If you have been chasing Obols and Obducite all season, this is the kind of loop players start talking about in chat when they want faster progress and better D4 items without living in Nightmare Dungeons all night. The trick uses a strange reset tied to War Plans, and once it lines up, the whole thing feels a bit too easy. It is not a normal farming route, and it is definitely not meant to be elegant. It is just one of those odd Diablo moments where a broken system hands out value faster than it should.

What You Need Set Up

Before you even touch a sigil, make sure Branching Pathways is unlocked in your War Plans. That part matters more than people first think. You also need to queue Infernal Hordes in the War Plan menu, but do not enter it. You only want the teleport option sitting there, ready to trigger later. After that, grab any Escalating Nightmare Sigil you have lying around. The affixes do not seem to matter much. A lot of players waste time hunting for a perfect roll, but here that is just noise.

Finding the Right Third Layer

Run the first two dungeon layers like you normally would. Clear fast, stay focused, and keep moving. When the third-layer modifier choice appears, look for Obols Reserve or Obducite Mine. Those are the ones that make the whole route worthwhile. If neither shows up, people usually just drop the run and start over. It is a little rough, but it saves time. Once you do see the right option, go into the third layer and open every chest, cache, and resource box you can find before doing anything else.

Do Not Finish the Boss

This is where most players mess it up. Leave the final boss alone. Seriously. The value comes from the side loot and the respawning containers, not from the boss kill itself. After you have emptied the floor, open the map and use the War Plan teleport button. If the bug fires, you will get dumped back at the dungeon entrance instead of being sent to Infernal Hordes. Sometimes it works on the first try. Other times it takes a few clicks. It can feel random, and that is part of why people keep testing it.

Reset, Repeat, and Keep Farming

Once the reset lands, check the dungeon right away. If the chests and mobs have come back, you can start the loop again and keep pulling in mats at a pace that feels pretty wild. If it does not reset, click the teleport again and watch for the bounce back. That is the whole gimmick. If you are also looking to stretch your stash with D4 items cheap, this kind of farming can give you the breathing room to chase upgrades without burning through your resources too fast.