Even if you're already geared, Pit 75-79 remains optimal:
90-100 seconds per run.
Minimal downtime.
Perfect balance of
Diablo 4 Items speed vs. drop rate.
Above Pit 80+, drop rates improve slightly, but time per clear skyrockets, hurting legendaries/hour efficiency.
Rule of thumb: Run the highest Pit you can clear under 2 minutes.
How Pit Scaling Works
To optimize, you need to understand scaling:
Pit 1-70: Enemies die at about the same speed.
Pit 71+: Clear times increase ~5 seconds every 2 levels.
Every 10 levels: Boss loot pools expand.
Pit 79: Peak balance of rewards and efficiency.
Higher Pit = better odds, but slower clears. Stay where your Barb feels unstoppable.
Gambling Tips for Greater Affixes
Don't waste Opals blindly. Follow these gambling rules:
1. Spend in bursts of 2,500-5,000 Opals.
2. Target slots with higher aspect density: Gloves, Offhands, Rings, Amulets.
3. Only keep:
Items with 1+ Greater Affix.
Items with useful aspects (to equip or extract).
Sell, don't salvage non-ancestral gambling gear.
Use gold for rerolls, upgrades, and crafting.
This way, Opals are funneled into GA hunting without
Diablo 4 materials for sale wasting currency.