Want Sacred and Ancestral items? Blizzard has shared some valuable intel.

What you have to know

Sacred and Ancestral merchandise is some of the most valuable bits of gear in Diablo 4's endgame because they have much higher stats and Item Power values when compared with regular drops.

Blizzard has said Nightmare Dungeons possess a higher opportunity to drop Sacred or Ancestral items than alternative activities do.

This means they are the best places to farm for Sacred or Ancestral variants of Legendary and Unique drops.

Nightmare Dungeons are full of lots of Elite monsters and bosses, so Legendary drops inside them are not unheard of.

Once you slice and dice the right path through the campaign and also the Cathedral of Light Capstone Dungeon in Blizzard's new hit ARPG, you will be prompted to jump into World Tier 3: Nightmare and start your journey through Diablo 4's endgame. In it, you are able to participate in a number of new activities and earn a lot of powerful loot drops, the very best of that is Sacred and Ancestral (only at World Tier 4: Torment) items.

The Sacred and Ancestral versions of Legendary and Unique gear pieces are highly desirable given that they have significantly higher stat rolls and Item Power values, and becoming your hands on them will vastly enhance your Diablo 4 builds. Since launch, the city hasn't been sure what the very best way to farm on their behalf is, but that is no longer the situation thanks to a brand new tip from Blizzard.

"Items that drop in Nightmare Dungeons possess a higher possibility of being Sacred or Ancestral than items which drop beyond Nightmare Dungeons," said Diablo 4 Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora on Twitter. Humorously, a "The More You Know" meme was connected to the post.

Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons were already worth grinding given that they're the only real source from the Glyph XP you have to improve Glyphs in your Paragon Board, however that we know they've higher drop rates for Sacred and Ancestral items too, farming them is much more valuable. Note that once Diablo 4's big patch is not far off goes live, they'll also give increased XP and will also be easier to travel to because of portals that'll be created if you use a Nightmare Sigil.

I recently reached World Tier 3 and also have been attempting to hunt down Sacred versions from the Legendaries and Uniques I want for my Barbarian build, so I wish I knew about Nightmare Dungeons' higher drop rates sooner. Farming them will certainly be my priority continuing to move forward, though, also it should be yours too if you are seeking Sacred and Ancestral items (especially because the Elites and bosses in Nightmare Dungeons drop Legendaries frequently).

In other news, Blizzard has announced intends to address disconnects causing deaths on Hardcore mode by looking into making Scroll of Escape items (instant teleports to a safe zone) automatically trigger whenever a server-side error is detected. A dedicated pouch for gems is originating in Season 2, too, and data miners have found evidence of a deadly World Tier 5.

Diablo 4 has gone out now and it is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, Windows PC, PS5, and PS4. It's one of the very best Xbox games for fans of dungeon crawlers and hack-and-slash combat, and we have been having an absolute blast using it.