Clockwork Ballet Farming Guide

Every Torchlight Infinite Season includes new mechanics that change how you play the game, season 7 / SS5 - added Clockwork Ballet mechanic to the game.

Clockwork Ballet Encounter

Players first encounter the Clockwork Ballet mechanic within the Netherrealm. It has a small chance to appear in every Stage but some Void Chart Talents increase this chance. Use an Enhancement Compasses for a guaranteed Clockwork Ballet encounter in the Stage. Kill Doll Security to gain Rating, activate Cogwheels to summon extra monsters and gain Cogwheel Vouchers. Interact with Clockwork Ballet Podium to exchange Cogwheel Vouchers for loot of corresponding type and rarity.

Clockwork Ballet Member Services

When you talk to the Alice 451 she offers you a choice between 3 of her services that enhance the encounter in various ways. Here is a list of some of the possible options:

• After starting Operation Cogwheel restore 30% Life and Energy shield per second for 9s.
• Every 4th Operation Cogwheel completed grants an additional white Cogwheel Voucher.
• The stage has 5 Cogwheels and +1 rarity for all Cogwheels. The default Rating is S and the Rating for this stage cannot be improved further.
• There is 1 Time Extender in this stage. Touching Time extender additionally increases drop rewards.

Rewards

After Clockwork Games begin multiple Cogwheels appear through the stage. Activate them and eliminate nearby monsters to obtain a Cogwheel Voucher of the same rarity. Interact with Clockwork Ballet Podium at the end of the stage to exchange Cogwheel Vouchers for for corresponding rewards.

Every time you obtain a Cogwheel Voucher or kill Doll Security you increase your Rating which ranges from F to SSS. Each rank increases the rewards granted by Cogwheel Vouchers and the monster's difficulty.

Cogwheel Vouchers occasionally drop special rewards called Corrupted Axis and Glorious Axis are the Clockwork Ballet exclusive drop that lets you corrupt Rare Gear.

Void Chart Constellation

Clockwork Ballet Void Chart is split into several different paths, each granting separate bonuses, focusing on increasing the Drop Quantity bonus gained from Rating and better rewards from Cogwheel Voucher when putting them into the Clockwork Ballet Podium.

• 1-3. Star Talents combined with Micro Talents between them grant a total of a 100% chance for Clockwork Ballet Games to appear in your Netherrealm Stages. These are a good, free method to guarantee the encounter and can be used to free up a compass slot if necessary.
• 4-5. These nodes spawn an additional Cogwheel and Booster Drink during Clockwork Ballet Games.
• 6. Medium Star Talents give Booster Drinks a chance to spawn a Runaway Dancer and drop extra Compasses.
• 7-8. Increase the amount of rewards you get from Cogwheel Vouchers when putting them into the Clockwork Ballet Podium.
• 9-14. These nodes increase the default Rating when starting Clockwork Ballet Games, make Rating affect all monster in the Stage, increase your Drop Quantity bonus gained from Rating and improve the final rewards from the Clockwork Ballet Podium.
• 15. This Medium Star Talent gives you a chance that Bloody Mary is no longer invincible after finishing Clockwork Ballet Games.
• The Micro nodes grant one of the following stats;
  • +% Chance for Clockwork Ballet Games to appear in Netherrealm Stages.
  • +3% for purple Cogwheel or above to appear in Clockwork Ballet Games.
  • +15% chance for Gold and Diamond Member Services to appear when starting Clockwork Ballet Games.
  • +5% Rating progress gained from killing monsters.
  • +3s default time when Clockwork Ballet Games begin.
  • +1s for the timer gained from completing Operation Cogwheel.
  • -16% time gained from defeating monsters in Clockwork Ballet Games.

Chaos Cards

There are 6 unique Confusion Cards related to the Clockwork Ballet mechanic, some of them have multiple rarity versions;

• Ostentatious - Doll; When putting Cogwheel Vouchers into the Clockwork Ballet Podium, if there is more than 60s remaining, there is a 100% chance to get 1 additional Rainbow or better Cogwheel Voucher.
• Wasteful - Doll; When putting Cogwheel Vouchers into the Clockwork Ballet Podium, if there is less than 40s remaining, there is a 100% chance to get 1 additional Rainbow or better Cogwheel Voucher.
• Indulgent - Doll; In Clockwork Ballet Games, when a Booster Drink is triggered, there is a 100% chance to drop 1 additional Compass.
• Vain - Doll; In Clockwork Ballet Games, when a Time Extender is triggered, there is a 100% chance to drop 1 additional Compass.
• Extravagant - Doll; The player gains +80%/40%/30% Drop Quantity when starting Clockwork Ballet Games.

Enhancement Compasses

The Enhancement Compasses are the final way to alter the mechanic in your Netherrealm Stages, there are 3 to choose from. Importantly; multiple Clockwork Ballet Enhancement compasses of a different rarity can be used together.

• Doll Compass - Guarantees the encounter in your stages whilst giving a minor buff to monster HP. A good option if you want to farm Clockwork Ballet but need to save 15 Star Talents.
• Gold Doll Compass - Increases the chance for Gold Member Services to appear in Clockwork Ballet Games.
• Collection Doll Compass - Reduces the chance that Regular Items appear as rewards during Clockwork Ballet Games. This as a result increases the chance for Commodities, Enhancement Compasses and other valuable rewards to appear.

Summary

Here are the most important things you need to know from this guide about the Clockwork Ballet Seasonal mechanic.

• Clockwork Ballet Season introduces the Clockwork Games mechanic and a new Legendary Gear crafting system.
• Encounter Alice 451 - Clockwork Ballet Manager. Talk to her to to choose 1 out of 3 Member Services and start the Clockwork Games.
• Activate Cogwheels and complete Operation Cogwheel to gain Cogwheel Vouchers. Exchange them at the Clockwork Ballet Podium to obtain corresponding rewards.
• Kill Doll Security to increase your rating which multiplies the rewards from Cogwheel Vouchers.
• Allocate Clockwork Ballet Star Talents, use Doll Compasses, and complete Stages with Clockwork Ballet Confusion Cards to maximize your rewards.
• Complete more Clockwork Games to unlock Clockwork Ballet Constellation Talents including access to a new boss Silverwing Danseuse.

Credits

Written by Zen_M

Reviewed by Tenkiei