Hunts & Farming Guides
Looking for a weapon, reusable item, hunt lure, trophy, restoration material or collection piece? Start with the reward you want and follow the farming path that actually leads to it.
What Do You Want to Farm?
These guides focus on the practical question: What do I need, where does it come from and what do I do next?
Weapon Farms
River District Artifact WeaponsMirage • Lifeforged • Fey • Aboleth
The Cloaked Ascendancy / River District contains four restored artifact weapon paths: Mirage, Lifeforged, Fey and Aboleth.
| Material | Primary farming path |
|---|---|
| Arcanic Focus | River District daily quests, A Weekly Ritual and additional district activities. |
| Arcane Magical Writings | Heroic Encounters, dig sites and River District progression sources. |
| Ground Jade | Dig-site end chests and treasure-map chests. |
| Enchanted Fleece | Illusionist's Gambit; used by Mirage restoration. |
| Abandoned Treasures | Questing, maps, dig sites and normal River District activities. |
| Weapon set | Set-specific materials / source |
|---|---|
| Mirage | Enchanted Fleece + Ground Jade — Illusionist's Gambit and River District dig/treasure sources. |
| Lifeforged | Constructed Iron + Spell Amber — Kabal-related content and River District. |
| Fey | Petrified Dust + Vial of Fey Blood — Nostura-related content and River District. |
| Aboleth | Tainted Soil + Volatile Ichor — Gyrion-related content and River District. |
Watcher WeaponsUndermountain • Master Expeditions • Secret boss farm
A Watcher Run uses Undermountain Master Expeditions, Crystallized Resonances, the Ethereal Shimmer and an Essence to summon one of four hidden bosses. Today this is primarily a collection/transmute farm rather than a modern endgame weapon target.
Sorrow
Summoned with the corresponding Essence. Control its movement and roaming weapon pressure.
Regret
Keep distance from dangerous healing/AoE areas and deny recovery windows.
Despair
Handle red/green chain mechanics correctly and separate dangerous adds from the boss.
Longing
Save burst for the correct window around shielding/healing behavior.
Reusable Item Farms
Chain of ScalesChult / Lost City of Omu • Full restoration path
The Chain of Scales is restored through specific Chult/Omu encounters. Each rank uses 30 Omuan Treasures plus the correct trophy.
| Upgrade | Trophy | Where to farm it |
|---|---|---|
| Chain → 2 Scales | Resilient Abomination Scale | Resilient Abomination inside Fane of the Night Serpent |
| 2 → 3 Scales | Kutlass' Bloody Scale | Kutlass Hunt — Lost City of Omu |
| 3 → 4 Scales | Tarnished Mind Whisperer's Scale | Merchant Prince's Folly end chest |
| 4 → 5 Scales | Decayed Scale of Ras Nsi | Ras Nsi — Tomb of the Nine Gods |
| 5 → 6 Scales | Bile Drenched Scale | The Tyrant Hunt — Lost City of Omu |
| 6 Scales → Empowered | Soulmonger Ampoule | Atropal — Cradle of the Death God |
Forger's BoxVallenhas • Rage of Bel • Six Metal Rods
Begin in Vallenhas with Alric and progress the Infernal Reconnaissance / Rage of Bel path. The Dormant Forger's Box is upgraded with six different Metal Rods.
| Upgrade | Rod | Source | Chaotic Writings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormant → Glowing | Reinforced Metal Rod | Vallenhas Heroic Encounter boss sources | 30 |
| Glowing → Burning | Broken Metal Rod | Profession / skill nodes throughout Neverwinter | 40 |
| Burning → Infused | Balanced Metal Rod | Alyssa's store after the required Order rank | 50 |
| Infused → Vibrating | Battle Worn Metal Rod | Bosses inside Rage of Bel Insurgencies | 60 |
| Vibrating → Empowered | Infused Metal Rod | Chance from defeating Bel | 70 |
| Empowered → Awakened | Dented Metal Rod | Ornate Box of Vallenhas Treasures after the required Order rank | 80 |
Hunt Systems
Dragonslayer — Dragon HuntsYoung • Adult • Ancient • Modifiers • Elemental Strands
Dragonslayer progression uses Dragon Hunter Rank, Elemental Strands, Hunt Modifiers and dragon-part currencies. Ancient Dragons are the core high-rank farming target.
| Strand | Environment / examples |
|---|---|
| Decayed | Corrupted/swampy areas such as Neverdeath, Dread Ring, Barovia and Dragonbone Vale. |
| Frozen | Snow/ice areas such as Icewind Dale, Bryn Shander, Lonelywood and Sea of Moving Ice. |
| Verdant | Lush/forest areas such as River District, Chult and Sharandar. |
| Crackling | Storm/electrical areas including selected Well of Dragons and Undermountain locations. |
| Charred | Infernal/volcanic areas such as Avernus and Vallenhas. |
Abyssal HuntsNarbondellyn • Hunt Modifiers • Targeted rewards
Abyssal Hunts are entered through tears in Narbondellyn / Menzoberranzan after the introductory hunt progression is unlocked. Lesser, standard and Greater hunts use increasing numbers of modifiers.
| Modifier | Main effect / target |
|---|---|
| Rotating Chaos | Temporarily disables a random player power category; commonly used when targeting Abyssal Fragments. |
| Resilience | Increases enemy health; used in targeted reward combinations. |
| Tricky Reversal | At-Will powers can damage the player; used for selected crafting/masterwork rewards. |
| Itty Bitty | Reduces player offense/defense; used for selected creature/material targets. |
| Limited Conditioning | Reduces Stamina regeneration; used in refinement-oriented combinations. |
| Pointless | Reduces Action Point gain; used in Rough Astral Diamond-oriented combinations. |
Avernus Hunt & Lure FarmingTier 1 trophies • Tier 1 lures • Tier 2 lures • Altars
| Tier 1 currency | Farm from / area |
|---|---|
| Shattered Ice Fang | Scout of Stygia — Docks |
| Gore-Covered Chains | Infected Manes — Wastelands |
| Mask of the Hellbringers | Expert Demolitionist — Hills |
| Tantalizing Whip | Interrogator — The Scab |
| Shattered Jaw Trap | Searing Hezrou — The Scab |
| Fork of the Spinagon | Malevolent Narzugon — Hills |
| Cursed Blade of the Lonely | Enhanced Cambion — Avernus hunt areas |
| Tier 1 lure | Recipe | Summons / next trophy |
|---|---|---|
| Kozakura Sashimono | Shattered Ice Fang + Gore-Covered Chains | Auki the Painbringer → Brooch of the Divine |
| Symbol of Yeenoghu | Mask of the Hellbringers + Gore-Covered Chains | Cwnifrinn, Herald of Yeenoghu → Leathery Hide |
| Cracked Hand Mirror | Tantalizing Whip + Gore-Covered Chains | Jachinthe the Vain → Journal of Seduction |
| Tendrils of Shadow | Shattered Jaw Trap + Gore-Covered Chains | Sgail the Black → Shadow Demon Claw |
| White Horn Chip | Fork of the Spinagon + Gore-Covered Chains | Whitehorn → Encircled Goristro Bracer |
| Corrupted Feather | Cursed Blade of the Lonely + Gore-Covered Chains | Xurah → Exhausted Holy Weapon |
| Tier 2 lure | Recipe | Summons |
|---|---|---|
| Whip of Command | Exhausted Holy Weapon + Brooch of the Divine | The Red Lady of Caphriel |
| Mote of the Infernal | Encircled Goristro Bracer + Leathery Hide | Living Hell Fire |
| Ensorcelled Lure | Shadow Demon Claw + Journal of Seduction | Reothadh the Frozen |
Map & Mini-Boss Farming
Community-Submitted Farming MapsDragonbone Vale • Sharandar • Northdark • Menzoberranzan • Wildspace • Pirates • Biting Cold
Dragonbone Vale
Dragonsight artifacts/treasures plus named and wandering mini-boss locations.
Sharandar
Mini-boss locations for Ruins of Malabog, Mending Grove and Dark Fey Mire.
Northdark Reaches
Submitted mini-boss map for the adventure zone.
Menzoberranzan
Named-enemy and mini-boss location reference.
Wildspace / Pirates
Mini-boss positions across Wildspace and Pirates content.
Biting Cold
Reghed Edge mini-boss positions and Encroaching Frost spawn references.
Community Submissions
Found a missing mini-boss, better farming route, changed drop source or new-mod hunt? Send it through the Discord #website-submissions channel so it can be verified and added to the Knowledge Hub.