With the Vessel of Hatred (VoH) expansion in Diablo 4 Season 6, there are tons of new bits and pieces that have transformed the gameplay. One of the more in-your-face additions is the Mercenary System. Through the Vessel of Hatred campaign, you will unlock this system, which allows you to hire and manage mercenaries for various buffs and gameplay advantages.
Best Way To Farm Legendary Aspects in Diablo 4 Season 6 Vessel of Hatred
In this guide, we’ll cover the best methods and tips for farming Aspects in Diablo 4 during Season 6, with a focus on Mercenary Rapport and Bartering. Let’s dive in.
1. Unlock the Mercenary System
As you progress through the Vessel of Hatred story campaign, you unlock the Mercenary System, which allows you to collect up to four different mercenaries. However, here’s a pro tip: save at least one mercenary unlock until you finish the campaign.
Why? The post-story questline, "Deeds of a Champion," asks you to collect all the mercenaries and rewards you with a nice chunk of bonus experience when you finish it. So, it’s better to leave one mercenary uncollected until after the campaign to maximize your XP gain.
2. The Mercenary Rapport System
The Rapport System is essentially the experience system for mercenaries. It’s important because leveling up your mercenaries unlocks a variety of combat buffs and access to the Bartering System.
Here’s how it works:
However, when playing in a group, only your reinforcement mercenary will be active, but they will gain Rapport at 100%.
Best Activities to Gain Rapport
The best way to quickly level your mercenaries is by participating in high-XP activities. Specifically:
Infernal Hordes (available from Torment 1 difficulty and higher) are the most efficient way to gain Rapport.
If you’re below Torment difficulty, the best options are Helltides and Nightmare Dungeons, with Helltides being the top choice.
Why You Should Level Up Mercenaries
The first four Rapport ranks unlock active and passive buffs for your main mercenary. These buffs provide damage multipliers, bonus crit damage, and other valuable combat advantages.
Once your mercenary reaches Rapport Rank 5, you unlock access to a Bartering NPC in the Mercenary Den. This is where the real fun begins.
3. The Bartering System
Once you unlock the Bartering System by reaching Rapport Rank 5, the NPC located at the central table in the Mercenary Den allows you to exchange Pale Marks for gear caches and resource caches. These caches contain multiple pieces of equipment, often with legendary affixes or Aspects.
How Bartering Works
Each mercenary unlocks different types of caches. For example, Reh’ier unlocks caches containing defensive legendary gear.
You can buy multiple caches and open them for a chance at high-quality legendary items or Aspects.
This system is somewhat like a hybrid between the Murmuring Obols vendor (Purveyor of Curiosities) and regular town vendors, but with more control over what kind of items in Diablo 4 Season 6 you get. It’s worth checking often, especially when the free restock is available.
Bartering Tips
Always check the Bartering NPC for free restocks to see if there’s anything valuable.
Don’t over-focus on this system. It’s not meant to be your primary source of gear, but it’s a great supplemental system for upgrading your Aspects or finding better gear.
4. Maxing Out Mercenary Rapport
The maximum Rapport level for each mercenary is 10. Once you hit level 10, you’ll still be able to gain additional rewards through a reputation-like system. Every time you surpass the level cap, you receive a pile of Pale Marks.
To answer a common question: How do you get Pale Marks?
Primarily, you earn Pale Marks through leveling your mercenaries.
Additionally, you can earn them from specific open-world events, particularly in Nantu. These events occasionally feature a mercenary, such as Varana, challenging you to a contest. Win, and you’ll receive a bonus pile of Pale Marks.
5. Additional Tips on Bartering
To wrap things up, we want to emphasize how valuable the Bartering System can be. It won’t always give you upgrades, but it has the potential to provide better gear or higher-rolled Aspects than what’s available in your Codex. It can even roll ancestral items, which is a significant boost to your build.
That being said, don’t over-rely on the system. It’s great when combined with other sources of power, but you shouldn’t farm Pale Marks at the expense of other more consistent gear sources.
That’s about it for today! Remember to take full advantage of the Mercenary Rapport System and Bartering System while farming Aspects in Diablo 4 Season 6. These systems are heavily underrated and underutilized, so don’t forget to check them out.
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