6.14.2014 Skeletal Crypt Map of Power

Yarmilla - Standard
Mods - Area populated by skeletons, monsters gain power charges
Quantity: +23%

Currency Expended:
1 Transmutation
5 Alteration
2 Augmentation

Currency Gained:
1 Transmutation
2 Alteration
1 Augmentation
8 Jewelers
6 Chromatic
1 Chance
1 Alchemy
1 Whetstone

Maps Gained:
None

While I mainly did this to test my clear speed and compare Yarmilla to Servant of a Frozen Fire, I'm kind of bummed that I've blanked two runs in a row getting new maps.  I feel like I've had good item quantity increases, but I just haven't received maps from the RNG.

What I did learn is that Yarmilla clears maps much faster than Servant of a Frozen Fire.  Based on this run and the prior Dunes run I would say that Servant is tankier, but Yarmilla has much better offence.  Since she's usually hiding behind a wall of minions, her tankiness isn't that much of an issue.  It was dicey, but I even killed a storm herald with her on this run. Granted, it was minion instability that did most of the damage, but I still brought it down without taking an RIP.  She's also several level lower than Servant of a Frozen Fire.

This was really a pretty unremarkable run other than the Storm Herald with one exception.  I didn't even realize that I was fighting the map boss until I noticed that I was losing a few zombies inside a room where they were fighting.  I summoned more and threw Conductivity on The Pagan Bishop.  When he died, he dropped the unique dusk blade Ephemeral Edge.  I don't have the dexterity to wield it, and it would cut my damage substantially, but it would be a large boost to ES.  I may give it a try by specing into a +30 dex node or if I get a dex boosting item, but otherwise I'm not sure what sort of character would use this thing.  I guess that the ES boost might offset the life lost to the item while leveling.

Taking all this into consideration, I may retire Servant of a Frozen Fire.  My converted damage idea just never came together the way I wanted.  He would probably be just fine with a Taran's Shiver unique, but that's a lot of currency.  Maybe I can get Servant of a Burning Fire leveled up enough to run a few maps before the end of Ambush League.