Diablo 4 Season 9 Escalation Dungeon Farming Strategies in Torment IV

This guide is designed for players and characters who have just reached Torment 4 difficulty and want to achieve a balanced progression. The goal is to obtain a range of resources including materialsoblitancestral and legendary items, and unique items.

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Why Escalation Dungeons
While endgame farming can be highly targeted—such as using the bugged boss layer method for opticite or pits for ancestral legendaries—players looking for a bit of everything should consider using escalating nightmare sigils with a group. This approach is extremely effective for acquiring a wide assortment of valuable loot.
Obtaining and Using Escalating Nightmare Sigils
Escalating nightmare sigils can be acquired from strong rooms. If a player is not strong enough to farm a strong room on Torment 4, it can be done on lower difficulties such as Torment 3, 2, or 1. Once obtained, these sigils should not be used immediately.
The key tactic is to use the sigil in a group rather than solo for maximum efficiency and loot.
Forming a Group for Dungeon Runs
To create a group, go to the social menu and form a party for farming escalating nightmare dungeons. Wait briefly, and other players will start joining. With three or four members, activate the escalation sigil and tackle the dungeon together.
Faster Completion
Group play is much faster, especially if the character build is still incomplete.
Sigil Conservation
Not every dungeon needs to be opened by the same player—party members can rotate, conserving sigils for everyone.
Boosted Progression
Teammates with stronger characters can carry others, enabling all party members to collect loot efficiently.
Loot and Rewards
Escalation dungeons in a group yield an impressive spread of rewards. Depending on dungeon sigil affixes, players can expect to receive abundant opticidegoldcrafting materialsancestral legendariesuniques, and more.
Source Possible Rewards
Dungeon Monsters & Elites Legendary/Unique Items, Crafting Materials
Strong Rooms Within Dungeon Obsite, Escalating Sigils
Asteroth (Final Boss) Ancestral Legendaries, Sigils, Boss Materials
Strong rooms inside escalation dungeons further boost obsite acquisition and provide additional sigils. Defeating Asteroth at the end can result in a substantial drop of ancestral legendaries, sigils, and boss materials, especially when factoring in the dungeon's affixes.
Why Group Play Is Superior
For those who have just reached Torment 4 and are not yet ready for high-level solo farming, this group escalation dungeon method is the best way to power up characters quickly. By leveraging group dynamics, players can benefit from speed, safety, and resource sharing.
Always run escalation dungeons in a group—not solo—to maximize loot and efficiency.
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