Today, we're diving into a League Start Boom Moto guide for Season SS8. While SS8 isn't out just yet—yes, we're technically at the tail end of SS7—there's still a lot to get excited about thanks to some big changes that make Boom Moto a viable and even powerful league starter moving forward.

In particular, the rework to Fuel War has been a game changer. Moto now gets free perpetual motion activation as part of the kit. That removes one of the biggest barriers that held Boom Moto back in earlier seasons. Previously, you had to invest in gear and setups that didn't align well with early-game progression. Not anymore!

This guide will walk you through everything from talents, gear, and slates, to your full campaign skill setup and what you should expect by the time you hit level 75—a sweet spot where this build really comes online.

Why Boom Moto is Finally a League Starter

In previous Torchlight: Infinite seasons, Boom Moto wasn't quite viable for League Start due to the lack of automatic summoning. You were stuck manually resummoning your minions, which didn't mesh well with campaign progression or early mapping.

Now with Fuel War's free perpetual motion, your minions auto-summon on cooldown, making the playstyle much smoother and efficient. This change alone opens the door for Boom Moto to be a legitimate league starter that doesn't rely on expensive gear or high-tier slates.

Level 75 Gameplay Snapshot

By the time you reach level 75, you'll be steamrolling content with consistent and reliable minion explosions, high uptime on key minions like Machine Guards and Synthetic Troops, and near-effortless bossing with a fully automated summon/detonate loop. Plus, thanks to your hero trait's rework, your mobility and summoning no longer clash—you'll leap through maps while your minions detonate mobs behind you.

Talent Tree Breakdown (Up to Level 75)

Your three main trees are:

• God of Machines

• Machinist

• Warlock

God of Machines

• Focus on minion damage, attack/cast speed, and minion skill levels.

• Go for flat minion damage during the campaign and swap to critical strike once you're ready to map.

• Invest into Command nodes for:

  o 3% additional damage per point of Command.

  o Larger tracking radius, helping minions aggro enemies more efficiently.

• Pick up Orders for summon skill cast speed—this speeds up your boom loop significantly.

• Mighty Guard for more minion skill levels and extra command.

Machinist

• Max out minion damage and minion life (helps explosions).

• Grab the +1 Synthetic Troop count and 20% additional minion damage.

• Burning Aggression helps with bossing, giving extra Command near bosses.

• Again, focus on Command nodes and synthetic troop support for smooth detonation chaining.

Warlock

• Get all the minion damage.

• Take cooldown recovery speed, which synergizes great with perpetual motion.

• Prioritize pathing to the minion boost node near the end.

• For campaign flexibility, you can opt for minion life regeneration or skill cost reduction—whichever feels smoother for you.

Slate Priorities

You don't need slates to hit level 75—but once you start farming them:

• Focus on Command, +1 minion skill level, minion crit strike damage, and minion life.

• For early maps (T1-T5), slates aren't essential. But once you're into T7+ or farming Cube content, they become critical.

• A strong slate setup helps push your damage scaling, especially as you transition into high-tier content.

Campaign Skill Setup

Here's what you'll be using while progressing through the campaign:

Main Skills

• Summon Machine Guard: Primary detonation minion. They charge and explode, clearing mobs quickly.

• Mechanical Modification: Grants extra minion power when you have 3+ active summons.

• Servant Skills: Not essential early, but useful as utility summons or when you can auto-summon.

• Steamroll: Excellent early campaign support.

• Hardened: Grants -25% damage taken—essential survivability. Always keep this in your main link.

Movement

• Blink (early) → Leap Attack (post-level 33).

  o Leap Attack becomes available once you get Interlocking Souls (hammer-type weapon).

  o Leap doesn't scale with movement speed, meaning you bypass the -30% movement speed penalty from perpetual motion.

Auras and Buffs

• Cruelty (new aura): Grants bonus attack damage and aura effect stacks up to 40 (100%).

• Minion Aggressiveness: Boosts minion damage and makes them more responsive.

• Weapon Amplification: Optional pre-SS8 aura for minor damage boost.

Utility

• Dark Gate: Great for elite packs—teleports minions to the target instantly.

• Mass Effect or Well-Fought Battle: Use before level 55 to augment your hero trait cooldowns or effect.

• After level 55, switch to Preparation once it unlocks.

Weapon and Gear Progression

Weapons

• Interlocking Souls (Hammer): Key weapon for Boom Moto.

  o Grants minion damage, max life, and detonation synergy.

  o Consumes 5% of your max life per minion summon (10% with dual wield).

• Early campaign: Use wands or staffs with +minion damage.

• Post-level 33: Transition into hammer for Leap Attack mobility and smooth detonation.

Gear Priorities

• Command, minion life, minion damage, skill levels.

• Cap resistances as always.

High-End Items (Post-Campaign)

• Machine Lord Keystone:

  o Converts physical minion damage to fire, cold, and lightning.

  o Pairs perfectly with Warden's Breastpin—a powerful but expensive item that enables non-physical minion damage scaling.

• Warden's Breastpin:

  o Expensive but BIS for physical-to-elemental conversion setups.

• Winter of Origin:

  o Enables Focus Blessing stacking later in endgame for heavy damage and regen.

• Fiend Crown:

  o Good budget helmet alternative early in maps.

Final Thoughts - SS8 Ready Boom Moto

Torchlight: Infinite SS8 is shaping up to be an exciting season, and Boom Moto is looking like a top-tier league starter thanks to the free perpetual motion baked into the new Fuel War hero trait.

You can now smoothly progress from campaign to endgame with auto-summoning explosions, leap mobility, and satisfying minion combat—without needing any early-game crutches. Just aim for Command-heavy talents and slates, stick with the right minion-focused auras, and lean into Machine Guard + Synthetic Troop synergy for a consistent experience.

This build gives you the freedom to map fast, crush bosses, and scale naturally into harder content—all with minimal gear dependency early on. So whether you're a new player or a returning vet, Boom Moto might just be the best way to blast into SS8. Get Torchlight Infinite Flame Elementium and Torchlight Infinite Currency at MMOexp.com, our service 24/7 online and help you so fast.

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