them will be laying on the ground. This also goes for all flora/fauna in the area.