7.5.2014 Mirrored Grotto Map of Commanders

Servant of a Burning Fire - Ambush
Mods - Monsters reflect elemental damage, More magic monsters
Quantity: +21%

Currency Expended:
1 Transmutation

Currency Gained:
3 Transmutation
4 Alteration
1 Augmentation
1 Fusing
2 Chromatic
1 Chance
4 Scrap
2 Whetstone
1 Blessed
1 Regret

Maps Gained:
Tropical Island (L66)
Mountain Ledge (L67)

This was the second map I've run with Servant of a Burning Fire and the 1st Grotto map I've run.  I have to say, I found the grotto map much to my liking.  It looks like one of Merveil's caverns, and there will be several monsters drawn from than theme.  At least on this run, there were fire based Undying Alchemists.  They make good spectres while they last, and since they aren't very tanky, they aren't too hard to take down yourself.  I was tired when I ran this map, but still managed to clear it without suffering any RIPs.

The boss is like Merveil's daughter who uses Rain of Fire, so between her and the alchemists, a ruby flask would probably be a good idea if you were feeling a little iffy about running a Grotto map.  Armed with some extra fire resistance, I think this might be the easiest of the map types I've come across so far.  The bosses for Dunes or Orchard maps would be the most difficult, in my opinion, of the maps I've tried so far.  The bosses for Crypt or Dried Lake would be somewhere in the middle.

This was a good run loot wise.  This is in a large part due to being able to run the mirrored mod and not needing to alter a map after the initial roll.  Having the extra magic monsters helped with being able to pick up another level 67 map.  Since I've been keeping track of these runs, I should figure out what the ability to keep a map pool up is looking like.  We're in between 4 month leagues right now, so it seems like a good time to check on that.  It also means I need to merge stash tabs.  I'll be selling a lot of gear over the next few days.  I know the rotating leagues are a key part of GGG's plans for this game, but merging loot when one of the 4 month leagues end is not much fun.