For the three people still playing this league, I present to you my Crystal Farming Map Tier List
So, as I was farming Vaal Crystals this league I realized that it's waay easier to find them in some map layouts vs others. I almost put Confluence in a tier of it's own because it's so easy. I don't think I spent more than 20 seconds in a Confluence map since I started running temple. Now, this is a vibes based list and everyone is going to have a different experience based on their hunting strategy and their Light Radius setup. I'm running a modest 86% increased Light Radius on my second weapon set so I just run around and turn on the "high beams" when I'm not killing mobs that are in my way lol. I'm sure many will disagree with this ranking but it is at the very least a starting point. Right now I am only running C-Tier and better but I am considering bumping it up to B-Tier because I think it might be worth the time savings. Anyway, I hope someone else can find this useful. Below is standard tiers and alphabetized.
Edit: I forgot to mention I didn't bother running unique or tower maps and I may have missed a few. One thing I realized is that there are A LOT of different maps, way more than I thought.
S-Tier
- Confluence
- Steppe
- Willow
- Savannah
A-Tier
- Sandspit
- Epitaph
- Wetlands
- Burial Bog
- Sump
- Spring
- Ravine
- Bastille*
B-Tier
- The Assembly
- Headland
- Creek
- Spider Woods
- Frozen Falls
- Penetentary
- Backwash
- Caldera
- Rustbowl
- Necropolis
- Woodland
C-Tier
- Cenotes
- Sulphuric Caverns
- Hive
- Decay
- Rupture
- Rockpools
- Stronghold
- Augury
- Deserted
- Ornate Chambers
- Oasis
- Razed Fields
- Digsite
- Trenches
- Hidden Grotto
- Steaming Springs
- Crimson Shores
- Wayward Isle
- Riverside
- Fortress
D-Tier
- Rugosa
- Overgrown
- Flotsam
- Riverhold
- Bloodwood
- Azmerian Ranges
- Crypt
- Forge
- Slick
- Grimhaven
- Penitentiary
- Marrow
- Seepage
- Lofty Summit
- Mineshaft
- Cliffside
- Canyon
- Sun Temple
- Vaal City
- Channel
- Molten Vault
F-Tier
- Sinkhole
- Mire
- Ice Cave??? (I still haven't found an Ice Cave but I am assuming it is bad)
*As far as I can tell the altar in Bastille is always in one of the small square buildings in the main courtyard meaning you only have to search a small portion of the map
- Augury — C-Tier
- Azmerian Ranges — D-Tier
- Backwash — B-Tier
- Bastille* — A-Tier
- Bloodwood — D-Tier
- Burial Bog — A-Tier
- Caldera — B-Tier
- Canyon — D-Tier
- Cenotes — C-Tier
- Channel — D-Tier
- Cliffside — D-Tier
- Confluence — S-Tier
- Creek — B-Tier
- Crimson Shores — C-Tier
- Crypt — D-Tier
- Decay — C-Tier
- Deserted — C-Tier
- Digsite — C-Tier
- Epitaph — A-Tier
- Flotsam — D-Tier
- Forge — D-Tier
- Fortress — C-Tier
- Frozen Falls — B-Tier
- Grimhaven — D-Tier
- Headland — B-Tier
- Hidden Grotto — C-Tier
- Hive — C-Tier
- Ice Cave — F-Tier
- Lofty Summit — D-Tier
- Marrow — D-Tier
- Mineshaft — D-Tier
- Mire — F-Tier
- Molten Vault — D-Tier
- Necropolis — B-Tier
- Oasis — C-Tier
- Ornate Chambers — C-Tier
- Overgrown — D-Tier
- Penetentary — B-Tier
- Penitentiary — D-Tier
- Razed Fields — C-Tier
- Ravine — A-Tier
- Riverhold — D-Tier
- Riverside — C-Tier
- Rockpools — C-Tier
- Rugosa — D-Tier
- Rupture — C-Tier
- Rustbowl — B-Tier
- Sandspit — A-Tier
- Savannah — S-Tier
- Seepage — D-Tier
- Sinkhole — F-Tier
- Slick — D-Tier
- Spider Woods — B-Tier
- Spring — A-Tier
- Steaming Springs — C-Tier
- Steppe — S-Tier
- Stronghold — C-Tier
- Sulphuric Caverns — C-Tier
- Sun Temple — D-Tier
- Sump — A-Tier
- The Assembly — B-Tier
- Trenches — C-Tier
- Vaal City — D-Tier
- Wayward Isle — C-Tier
- Wetlands — A-Tier
- Willow — S-Tier
- Woodland — B-Tier
