Beginner’s Guide to Farming

Welcome to the Beginner's Guide to Farming in Torchlight Infinite. This strategy is not the most currency per hour, but it has a low barrier to entry and remains consistent across different Seasons. The strategy involves farming Timemark 7-0 as quickly and efficiently as possible. You want a build which has a high movement speed and area damage for the best experience.

The strategy is primarily intended for 7-0 and for the sake of consistency it uses mechanics which do not scale off of loot quantity bonuses. As a result the strategy does not require specific loot pets and isn't suitable for use in Timemark 8.

This strategy is a great way to make your initial currency on your first character at the start of a season. It provides consistent value throughout the season and is useful anytime you're on a build which can't yet farm other things efficiently.

Progressing the Netherrealm

Once you enter the Netherrealm your first goal is to progress to Timemark 7. Do this by defeating Watchers to collect their Glacial Abyss Starshard (Timemark 1) and progress your Netherrealm quests.

• Try to get through Timemarks 1-5 as quickly as possible.
• While progressing try to place your points in the Netherrealm Talent Constellation for Chance to Duplicate Starshards then fill out the rest of the Netherrealm Talent Constellation for additional Boss drops.
• Use Netherrealm resonance to purchase more Beacons.
  • Don't waste it adding modifiers to your maps when running this strategy!
• You do not need to defeat the Realm Lord when using this farming strategy.
  • But your build needs to be able to efficiently defeat 7-0 Watchers.
• You want to farm 7-0 unless you can do 7-2 in the exact same amount of time.

Chaos Invasion

There are two ways to run the strategy. The main goal is to run through stages quickly to accumulate Starshards. Bosses are a great source of Legendary Items and Rank 5 Beacons which is the core income from this strategy. Alternatively, you can hunt for Chaos Cards which reward Beacons and Flame Elementium, or run a fast stage like Cloud Walls or Wall of the Pure in the Steel Forge area. The Steel Forge area is recommended as it has the highest value Legendary Items from all available Watchers.

The goal is speed, so you don't want to get caught up running slower Six Gods mechanics. If you find a God of War encounter at the start of your map activate it. Then rush to the boss, killing enemies you encounter along the way. After defeating the boss, loot any chest that has spawned from your points in the Netherrealm Talent Constellation. The faster you build up Starshards, the faster you can challenge the Watcher for additional loot. This is especially effective at the start of the season when Precise Skills and boss Legendaries like Warden's Breastpin are highly valuable. Alternatively, you can just sell the Starshards directly and allow others to farm the items directly.

Seasonal Mechanics

Each Season brings new mechanics to Torchlight Infinite and most of these seasons are highly rewarding. Therefore it is worth interacting with the current Seasonal mechanic. Even if the time you take to clear the Stage is doubled, your loot should double as well and most Seasonal mechanics drop large quantities of Flame Elementium.

Void Chart Constellations

Your Void Chart points should be placed into the Netherrealm Talent Constellation until you fill out the entire thing. After that, complete the Folklore Constellation and Legendary Gear Constellation in either order you choose. You can add on additional league mechanics, but it is recommended you choose other mechanics that can be completed quickly on the way to the boss.

The Loot

A majority of your profits from the strategy outlined in our beginner's guide to farming are easy to sell via the Trade House without the need to price check things or understand which items are used by other builds. As part of your farming you'll get a lot of raw Flame Elementium, in addition there's a few key drops to look out for:

Beacons - Obtained from Bosses & Trait Cards

• Blistering Lava Sea Beacon
• Blistering Lava Sea Beacon
• Glacial Abyss Beacon
• Glacial Abyss Beacon
• Steel Forge Beacon
• Steel Forge Beacon
• Thunder Wastes Beacon
• Thunder Wastes Beacon
• Voidlands Beacon
• Voidlands Beacon

Rank 5 Beacons are used to access Timemark 8. Timemark 8-4 is the most profitable content to farm in Torchlight Infinite but requires a powerful build with lots of gear, so Rank 5 Beacons often sell for a high amount.

Boss Keys

• Dark Surge bosses drop 4 valuable Edicts used to challenge Keegan:
  • Edict: Dart
  • Edict: Dive
  • Edict: Doom
  • Edict: Ruin
• In addition if you complete Seasonal mechanics you may find additional valuable boss keys, here are some examples from past seasons:
  • Void Sea Invitation - Craving is used to challenge the Lord of the Void Sea.
  • Desire Core - Creation allows you to challenge the Law Bearer.
  • Queen's Wick - Imprisoned grants entry to the Lone King of Aeterna encounter.
  • Queen's Grace - Slaughter is used to challenge the pinnacle version of Paloma.
• Watchers drop The Beginning used to challenge Traveler.

Fighting these bosses requires an incredibly powerful build, the rank 3 version in particular is some of the most dangerous content Torchlight Infinite has to offer. Luckily the Dark Surge bosses you encounter in your Netherrealm stages drop a steady stream of Edicts which can be sold on the Trade House. Some boss keys like Desire Core - Creation drop whenever the corresponding mechanic is present. Others require further investment into the Seasonal mechanic and won't be seen when executing this strategy.

Boss Drops

• Watchers drop Exclusive Legendary items, here are some examples;
  • Warden's Breastpin
  • Vortex Heart
  • Truth
  • Malevolent Hand
• They also drop valuable Precise Auras which have additional bonuses, some examples include;
  • Precise: Acuteness Imbue
  • Precise: Fearless
  • Precise: Magical Source
  • Precise: Elemental Resistance

If you get a Legendary item or Precise skill which is a direct upgrade, you should equip it to increase your farming speed. After that sell the items you obtain on the Trade House.

What to do Next

The strategy we recommend with our Beginner's guide to farming is great early in the season, or when you need a bit of currency to continue your build. However, it's not going to be the most profitable or efficient way to farm. Later farming strategies require a stronger build and may rely on pets to maximize your profits. If you want to continue farming, there's a few strategies to consider.

• Farming Timemark 8 yields much higher loot via Drop Quantity bonuses, better craftable bases and exclusive drops.
• 8-4 farming is usually the most profitable way to find Flame Elementium.
• You can focus on other seasonal mechanics like Blacksail, Cube of Rapacity, or City of Aeterna.
  • WARNING: Many seasonal mechanics rely on the season exclusive pet for maximum profits.
• If your build is extremely strong consider farming Torchlight Infinite's pinnacle bosses.
  • Due to the nature of boss farming, this is a risky strategy.

With that said, the best farming strategy in Torchlight Infinite is the one you enjoy. You'll farm more currency doing something you love than forcing yourself to play an optimal strategy which burns you out after a couple days. Most content yields a profit and most seasonal mechanics enhance that profit giving you a wide variety of options when pursuing your next major upgrade.

Summary

The Beginner's guide to farming in Torchlight Infinite has everything you need to start farming and build up currency.

• The strategy focuses on 7-0 which is accessible to a wide range of builds with a very low barrier to entry.
• No mandatory pets.
• Not the best Flame Elementium per hour but highly consistent.
  • Interact with the Seasonal mechanic for even more profit!
• Use the Trade House to quickly sell the loot you obtain.
• The faster you are, the better this strategy is.