Diablo 4 Season 12: Obducite Farming Guide After Horadric Strongrooms Nerf - Best Farming Methods & Loops

Obducite is one of the most important materials in Diablo 4, and a primary currency that can be quite scarce when crafting equipment.

It allows you to perform Master Upgrades on your equipment, granting powerful stat bonuses. This crucial material is essential for maximizing gear and attributes in the final stages of Diablo 4.

However, to slow down your leveling process, Obducite rewards from Horadric Strongrooms have been significantly reduced after Diablo 4 Season 12 update.

This means that the amount of Obducite you can obtain in Nightmare Dungeon's Chambers, as well as through monster farming, has been greatly reduced. The good news is that Obducite storage limit has been increased.

To obtain Obducite in Diablo 4 Season 12, you'll need to farm Nightmare Dungeons, Infernal Hordes, and Kurast Undercity in rotation to compensate for the impact of this nerf. Horadric Strongrooms remain the primary source of Obducite.

Primary Sources

Horadric Strongrooms are special challenge rooms in Nightmare Dungeons. These mini-dungeons are short, fast-paced, and feature numerous enemies with unique mechanics. Horadric Strongrooms aren't a must-see in Nightmare Dungeons, but if your goal is to obtain Obducite, you must invest the time to explore them, as Diablo 4 Obducite drops very rarely outside of Horadric Strongrooms now.

Acquisition Strategies

Strongrooms in Nightmare Dungeon spawn randomly. You can increase your chances of finding a Strongroom by selecting Torment and trying to Nightmare Dungeon affixes in Horadric Strongroom and Treasure Breach. If you find Treasure Breach and there are no Bloodied Sigils inside, you can farm approximately 700 to 1,000 Obducite.

Strongroom Sigils can also help, but they seem to be rarer than last season. They appear approximately once every 30 Treasure Beaches. Strongroom Sigils can also drop from random locations like the Pit and Whispers chests.

You can also obtain Nightmare Dungeon Sigils with Strongrooms affix (guaranteed to appear in the dungeon) by defeating Ashava. Season chests can also drop free Strongroom Sigils, but the probability is very low.

In Nightmare Dungeon, you need to watch out for flashes and unique sounds, otherwise it will be difficult to find Strongroom portal. Once you find the portal, defeat the ambush monster to open it and enter Strongroom.

Tactical Arrangement

Once inside Strongroom, your main objective is to open Grand Horadric Cache and obtain Obducite through it. You need to acquire Horadric Attunement as quickly as possible, as this value affects your final reward. You have 100 seconds to fill Attunement bar. Each death incurs a penalty, similar to the Pit gameplay.

You can choose to activate up to 3 Horadric Statues. The higher the difficulty level, the more statues you can activate. These statues may provide buffs or increase risks, but they also bring greater rewards.

Choosing the right Horadric Statues can completely transform your experience in Strongrooms: stack buffs, summon more powerful enemies, or both.

You gain Attunement with each monster kill. Completing Pillar Ritual activates a 10-second buff that grants +2 Attunement score for every monster killed. Using Sacrifice Shrines will also create portals at your location faster, attracting enemy ambushes and granting even more Attunement.

Gaining Obducite

When time runs out, or you reach a certain amount of Attunement, a boss will appear. Defeating the boss completes Strongrooms challenge. After the battle, open Grand Horadric Cache to obtain Obducite and Nightmare Upgrade Runes. The higher your Attunement score, the better the loot you receive.

Upon leaving Horadric Strongrooms, you'll gain a buff that lasts until the end of Nightmare dungeon. You'll receive a boost to experience, reputation, and gold. However, what we need most is Obducite buff: increased Obducite gained from killing monsters in this dungeon. This allows us to acquire more Obducite within the dungeon.

Therefore, you'll need to repeatedly farm Horadric Strongrooms, ideally using a build with fast movement and strong AoE clearing capabilities, and teaming up with players who have Strongrooms Sigils to obtain Obducite needed for the season.

Other Methods

You can also solo or team up to challenge Infernal Hordes or Kurast Undercity.

While more difficult, you can obtain additional Greater Affixes from the enormous chest at the end of Infernal Hordes. If you also want to upgrade your gear, Infernal Hordes is undoubtedly the most efficient way to acquire Obducite.

Kurast Undercity is a multi-level dungeon with unique bosses and mechanics, spread across three different areas. It's a race against time, accumulating points by killing specific enemies and completing events.

This event is available year-round and can help you level up your character and obtain a small amount of Obducite.

However, the most effective method is still farming Horadric Strongrooms. Although Diablo 4 Season 12 significantly nerfed the base drop rate and drop chance of Obducite, by adjusting your game strategy and time allocation, and cooperating with players who share the same goal, you can still maintain your progress towards endgame gear enhancement.