[2020] Map of the Day #052: Underground River

From the last MOTD, High Gardens received high praise for it's visuals and level design. It's uses on Imperial Gardens assets, but is re-imagined in a way that motivated many exiles to bring up just how beautiful this map is. Overall, it polled a very good 7.61. Building on the previous comments, it is linear, easy to clear, and drops crystal belts which are highly sought-after bases for crafting. The downsides for High Gardens are mainly that mob count can be a little on the low side, and this is not a good map for breaches due to the width of the pathways and elevation change that exists throughout the linear section. Also you really wouldn't run this map for profit as you can only use a total of 4 sextants to impart Atlas mods, and 3/4 must be Master level which makes it quite expensive.

Now it's on to Underground River, a mostly-linear Tier 10 cavern map. Many divination cards are able to drop in this map, with the boss It That Fell solely being able to provide "The Scavenger" for a Carcass Jack. The question is now, will this map be as liked as Quay - or will it join Terrace in the basement?

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Name: Underground River - rate this map here on a scale of 1 to 10

This map is based on the first part of The Caverns in Act 2. It's a linear series of caverns connected by narrow bridges.

Tier: T10

Level: 77

Upgrades from:

• Reef

• Shaped Phantasmagoria

Upgrades to:

• Underground Sea

Layout: A (The map has a consistent layout that can be reliably fully cleared with no backtracking)

Difficulty: 3 (Occasionally high damage output that can be avoided reasonably well)

Boss Arena: An L-shaped cavern at the end of the map. Entrance seals when the boss is engaged.

Bosses:

• It That Fell (based on Q'uru)

Tileset: Cavern of Wrath, Act 1, Indoors

Divination Cards:

• The Gambler (5/5 = Divination Card)

• Glimmer of Hope (8/8 = Unique Gold Ring)

• Hunter's Reward (3/3 = The Taming, unique prismatic ring)

• The Scavenger (8/8 = Carcass Jack, unique varnished coat)

• The Trial (7/7 = Tier 15 Map, Rare, Corrupted)

• Treasure Hunter (7/7 = Vaults of Atziri)

• The Wolf's Shadow (7/7 = Hyaon's Fury, unique legion sword)

Maps in Sextant Range (See this thread for more details --> sextant blocking):

• Quay (T10)

• Caer Blaidd, Wolfpack's Den (T10)

(a lot of info taken from this often referred-to spreadsheet as well as the wiki page)

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MAP	NAME	TIER	DISCUSSION	POLL	SCORE
001	Arachnid Nest	8	thread	poll	5.35
002	Ivory Temple	12	thread	poll	5.63
003	Mesa	5	thread	poll	9.03
004	Mao Kun	9	thread	poll	7.72
005	Burial Chambers	5	thread	poll	2.74
006	Promenade	9	thread	poll	7.79
007	Pit	5	thread	poll	5.00
008	Vault	12	thread	poll	8.51
009	Death and Taxes	12	thread	poll	3.74
010	Strand	6	thread	poll	9.20
011	Crystal Ore	1	thread	poll	2.95
012	Spider Forest	6	thread	poll	6.32
013	Mineral Pools	14	thread	poll	6.03
014	Beach	2	thread	poll	9.03
015	Maze of the Minotaur	16	thread	poll	7.99
016	Waterways	13	thread	poll	7.10
017	Cells	7	thread	poll	1.85
018	Arid Lake	3	thread	poll	7.63
019	Quay	10	thread	poll	8.04
020	Overgrown Ruin	15	thread	poll	5.14
021	The Perandus Manor	11	thread	poll	6.58
022	Hallowed Ground	4	thread	poll	4.20
023	Atoll	8	thread	poll	9.06
024	Castle Ruins	7	thread	poll	6.22
025	Cavern	3	thread	poll	2.76
026	Vaults of Atziri	3	thread	poll	4.79
027	Shore	8	thread	poll	9.08
028	Terrace	10	thread	poll	3.66
029	Pit of the Chimera	16	thread	poll	6.48
030	Wharf	6	thread	poll	6.12
031	Quarry	6	thread	poll	3.80
032	Tropical Island	8	thread	poll	8.74
033	Overgrown Shrine	9	thread	poll	5.21
034	Shipyard	12	thread	poll	6.12
035	The Vinktar Square	10	thread	poll	7.52
036	Academy	4	thread	poll	3.63
037	Coves	9	thread	poll	7.12
038	Poorjoy's Asylum	9	thread	poll	8.30
039	Armoury	7	thread	poll	5.18
040	Lair	13	thread	poll	4.68
041	Volcano	14	thread	poll	6.76
042	Jungle Valley	1	thread	poll	7.86
043	Whakawairua Tuahu	6	thread	poll	2.81
044	Abyss	15	thread	poll	7.46
045	Colosseum	15	thread	poll	6.09
046	Forge of the Phoenix	16	thread	poll	7.38
047	Peninsula	5	thread	poll	7.40
048	Sulphur Wastes	13	thread	poll	5.86
049	Bazaar	11	thread	poll	3.91
050	Atlas Mods	N/A	thread	poll	Adds
051	High Gardens	13	thread	poll	7.61
052	Underground River	10	thread	poll	pending

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