Since Tuesday, I have been doing some theorycrafting, and gathering mathmatical data, to try and find the most efficient way to gain Paragon Experience.
Countless time trials, notepad files with number scribbles, and browsing of the internet, has led me to believe I have the most efficient way to farm (as of now).Throughout all of the trials, I have come to the decision that there are only 3 viable ways to farm Paragon Experience:
- Act 1: Crypt of the Ancients Runs
- Act 1: Warden/Butcher Runs
- Act 3: Siegebreaker/Azmodan Runs
Comparing all of the statistics, I have come to the conclusion that (at level 14) doing Act 1: Crypt of the Ancients Runs will yield the fasted experience per hour.
I will show you the mathmatical data that I have compiled to back up this information.
Act 1: Crypt of the Ancients RunsTime of completion: 30-40 seconds
These runs just consisted of me using the checkpoint in Crypt of the Ancients, clearing the entire dungeon, using the portal to town, and starting a new game.
20 Minute Trial:
- Starting Experience: 12,968,151
- Ending Experience: 21,253,717
Experience Gained: 8,285,556
8,285,556 x 3 = 24,856,968 experience
This means that, on average, these runs would yield you about 25 million experience an hour.
Act 1: Warden/Butcher RunsTime of completion: 20 minutes
These runs just consisted of me gathering 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor then finishing the Warden and Butcher quests.
20 Minute Trial:
- Starting Experience: 433,789
- Ending Experience: 3,330,436
Experience Gained: 3,764,225
3,764,225 x 3 = 11,292,675
This means that, on average, these runs would yield you about 11 million experience an hour.
Act 3: Siegebreaker/Azmodan RunsTime of completion: 120 minutes
These runs just consisted of gathering 5 stacks of Nephalem Valor, clearing the Keep Depths, and then finishing the Siegebreaker and Azmodan quests.
120 Minute Trial:
- Starting Experience: 3,330,436
- Ending Experience: 12,968,151
Experience Gained: 9,637,715
9,637,715 / 2 = 4,818,857.5
This means that, on average, these runs would yield you about 5 million experience an hour.
So, time to sum everything up. You need to decide on what you want to do, either farm Paragon experience quickly, or farm Paragon experience while simultaneously magic finding.- Doing Act 1: Crypt of the Ancients Runs will give you the most experience per hour, but will not give you any good loot (you could equip gold find gear and get some nice stacks though)
- Doing Act 1: Warden/Butcher Runs will give you decent experience per hour, and will simultaneously give you a chance to get some good loot
- Doing Act 3: Siegebreaker/Azmodan Runs will give you a rather low experience per hour, but gives you the best chance at getting good loot
The next step you have to do, is hit the auction house and invest in a few items.Helm: Cain's Laurel (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/blacksmith/recipe/cains-laurel) - Make sure you get one that has a socket in it
Gloves: Cain's Warmers (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/blacksmith/recipe/cains-warmers)
Boots: Cain's Slippers (http://us.battle.net/d3/en/artisan/blacksmith/recipe/cains-slippers)
The set bonus for using 3 of these pieces will give you an additional 30% Increased Bonus Experience.
If you make sure you get a socket in the helm, you can socket it with a ruby of some sort to increase that even more.
I do have to warn you, these runs get real repetitive. Baal runs in Diablo 2 were repetitive, and those were 2 minute runs.
These runs are very fast, and very short. However, they do yield the most experience per hour (mathmatically).
If you do not wish to hard farm Paragon experience, simply go do Warden/Butcher runs or Siegebreaker/Azmodan runs.
This information is only for those who are only concerned with farming Paragon experience the fastest.