Gold, gems, and Forgotten Souls are the real endgame tax in Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred. Enchanting eats billions. Grand Gems cost huge fragments. Mythics still depend on loot volume.

Here's the efficient route: farm Sear's Reach for Royal Gems, convert fragments into target Grand Gems, push toward Horadric Gems, then use Gold Reserves Nightmare Escalations for serious gold. For Mythics and Forgotten Souls, stack boss-loot-heavy activities while they still work.

• Best Diablo 4 Royal Gem Farm: Sear's Reach
• Sear's Reach Route
• Best Difficulty for Gem Farming
• Sear's Reach vs Enclave of Darkness
• How to Craft Grand Gems and Horadric Gems
• What to Keep and Dismantle
• Horadric Gem Upgrade Path
• Best Diablo 4 Gold Farm: Gold Reserves Nightmare Escalations
• Gold Farm Setup
• How to Get Practice Technique Charms and Seals
• Gold Reserves Farming Loop
• Easier Gold Alternative: Regular Nightmare Dungeons
• Mythic Gear and Forgotten Souls Farm
• Required War Plans Setup
• Infernal Hordes Mythic and Forgotten Souls Method
• Execution
• Best Infernal Hordes Choices
• Lair Boss Extra Loot Method
• Execution
• Best Farming Priority by Goal
• FAQ
• What is the best Royal Gem farm in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred?
• Should I run Sear's Reach on Torment 12?
• How do I make Horadric Gems?
• What is the best gold farm in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred?
• What is the best Forgotten Souls farm?
• Summary

↖ Best Diablo 4 Royal Gem Farm: Sear's Reach

Sear's Reach is the best repeatable gem farm because it has no real objective. You enter, rush the boss, kill it, loot, reset.

The boss drops 3 Royal Gems every clear. Each Royal Gem is worth around 100,000 gem fragments if dismantled. Each can also roll into a Grand Gem, which saves the full crafting cost.

↖ Sear's Reach Route

1. Go to Sear's Reach, northeast of Teis.

2. Enter and sprint to the boss.

3. Kill the boss.

4. Loot the Royal Gems.

5. Leave dungeon.

6. Reset dungeon.

7. Repeat.

After the first clear, pin the boss room. It saves a few seconds every run. That matters when you're doing 50+ resets.

↖ Best Difficulty for Gem Farming

Run the highest Torment that does not slow you down.

If Torment 12 turns a 20-second run into a 90-second run, drop difficulty. Speed wins.

↖ Sear's Reach vs Enclave of Darkness

Enclave of Darkness gives more Royal Gems per clear, but the route is slower and has more objectives. It looks good on paper. It loses in practice.

A fast Sear's Reach loop can beat Enclave by volume. Less loot per run, more loot per hour.

↖ How to Craft Grand Gems and Horadric Gems

Do not blindly craft every Grand Gem. Target only what your build needs.

↖ What to Keep and Dismantle

Use the Jeweler to convert unwanted fragments into the gem type you need.

Example: if your build needs Skulls, convert spare Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond, or Ruby fragments into Skull fragments. Then craft Grand Skulls only when needed.

↖ Horadric Gem Upgrade Path

Priority order:

1. Fill gear with correct Grand Gems.

2. Save duplicate Grand Gems.

3. Convert fragments into your target gem.

4. Transmute 5 matching Grand Gems into a Horadric Gem.

5. Treat Flawless Horadric Gems as a long-term chase.

Do not dismantle Grand Gems you may use. That is how you delay your own upgrades.

↖ Best Diablo 4 Gold Farm: Gold Reserves Nightmare Escalations

Gold disappears fast once you start enchanting real gear. The best gold method is Gold Reserves inside Nightmare Escalations, stacked with a gold-focused charm and seal setup.

↖ Gold Farm Setup

The key piece is Branching Pathways. More portal choices means more chances to find Gold Reserves.

With the right setup, Horadric chests can hit roughly 80–100 million gold per chest.

↖ How to Get Practice Technique Charms and Seals

Drop to a lower non-Torment difficulty like Penitent.

Then reroll:

Lower difficulty narrows the pool, making Practice Technique easier to hit.

↖ Gold Reserves Farming Loop

1. Equip 2 Practice Technique charms.

2. Equip Gold Drop Rate seal.

3. Start a Nightmare Escalation.

4. Take portals until you see Gold Reserves.

5. Enter that dungeon.

6. Open Horadric chests.

7. Loot gold.

8. Reset or start another escalation.

If a reset takes too long, stop forcing it. Run another escalation. Wasting 20 minutes trying to reset is bad farming.

↖ Easier Gold Alternative: Regular Nightmare Dungeons

Regular Nightmare Dungeons can also roll Gold Reserves. The payout is lower, but the reset is cleaner.

Use regular Nightmare Dungeons if you want less setup and more consistency.

To make Escalation Sigils:

↖ Mythic Gear and Forgotten Souls Farm

For Mythics, loot volume matters. For Forgotten Souls, salvage volume matters. The best methods stack boss-style drops.

Some current boss-loot interactions may be patched, so treat these as temporary high-value farms.

↖ Required War Plans Setup

You also need:

• Nightmare Sigils
• Infernal Horde Compasses
• Boss keys if farming Lair Bosses

↖ Infernal Hordes Mythic and Forgotten Souls Method

This method uses Infernal Hordes to generate large amounts of boss-table loot through Aether Lords and Chaos Waves.

↖ Execution

1. Enter any Nightmare Dungeon.

2. Travel to any Lair Boss area.

3. Use an Infernal Horde Compass.

4. Enter Infernal Hordes.

5. Start waves.

6. Pick Chaos Wave options when offered.

7. Prioritize Aether Fiends become Aether Lords.

8. Kill Aether Lords.

9. Finish the Infernal Horde before leaving.

10. Salvage unwanted loot for Forgotten Souls.

↖ Best Infernal Hordes Choices

This farm can produce Mythics, valuable Uniques, and huge salvage piles. Even a no-Mythic run can still be worth it if you walk out with thousands of Forgotten Souls over repeated runs.

Watch for ancestral versions of valuable Uniques like Signet of Pencane. Good rolls can be worth keeping or trading.

↖ Lair Boss Extra Loot Method

This is faster than a full Infernal Hordes run if your build melts bosses.

↖ Execution

1. Set War Plans as above.

2. Enter any Nightmare Dungeon.

3. Travel to a Lair Boss area.

4. Use an Infernal Horde Compass.

5. Enter Infernal Hordes.

6. From there, travel to your target Lair Boss.

7. Summon and kill the boss.

8. Loot.

9. Reset with boss keys.

10. Repeat without returning to town if the interaction depends on staying active.

If you need Forgotten Souls, Infernal Hordes is better. If you want fast Mythic lottery pulls, farm Lair Bosses.

↖ Best Farming Priority by Goal

A clean route for most players:

1. Farm Sear's Reach until gear has correct Grand Gems.

2. Convert fragments into your main gem type.

3. Build toward Horadric Gems.

4. Farm Gold Reserves when you need enchanting money.

5. Use boss-loot farms for Mythics and Forgotten Souls.

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the best Royal Gem farm in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred?

Sear's Reach. It drops 3 Royal Gems per boss kill, has no major objective chain, and can be reset quickly. Its speed makes it the best gem farm per hour.

↖ Should I run Sear's Reach on Torment 12?

Only if your build clears it fast. If Torment 12 slows you down, farm Torment 10 or lower. For this method, clear speed beats difficulty flexing.

↖ How do I make Horadric Gems?

You need 5 Grand Gems of the same type. Use the Cube transmutation system to turn them into one Horadric Gem.

↖ What is the best gold farm in Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred?

The best gold farm is Gold Reserves Nightmare Escalations with 2-piece Practice Technique, a Practice Technique Gold Drop Rate seal, and Branching Pathways in War Plans.

↖ What is the best Forgotten Souls farm?

A loot-heavy Infernal Hordes boss-table farm is one of the best options. Prioritize Chaos Waves and Aether Lords, then salvage unwanted loot.

↖ Summary

Farm Sear's Reach for Royal Gems. Keep useful Grand Gems. Convert spare fragments into your target gem type. Upgrade 5 matching Grand Gems into a Horadric Gem.

For gold, target Gold Reserves Nightmare Escalations with Practice Technique charms and a gold seal. If the setup feels clunky, use regular Nightmare Dungeons with Gold Reserves.

For Mythics and Forgotten Souls, use boss-loot-heavy Infernal Hordes or Lair Boss methods while they still work. The efficient loop is simple: Sear's Reach for gems, Gold Reserves for money, boss loot farms for Mythics and salvage.