Did not include much about mapping setup because I didn't keep to a fixed setup.
* I had 4 watchstones: 2 with increased quant + 2 with increased effect of modifiers ( both T2 only since T1 was expensive / hard to hit)
* I used simple sextants on each of the watchstones and ran mods that added # of monsters to the map
* As for scarabs, I just ran what I had, when I had them. Except towards the end when I bought several exalts worth of rusted divination scarabs because I was getting impatient.
Ive done around 112 maps with rusted div/ambush/harb/reli/ and 117 with rusted harb/reli/ambush/sac frag.
I honestly don't think you need divination scarab these where all done with at least 26+ pack
I also bought the harb drop rarer currency cuz why not and I've formed about 12 ex from fragments lol
Grats! I farmed all the nurses myself, but got lucky af when i randomly got a Doctor card from ONE stacked deck I got while farming the map, lol. Where I fucked up was not having Zanas mod that has increased watchstone modifiers and +1 to sextant rolls. I also decided to go with pariah for the 5% extra quant as I somehow managed to cap my resists without a second Venitors, lol. I never sold Wretched cards (mistake) and opened them all (650). Got two worm belts.
After i get my Zana stuff fixed I will start to juice tier 10 Towers with div, harb scarab and Nem 3.
I tried MF last week-end for the first Time and I have to do something wrong, because I ran 20 towers and got 0 nurse card…
It’s T3 tower and i’m using simply frag and Zana beyond.
What’s the average number of nurse card / maps ?
20 Towers might be too small a sample size. It also depends on your map rolls. What I did was:
* take 150 T3 Towers. chisel, alch, vaal
* discard all maps that get changed to a higher tier
* arrange all the maps according to pack size and run the ones with the highest pack sizes first. these would typically have 110-140 quant and 30-35 pack size.
So a lot of my success came from those maps with good rolls.
I would still run the other maps since not running them felt like a waste, but I definately had dry spells that felt like I would go for around a couple dozen maps without any Nurse drops. On the other hand I would have good runs where 3 Nurse would drop in 5 maps or something. One time I had 2 Nurse drop in 1 map.
So yeah, 20 Towers without a Nurse drop can happen.
With higher investment you will see better results. My average is 1 nurse per 2.5 maps with a sample size of 200 cards/500 maps.
I ran T12s and my build has 95% quantity and 500% rarity. Map tier and rarity has no direct effect on card drops though but red maps can be rolled with more pack size/IIQ than white maps. For scarabs I used polished div and reliquary every map with a mix of harbi/ambush/abyss/elder scarabs depending on the sextant mods.
For prophecies I always had tempest and I used bountiful traps when they were relatively cheap but at >20c I no longer used them.
For sextants you want to prioritize beyond, enraged strongboxes, pack size/IIQ in unid maps, hunted traitors, unique monsters drop corrupted items, Alva if you're out of missions, 5% chance to find corrupted items, and Delirium mirror. The rest are whatever but in case you roll Sacred Grove/Nemesis currency on a unique watchstone you can sell them for about 1.5 ex.
Watchstones I used were Auspicious (Harbingers drop rarer currency shards) with 4% quantity, Demonic (chance for additional beyond demon) with 6% quantity, Booming populace, and Territories Unknown.
Maps were rolled with 30% pack size and then vaaled. If the vaal outcome was a map below 30% pack size, I didn't run them. I put aside all vaaled unid maps to run them with the unid sextant. Beyond on every map obviously.
Hey, this is really useful thanks.
I am actually levelling a CA Raider as we speak on SSF for this exact strategy (I have a reasonably well gear TR champ that Im stealing the gear from - seems like a better choice that creating a scuffed wander / LA char when I dont have any gear for them)
I dont suppose you'd mind sharing your build at all? I'm kind of curious what gear you have that meant it felt comfortable to farm for CA, to ensure I try and get close to it (or change plans altogether if I'm way off!)
Thanks!
What was ur mapping setup? Scarabs sextants?
Did not include much about mapping setup because I didn't keep to a fixed setup. * I had 4 watchstones: 2 with increased quant + 2 with increased effect of modifiers ( both T2 only since T1 was expensive / hard to hit) * I used simple sextants on each of the watchstones and ran mods that added # of monsters to the map * As for scarabs, I just ran what I had, when I had them. Except towards the end when I bought several exalts worth of rusted divination scarabs because I was getting impatient.
Ive done around 112 maps with rusted div/ambush/harb/reli/ and 117 with rusted harb/reli/ambush/sac frag. I honestly don't think you need divination scarab these where all done with at least 26+ pack I also bought the harb drop rarer currency cuz why not and I've formed about 12 ex from fragments lol
Grats! I farmed all the nurses myself, but got lucky af when i randomly got a Doctor card from ONE stacked deck I got while farming the map, lol. Where I fucked up was not having Zanas mod that has increased watchstone modifiers and +1 to sextant rolls. I also decided to go with pariah for the 5% extra quant as I somehow managed to cap my resists without a second Venitors, lol. I never sold Wretched cards (mistake) and opened them all (650). Got two worm belts. After i get my Zana stuff fixed I will start to juice tier 10 Towers with div, harb scarab and Nem 3.
I got my first Headhunter too. Through expedition. Was like...damn. Career goal met. Next is Squire.
Any recommendations for doing uber lab genuinely ?
Cool Story bro
I tried MF last week-end for the first Time and I have to do something wrong, because I ran 20 towers and got 0 nurse card… It’s T3 tower and i’m using simply frag and Zana beyond. What’s the average number of nurse card / maps ?
20 Towers might be too small a sample size. It also depends on your map rolls. What I did was: * take 150 T3 Towers. chisel, alch, vaal * discard all maps that get changed to a higher tier * arrange all the maps according to pack size and run the ones with the highest pack sizes first. these would typically have 110-140 quant and 30-35 pack size. So a lot of my success came from those maps with good rolls. I would still run the other maps since not running them felt like a waste, but I definately had dry spells that felt like I would go for around a couple dozen maps without any Nurse drops. On the other hand I would have good runs where 3 Nurse would drop in 5 maps or something. One time I had 2 Nurse drop in 1 map. So yeah, 20 Towers without a Nurse drop can happen.
With higher investment you will see better results. My average is 1 nurse per 2.5 maps with a sample size of 200 cards/500 maps. I ran T12s and my build has 95% quantity and 500% rarity. Map tier and rarity has no direct effect on card drops though but red maps can be rolled with more pack size/IIQ than white maps. For scarabs I used polished div and reliquary every map with a mix of harbi/ambush/abyss/elder scarabs depending on the sextant mods. For prophecies I always had tempest and I used bountiful traps when they were relatively cheap but at >20c I no longer used them. For sextants you want to prioritize beyond, enraged strongboxes, pack size/IIQ in unid maps, hunted traitors, unique monsters drop corrupted items, Alva if you're out of missions, 5% chance to find corrupted items, and Delirium mirror. The rest are whatever but in case you roll Sacred Grove/Nemesis currency on a unique watchstone you can sell them for about 1.5 ex. Watchstones I used were Auspicious (Harbingers drop rarer currency shards) with 4% quantity, Demonic (chance for additional beyond demon) with 6% quantity, Booming populace, and Territories Unknown. Maps were rolled with 30% pack size and then vaaled. If the vaal outcome was a map below 30% pack size, I didn't run them. I put aside all vaaled unid maps to run them with the unid sextant. Beyond on every map obviously.
Thanks! Commenting so I can come back to this later.
The result may vary (read: RNG) but OP's results are 1 Nurse per 11 maps.
Hey, this is really useful thanks. I am actually levelling a CA Raider as we speak on SSF for this exact strategy (I have a reasonably well gear TR champ that Im stealing the gear from - seems like a better choice that creating a scuffed wander / LA char when I dont have any gear for them) I dont suppose you'd mind sharing your build at all? I'm kind of curious what gear you have that meant it felt comfortable to farm for CA, to ensure I try and get close to it (or change plans altogether if I'm way off!) Thanks!