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I’ve summarized 3 most important tips that helped me progress fast till Lv70.

Best Malignant Heart & XP Farm Location

First tip, the Malignant Hearts are extremely powerful and the best spot to farm both Malignant Hearts and XP is Dindai Hallow. It is located in Stepp Dry, South West to the main Town.

By completing the dungeon, I not only get tons of XP but also tons of Malignant Hearts. Each one brings my character at least 30% stronger. And after completing the dungeon, leave the dungeon and reset the dungeon through the reset button located on the map after expanding the quests. You can go into the Dindai Hallow again right after.

But sometimes it has bugs. And when you see this “One or more party members are in the dungeon”, you can restart the game to fix it and reset the dungeon.

Also, don’t walk further into the invoker location as it takes time and is usually not worthy to wait, kill and get just one more heart.

Best Wrathful Heart Farming Method

There is another a trick to farm the most powerful Wrathful Heart, like the Highly Rated Barber.

The TLDR is to follow the Seasonal Quest till the end, The Cold Hard Truth. And finish the dungeon as it will guarantee to drop one Wrathful Heart. But do not talk to the guy to complete the quest. And you can reset the dungeon to farm again.

If you’ve finished the quest, you can join your friends or other people who haven’t done the quest and farm the dungeon repetitively. It might get patched in the Thursday Maintenance. So, it would be nice to farm some now since this is extremely efficient in farming the most powerful item in the season.

Also Read: Diablo 4 Season 1 Patch 1.1.0a Update Notes! - All Fixes & Nerfs

Utilize Item Power Breakpoints

Second tip, utilize the Item Power Breakpoints.

A lot of times, I got gears that have good stats, but the range of the stat is low because of low item power. But it can be improved by utilizing the hidden Item Power Breakpoints.

All items in Diablo 4 have 6 item power levels and when it reaches the next item power level, the stat range is greatly increased.

For example, this ring, when it is 620 Item Power, the Crit Chance range is from 1.5 to 3.3. And when it reaches 625 Item Power, which is the next breakpoint level, the Crit Chance range goes to from 1.9 to 4.8. And the Crit Chance of the ring goes from 2.9 to 4.8, resulting in a big 66% stat improvement. Why?

Because when the gear reaches the next Item Power Breakpoint, all stats get a reroll. But since the range is largely increased, in most cases, it will be a big increase like the 3 stats. Rarely, it will be a minor decrease for one stat.

We can at least upgrade 3 times. So, keep an eye on Diablo 4 Items with good stats within 15 item power to the next Item Power Breakpoint, like this 615 Item Power Ring.

And we can upgrade 5 times for Sacred Items. For example, this weapon is within 25 Item Power to the 725 level. So, it is feasible to be upgraded as an Ancestral item.

Item Enchantment Optimization

Third and the last tip, optimize the Item Enchantment cost through D4Craft.

We can reroll gear stats at the Occultist to get rid of the ones we don’t want into the ones we like. But it costs significantly more if we roll a 2nd time on the same item.

However, in some cases, we can roll just once to get what we want. This is because every gear has priority stat for rerolling. And if some priority stat is missing on the gear, it will always appear in the enchantment reroll.

For example, Intelligence is a priority stat for 2-Handed Weapon Staffs. Let’s say we have good stats, like Critical Damage, Damage to Close Enemies and Vulnerable Damage and one bad stat, like Ultimate Skill Damage that we want to replace to Intelligence. And great, we will get it once in the Enchantment Reroll.

This tip will save tons of Diablo 4 Gold and materials so that you can reroll many more gears to improve your character. Like rerolling % Total Armor on Helm, Chest Armor and Pants as % Total Armor are priority stats on all these 3 parts. And reroll Crit Chance on Rings as Crit Chance is a priority stat on Rings.

For early and mid game, I care about the stat itself but not the values. So, usually, I got what I want in one roll. Use D4Craft to find your best rerollings.

Hope these tips make your Diablo 4 experience more efficient and fun.

Here I’ll share with you some key tips and advice in Diablo 4, what to do next and how to better understand the game to help you start your new adventure efficiently.

What Class To Choose?

You can choose any class that you like best in terms of appearance and play style. Every class in this game has many archetypes. Later in the game, you’ll definitely find ways to create your own favorite structures to slay Demons in even more subtle ways.

No doubt at some point, many skills and items will be reworked and tweaked for a more balanced experience. So don’t rely on build guides too early on, just pick the class you want and start playing. Your character will get better once you gain more levels and find more rare and legendary items.

Difficulty Levels

Once you’ve decided on a class of choice, it’s time to choose a difficulty level - Adventurer or Veteran. Although they look very simple, and experienced players will definitely want to choose World Tier 2. But I recommend you start with World Tier 1 for several reasons.

In this difficulty, the boss will have significantly less HP, and you will get the same amount of loot as Veteran. You also get 20% more XP and 15% more gold. But you can still enjoy the game at World Tier 1 as you level up and learn your class, testing many skills and finding legends.

I’m pretty sure if you plan to clear every single side quest and dungeon or undiscovered area. You’re sure to quickly reach the top level and complete the story to unlock the end game event and the new Nightmare difficulty. This will unlock new unique items and Nightmare dungeons.

Level Up

There are some great ways to quickly level up your character. You can complete random events or dungeons with your friends to earn class Aspects. These Aspects can later be used to convert Rare items into Legendary items.

Each friend who runs next to you will increase your XP by 10% to 30%. But it seems that this multiplier doesn’t apply to story and side quests, only to killing monsters around the world. So as long as you kill enemies, especially a group of elites, you will get more experience than a single player.

If you’re going to play Diablo 4 with a party, I recommend that you always stay in sync with your teammates, because if you skip some story missions, you’ll have to complete them in the current world state, anyway. While you can of course join any player and continue doing quests in his world state, this won’t advance your personal story.

Items & Crafting

During the gameplay, you are sure to find many items, common, magic and rare. Most of them are pretty much useless unless you have nothing else to equip.

Some of these rarities will even give you +1 to certain skills, so don’t miss the chance to use those extra points and tweak your builds if needed. If you find a really nice rare item, you can upgrade it to Blacksmith for resources.

Also, if you’ve completed a few dungeons before, you’ll be able to seal a class Aspects and create a Legendary item from it. Make sure to craft it, but don’t over-craft it, and save your resources for later, as you’ll inevitably find better gear in new areas and story missions during leveling.

Also, don’t forget to visit Alchemist in town to improve your potions. You will upgrade your potions at certain levels. To do this, you need to collect plants all over the world, which is not difficult. Just remember to visit Alchemist and your life will be easier, especially in Hardcore mode.

Side Activities

Once you get used to the environment, you can move on to more side quests. You can also find Altar of Lilith, unlock new waypoints, clear Strongholds with dungeons, and discover hidden areas. Whenever you complete these activities, you’ll earn Reputation in one of five availability zones.

As for random events, don’t hesitate to complete them. They only take a little over two minutes, and you’ll be rewarded with XP and some Diablo 4 Gold.

Speaking of World Bosses, you don’t want to miss your chance to take part in these World Tier 1 battles, as they’ll reward you with tons of XP, Legendary Items, and a Bounty Cache each week. I promise you, even if you are low level, you can take down these world bosses with other players.

Summary

Time to wrap up all the tricks that I personally use when starting the game. Please always choose your favorite class. It can be their look or play style. It’s up to you.

Remember that all new characters are weak. They lack skills and legends to show their true power. Just choose the class and ignore most of the build guide early on, since you won’t get all the required legendary items quickly, anyway.

If you find legendary items or decent rares, don’t rush to upgrade them. Save your gold and materials for later use. Don’t forget that you haven’t completed all the dungeons and side quests to get your zone rewards. I’m pretty sure you’ll still be able to reach level 50 even if you save half of the content for the next difficulty level.

Just follow these steps and you’ll easily learn about the game and get used to local activities. That’s it for now.

I played through Diablo 4 and was even invited into the closed beta, so I’m going to share some of the things I’d wish I’d known sooner before playing the game. So, you can hopefully have a more enjoyable experience with a little less confusion.

12. World Restrictions In Diablo 4

Let’s go over world restrictions first because it will be tempting to right away just start exploring The World of Sanctuary and doing side quests, dungeons and world events. But it’s actually not in your best interest to do that because the main story quest line will actually unlock features of the world. That’ll make your gameplay much better.

For example, the quest Donan’s Favor in Act 2 unlocks your ability to purchase and ride a mount. Since Diablo 4 features the largest playable area out of any of the previous games, traversing the world will take more time and mounts will make that exploration much easier.

You also need to be at least level 36 for this quest, so make sure you’re actually destroying monsters and not just running by to complete your quests.

11. Utilize Bonus Experience (XP) Gains In Diablo 4

We’re on the topic of leveling. Here are some tips to level faster. Always, use an elect mixer for five percent bonus XP. Some of these are going to speed up your leveling by buffing you to deal 20% increased damage against Demons or a flat Critical Strike Chance increase, which can be quite helpful.

There’s a lot more than this, but these are just some examples. Also, make sure to choose World Tier 2 when you start because you get an increased 20 percent XP. You’ve also got 15 percent more Diablo 4 Gold at the cost of enemies being more challenging.

It’s absolutely worth it to go straight to World Tier 2. The difference in difficulty is really like choosing easy or normal. And I would wager anyone can handle World Tier 2 from the start and if for some reason, you want to change to World Tier 1 because it’s too hard, or you accidentally chose World Tier 1 and want World Tier 2, you can change World Tier anytime at Kyovashad’s World Tier Statue, which is Northeast from the Waypoint.

Another way to level faster is to play with friends. You get an added bonus XP per person at your party. With one party member, it’s a five percent increase. Two is eight percent and three is eleven percent and the max party size is four players. So, there is no further bonus after that.

And not only do you get to keep that XP bonus, but monsters die faster when more players are attacking them, of course. If we add all three of the past three leveling tips together, that’s a combined 36% increased XP gain from all sources. So, if you want to maximize your experience gains, this is the way.

When it comes to which activities provide the most XP, make sure to clear strongholds, dungeons and quests as well as world events for bonus XP upon completion. And don’t forget to view your region progress and claim your bonus XP, Diablo 4 Gold and skill points. To advance your region progress, you can discover areas, complete side quests and other activities.

10. Salvage For Transmog, Sell For Gold In Diablo 4

Moving on to gear. Make sure to salvage your non-legendary items that you want to transmog at the Blacksmith and make sure not to sell them. If you sell items, you won’t be able to transmog them in the future and you also miss out on the salvaging materials you could have gotten.

Diablo 4 Gold can be easily acquired through world events, dungeons and advancing through region progress, you’ll need the salvaged materials to upgrade and imprint your items in the future. But if you’re running low on gold, it’s absolutely fine to sell items to just be aware that you won’t get the transmog for that item that you sold.

What’s more, make sure you don’t sell or salvage your Legendaries. You want to extract their affixes at the Occultist in order to save the Aspects for later. You never know when you’ll want to try a different build and when you do. You’ll be glad you extracted that Legendary affix in the form of an Aspect rather than selling it.

Speaking of Legendary Aspects, they can only be imprinted once. Once you imprint an Aspect on an item, you can’t extract it again and imprint it on another item. So, be careful when you decide to imprint a powerful Aspect on an item. It will be the only time you can do that and then you’ll need to find an item with that affix again or get it added to your codex of power.

9. How To Double Legendary Aspect Power In Diablo 4?

This is a really important tip here: Aspects imprinted on weapons will have double their value compared to other item slots and amulets will have an extra 50 percent compared to other item slots. So, make sure the best Aspect you have for your build goes into one of those two item slots.

For example, the Pulverized Werebear build relies on Shockwave Aspect, which causes Pulverize to create a Shockwave that travels forward, dealing 90 to 130 percent of its damage to targets in the path.

If you look at this tool tip that Aspect is on an amulet and it’s getting that 50% extra value, making the affix deal 135 to 195% damage instead. It’s an important one to remember, and it’s a big reason why Barbarians are so strong late game. They get four weapons that are all getting double value from Legendary affixes.

8. How To Determine Item Upgrades In Diablo 4?

While we’re on the topic of gear, I would recommend to avoid just equipping any item that shows a green number.

Now, just because an item shows that it gives you more armor doesn’t necessarily mean it’s an upgrade. If you’re accustomed to Diablo 3 telling you your damage toughness and recovery increase in decreases, this can kind of trick you because by default Diablo 4 only shows how much armor you’re gaining on gear or how much more damage a weapon is dealing.

But the affixes on items can be much more powerful than just armor or damage. Make sure you’re getting your primary stat, increase damage based on being close range or distant and plus, skill ranks depending on your build.

In the options menu, you’ll need to enable Advanced Tooltip Compare and Advanced Tooltip Information so that you can more easily compare items and see the whole picture. With this enabled, you’ll get a summary of properties you’re gaining and losing if you switch items, which is very helpful in determining if an item is an upgrade.

7. Know How Stats Affect Your Class In Diablo 4

Next up, you need to know what your class’s primary stat is.

Depending on your class, your primary stat will give you increased ability damage, which is really important and a certain stat will provide absolutely no primary benefit for you. Strength is the Barbarian’s primary stat, Dexterity for the Rogue, Intelligence for both the Sorcerer and Necromancer and Willpower for the Druid. Strength provides no bonus for Sorcerer nor Intelligence, any primary bonus for Barbarian.

There are also secondary bonuses which all stats provide, which are the same for all classes. Strength increases Armor. Intelligence increases Elemental Resistances. Willpower increases Resource Generation and Dexterity increases Dodge Chance.

6. Altar Of Lilith Bonuses In Diablo 4

You can also increase all your stats permanently by finding Altars of Lilith. Each one increases a stat by two and increases your maximum health or max Obols.

Fractured Peaks has a total of 28 of these Altars of Lilith, which adds up to a meaningful amount of stat increases, which also apply to all characters you make in the future. So, it’s worth seeking them out, especially if you plan on making future characters. They’re going to be much stronger earlier on now.

5. Concentrate Your Skill Point Allocation In Diablo 4

When it comes to choosing skills, it’s easy to want to just try them all out. But there are only six skill slots total, unlike in Diablo 2 where you could hotkey as many as you want.

So, you’ll want to focus on putting your skill points into synergies and skill upgrades more than choosing as many skills possible. I found that it was almost always better to put a single point into a skill and then go straight for that skill upgrade rather than putting a second point into that same skill, which only makes it modestly stronger. Keep that in mind when choosing where to put your skill points.

4. Before Deciding On A Build, Use Keyword Search In Diablo 4

Now, before deciding on a build, the Keyword Search tool is super helpful to easily identify which skills go together.

For example, if you’re making a poison build, you can search by poison to see which skills go together or by the overpower Keyword. You can also search by fire, cold and so on and your options for search are going to change, depending on what class you play.

3. Travel Faster with Pins In Diablo 4

When it comes to getting around in Diablo 4, you can click anywhere on the map to place a pin and a red path will lead you to that destination.

This is helpful for guiding yourself to a specific quest you’re interested in, or perhaps a specific point on a map, and it’s very easy to just place that pin and be on your way.

2. Mark As Junk For Faster Salvage/Sell In Diablo 4

Also, when you hover over an item in your inventory, it’s very easy to mark it as junk. Next time at a Blacksmith or a vendor, you can select salvage or sell all junk to get rid of those items with just a single click.

1. Leave A Dungeon Almost Instantly In Diablo 4

And finally, on our last tip, you can click the entrance of a dungeon and some instances to be teleported back outside to the entrance of the dungeon.

You can also select this action on your emote wheel to teleport out even faster. This is helpful if you don’t want to go back to town with the town portal, but instead either run the dungeon again or be back in the wilderness near where the dungeon is located.