In Diablo 4, new Towers and Leaderboards have been added for players to challenge and climb. However, a very strange sign has appeared in the community: many high-level players have started to run Dark Citadel continuously to obtain more Incense of Capacity, which are important consumables in climbing the leaderboard.
While it's unclear whether this clever challenge was intentional on the part of the developers, the effect looks quite impressive, and Dark Citadel, which had been neglected by players since Season 8, has been revitalized. However, since this content is located in endgame, challengers need to have a certain level of gaming skill.
Therefore, to help all players who want to use Dark Citadel to quickly climb the leaderboards, EZG.com provides you with specific methods and corresponding strategies for farming Incense of Capacity in D4 Season 11. Note that this guide may only be useful temporarily, as the developers may temporarily adjust the drop rate due to the high efficiency of farming, so farm it while you can!
Why Incense of Capacity So Hot?
Before we begin the guide to running Dark Citadel, let's first understand why Incense of Capacity has become such a hot topic among players. It can increase the number of potion slots held by other players nearby by three and increase their healing received by 10% for 30 minutes. It also increases experience points by 5%.
With its help, you'll have more potions at your disposal and enhanced healing effects when facing difficult encounters; at the same time, your allies will also have greater sustained combat capabilities, just like you, which is very important in challenging The Tower layer by layer.
At this point, if your character build includes Imbiber Glyph (displayed as Guzzler in Druid's Paragon Glyphs), your character's survivability will be greatly increased, and their damage will further increase as their health remains high. Note that this glyph cannot be used on Rogues.
According to some player tests, after equipping Incense of Capacity and certain glyphs, the survivability of the character and the team generally increases by 50-60%, and the damage potential also increases by about 10%, which are already extraordinary benefits in endgame and the newly added tower content.
So where can you get such a useful consumable? It can only be found in Dark Citadel, but it's not a regular drop. Instead, it's obtained by exchanging Citadel Coins collected during gameplay at specific Dark Citadel Vendors, with 1,600 coins required to exchange for one.
While defeating Elite enemies and Bosses in the fortress will drop some Citadel Coins, making farming relatively efficient compared to some Uniques, the amount of Incense of Capacity required is enormous. Therefore, players frantically run around in Dark Citadel to farm more coins to exchange for more consumables.
What Impact Did It Have?
In top-tier content like Tower, a difference of even a minute or half a minute can affect whether you climb the leaderboard. This is because all high-level players are very familiar with the mechanics of this content, and with zero building options, everyone's completion time is very similar.
So, the competition here is about who has more buffs to complete the run faster. Once one player uses Incense of Capacity and benefits from the increased speed, other players will learn about this strategy by asking or dismantling the builds used by that player, and it will then be used extensively in a piecemeal fashion.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with this; on the contrary, it inspires more players to find alternative methods and more usable buffs to quickly clear the tower. This is a scenario that both developers and players probably want to see.
How to Farm?
Having understood the importance of Incense of Capacity in clearing Dark Citadel at this stage, let's discuss how to effectively farm consumables in Dark Citadel.
First and foremost, here must note you that this game content is extremely difficult. So, attempting it solo is practically a guaranteed death sentence. I highly recommend teaming up with other players of similar skill level and assigning roles such as DPS, healer, and tank.
Ideally, a character capable of completing The Pit 10 will complete a Dark Citadel run within 30-5 minutes, yielding approximately 800-900 Citadel Coins. These rewards are shared, so theoretically you could receive 100-150 coins. If your team has fewer members, you will receive even more.
However, here's a strategy that can significantly reduce run time: ensure the character with the highest damage potential in the team receives all the buffs, such as movement speed, monster-clearing speed, critical hit chance, and damage output.
Here’s a strategy that can significantly reduce run time: ensure the character with the highest damage potential in the team receives all the buffs, such as movement speed, monster-clearing speed, critical hit chance, and damage output. Theoretically, after stacking enough buffs, a run can be completed in half an hour.
After a simple reward distribution, the player sets off again, continuing the run by utilizing all the buffs they had just stacked. In this scenario, the damage pressure on other team members is significantly reduced, and the losses are much less than if the entire raid stood in the center of the arena. This is currently the most effective strategy.
The above explains the current phenomenon of Diablo 4 players rekindling their enthusiasm for running Dark Citadel, and provides a strategy for cultivating Incense of Capacity within it in Season 11. While this strategy may contain risks, trust me, it will save you and your team a significant amount of time and reduce casualties. Have fun playing!
