Diablo 4 has just released its latest update, patch 1.1.1 and 1.1.2, which brings a lot of changes and improvements to the game. The patch aims to address community feedback by fixing bugs, balancing classes, and enhancing the loot system. If you're wondering which dungeons are the best to farm XP after this patch, you've come to the right place. In this guide, we'll show you the top 10 best Nightmare Dungeons that offer the most XP in Diablo 4. Let's get started!

Top 10 Diablo 4 Best Nightmare Dungeons For Solo/Group XP Farm

After testing each nightmare dungeon at least 3 times, we’ve sorted out the most accurate dungeon tier list after the 1.1.2 patch, so that you can figure out the best NM dungeons for both solo and group farm XP in Season 1:

1. Ulder's Cave (S Tier)

XP: 31.93M/h  |  Speed: Mid-Fast

Ulder's Cave is a dungeon located in the Kehjistan region of Sanctuary. It is a bandit hideout filled with traps, treasure, and enemies. The dungeon's objectives are to find three hidden caches and then enter the vault to face Ulder, the Bandit King. Ulder's Cave is one of the best dungeons for solo XP farming after patch 1.1.1 because it has a high monster density and a simple layout. You can clear the dungeon in about 3 minutes and gain around 31 million XP per hour. The dungeon also has a high chance of dropping legendary items and glyphs.

Some tips for farming Ulder's Cave are:

Use fire resistance gear or skills to reduce the damage from the traps and the enemies.

Focus on finding the caches first, as they contain valuable loot and XP.

Use mobility skills to dodge Ulder's attacks, especially his fireball and bomb toss.

Try to lure Ulder to an open area, where you can deal more damage and avoid his traps.

2. Sarat’s Lair (A Tier)

XP: 25.04M/h | Speed: Fast

Sarat's Lair is a large dungeon with high monster density and easy layout. Good for any class and build. Sarat's Lair is a dungeon located in the Dry Steppes region of Sanctuary. It is a large cave filled with spiders, scorpions, and other poisonous creatures. The dungeon objectives are to destroy three spider egg nests and then enter the main lair to face Sarat, the Spider Queen1 2.

Sarat's Lair is one of the best dungeons for solo XP farming because it has a very high monster density and an easy layout. You can clear the dungeon quickly and efficiently by using AoE skills and avoiding the poison pools. The dungeon also has a high chance of dropping legendary items and glyphs3 4 5.

Some tips for farming Sarat's Lair are:

Use poison resistance gear or skills to reduce the damage from the enemies and the environment.

Focus on destroying the egg nests first, as they spawn more spiders that can overwhelm you.

Use mobility skills to dodge Sarat's attacks, especially her web spit and acid spray.

Try to lure Sarat to a corner or a narrow passage, where you can deal more damage and avoid her minions.

3. Mariner's Refuge (S Tier)

XP: 24.38M/h | Speed: Fast

Mariner's Refuge is a dungeon in Diablo 4 that offers a Sorcerer-specific Legendary Aspect called Overcharged. It is a fast dungeon that can be completed in less than 10 minutes, making it a good farming spot for XP or Nightmare Dungeon Sigil XP. However, the dungeon layout requires some backtracking and the monsters are not very challenging1. You can find the dungeon in the Strand subregion of Scosglen, east of the Caen Adar.

Some tips for solo running Mariner's Refuge are:

Use skills that can deal lightning damage to take advantage of the Overcharged Aspect.

Dodge the heavy swing attacks and the wave attacks of the boss, Captain Daltyn.

Stay out of the AoEs that the boss drops and reposition yourself as you see fit.

Use the Codex of Power to boost your damage and defense.

Complete the side quests for extra rewards3.

4. Hoarfrost Demise (S Tier)

XP: 23.75M/h | Speed: Fastest

Hoarfrost Demise is a dungeon located in the Fractured Peaks region of Sanctuary. It is a frozen cave filled with undead, Khazar, and ice worms. The dungeon objectives are to destroy three Skeletal Constructs and then defeat the Khazra Abomination. Hoarfrost Demise is a dungeon in Diablo 4 located in the Fractured Peaks. It is filled with Goatmen and Skeletons, and the final boss is Khazra Abomination. It is a good dungeon for solo farming XP and gear because: It has a Legendary Aspect reward for Necromancers called Blood-bathed Offensive which boosts their damage and survivability; a side quest called Shattered Tribute which gives extra XP and loot; Healing Well near the entrance which can help you recover health quickly; simple layout and easy enemies which can be cleared fast.

Some tips for farming Hoarfrost Demise are:

Use cold resistance gear or skills to reduce the damage from the enemies and the environment.

Focus on destroying the Skeletal Constructs first, as they spawn more enemies that can drop more loot and XP.

Use mobility skills to dodge the Khazra Abomination's attacks, especially his charge and slam.

Try to lure the Khazra Abomination to an open area, where you can deal more damage and avoid his minions.

5. Immortal Emanation (S Tier)

XP: 23.40M/h | Speed: Mid-Fast

Immortal Emanation is a dungeon in Diablo 4 that lies in the Fracture Peaks region. It is good for solo farming XP and gear because it has a lot of enemies, a high drop rate of legendary items, and a reward of the Mangled Aspect, which is a powerful skill for melee classes. Some players claim to get up to 7 million XP per hour by farming this dungeon. 

Some tips for solo running this dungeon are:

Equip skills that deal with AoE damage to clear the smaller enemies faster.

Look for flashing objects and chests to get gold and loot.

Avoid the blood magi's spells, which can deal heavy damage and stun you.

Use the Codex of Power to boost your damage and defense.

Watch out for the boss's charge attack, which can knock you back and deal massive damage.

6. Domhainne Tunnels

XP: 23.29M/h | Speed: Mid-Fast

Domhainne Tunnels is a dungeon in Diablo 4 that can be found in the region of Scosglen, near the Corback Waypoint. It is a good dungeon for solo farming XP and gear because it has frequent enemy spawns of Goatmen and Bats, which give a lot of XP and drop items for gold. It is also close to a waypoint, which makes it easy to access and reset. However, you should be careful of the Goatmen Maulers, which can knock you down and cause damage. 

Some tips for solo farming Domhainne Tunnels:

Use Domhainne Tunnel Nightmare Sigils to increase the mob density and the chance of getting legendary gear.

Use AoE attacks to clear out the enemies in the long corridors and the waves after freeing the prisoners.

Be careful of the Goatmen Maulers, which can knock you down and deal damage. Try to avoid or stun them.

Complete the objectives and bosses in the dungeon to get more XP and loot. The objectives are: free the prisoners, travel to the dark descent, activate the levers, and return the stone carving to the pedestal.

7. Mercy's Reach

XP: 21.77M/h | Speed: Slow

Mercy's Reach is a good dungeon for solo farming XP in Diablo 4 after 1.1.1 patch because it has 21.77 million XP per hour now and you can also deconstruct and sell the loot for Diablo 4 gold. It is also a short dungeon with plenty of elites. You can find it in Fractured Peaks, Sarkova Pass. It grants 30 Renown Points and the Blood Seeker's Offensive Aspect for Necromancer's Blood builds. 

Some tips for solo farming Mercy's Reach are:

Use the Blood Corpse Necromancer build for high damage and survivability.

Complete the dungeon in approximately five minutes by using movement skills and avoiding non-elite enemies.

Bounce back and forth between Mercy's Reach and Forbidden City for 6.5 million XP per hour.

Speed clear the dungeon in under three minutes for 300K XP per run and 1M gold per vendor.

8. Pallid Delve

XP: 20.20M/h | Speed: Mid

Pallid Delve is a large dungeon in Diablo 4 that is located in Dry Steppes and rewards the Elementalist's Aspect for Sorcerers. It is good for solo farming XP because it has a high density of monsters and can be cleared quickly on nightmare difficulty. However, some players may find it mediocre due to the mix of monster families and affixes. Pallid Delve has three objectives: kill 100 enemies, destroy 10 sarcophagi, and defeat the Tomb Lord1. The dungeon is guarded by cannibals in the higher levels, but the dead and spiders lurk in the darker areas. The Tomb Lord is a powerful skeleton boss that can summon minions and cast spells. Pallid Delve is located in the Qara Yisu subregion of Dry Steppes.

Some tips for solo running Pallid Delve are:

Use the mini-map to track the enemies and avoid backtracking1.

Destroy the Skeletal Constructs as soon as you see them, they are marked by red circles on the ground.

Save your cooldowns for the Tomb Lord fight, he can be tough to deal with alone.

Use the Elementalist's Aspect if you are a Sorcerer, it can boost your damage and survivability.

9. Tomb of the Saints

XP: 19.65M/h | Speed: Slow

Tomb of the Saints is a dungeon located in the Northwest part of Kehjistan. It rewards you with the Incendiary Resource Aspect for the Sorcerer class, which increases your burning damage. It has a relatively easy boss, the Resurrected Malic, who summons projectiles and does an AoE attack. It has a side quest, Symbol of Faith, that gives you extra renown. However, it is full of Ghosts which are annoying and hard to hit and that’s why you would take more time to complete it than most of the dungeons.

Some possible tips for solo farming Tomb of the Saints are:

Manage your inventory well and sell anything you don't need to get more gold.

Complete the side quest Symbol of Faith to get extra renown and find the Zakarum Holy Symbol in the dungeon.

Use skills or items that can hit Ghosts easily, such as area of effect or piercing attacks.

Activate the Release Switches as soon as possible to avoid backtracking and wasting time.

Avoid the boss's projectiles and AoE attacks by dodging or using defensive skills.

10. Akhan's Grasp

XP: 19.38M/h | Speed: Slow

Akhan's Grasp is the latest one on our Best NM Dungeon ranking list for Solo farming. Akhan's Grasp is a dungeon in Diablo 4 that can be found in the region of Hawezar. It is filled with vampires and wargs. The patch 1.1.1 improved the monster density and boss health in this dungeon, making it more challenging and rewarding. But this is the dungeon that has the slowest clear speed in the whole list. 

Some tips for solo farming Akhan's Grasp are:

Use a class that can deal high damage and survives well, such as Sorcerer or Barbarian.

Equip the Blighted Aspect, which is a Legendary Aspect that you can get from completing this dungeon. It increases your damage for 6 seconds after the Shadowblight Key Passive damages enemies 10 times.

Avoid getting surrounded by vampires and wargs, and use your Mount to escape if needed.

Focus on killing the Blood Bishop, the final boss of the dungeon, as he drops a guaranteed legendary item.