Plus quite a bit more Gold on T10 (neither char hit a Gilded Baron on these runs) and tons more EXP. Removing that luck, the T8 + Sage’s character pulled about 10% more DBs over time, while the T10 w/o Sage’s earned considerably more Legendary Items and Forgotten Souls. The T10 character had remarkably good luck on Goblins which considerably inflated her DB total over these 10 runs. Torment 10: Marauder’s Set, 10 Rifts, ~53m total time. Torment 8: Natalya’s + Sage’s, 10 Rifts, ~45m total time. (Bliz, feel free to add that multi-spec option any time now.) Both characters were Demon Hunters, one wearing Marauder’s Set (which isn’t possible to equip with Sage’s) and the other wearing Natalya’s Set (which can be equipped with Sage’s, thanks to the Nat’s Bow and Ring, plus an RoRG bonus.) Each character also equipped a Boon of the Hoarder along with 2 offensive LGems, because 1) Empowered Grifts is pricey, and 2) Boon provides a nice movement speed boost. I ran 10 Nephalem Rifts with two different characters… since at this point in Diablo 3 it’s easier to make multiple characters of the same class rather than switching around the gear/skills every time I want to play a different build.

Before running this test, I expected that faster farming on T8 would yield more DBS, though fewer Souls, than clearing TX without Sage’s set.

Of course the best option is fast farming T10 with Sage’s Set + your normal gear, but if you don’t have that option (yet) with your character or gear, it’s interesting to compare the options. Thus the debate often engages what’s better for farming efficiency? Torment 10 in normal gear, or going faster on a lower Torment while wearing the Sage’s Set, which adds an extra DB to every DB drop? As a result, many players spend much of their non-Grift time farming these materials, along with Greater Rift keys, of course. Sage’s Set bonus.The current version of Diablo 3 offers numerous crafting recipes that do a great job at consuming all the materials… especially Deaths Breaths and Forgotten Souls.

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