Diablo 4 Season 8 Best Forgotten Souls Farm Locations & Methods

In Diablo 4, Forgotten Souls are rare crafting materials used to upgrade and reroll Ancestral items, but they are running out very quickly in Season 8, especially when you want to get ideal stats for your gear, like double+ Crits. So, what are the best ways to get Forgotten Souls this season? We got these tips from the D4 experts in our team and pro players from the D4 community to help you stop endless grinding!

How To Farm Forgotten Souls Fast in Diablo 4 Season 8?

Farming Forgotten Souls became an issue for many players in D4 S8. It's not the rarest, but getting enough to meet your needs is not easy. While players are sitting on billions of gold, thousands of Obducite, and dozens of Tempering materials, many are stuck with fewer than 100 Forgotten Souls, as the mats are running out fast when using them for gear upgrading. It’s become such a bottleneck that some players have stopped farming new gear entirely, knowing they can't upgrade it. If you’re also running dry, here are the best ways to farm Forgotten Souls efficiently this season.

1. Helltides (Chests, Events, Salvage)

In D4 Season 8, Helltides remain one of the most effective ways to gather Forgotten Souls. You can consistently run Helltides and open as many chests as possible, which adds up over time. While it might not feel like much during a single run, you will often find yourself with well over a thousand Forgotten Souls before you realize it.

Except chests, Forgotten Souls can drop from event rewards and other interactive items during Helltides. The Forgotten Souls also come from salvaging legendary items found during these runs, making Helltide farming a two-in-one strategy. Even if you aren’t specifically targeting Souls, the consistent flow of drops makes it easy to build them up passively.

2. Boss Lair Chests and Seasonal Rep Caches

In S8, running seasonal bosses, particularly Belial on Torment 4, has become one of the most efficient routes for farming Forgotten Souls. Each run gives you a hoard drop containing around 7–9 Souls, and every 6 runs rewards you with a seasonal cache containing another 35–40 Souls. This adds up quickly over time, and players have reported farming thousands this way.

The real benefit comes from the reputation rewards tied to these bosses. Once you’ve progressed through the season questline and have access to the rep vendor, you can trade in excess reputation for caches that contain large quantities of Souls. It’s one of the few methods that provides a consistent, large return for your effort, about 10,000 Souls in 6–8 hours of boss runs, if you’re focused and efficient.

3. Tree of Whispers (Material Caches)

Tree of Whispers is another effective farming location for Forgotten Souls, particularly through the Greater Material Caches obtained through whispers and their turn-in. However, the results remain unpredictable. Some players report opening a Greater Material Cache and receiving a bit over 100 Souls in total, while others have received significantly lower. This is, of course, an option, but shouldn’t be the only method relied upon.

There is also some uncertainty regarding which caches grant Forgotten Souls. For instance, some players have attempted to purchase masterworking caches at the Den (as indicated in the tooltip) only to receive Obols and Obducite instead. Such absurdity leads to irritation, especially given the lack of indications that Souls are part of the reward.

4. Nightmare Dungeons (Legendary Salvage)

Though Nightmare Dungeons don’t reward you with Forgotten Souls directly, they are an excellent source for legendary item farming and further converting these items into souls. Unlike Infernal Hordes, Nightmare Dungeons have a faster completion rate as a lot of them are doable within a minute and offer around the same quantity of salvageable items. If you are aiming solely for soul count, then Nightmare Dungeons are most likely your best option.

Moreover, players have noticed that Nightmare Dungeons also help in collecting Obducite and Distilled Fear, which adds more value beyond Forgotten Souls. If you’re already running dungeons to level glyphs or for XP, you can level up your soul count and multitask at the same time.

5. Infernal Hordes

In S8, Infernal Hordes are still listed as a resource of Forgotten Souls in-game, but their drop rate is much lower than other methods. We tried farming Hordes non-stop and got about 500 Souls per hour, which isn't nothing, but compared to other methods, it's not very efficient. Hordes work best for gathering Obducite and boss summoning materials, but seem to fall short in terms of souls.

Additionally, many players commented on how even after hours spent grinding in Horde, they were still unable to gather enough materials required for masterworking a single build. Even with living in all the recommended best zones and farming non-stop, the rate at which players acquire Forgotten Souls simply does not match supply.

6. Legion Events and Dark Citadel

Forgotten Souls can be obtained from world events like Legion and Dark Citadel, albeit they are not the most productive sources of farming. Treat them as secondary or additional sources. If you are in the vicinity completing seasonal goals, those zones do have a chance to drop legendary items which are useful for salvaging, so the events are certainly worth your time.

The souls acquired from these events are very unreliable in their yield, typically providing minimal quantities. While they can be included in loops for farming Forgotten Souls, they shouldn’t be prioritized when desperately lacking them.

7. Bartering (Reputation Caches)

Once you’ve completed the seasonal storyline and built up your reputation, you can trade it in for caches that contain Forgotten Souls. This system isn’t always clear, and some players have been confused about how or where to redeem their rep. The billboard back in the main hub allows you to exchange excess rep for these caches, which can be a helpful boost once you’re going into the seasonal content.