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Diablo 4's Patch 1.0.3 went live on June 27, and it made many significant changes to Blizzard Entertainment's newest ARPG. Several of those changes centered around adjustments to Experience rewards, and some players may wonder if they should adjust their XP farming strategy in a post-patch world. This guide is here to shine some light on this matter, and fans can find details about Diablo 4's best XP farms after Patch 1.0.3 in what follows.

Diablo 4: Best Patch 1.0.3 XP Farm

Players that are looking to earn fast XP following Diablo 4's Patch 1.0.3 should focus on completing Nightmare Dungeons. Indeed, the Experience rewards for completing these challenging maps, and killing the monsters that are within them, have been "significantly increased" by the update, and they are now the best activities to target for leveling quickly.

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That said, not all Nightmare Dungeons are created equal, and some are better for farming XP than others due to factors like mob density and layout. In particular, Blind Burrows and Champion's Demise are fantastic for earning fast levels, though players should not shy away from clearing maps like Aldurwood, Guulrahn Canals, and Raethwind Wilds. For those fans that would like a more comprehensive overview of the currently-available Nightmare Dungeons, this Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeon XP farming tier list covers them all.

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Regardless of the specific Nightmare Dungeons that a player is clearing, they should make sure to use Nightmare Sigils that will cause the monsters on the maps to be at least three levels higher than their character. Indeed, this level disparity will lead to the maximum amount of bonus XP being awarded, and fans can use this formula to determine the minimum Nightmare Sigil Tier that they should target: Character Level - 51. That said, if a player is able to work through higher Tiers without increasing their clear times, they should absolutely do so.

For those players that want to maximize their Nightmare Dungeon farming, and their XP gains by extension, there is currently a trick that can be used to instantly reset these maps as many times as desired. This makes it possible to endlessly clear the very best Nightmare Dungeons in Diablo 4 with only a single Nightmare Sigil, and here is how the trick is performed:

  1. Form a group with at least one other player.
  2. Use a Nightmare Sigil for a desirable Nightmare Dungeon.
  3. Enter the Nightmare Dungeon and start clearing, but do not finish it.
  4. All players leave the dungeon.
  5. Promote a party member to party leader.
  6. The new party leader must decline the prompt to return to their own world state
  7. New party leader leaves the group.
  8. New party leader reforms the group.
  9. Repeat Steps 3 through 8.

Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.