SS2 does allow you to get a Wither Skeleton shard!! Which, when applied to about eight soul cages, allows me to charge up a SSR tier 5 wither skeleton shard, for even moar goodies! #totallynotexploitingallofthethings
Where would I be without my portal gun?
Lich Towers are excellent places to loot for crystallized soul essences.
One of my fallen kanades randomly disappeared...
The bound pickaxe is an awesome way to get to bedrock, providing you have the LP for it.
You can make redstone energy conduits without ever making leadstone/hardened conduits.
Vazkii's Minium Transmutator is OP, but very useful.
The wand focus of equal trade is my new best friend.
RWTema's ethereal glass is beautiful in my fortress' hallways, and epic when warded.
The Wither is a joke.
Redstone Fluxed tools are totally awesome.
Umm... more later.