If you've spent any time grinding Season 13, you've probably noticed one thing immediately: Mythics feel easier to get than ever before.
This isn't just luck. Season 13 introduced systems like War Plans, Nemesis Layers, Undercity progression, and Torment scaling, and the biggest change is how they now work together.
Instead of chasing a single drop chance, players can stack multiple reward opportunities into one farming loop — creating far more chances at Mythics than previous seasons.
The key isn't simply:
"Kill bosses until Mythics drop."
It's:
"Build a loop where every activity feeds the next activity."
This guide breaks down exactly how to do it.
Before diving into Mythic farming, many players look for helpful D4 items to make endgame progression smoother.
🔪 Butcher Farming Is Currently Insane
⚡ Why The Butcher Has Become One Of The Best Farms
The biggest surprise this season has easily been The Butcher.
For some reason, post-patch farming results have felt absurdly strong. Players are seeing repeated Mythic drops, large amounts of valuable Barbarian items like Ramaladni's Magnum Opus, and an unusually high number of Nemesis Portals.
The reason this matters is that Butcher farming isn't just providing direct loot.
It's creating chain reactions.
A single run can become:
Butcher Kill
↓
Boss Chest Rewards
↓
Nemesis Layer
↓
Greater Nemesis Layer
↓
Ultimate Nemesis Layer
↓
Multiple Mythic opportunities
That turns one encounter into an entire loot chain.
🎯 How To Access The Butcher Farm
The best part?
No expansion is required.
Even base-game players can do this.
You'll need:
Greater Lair Keys
Appropriate Torment difficulty
Boss-focused War Plans setup
Greater Lair Keys can be obtained from:
Tournament difficulties
Key Spoils
War Plans rewards
Lesser Lair Bosses
Meanwhile, regular Lair Keys come from:
Helltides
Legion Events
Tree of Whispers
World Bosses
Undercity caches
War Plans
📈 Always Farm Highest Torment You Can Survive
Higher Torment doesn't simply increase enemy damage.
It changes efficiency.
Higher Torment means:
✅ Better item quality
✅ More drops
✅ More chances at Mythics
✅ Better crafting materials
The goal isn't playing at the highest number possible.
The goal is farming the highest Torment where you can still maintain speed.
A slower Torment 12 run can be worse than a fast Torment 10 run.
Speed still wins.
⚔️ War Plans Optimization: The Hidden Multiplier
Most players are massively underestimating War Plans.
They're treating them like small bonuses.
They're not.
They're effectively loot multipliers.
🎁 Prioritize Extra Boss Chests
One of the first paths worth taking gives:
Additional Horde Chests
Increased rewards
Better end-run loot scaling
Monster Power increases enemy strength, but the reward increase generally outweighs the added difficulty.
More danger equals more reward.
👹 Nemesis Layers Are Mandatory
Nemesis Layers currently feel incredibly powerful.
The progression looks like this:
🔹 Lesser Layer Bosses
↓
🔹 Greater Nemesis Layer
↓
🔹 Higher-tier Bosses
↓
🔹 Ultimate Nemesis Layer
Ultimate Nemesis Layers are where players are seeing absurd loot explosions.
Multiple Mythics.
Massive item drops.
Huge value per minute.
One warning:
Nemesis portals can disappear if ignored.
Click immediately.
🏙️ Undercity: The Guaranteed Mythic Engine
Undercity is probably the closest thing Season 13 has to a controlled Mythic machine.
But it requires setup.
🔧 Crafting Mythic Tributes
The process works like this:
5x Tributes of Armament
↓
5x Greater Tributes of Armament
↓
1x Mythic Tribute of Armament
Only Armament Tributes work.
You cannot mix different tribute types.
📍 Best Sources For Armament Tributes
The strongest sources currently are:
World Bosses
Lair Bosses
Undercity rewards
Whisper Caches
War Plans rewards
World Bosses feel especially valuable because they create consistent tribute income.
Whisper events are also extremely efficient because repeated cache openings create repeated chances.
💎 Why Torment 10 Matters
This is where Undercity becomes crazy.
At Torment 10+, Mythic Tribute runs become effectively guaranteed Mythic opportunities.
Below Torment 10:
Drop chances exist
Lower difficulties reduce consistency
Above Torment 10:
Reliability becomes dramatically stronger
🕯️ Never Ignore Braziers
Many players rush directly to bosses.
That is a mistake.
Every Brazier represents potential value.
Braziers can spawn:
Goblins
Extra loot opportunities
Additional reward multipliers
More Goblins means:
More chests
↓
More rewards
↓
More Mythic chances
Some players have reported receiving five or even six reward chests.
That turns one run into several runs worth of loot.
🌟 Best Undercity War Plans Setup
✅ Prioritize Prankster Portal
Prankster Portal creates additional reward opportunities.
This means:
More Goblins
↓
More Chests
↓
More Mythics
Simple.
✅ Rush Ancestral Tribute Unlocks
This unlock dramatically improves:
Tribute quality
Ancestral item rates
Additional bargain choices
Since Mythic Tributes originate from this system, improving Tribute generation directly improves Mythic farming.
❌ Avoid Trials And Tributes
This appears to interfere with reward efficiency.
Many players report:
Awkward chest behavior
Missing reward value
Confusing interactions
Until changes happen, skip it.
⚔️ Traditional Boss Farming Is Still Strong
Despite all the new systems, direct boss farming remains highly effective.
Especially at:
Torment 12
Boss kills at higher difficulties continue producing strong Mythic drop rates.
The difference now is that bossing no longer exists alone.
Bosses should support your entire farming ecosystem.
🔨 Mythic Crafting Explained
Seasonal progression now gives roughly:
14 Sparks
These create multiple options.
Base-game players can:
Go to:
Blacksmith
↓
Mythic Uniques
↓
Random Mythic Chest
Expansion owners gain additional control.
Through:
Jeweler
↓
Rune Crafting
↓
Specific Mythic crafting
This allows players to target specific Mythics instead of relying entirely on RNG.
💰 Legendary Rune Farming
Legendary Rune acquisition feels much easier this season.
Strong sources include:
Helltides
High Torment activities
Cube crafting
Cube crafting can be expensive, but it's excellent for finishing missing pieces.
Being one rune short no longer kills progression.
👥 Rotations: The Highest Efficiency Strategy
If you're farming solo, you're already losing efficiency.
Rotation groups multiply value dramatically.
The process is simple:
Everyone contributes:
Lair Boss Keys
Mythic Keys
Tribute materials
Players take turns opening content.
One key becomes:
4–5 opportunities.
That's massive efficiency.
🏆 Final Thoughts
Season 13 doesn't reward random grinding.
It rewards systems.
The strongest players aren't necessarily farming harder.
They're farming smarter.
The current loop looks like this:
World Bosses
↓
Tributes
↓
Undercity
↓
Mythics
↓
Boss Runs
↓
Nemesis Layers
↓
More Mythics
↓
Rotations
↓
Maximum efficiency
Once everything starts feeding itself, Mythics stop feeling impossible.
They start feeling inevitable.
🎮 Community Credit
Based on strategies shared in Cliptis's video, expanded with additional analysis and insights.
