If you're trying to min-max your gear in Diablo 4 Season 8, then you'll have to make thorough use of the game's Tempering and Masterworking system. Both are designed to give players more agency in terms of what stats their items get, but if you already have your god rolls, then you'll have to rely on the latter to gain even more power, and for that, you'll need Obducite.
Obducite is the essential resource required for Masterworking in Diablo 4. While it can be somewhat scarce, knowing where to find it will ensure you gather all the Obducite you need quickly. In this guide, NewOff78 shares his top three methods for farming Obducite in Season 8 of Diablo 4.
Checking Your Obducite Reserves
If you need a refresher on how to check your Obducite reserves, simply visit the Blacksmith, place an item in the tempering slot, and hover over Obducite.
Nightmare Dungeons
In the Nightmare Dungeons, a 2.5-minute run grants 840 Obducite. Averaging across 10 Nightmare Dungeons, including loading times, the average outcome of Obducite per minute is 407.
Kurast Undercity
Each run of clearing the Kurast Undercity cost about three minutes, granting 2,000 Obducite. That means you would get about 666 Obducite per minute.
*Make sure to use the Leave Dungeon function.
Please watch this video for more detailed information on how to run Undercity in just 100 seconds:
Infernal Hordes
Solo Play
6 Waves:
379 Aether = 4,480 Obducite = 11.8/Aether
209 Aether = 2,220 Obducite = 10.62/Aether
8 Waves:
525 Aether = 3,840 Obducite = 7.31/Aether
936 Aether = 5,760 Obducite = 6.15/Aether
10 Waves:
1,258 Aether = 6,100 Obducite = 4.85/Aether
954 Aether = 5,700 Obducite = 5.97/Aether
The trend is clear: the more Aether you collect, the less Obducite you receive per Aether. While two numbers from the 6-wave runs deviate from the pattern, the overall trend remains consistent.
Group vs. Solo Play
Based on your observations and data, it seems that group play does not significantly impact gold or Obducite rewards, though there is some uncertainty regarding Spoils of Greater Equipment chests. Regarding Tribute of Refinement drops, they appear to be more frequent in parties, though this might be influenced by the number of waves completed rather than the party size itself.
From about 20 runs, the Obducite per minute rates across different wave counts are as follows:
- 6 Waves (7 min): 428 Obducite /min
- 8 Waves (10 min): 395 Obducite /min
- 10 Waves (12 min): 416 Obducite /min
While the sample size is small and measurements carry a margin of error, a larger sample would only enhance precision, not alter the overall picture.
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Conclusion
Nightmare Dungeons: 407 Obducite/min
Infernal Hordes: 413 Obducite/min
Kurast Undercity: 666 Obducite/min (or 40,000/hour)
Average across all methods: 495 Obducite/min
This means that over a full 24-hour farming session, you could potentially gather 712,800 Obducite, covering even the most ambitious Masterworking plans.
Ultimately, the choice of which activity to pursue is yours. However, if you're focused on farming Obducite, only the Infernal Hordes offers Tribute of Refinement, making it the clear choice.
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