The Best Way To Farm EVERYTHING in Diablo 4 Season 9

Farming efficiently in Diablo 4 Season 9 (Sins of the Horadrim) requires targeting specific activities and mechanics to maximize loot, experience, and currency. Below is a guide to farming everything—gold, XP, materials, legendary items, uniques, mythic uniques, and seasonal resources—based on Season 9 mechanics.

1. Gold Farming

Gold is essential for upgrading gear, crafting, enchanting, and more. Best methods:

• Infernal Hordes:
  • Collect Burning Aether and exchange for Spoils of Gold chest. Choose an Infernal Compass difficulty matching your build to maximize Aether. Avoid dying to keep Aether.
  • Run 6-wave Hordes for quick clears or 10-wave for higher rewards and reputation.
• Strongroom Dungeon Services:
  • Farm seasonal sigils with Horadric Strongroom affixes. These mini-dungeons are loot-rich.
  • Offer clears for 1B gold (solo) or 3B (party). Each run takes 2-5 minutes, yielding 10-30B gold per hour with efficient builds.
• World Events:
  • Farm events northwest of Bear Tribe Refuge Waypoint in Fractured Peaks. Easy, generous gold, repeatable by teleporting to town and portaling back.
• Dead Man’s Dredge & Anica’s Claim:
  • Fractured Peaks dungeons ideal for early-game. Run Dead Man’s Dredge circuits for enemies and chests, or clear Anica’s Claim (post-Malnok Stronghold) for elite spawns. Reset and repeat.
• Selling Gear:
  • Sell valuable drops to vendors or players. Prioritize selling over salvaging unless needing materials.
• Power Leveling Services:
  • Carry players through Pit runs for 1B-1.5B gold per level boost. Highly profitable in endgame.

2. XP Farming

Level to 60 quickly for Paragon board and Torment difficulties:

• Nightmare Dungeons with Forgotten Wisdom Affix:
  • Best XP source. Forgotten Wisdom affix makes enemies drop XP orbs. Farm Nightmare Sigils via Tree of Whispers or Whispers of the Dead.
  • Escalating Nightmares: Chain three dungeons with increasing difficulty for high rewards. Ideal from levels 30-50 and beyond.
• Seasonal Questline:
  • Complete Sins of the Horadrim early to unlock Horadric Spells and Strongrooms for XP and gear.
• Power Leveling:
  • Team with high-level players for Pit runs (60-70) to hit 60 in 20-25 minutes. Use Forgotten Wisdom sigils for bonus XP.
• Helltides:
  • High mob density and Aberrant Cinders make Helltides great for early XP. Open Tortured Gift Chests for more XP.
• Elixirs:
  • Craft Basic Elixirs at level 20 for 5% XP boost. Keep active during farming.
• Builds:
  • Use meta builds like Hydra Sorcerer, Minion Necromancer, or Quill Volley Spiritborn for fast AoE clears.

3. Materials Farming

Farm Obducite, Forgotten Souls, Gem Fragments, Sigil Powder, and more:

• Obducite:
  • Nightmare Dungeons: Clear elites with a mobile AoE build for Obducite Caches. Torment 4 yields high amounts (≈0.288x^0.569 based on Aether).
  • Infernal Hordes: 6-wave runs net 6,000-8,000 Obducite. Prioritize Greater Archetype Caches.
  • Strongrooms: Use Horadric Strongroom sigils for bulk Obducite.
• Forgotten Souls:
  • Helltides: Farm Aberrant Cinders for Tortured Gifts of Mysteries, guaranteeing Souls. Target Kixxarth or Portal Invasion events.
  • Strongrooms: Elite-heavy Strongrooms drop Souls. Use guaranteed Strongroom sigils.
• Gem and Skull Fragments:
  • Infernal Hordes: Open gem fragment chests (skip 200-cost loot chest).
  • Local Events: Reward chests drop fragments. Loot chests, logs, and rock piles.
  • Ore Nodes: Drop Gem Fragments with other materials.
• Sigil Powder:
  • Salvage Nightmare Sigils at the Blacksmith. Farm via Whispers of the Dead or Tree of Whispers.
• Bundled Herbs and Angelbreath:
  • Gather instantly from plant nodes (even mounted). Angelbreath is key for elixirs and potion upgrades.
• Boss Lair Keys:
  • Collect Living Steel (Helltides), Exquisite Blood (Legion Events/World Bosses), or Judicator’s Mask (Whispers/Helltides) for boss hoards.

4. Legendary Items

Essential for endgame builds:

• Kurast Undercity with Tributes:
  • Use Tributes to target specific gear, Aspects, or Affixes. Best for targeted legendaries.
• Infernal Hordes:
  • Open Spoils of Greater Equipment chest (200 Aether) for Ancestral Legendaries. Run on comfortable difficulties or with a party.
• Escalating Nightmares and Strongrooms:
  • Chain Nightmare Dungeons and micro-dungeons for loot. Astaroth at final tier drops high-quality legendaries.
• Helltides:
  • Open Tortured Gifts with Aberrant Cinders for legendaries. Roam and kill for efficiency.
• Purveyor of Curiosities:
  • Spend Murmuring Obols to gamble for gear slots. Activate Urn of Curiosities in Season Blessings for 20% bonus item chance.

5. Unique and Mythic Unique Items

Build-defining but rare:

• Lair Bosses:
  • Belial: Guarantees Ancestral Unique, highest Mythic Unique drop chance (≈2% on Torment 4).
  • Duriel and Andariel: Double Mythic Unique drop rate vs. other bosses. Farm Shard of Agony (Varshan/Grigoire) or Pincushioned Doll (Lord Zir/Beast in the Ice).
  • Other Bosses: Grigoire, Lord Zir, Urivar drop specific Uniques.
• Escalating Nightmares:
  • Defeat Astaroth at final tier for high Unique chance. Random affixes boost drops.
• Infernal Hordes:
  • Spend Aether on caches post-Fell Council for Season 9 Uniques.
• Whisper Caches:
  • Complete Whispers of the Dead for Unique chance via caches.
• Resplendent Sparks:
  • Craft Mythic Uniques with Resplendent Sparks. Guaranteed Spark at Tier 18 Season Reputation Track via Infernal Hordes (≈3 runs on Torment 4).

6. Horadric Knowledge and Seasonal Progression

Season 9 features Horadric Spells, Strongrooms, and reputation rewards:

• Horadric Strongrooms:
  • Access via Nightmare Sigils with Horadric Strongroom affix. Defeat elites and complete timed objectives for loot, Obducite, and Forgotten Souls.
  • Farm sigils via Whispers of the Dead or Tree of Whispers.
• Horadric Knowledge:
  • Farm reputation via Infernal Hordes (10-wave runs for 100,000+ rep) or Strongrooms. Turn in a Blood Relic to Biona after first Strongroom to unlock rep drops.
• Horadric Jewels:
  • Unlock crafting at World Tier III via questline. Farm Horadric Tomes and Jewel Guardians in Strongrooms. Jewels give +120 Armor, +6% All Resistances.

7. General Tips

• Builds: Use high-damage, mobile builds (e.g., Hydra Sorcerer, Pulverize Druid, Minion Necromancer) for fast clears.
• Torment Difficulty: Play highest Torment tier possible (ideally 4) for better drops.
• Group Play: Farm with a party for faster clears and survivability.
• Consumables: Use affixes, gems, or elixirs to boost rare item drops.
• Seasonal Mechanics: Activate Urn of Escalation for better Astaroth drops, Urn of Strongrooms for more sigils.
• Trading: Sell runes or gear to fund crafting or buy items. Avoid converting high-rarity runes due to poor ratios.

8. Sample Farming Rotation

Balanced approach:

1. Helltides: Farm Aberrant Cinders for Tortured Gifts (legendaries, Forgotten Souls) and gold.
2. Nightmare Dungeons: Use Forgotten Wisdom or Horadric Strongroom sigils for XP, Obducite, legendaries.
3. Infernal Hordes: Collect Aether for gold, gems, Uniques. Run 6- or 10-wave based on time.
4. Lair Bosses: Farm materials for Belial, Duriel, or Andariel for Mythic Uniques.
5. Whispers: Stockpile Nightmare Sigils, earn Whisper Caches for Uniques and materials.
6. Sell/Trade: Convert excess gear into gold for crafting or upgrades.

Focus on Nightmare Dungeons, Infernal Hordes, Strongrooms, and Lair Bosses, leveraging Horadric Spells to farm efficiently. Tailor to your build and playstyle, balancing salvaging and selling. Good luck in Sanctuary!