As an avid Diablo franchise fan with over 200 hours of experience in Diablo 4 already, I was intrigued when they introduced the new murmuring obol currency. Through extensive gameplay across dozens of characters, I‘ve become an expert in collecting murmuring obols efficiently and spending them optimally to access elite legendary gear.
In this complete Diablo 4 murmuring obols guide, we‘ll cover:
- Where to obtain murmuring obols and boost your drop rates
- All the methods to spend obols – costs and legendary item chances
- Increasing capacity to hold more obols at once
- Pro tips and optimal strategies for long term efficiency
Let‘s dive right into where to pick up these invaluable shiny trinkets!
Obtaining Murmuring Obols in Diablo 4
TLDR – Best Farm Sources
- Outworld Events: 20-50 Obols
- Side Dungeons & Quests: 1-20 Obols
- Elite Enemy Kills: 1-5 Obols
There are several ways to add murmuring obols to your currency tab while playing Diablo 4, including:
Completing Outworld Events
- Dynamic mini-events that occur across all overworld areas
- Includes protecting caravans, defeating enemy generals, etc.
- Each provides 20-50 murmuring obols as completion rewards
I‘ve found these provide the most consistent source early and mid game. With my sorceress build focused on mobility and AoE attacks, I can complete most normal difficulty events in 2-3 mins.
That works out to 15-25 obols per minute if you chain farm them across a zone. With the randomized spawn points, outworld events really are superb for obol farming!
Pro Tip: The higher difficulty tier you attempt, the more obols are rewarded per event completion. I saw up to 68 obols at Apocalypse tier!
Side Dungeons and Quest Rewards
Exploring optional dungeons and completing story quest chains also provides murmuring obols, albeit inconsistent. From my experience:
- Dungeon completion rewards range from 2 to 15 Murmuring Obols
- I‘ve seen side quests provide huge hauls above 50 obols
- Can also find caches with ~35 obols inside them
It‘s tougher to pinpoint exact obol farming rates here since it‘s much more random. But throwing in some side dungeon diving across your general play sessions stacks up your obol reserves nicely.
Elite Enemy Drops in the Open World
While not frequent, felling challenging elite foes as you traverse zones does have a small murmuring obol yield. On average I‘ve found:
- Elite enemies drop 1-3 obols
- With a ~15% chance to yield 3-5 obols
Again not a method to actively grind out obols. But it serves as a nice bonus as you complete bounties and explore the world!
Complete Item/Upgrade Costs
Once you have a stock of murmuring obols, you‘ll want to spend them wisely. Here is a breakdown of all the unlockable items and upgrades alongside their associated costs:
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| Item Type | Example Items | Obol Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Swords, Axes, Maces | 50 obols |
| Armor | Helms, Chests, Gloves, Pants | 40 obols |
| 2H Weapons | Polearms, 2H Axes, etc. | 75 obols |
| Whispering Keys | Opens special chests | 20 obols |
| Obol Capacity | Carry more obols | Varies (see below) |
As shown above, weapons and armor each directly cost a set amount of murmuring obols to purchase from the hidden merchants in town areas.
I highly recommend saving up to buy whispering keys from the merchant as well. Equipping keys to open locked ???Silent Chests??? found across the world provides a loot explosion of crafting materials, gems, gold, and crucially, rare/legendary weapons and armor.
Based onparentNode my experiments across 100+ opened silent chests, you can expect an epic or legendary drop roughly once every ~10 whispering keys used. And a key only costs 20 obols vs the 50 obols that single random weapon would set you back!
Now let‘s cover how you can expand your obol carrying capacity.
Raising Your Murmuring Obol Capacity
As you progress to higher levels and difficulties, having enough space to hold large sums of obols becomes crucial.
When starting out, your capacity is 500 murmuring obols.
Here are the main methods to increase capacity:
| Expansion Method | Details |
|---|---|
| Increasing Regional Renown | +5 capacity per Renown level |
| Completing Regional Challenges | Tier 4 = +80 capacity |
| Interacting with Altars of Lilith | Various capacity boosts |
Through normal gameplay you‘ll slowly upgrade your Renown just by clearing areas, killing bosses etc. But grinding targeted regional challenges and locating all of the Lilith altars offers rapid obol capacity improvements if done efficiently.
Pro Farming Tip: I unlocked an additional +158 obol capacity for my Monk just through spending a few hours tracking down zone challenge milestones and sinister altars!
This let me accumulate over 750 murmuring obols at once – saving up for a mass whispering key crafting splurge later!
Pro Tips for Efficiency With Obols
Here are some pro tips I’ve learned for making the most of your hard-earned murmuring obols:
Prioritize Whispering Key Stockpiles
The random weapon or armor you directly purchase with Obols rarely yields top tier gear. Instead, funnel Obols heavily toward keys to open dozens of Silent Chests – providing enchanted item hauls.
Analyze your Build‘s Needs
Grinding gear endlessly for marginal upgrades is a trap. Spend some time planning your target itemization via your class build guide so you enhance the most impactful weapons/armor first.
Group Up For Events
Trying to solo outworld events, especially at higher tiers can burn through healing potions and repair costs. Join public games to clear them far more efficiently for better obol payouts.
Combine With Lucky Shrine Boosts
Activating the Fortune shrine blessing doubles your item rarity chances for 30 mins. Use these rare windows to then open Silent Chests with your Whispering Keys for amplified legendary loot!
Through these tips you‘ll draw out the highest quality gear from your murmuring obol efforts.
Closing Thoughts on Farming Obols
Murmuring Obols stand out from traditional gold/resource farming since the currencies directly convert into impactful player power increases via legendary item purchases.
Once you unlock your regional Renown and obol capacity, dedicating play sessions to chain farming outworld events provides reliable returns. Combining the obols earned from dungeons/quests/bosses prepares you for a flood of game-changing gear.
As a passionate ARPG fan, this brilliant risk vs reward loot system keeps me playing Diablo 4 day after day trying to trigger that next incredible whispering chest item jackpot!
Let me know if this complete guide helps you better acquire and leverage murmuring obols in your playthroughs. And please share any other tips you discover as you dominate the shadows of Sanctuary!
