How to Farm Forgotten Souls in Diablo 4

Forgotten Souls are crucial for upgrading unique and ancestral weapons in Diablo 4, but they can be challenging to obtain. Here’s how to effectively farm them.

Understanding Forgotten Souls

Even after completing the campaign in Diablo 4, there’s a wealth of endgame content to explore, including seasonal stories and Helltide events. These events are an excellent method for farming valuable resources, particularly Forgotten Souls.

What Are Forgotten Souls?

Forgotten Souls are salvage items used to enhance Sacred and Ancestral weapons. To optimize your best builds in the game, you need to gather these souls.

How to Farm Forgotten Souls

The best way to farm Forgotten Souls is during Helltide events, especially in Torment I difficulty. Focus on summoning and defeating the Blood Maiden for additional rewards.

Step-by-Step Farming Guide

1. Stick to Torment I: While Forgotten Souls can be farmed in any Torment difficulty, Torment I offers the best balance of risk and reward. Higher difficulties take longer and don't yield proportionately more souls.
2. Open Tortured Gifts: Look for Tortured Gifts scattered throughout the Helltide area. These chests provide a consistent number of Forgotten Souls, regardless of difficulty. Aim to open as many low-cost Tortured Gifts as possible.
3. Collect Aberrant Cinders: Defeat enemies and bosses to gather Aberrant Cinders, which are needed to open Tortured Gifts. The more Cinders you have, the more chests you can open.
4. Avoid Normal Difficulty: Remember that you won’t earn Forgotten Souls in normal difficulty. The lowest tier for earning souls during Helltide is Torment I.
5. Team Up for the Blood Maiden: Summoning and defeating the Blood Maiden can boost your loot gains. Offer at least one of the three required Baleful Hearts to increase the number of Forgotten Souls dropped from Tortured Gifts.
6. Be Cautious: If you die during a Helltide event, you will lose half of your Aberrant Cinders. Stick to easier difficulties to minimize risk while farming.

Conclusion

With your new stash of Forgotten Souls, head to your local Blacksmith to enhance your Sacred and Ancestral items, including the coveted Rod of Kepeleke—a top choice for the ultimate Spiritborn build. If you’re interested in the Spiritborn class, check out our review of the Vessel of Hatred expansion to learn more about this exciting addition to the game. Happy farming!