Favorite Maps for Favorite Strats - 3.25 Survey
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What are your favorite maps to run for your favorite Atlas strategies?
Guidelines: -Make sure to list the map w/ any special map changes(deli orb/8-mod/etc) -Scry used, if any -Atlas strat used. POE planner link optional -Pros/Cons of map, as it relates to your strat Mine are currently: Map- City Square, T16 8-mod Scry- Defiled Cathedral Strat- Harbinger w/ Shrines + Ritual Pro- Semi-open layout, easy boss rush, no boss phases, narrow spawn zones for harbingers, drops Sanctuary T17 Con- bad natural div cards, Map- Sanctuary, T17 w/ deli orb Scry- N/A Strat- 8-mod corrupted, bloodlines/wisp'd scarab Pro- best mob density, good boss fragments, drops from T16 maps with good layouts Con- boss phases, 2nd phase dangerous with bad mods/shrines, not easy to boss rush Open to Suggestions Currently looking new maps/strats to stay engaged Incursion Temples: -Strand? -Beach? -Racecourse? “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.” Last bumped on Sep 27, 2024, 1:23:11 PM
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I'll share three of my strategies from this league.
Deli mirrors Scarabs: 1x Mania 4x Paranoia Map device: Domination Map: Strand - roll as easy as possible without chisels just for some packsize. Loot: Lots of delirium orbs and gum. Pro: Quick, easy, very consistant, low investment, high returns. Con: Almost no big ticket items.
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 Risky Twist of Fate Conquerers Scarabs: 1x Escalation 3x Risk 1x Conversion / 1x Escalation 4x Risk Map device: 8% quant Map: Any rare corrupted conquerer map sets + invitations, mods on maps don't matter because of Twist of Fate, only kill what is on the way to the boss. Loot: Maven chisels, Maven's Writs, conq. exalts, conflicts, T17s. Pro: Constant tinks. Con: Only doable with some builds as the maps have up to 12 random mods, high loot variance.
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 Bloodlines & Wisps in T17 Scarabs: 1x Bloodlines 1x Lineage 2x Wisps 1x Hordes Map device: Domination Map: Any T17 but not Citadel + deli orbs, roll for 4-5 packsize, currency, scarab modifiers and add Maven chisels to balance it out. Loot: Divines, Valdo Boxes, expensive scarabs. Pro: Constant tinks, high gold. Con: High investment, needs lots of time to prep maps.
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 Last edited by Scarletsword on Sep 27, 2024, 11:20:22 AM
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" Love the hidden atlas picture structure. Bloodlines / Wisp is my fav strat of the end league so far. Are you still using it? With the popularity and price of bloodlines/wisp going up, I have been experimenting with swapping to glittering/nemesis, but right now it only seems worth it if you have the antagonist mob rolled on the map. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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I'm still using all three of them as filler in between Valdos when the market for Valdos is slow like it is right now.
Bloodlines/Wisps is a very consistant 3-4d/map profit for me at current prices. I don't roll for antagonist or anything like that. I use a regex for 50%packsize ("iz.*([5-9].|1..)%"), roll until I get high %scarab + %currency which takes maybe 10-15c, add maven chisels for the lowest value of those three and follow with 80% deli. |
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" Nice. I do similar, but only maven's chisel and extra deli select maps. Have you noticed a large increase in drops between 20-80% deli? I know deli gives a quant boost, but haven't seen any hard numbers on how much is scales with increasing the deli amount. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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I haven't played it with lower deli so I wouldn't be able to tell. The only thing I can say is that 100 deli is never worth it as maps that have a wildwood spawn simply take too long for my build anyway.
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" Yea, that makes sense. https://www.poewiki.net/wiki/Delirium#Scaling In case you are curious about the scaling, these are the best estimate numbers I have found, based on Prohibited Library research. The conflict for me if figuring out if the increased quant/rarity outweighs the chance I brick the boss for the map. I've been running sanctuary, and I use a pretty loose regex for map mods. The beyond boss phase really messes me up if I get a bad mod combo and cant nuke her down quick. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.” Last edited by Piousqd on Sep 27, 2024, 12:46:13 PM
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I know about the scaling on paper but it's still difficult to say how much of a difference deli actually makes. If I had to guess I'd say it makes a noticeable difference but not enough to make 80%+ mandatory.
Bricking maps on the other hand is never worth it imo not just because of the loot but also because it can be demotivating. |
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" Doesn't take a ton of loot to negate the loss of boss fragment drops, but very good point about the motivation factor. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us.”
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