Base: ilvl 86 (85 will work but cant get T1 life) crusader chest. Mine is a Full Dragonscale. Astral Plate is probly best but has high strength requirement. This should work on any base type.
Spam Essence of Contempt (1c each), or Jagged fossils (3c) until hitting "Phys taken as Lightning" Prefix and "Reflects X Physical Damage to Melee Attackers" Prefix with one open Prefix and one open Suffix
Bench Craft any Suffix
Use "Augment Phys mod" Harvest craft for guaranteed explode mod (T1 Wild Hellion Seed)
This is now a usable explode chest, its biggest cost is the time to get "Augment Phys Mod."The following crafts are what I will do over time as I find the seeds/crafts
Bench Craft Prefixes can’t be changed Suffix and scour (2ex)
Bench Craft Fire Resist Suffix
Use "Remove Fire, add Fire" Harvest craft until you get T1 Fire Resist (T1 Wild Ape Seed)
This can ONLY remove the Fire Resist, and can ONLY add Fire Resist
Bench Craft Cold Resist Suffix
Use "Remove Cold, add Cold" Harvest craft until you get T1 Cold Resist (T1 Vivid Scorpion Seed)
This can ONLY remove the Cold Resist, and can ONLY add Cold Resist
Use "Remove Lightning add Lightning" Harvest craft until "Phys taken as Lightning" is removed for Lightning Resist (T1 Primal Dustspitter Seed).
This can ONLY remove the "Phys taken as Lightning", and add "Phys taken as Lightning" OR Lightning Resist
Bench Craft Life
Use "Remove Lightning, add Lightning" Harvest craft until you get T1 Lightning Resist (T1 Primal Dustspitter Seed)
This can ONLY remove the Lightning Resist, and can ONLY add Lightning Resist
Use "Remove Life, add Life" Harvest craft until you get T1 Life (T1 Vivid Weta Seed)
This can ONLY remove the Max Life, and can add Max Life OR Max Life+Armor/Evade/ES
Use Vorici bench while he is leader of research in Betrayal untill I get 3 white sockets.
The goal is to have this chest by the end.
+(120–129) to maximum Life
Enemies you Kill Explode, dealing 3% of their Life as Physical Damage
Reflects X Physical Damage to Melee Attackers
+(46–48)% to Fire Resistance
+(46–48)% to Cold Resistance
+(46–48)% to Lightning Resistance