Progression

Mining Streaks

Chain block breaks without pausing for up to +20% Denarius on every sell — die or stop and the streak resets.

A mining streak is a flow bonus that rewards you for breaking blocks without pausing. The faster and longer you mine, the higher your streak tier climbs — and every tier adds a permanent +1% Denarius bonus to all your mining income, up to +20% at tier 20. Stop mining for more than 8 seconds and the streak resets to zero. It is the simplest, most overlooked income multiplier in the empire.

How Streaks Build

Every block you break advances your streak counter. For every 250 blocks mined within the active window, your tier increases by one, up to a hard cap of tier 20. The tier is per-player and tracked in real time — you can see it in your action bar whenever it changes.

TierBlocks minedIncome bonus
Tier 1250+1%
Tier 2500+2%
Tier 3750+3%
Tier 51,250+5%
Tier 102,500+10%
Tier 153,750+15%
Tier 205,000+20% (cap)

The bonus is straight multiplication: at tier 10, every Denarius you would normally earn from a sell is increased by 10%. The bonus is deposited as a separate streak:bonus credit on top of the base income, so you will see it itemized in your mining summary.

The Multiplier Formula

The streak bonus on any qualifying income event is calculated as:

bonus = income × (tier × 0.01)

So at tier 7, a sell of $10,000 yields an extra:

$10,000 × (7 × 0.01) = $700 bonus Denarius.

The bonus applies after your rank, prestige, and enchant multipliers, so a high-streak player with good multipliers can see the streak bonus compound on a large base. It is one of the few bonuses that stacks cleanly on top of everything else.

Reset Conditions — The 8-Second Rule

The streak is fragile by design. If you go more than 8 seconds without breaking a block, your counter and tier reset to zero. This means:

  • Walking between mines, AFKing, or chatting will break your streak.
  • Lag spikes that delay block breaks can silently cost you tiers.
  • The bonus rewards focused, continuous mining — not bursty sessions.

The 8-second decay is checked on every income event, not just block breaks. If you sell a full Sarcina more than 8 seconds after your last break, the streak bonus will not apply to that sell — even if you were "still mining" mentally. Sell quickly after filling up.

What Income Qualifies

Not every Denarius credit triggers the streak bonus — only income tagged with one of the mining-related reasons. The streak service matches the income reason against this allowlist:

Income reasonWhat it covers
miningDirect Denarius drops from blocks (enchants like Denarius Boost).
sellManual /sellall and Sarcina sell operations.
autosellAutomatic Sarcina autosell ticks and the backpack:sell reason.
backpack:sellThe internal reason tagged when the Sarcina liquidates blocks.
sell_wandIncome from sell-wand usage.

This means Sarcina sells, autosell, and sell-wand income all benefit from your streak — which is the key insight. Because the Sarcina sells in batches, a high streak tier can add a meaningful percentage to every autosell tick.

Income that does not benefit: crate rewards, voting payouts, challenge rewards, casino winnings, and battle pass claims. Those are one-off credits, not mining flow.

Seeing Your Streak

When your tier increases, an action-bar message appears automatically:

Mining Streak 5 | +5% income

The message only fires on a tier change, so you will not be spammed while holding a steady tier. If you want to check your current tier mid-session, just watch for the next tier-up notification, or note that no notification means your tier has not changed since the last one.

Stacking With Other Bonuses

The streak bonus stacks separately from nearly every other multiplier in the game:

Multiplier sourceStacks with streak?
Rank sell multiplierYes — applied to base income first, then streak bonus is added on top.
Prestige multiplierYes.
Enchant boosts (Denarius Boost, Jackpot)Yes — enchant income is tagged "mining:" and qualifies.
Sarcina multiplier upgradeYes — the sell multiplier applies before the streak bonus.
Personal / server boostersYes.
Pet fortune bonusYes — included in the base sell the streak multiplies.

Maximizing Your Streak

Because the bonus is generous (up to +20%) and stacks with everything, keeping a high streak is one of the most efficient income plays available. Tactics:

  1. Mine one spot continuously. Find a dense vein or a public mine reset and do not move. Every step risks the 8-second decay.
  2. Use Super Breaker during the streak. The active ability breaks many blocks fast, pushing your tier up quickly without pauses.
  3. Sell with /sellall immediately after filling. Do not let a full Sarcina sit — sell within 8 seconds of your last break so the streak bonus applies to the sell.
  4. Upgrade autosell early. A leveled Sarcina autosell triggers more often, capturing your streak bonus on smaller, more frequent sells.
  5. Avoid the PVP Mine if you want a streak. Combat interrupts mining flow and will reset your tier. Mine in a safe public mine for streak farming.
  6. Pair with a Money Booster. A booster multiplies the base, and the streak bonus then multiplies the boosted total — the order of operations is in your favor.

Quick Reference

SettingDefault value
Blocks per tier250
Max tier20
Bonus per tier+1% income
Max bonus+20% at tier 20
Decay window8 seconds without a block break
Bonus currencyDenarius only (deposited as streak:bonus)

These values are server-configurable (in streak.yml), so an admin can tune the difficulty. The defaults above are what ships with Imperium and what most players will experience.