Efficient Race and Speed Leveling

Fast leveling outside of the Vessel of Hatred Campaign

  • Your build should be the first thing you choose before even starting the season Endgame Guide

    • Find a reliable build guide ahead of time

    • Practice your build before the season launches

    • Learn what gear you’re looking for and plan how you want to upgrade after level 60

  • Test leveling tier pre-season start by class/group

  • Start seasonal quest to unlock any power or reputation

  • Open Seasonal Rank board for first skill point

  • Choose skill with mobility or range i.e. evade, lunging strike, hydra

  • Head to Helltides or PvP zone. High density for Kill streaks

  • If Helltides farm cinder to open chests. If not on Pentitent farm enough to open all chests before switching to Pentitent

  • Gear to look out for:

    • Legendary will be most beneficial as they offer extra power and more affixes

    • Always upgrade weapons often. Not the rest as much

    • BOOTS / AMULETS! Look for movement speed above any other stat

  • At level 10, tempering opens up. If you have veiled crystals:

    • Temper movement speed on boots/amulet

    • Temper ultimate cooldown reduction on rings

  • At level 10 Elixirs open as well. Grab these when you teleport for tempers

  • Kill streaks will be massive experience at the end of the streak if you live

    • In Helltides, look for spires to spawn for high kill streaks but be careful not to die

    • Blood maiden will be great for monsters but don’t try to kill her early. Waste of time

    • Pull monsters towards other monsters while fighting to maintain kill streaks.

    • PvP zone can be used but Helltide chests offer big experience gains

  • Class quests can be completed prior to season launch and will not need to be repeated

    • Repeating a class quest will give you a cache with a legendary and tempering manuals

    • If previously completed on that class you will automatically open class mechanics at the right level

  • At minimum level 30 complete Capstone: Vault of the Crucible (Found through season ranks)

  • Rinse and repeat Helltide kill streaks until level 45

  • Incense opens at level 45. You do not need to wear 3 difference incense. Experience does not stack. One at a time is fine

  • Switch from Helltides to Strongholds at this point (unless Kill streak exp is amazing). Some top picks:

    • Kor Dragan (Fractured Peaks)

    • Malnok (Fractured Peaks)

    • Temple of Rot (Dry Steppes)

  • At minimum level 50 complete Capstone: Hellish Descent (Found through season ranks)

  • If build(s) are strong you will have the Pits unlocked at this point. You can clear the Pits to unlock Torment 1 (Pit level 10)

    • Doing this will allow you to get Obols for after level 60

    • Ancestral Gear will unlock at Torment 1 only

  • If not continue Helltides/Strongholds until 60

  • If strong enough switch to Torment 1. If not, farm on Penitent briefly

    • All gear after level 60 will be item power 750

    • Torment 1 will unlock ancestral gear at 800 item power

    • Complete a full set of 750 gear if needed at this point before moving to Torment 1

  • Torment 1 priority list:

    • Glyphs

      • Pits will give you 1 glyph per run and you’ll need to level up glyphs anyway

      • Nightmare dungeons have a chance to drop several in one run, or none at all

      • Whisper caches are great for glyphs if there are fast Grim Favor available

      • Glyphs at level 46 is a massive jump in power early on

    • Aspects

      • Always salvage all legendary items to fill out your codex

      • Do high gear density content like Helltides or Nightmare dungeons

      • Use obols from the Pits to target specific aspects needed

      • If using VoH use the Mercenary Barter at the Den for aspects

        • Level each mercenary to unlock more

    • Uniques

      • Most setups have build defining uniques. Know what they are and play to split farming efficiently

        • If 3 people need uniques from one boss that should be first

      • Don’t farm bosses too early. It will be slow and tedious

      • Use obols to target specific uniques

    • Crafting materials

      • Helltide chests will give you sigil powder for Nightmare dungeons. Use these for Obducite

        • Look out for Strongroom and Treasure breach for Obducite

        • Prankster Nightmare Dungeon for Mythics

      • Salvage all gear for crafting mats

      • See video for best farms Farming Video

    • Gear Upgrades

      • Masterworking will be important but Neatheriron will be short, getting to Torment 3 will not require complete Masterworking.

      • Tempering is a must, now that it is deterministic it should always be done for upgrades. Do not worry about scrolls

    • Mythics

      • These should be last on your priority list

      • Mythics are not required to hit Torment 3 or 4