3.5 which maps to use shaped orbs on?

Hello everyone, I am wondering which maps to use shaped orbs on for 3.5, is there any guide out there? Thank you!

Any advices?

I was told to just pick a high population map that you enjoy and go with that.

It really all boils down to do what makes you happy. If you just shape the maps you like running that is just fine.

For me I do this:

- Search "tier:#" on the atlas where '#' is the tier of the map you want to shape to highlight all maps of that tier.

- Grab a sextant I can use on that tier to check how many other maps that are close enough to use to sextant that map

- Look at the ones with the most/cheapest sextants and choose the one I like running the most.

I don't recommend getting deep into shaping the entire atlas unless you are a really serious no-lifer. In which case you probably know better than me :D

It depends, are you planning on modifying your Atlas to drop those maps exclusively and run them on repeat? or you will keep your atlas full and just shape random maps?
If the latter is the case, I agree with the comments above.

Thank you for all the tips guys!!

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golan4840 wrote:

It depends, are you planning on modifying your Atlas to drop those maps exclusively and run them on repeat? or you will keep your atlas full and just shape random maps?
If the latter is the case, I agree with the comments above.

Might want to go with the first option, what would be your advice then?

I picked all 10 of mine totally at random.

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AkaSnake13 wrote:

Thank you for all the tips guys!!

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golan4840 wrote:

It depends, are you planning on modifying your Atlas to drop those maps exclusively and run them on repeat? or you will keep your atlas full and just shape random maps?
If the latter is the case, I agree with the comments above.

Might want to go with the first option, what would be your advice then?

It's quite complicated and there are many ways to approach it, here's what I like to do:

I uncomplete all t13 maps and above from the atlas.
I pick 1 map to shape from each tier (8,9,10, elder) while keeping all the following things in mind:

-I want them to be reasonably close to each other so I can spread and control influence on all of them.
-I want them to be maps that I most importantly like running, which for me means linear layout. I'm also taking map specific drops into consideration.
-I want my elder influenced map to have good density and good sextant location.

Keep in mind that there is no "best combination", I change my setup sometimes when I get bored.

For example the setup I have currently on SSF standard is:

-Uncompleted all t14 maps and above (I have a lot of maps in standard so I can easily sustain t14+ maps)
-For elder map I chose Underground Sea duo to supreme density, ok sextant location and Survivalist divination card.
-t15 I chose Belfry - very nice layout and Wrath divination card.
-t14 I was running with Waterways first, not a bad layout and Humility divination card. I ended up switching to Waste pool because I like it much better.
-If I wanted to shape t13 as well I would probably choose Orchard.

I only chisel and fully sextant my Elder map. I'm also rerolling it to have 80+ quantity every time and I slap a harbinger mod on it. The rest of the maps I just alch and go. I run all maps with influence on them. If the influence gets broken I restore it.

Keep in mind that I'm playing SSF and my primary goal with this setup is XP. You might have different resources and different goals than me.

Quit playing this game like there's only one right way to play.

I not sure it's even worth shaping whole atlas

but T16 orb which I like on underground sea.

I also like vaal pyramid so I can get lots of vaal orbs late being SSF and I like to vaal every red map so I never have map issues. Last couple leagues I was able to chain T16s which they say you're not supposed to.

The T15s-T13s orbs are certainly worth doing as well. Just pick your favorite T10s-T7 and shaper them