Greetings Guardians!
So we've been hitting Destiny hard for the past Month now and if you've played even half as much as me I'm sure you're decked out in Legendaries and probably even have an alt starting up or are starting to clear Hard modes. What does that mean? [b]Lots of gear to level![/b]
One key component of upgrading your legendaries are [b]materials found in the open world[/b]. The only way to farm these materials is by farming their respective planets for those resources!
Well I've been farming this stuff for way too long, already have a few gear sets as well as a full alt, and from public opinion as well as personal opinion and extensive comparison testing - I am confident [i]these are the four fastest ways to farm the four respective materials on each planet[/i].
Not only that, but I'm also confident that these guides won't distract you from what [u]really matters here[/u] - the farming routes themselves! Lately there's been an abundance of [b]bulky guide videos that take 15 minutes to deliver 2 minutes of content[/b], so I tried to simplify the format for material farming route guides. (See NOTE below)
[url=http://youtu.be/Nh5xH3GTkIs]First, [u][b]Spinmetal![/b][/u] Earth's silvery shiney bundle of metallic foliage![/url]
- This spinmetal run features the Rocketyard chest run, it simply cannot be beaten on Spinmetal/Hour anywhere else on Earth!
[url=http://youtu.be/8z_oHLTE_40]Now, here comes my favorite farm spot, [u][b]Helium Coils![/b][/u] This NEW Moon chest run has yet to be popularized so hit it hard while you can![/url]
- This Moon run is an nJoi Gaming-found run that features a TON of chest coverage across a large area that respawns quickly by the time you're looping back around and I've seen tons of lucky double-spawns!
[url=http://youtu.be/9OayFBhos0A]And then there was [u][b]Spirit Bloom[/b][/u], the easiest sh!t to farm since the Loot Cave - this stuff is everywhere but here's the fastest run out there featuring the well-known Ember Caves[/url]
- This popular run is by far the fastest Spirit bloom farming route out there, so I did a quick showing of how the run works and how quick and easy it is to max out on Spirit Blooms.
- Some redditors pointed out that I missed a cave, I commented on the video to explain where it is and also put it in the description! But it's right above and to the right of where I go under the bridge past some Gregs to the Beaver Captain
[url=http://youtu.be/-Q4YaUBChK4]Last, let's talk [u][b]Relic Iron![/b][/u] My very own NEW run! Get to Mars and get this run going, you won't regret it![/url]
- This run took a popular but *small* chest run on Mars and expands upon it to create what I've found to be the fastest Relic Iron farming in the game, it doubles the number of chest spawns it covers from its original, smaller version and adds a ton of raw Relic Iron spawns as well.
[b]NOTE:[/b] Each video is broken down into three, well mostly two, [i]distinct parts[/i]. The [u]first[/u] is where I run the route [i]without gathering nodes and hunting through caves[/i], just trying to show you the fastest route you'll be running [b]without any distractions or disorienting movements.[/b] The [u]second[/u] part is the route in [b]full detail[/b] as if I were farming it myself. I've commented timestamps on each video to skip forward to these parts, the intro is similar for each video so feel free to skip it once you've heard it![u][/u]
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/73147133/0/0]Check out my new Hard Mode Templar strategy for a great way to get gear that you'll need to upgrade![/url]
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[quote]But it's right above and to the right of where I go under the bridge past some Gregs to the Beaver Captain[/quote] Lol @ Beaver Captain. In all seriousness, thanks for this guide. Since I now have two characters over level 24, these mats are much needed for my armor and weapon upgrades.
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that i've been doing that moon run since the release week
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Much appreciated, Sir!
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ROFL @ the Beaver Captain. Also, good guide.
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I am so calling Dregs, Greg now.
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Thanks for the spinmetal video
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Thumbs up I like this.
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Great info, thanks for the effort!
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I tip my hat to you sir. Been running similar routes myself for a time now. You pointed out a couple spots I missed. Thanks for the helpful post
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Sweet deal
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Great guide, and great videos. A lot of the farming guide videos I've watched have been incredibly annoying, but yours are excellent.
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Was planning on doing a mega farming of these items in a day or so: few hours on each planet. Now, with this, I can get thre most out of that. Thanks a lot.
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Thanks!
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Thanks for the videos :)
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Decent guides, and you get most of the spots (there is a 2nd cave on the spirit bloom run that you missed, not just 1) but I just had to say I thought it was funny that your guides talk about not wasting time with extra info but it takes about a minute of you talking before you get to the actual runs ;)
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Awesome
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Commenting to check back later.
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Awesome. Gonna comment here to save it for later. I'm ALWAYS in need for material. Once I reached the point that I need so much material, I realized this game is the ultimate grindfest. But I can't get enough of it! lol
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Edited by Hoots711: 10/13/2014 6:57:08 PMNice thread, thanks. One piece of advice for people. There are tons more spots in these loops. For example, in the mars video, the cabal base on the top right of zone has another "cave" insider the building with a separate spawn. The Vex cave had spawn next to it and on top, and there are 2 or 3 other chests on the loop i find regularly. The top left cave has a separate spawn right outside of it on the left (behind rock ledge) Take your time on the loops, always grab collection bounties from beacons (triangles and cross bones) and kill spawn as you go. Good rep, drops and mats.
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lol i've maxed out my armour maxed out my vault of glass chestpiece the day after i got it was way too easy bungie need to add more of a challenge before i get bored lol 28 nightfall no problem 28 weekly even less trouble 28 daily whoops was that suppose to be a challenge i love being overpowered but i'm gonna end off not playing the game because i've done everything lol
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Saved!
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Thanks.
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Gonna favorite this! Very useful in light of my constant material shortage.