Where I Started Looking
Got asked about helmet farming spots today. Figured I’d actually test this myself instead of guessing. Loaded up my level 88 Hammerdin on *. First thought was: gotta check the obvious bosses. Teleported straight to Mephisto in Act 3 Hell. Forgot to grab potions before entering. Dumb move. Died to his lightning like an idiot near the stairs. Had to corpse run. Did 20 runs anyway. Dropped tons of junk – rares, blues, useless set items like Sigon’s. Finally saw that blue shako pop on run 17. Okay, Meph works. But felt slow.
Trying Underground Areas
Heard about Ancient Tunnels. Ported to Lost City in Act 2. Almost died to frozen arrows in that tiny room near the entrance. Annoying. Cleared the whole Tunnels 10 times. No good helmets. Almost gave up. Then on run 11, a rare Armet dropped near those bone fetishes. Decent resist rolls. Cool! But drop rates felt random. Got bored running circles down there.
The Pindleskin Experiment
Switched tactics. Teleported to Nihlathak’s temple entrance in Act 5. Ran straight out the red portal to Pindleskin. Got swarmed by those green guys first try. Embarrassing. Chugged antidotes next time. Did 15 quick runs. Mostly crap. On run 14, a Demonhead base popped. Plain white, but could be useful for Runewords. Frustrating though – tons of rare boots and belts instead of helmets.
Cow Level Madness
Decided to gamble big time. Wirt’s Leg + Tome in the cube. Opened Hell Cows. Holy crap – the chaos. Dodged lightning enchanted packs. My merc died instantly 4 times. Repair bill hurt. Cleared it 8 times total. Mountains of loot. Mostly junk gems and low runes. Got super lucky near a corner – a unique Bone Visage! But man, those cows hit hard. Stressful farming.
The Chaos Surprise
Gave up on bosses last minute. Figured I’d clear Chaos Sanctuary since I needed XP. Almost skipped Lord De Seis pack. Glad I didn’t. Smacked him down and a rare Corona literally rolled into my golumn. Nearly missed it. Had 2 sockets too! Best find all day. Totally unplanned. Did 5 more runs. Mostly charms and keys. No more helms though.
My Gear Finding Reality
- Mephisto is reliable but boring. Got one shako.
- Ancient Tunnels tested my patience. Found one keeper item.
- Pindleskin is fast but stingy. Good for bases only.
- Cows drown you in loot. Got lucky once.
- Chaos runs are dark horses. Got best roll by accident.
Honestly thought bosses would crush it. But truth is you gotta mix locations. Random trash mobs surprise you sometimes. Now I need stash space… ugh.