Torchlight: Infinite: How to Refresh Deep Space Beacons in SS13

In Torchlight: Infinite Season SS13, you should never run a Deep Space Beacon without refreshing its modifiers first. Deep Space maps carry high entry costs and significant monster scaling. Activating a beacon with default or defensive modifiers fails to generate enough high-tier loot to offset the beacon's market value, resulting in a net loss of Flame Elementium. Reroll your beacon affixes until you hit strong drop multipliers and monster pack density before opening the portal.

Modifier Refresh Priorities

When spending crafting currency to reroll Deep Space Beacon affixes, look for modifiers that multiply drop quantities or increase elite monster encounters. These rolls scale directly with your Void Chart talents and socketed compasses.

Priority	Target Modifiers	Farming Benefit
High	Flame Fuel Drop Duplication & Quantity	Multiplies raw Flame Elementium and core currency drops
High	Magic & Rare Monster Pack Size	Spawns dense clusters of elite mobs with elevated drop tables
Medium	Beacon Drop Duplication	Sustains your beacon pool without buying extras on the Trade House
Medium	Additional Boss Drops	Guarantees extra high-tier loot when defeating zone watchers
Reroll	Monster Life & Damage Scaling Only	Increases lethality without offering loot multiplier compensation

Reroll immediately if an outcome contains only monster defensive buffs, increased health pools, or resistance boosts without corresponding drop bonuses. Running a map with elevated monster stats and zero loot bonuses wastes both the beacon and the time spent clearing it.

Modifiers That Brick Character Builds

Refreshing beacons is also necessary to prevent sudden build failure. Deep Space scaling amplifies monster penetration and damage to lethal levels. If your character dies six times and exhausts all resurrection attempts, you lose the map and everything invested in it.

Reroll immediately if you hit affixes that counter your defensive or offensive engine:

Recovery Disruptions: Modifiers that reduce life recovery rate, energy shield recharge, or cooldown recovery can break automated trigger setups and leech-based survival.
Damage Spikes: Massive increases to monster critical strike rating, critical damage multipliers, or continuous elemental auras can bypass standard defensive layers.
Resistance Penetration: Enemy penetration tailored against your primary defensive element can turn standard monster hits into instant kills.

Even if a beacon rolls high drop duplication, reroll it if the accompanying negative modifier directly shuts down your build mechanics.

Beacon Bankroll and Map Setup

To farm Deep Space sustainably, establish a baseline stash of five to ten beacons before starting full refresh rotations. Relying on one or two beacons leaves your farming vulnerable to short-term variance. A larger pool lets lucky returns—such as high-tier memory fragments, duplicate Divine Embers, and large Flame Elementium drops—even out dry streaks.

Once your beacon rolls favorable affixes, prepare the map run with these steps:

Check Your Buffer: Ensure you have enough beacons and refresh currency to survive bad drop streaks before locking in an expensive sequence.
Align the Void Chart: Match your active Void Chart constellation to the beacon's rolled strengths, such as specializing in rare pack scaling (like God of Might or God of War) when pack size modifiers are active.
Socket Four Compasses: Fill all four compass slots in the Netherrealm interface with options that amplify your beacon's roll, such as Drop Quantity Compasses, Flame Fuel Compasses, or specific league mechanic beacons.
Enter the Portal: Run the map, prioritize elite packs and zone objectives, and avoid taking unnecessary risks if lethal damage modifiers are active.