5 Diablo 4 Tips - Don't Skip These Before Starting The PIT (Season 4)

This video is going to serve as a complete checklist of all the things you want to have ready before you start pushing the Pit heavy. It’ll give anybody struggling some clues on why they might be and people who haven't to just crush through the early levels of the Pit and keep moving up your Masterworking, so you can get a build strong enough to crush those Tormented bosses.
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[@OwnModeGaming]

I guess I'm missing the Demon Hunter, I started calling the Heartseeker build Hungering Arrow. Hope you all enjoy the video and thank you for all the amazing support!

[@chrisg1556]

The best advice I could give is that you need lots of single target damage once you hit level 80 pit. Cleaning up mobs are easy. The bosses are damage sponges.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Solid advice, you definitely need to clear fast if you have any chance with the later pit bosses. 👍👍 Pls thumbs up 👍 the comment above so more people see it, ty 👍👍

[@Blindsyde5762]

Facts brotha

[@oaskari23]

Thanks a lot OwnMode, another fantastic video. I am not going to switch builds as I enjoy its playstyle. Will push the build I have designed and in line with my character's fantasy and see how high I can go in the Pit.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Awesome, go get'em!

[@nephram1702]

Making sure mw procs on a stat rhat helps your build like if your a sorc, try to proc cooldown so you can hit that 45 percent threshold.

[@Joyful3202]

Just found your channel, helpful video. Old gamer here, need all the tips I can get. 😂 Subscribed.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jimmyjohnsson4788]

Just found you’re channel and checked out some vids, very enjoyable and good information. Ty for the hard work, keep it up! 💪🏻

[@OwnModeGaming]

Thank you! This was really cool.

[@rwphati2431]

Hey you mightve covered this im not sure but any tips on getting power gains? Like is masterworking and maxed glyphs really a big damage boost? Been trying tormented bosses hitting for 10-20mil on bash barb but it just isnt enough.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Yes, masterworking and max glyphs make a huge difference. If you are having trouble I would max those. The masterworking matters a lot more when you are applying it to gear with greater affixes and tempering that is exactly what you want for your build.

[@Focus716]

As far as respec there is also a scroll that can drop that resets all skill points and paragon nodes for free. I’ve only found one on my 100 hxc barb*

[@OwnModeGaming]

It's free to respect, the scroll is an old mechanic.

[@Focus716]

@@OwnModeGaming oh shit ok, when i do "respec mode" in the skill tree if i wanna switch my generator or something it still shows a gold cost at the bottom. It's not much anyways but i figured if you reset the whole Para board it would. Good to know!

[@albeon81]

I’m doing pit tier 35 on my level 86 rouge. Heart seeker is busted with good gear and good tempers.

[@calebdavis110]

I solo to 46 with rapid fire hearseeker rogue but the pit whooped my ass

[@OwnModeGaming]

Nice, heartseeker is pretty solid.

[@AllrightNOR]

I just hit level 100. Yeah I am late to the party. But what do you guys do at 100? Is there any point running higher and higher pits in terms of gear?

[@OwnModeGaming]

Level those paragon glyphs if you haven't yet, hunt down greater affix gear, run the pit, masterworking, hunting bosses and then Tormented Bosses.

[@TP_Gillz]

I really want to respec my dust barb into bash but all of my gear is tempered to dust devils. I dont wanna brick things. Any suggestions? Should i just suck it up n farm all new gear? Or lvl an alt?

[@OwnModeGaming]

I would keep grinding the maiden/helltides and collecting replacement gear for the pieces spec to dust barb and then switch. I think you could find enough of the pieces in 1 or 2 helltides.

[@jameslewis5499]

for poison wear bear we need better gear. I do not want to have to change my character or my play style just need better stuff to be good. any build should be able to be made good enough to beat the uber Lillith.

[@OwnModeGaming]

That's a hard balance without just OP'ing everything. I do like the idea that most builds should be able to take down Uber Lilith, but people are also finding new builds all the time and to make sure they work versus having a build emerge that is so much better than everything else, forcing you to play it if you want to do any leader board activities and have a chance.

[@Junkfist]

Swapped from a double swing dust devil to bash barb and went from being stuck at 42 to hitting 74 with very few GA items and just basic temper/masterwork. Last tip definitely valid 🙌🏼

[@OwnModeGaming]

Nice!

[@dpolenz79]

I’m doing the same but haven’t switched to bash yet. I assume the bash damage is exponentially higher and makes things easier?

[@Junkfist]

@@dpolenz79 yeah absolutely! Feels so much stronger especially on single target stuff.

[@dpolenz79]

@@Junkfist going to have to switch then. I’m basically capped at level 31 pits and I’m pretty maxed out on gear.

[@TP_Gillz]

Crazy I'm at the same level just about with my dust devils build. I can do lvls in the high 40s but the boss damage is much too small n im getting one shot too often. Did u farm for all new gear or re-temper items?

[@DustinLittlefield]

I have a hard time hitting pit 5.. 96 Druid. 74 Necro. Any advice? And I like following guides, but it seems like when you follow a guide everything needs to be in place for you to be able to play that class like you can’t just level it up as you go and put points in the paragon as you go, these classes need to be set up with everything they show for them to work correctly. I can’t find a build that you can play as a Necro or a Druid that you can build on as you go it just sucks

[@OwnModeGaming]

The shadow minion build is pretty solid as you go, but I found hitting 100 first and completing you paragon and getting glyphs to 15min is a good early no reason to hit pit early. Just focus on that. The druid is a little tougher it just doesn't have the pushing power of the minion necro. The best builds I've seen are the windshear and werewolf tornado. You do need the tempest roar unique to pull off the werewolf tornado 🌪️

[@Snuclear]

We need a Set Loadout (Gear, Paragon and Class Specific) maybe 3 load outs would be good? Also we need a loot filter :\

[@OwnModeGaming]

I would love both of those. Once you play a game with a great loot filter it's hard not to have one.

[@gggggggggg44100]

I feel like they've infinitely scale enemy power with no way for you to do the same wich least to only certain builds doing end game even if you don't like thr playstyle or just stopping your progress

[@OwnModeGaming]

Yeah, i think there are always going to be builds that dominate. Balance is really hard puzzle. I would like to see at least an s tier for every class, but i don't know a aRPG that has done that yet.

[@PokeBubba15]

I have a lvl 98 necro build focusing on minion and golem but ive been having issues getting 1 shotted by bosses. Is there any good resources to see how i should do the paradigm for the best results?

[@OwnModeGaming]

How much max life do you have and what pit lvl are you running?

[@PokeBubba15]

@OwnModeGaming 21,775, and tier 6 of the pit. I havent been doing the pit as much as I should be though. Lots of hell tides and dungeons.

[@soulfulfool]

@@PokeBubba15 you guys got tons of life compared to my 9k xD but now I stuck with lvl40 pit, bosses got their tricks and lot of dmg

[@fredflintstone6729]

Even with shit gear you can nuke 100 nmd's when you're level capped, utilizing the glyph xp bonus from seasonal it took me about 2 hours to cap all my glyphs to lvl21. I wouldn't leave the helltide until you hit max lvl.

[@Valiryon]

100% - very fast farming glyph exp with the glyph exp bonus affix and it's really easy to get that one it seems.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Not a bad strategy, but I like getting the extra value of leveling both glyph and character.

[@chrisg1556]

I would recommend grinding NM dungeons the moment you hit world tier 4. If you're efficient, you can hit level 100 with 7 glyphs at 21 in under 10 hours.

[@DustinLittlefield]

Well I must be doing something wrong then. Because I have a lvl 96-97 Druid and lvl 65-70 NMD and my max

[@F4Ge]

Tldr: 1. Get good items 2. If doesn't work, play something else

[@OwnModeGaming]

Solid, recap 😊

[@nino3929]

made exact build, issues with resources? i even played with resource cost reduction still hurting

[@OwnModeGaming]

What build are you running? If, it's the build in the video, I have resource problems as well. I just slow down the casts and let my minions do the rest. So, basically stack up your debuffs on the monsters (decrepify, corpse tendril, get curse to apply and hit them with the golem).

[@philcapenmsgamingsports]

I dont have the extra 20 paragon points yet from the map, and im doing lvl 50 pits already, no gliphs over 15 yet

[@OwnModeGaming]

Nice, and what build are you playing?

[@philcapenmsgamingsports]

@@OwnModeGaming i think people are calling it shapeshifting tornado druid

[@OwnModeGaming]

@@philcapenmsgamingsports it was werewolf tornado at launch but things change. I actually first saw it in a video from DM and then Moxsy, both awesome guys btw, so then I tried and loved it so much. It's crazy fast. The horse was super broken then so I was faster without it.

[@brbrbuckeye]

how do we get these resistances adjusted?

[@OwnModeGaming]

Add gems that give you the protection or temper armor with "natural resistance recipe" under defence tempers. Or if all else fails, find it or enchant it onto your gear.

[@paultaylor9771]

What’s the best for a barbarian damage or damage to close

[@OwnModeGaming]

If you mean build probably bash Barb right now and I'm been hearing good things about the thorns Barb. I was hoping to see a whirlwind-dust devil but it looks like it fell off.

[@SubtleSlacker]

Damage to close. Crit damage from a rogue is really good too 😊

[@OwnModeGaming]

Who I read that completely wrong, yeah damage to close. Higher percentages on damage to close and you spend most of your time close to enemies.

[@OwnModeGaming]

@@SubtleSlacker thank you for actually answering their question, I really appreciate. I don't even know what I was thinking.

[@MrAirtaz]

they really need to implement the saved build feature from D3.

[@OwnModeGaming]

That would be awesome!

[@KimJongPhil]

Aspect dungeons(maybe nightmare only) should force drop one legendary emchanted with a +1 to your codex minimum on clear imo. Doesnt seem game breaking.

[@OwnModeGaming]

That could work.

[@rog1046]

how do you switch builds?

[@OwnModeGaming]

If the builds are close enough you can start by just re-rolling the aspects and then slowly replacing the gear with new drops so you can get the tempers you want without breaking the previous set. That way you can return just by putting the aspects back on.

[@liveyourlifeb4end]

Say if your codex is 12/13 and you install it does it update to 13/13 when you get it? Sorry if I’m not clear enough

[@OwnModeGaming]

You're clear. I don't think it does, you need to reapply the same aspect to get the upgrade.

[@liveyourlifeb4end]

@@OwnModeGamingcopy! Thanks a lot bro!

[@MrShivshank]

Oof i had no idea about the armor cap... its even right there on the tooltip >.< i was running around at 22k

[@OwnModeGaming]

There are those that read every line in every game they play and then there is everybody else, like you and I, that read some of it because we are busy playing 😄

[@Kevfactor]

What is the fastest way to level glyphs.only get like half a level a run even in the t70s

[@OwnModeGaming]

Best way is to speed up the run, skip whatever you can and pick dungeons that are fast. They have a tier list of dungeons ranked for glyph leveling speed on maxroll.gg. Next you could just push your level with helltides and jump back to nmds when you're able to clear 90+. Then, look for sigils that have bonus glyph XP and make sure your season blessing has max ashes in urn of nightmares.

[@OwnModeGaming]

@Kevfactor Just wanted to check on you, did any of those help?

[@Kevfactor]

@@OwnModeGaming not really lol. I just grinded it out for 10 hours and finally maxed to 21. I still have to grind NMDs more for gems now. going to need a lot of gold too:)

[@TAC0FACE]

Don't forget a good IPA beer 🍻 or your drink of choice. And Holy Bolts elixer woooo!

[@OwnModeGaming]

Those will help for sure 😊

[@RaymondLand]

Greater affixes keep you trapped lol ... unless it's amazing I don't keep them cuz you can't change without ruining the piece..I like to be able to change up for different situations

[@OwnModeGaming]

I agree, I don't keep any greater affixes that have affixes I don't want and I even get rid of ones that have a good greater affix but the other 2 affixes suck. I still think the power difference is worth it for true min/maxing your build and for pushing the pit.

[@WillTRikerNo1]

A potion for armor is only usefull if you're not capped already.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Yeah, you want to look for life and resistances for over capping.

[@Valiryon]

Incense is busted last I checked, does not persist through death.

[@OwnModeGaming]

I was wondering if that was intended or not.

[@Terracronz]

It’s not consistent, sometimes they stay up sometimes they don’t, seems bugged

[@shawnadams1965]

I have 4 glyphs at level 15 I hate NMD so I don't know if I'm going to get them to 21

[@OwnModeGaming]

I have that same struggle.

[@shawnadams1965]

@@OwnModeGaming At least the holy bolt potions make them tolerable. I hope all the ones I've squirrel away doesn't disappear at the end of the season.

[@shawnadams1965]

And I am now working on Destroyer... now at @ 44%

[@JohnSmith-kv1uo]

Well in a week or so it about to get insanely easy to level them

[@shawnadams1965]

@@JohnSmith-kv1uo is the xp boost also for glyphs?

[@ryans167]

How do i not get disconnected every time I leave the pit?

[@OwnModeGaming]

I would look at video settings. There are some setting guides if you search for them on google that help optimize performance. Also, if you haven't tried it yet, check for an update for you graphics card.

[@joeivo911]

Who is the maiden? I’m new.

[@OwnModeGaming]

If you are playing in season. It is the boss that you summon in helltides. It's shown as a big demon head on the map and when you get there there are 3 pillars that we load with baneful hearts to summon her.

[@SmiileySmiiles]

Hahah when you are not having fun anymore “play Necro” .😂😂😂

[@OwnModeGaming]

😁

[@johncupps9658]

My issue with the pit is scaling of 1 or 2 players vs 3 players. I'm watching regular mob enemies taking 1.7-2.9 mil damage and not making a noticable impact on their life at level 45. When solo or with one other player cruising through 60s. It corpse explosion to blight so its frequent ticks all above 750k damage. Thats ridiculous scaling.

[@OwnModeGaming]

Is there any major benefit to the team? Do you get more mats are you clearing faster? I haven't done any team pits, just running solo.

[@johncupps9658]

@@OwnModeGaming no. Just playing with friends. We are all well above pit level 45 individually (60+) but the 3 of us together, struggling.

[@IAMGOKUHEARMEROAR]

This game still needs so much work. This is what the game should have been at launch. I'm so worried for this franchise at this point...

[@OwnModeGaming]

I agree this should have been what was released at launch but I also am really liking the progress they have made. Even with the many setbacks and mistakes the overall growth is very promising. Launch was rough. This is a much better game. Now, they have to keep it up to earn back the trust they once had, but for now I'm hopeful and enjoying the current state.

[@TP_Gillz]

I feel the opposite. I'm very excited about the future and the expansion building up upon what the game experience is right now. I did not get a single character to 100 until this season. Everything feels way better n more fun. I just hope they add new classes n rework old ones to keep things fresh. And just add a few more endgame varieties. Just adding one new class after 1.5 years is not enough imo.

[@IAMGOKUHEARMEROAR]

​@TP_Gillz It just feels like there's been quite a few weird, not necessarily bad decisions made over the last year post launch. It just comes off as one step forward but two steps back. Don't get me wrong I want the game to be truly amazing. There's also quite a few ARPG'S coming out or have come. Not really diablo killers but it doesn't help the player base come back. But we'll see. I'm hoping for good things in the expansion. Hopefully that rumored 100 dollar price tag is going to just stay a rumor and nothing more. Prices are rough here in canada.

[@Ludak021]

Why is playing the pit worth it? After spending countless hours playing NMD and leveling glyphs, why do something even more boring? Just because it's there? You know what else is there? All the quests you skipped.

[@OwnModeGaming]

It's not for everyone, but it is how you get the resources to masterwork, which opens going after tormented bosses. If that's not your thing don't do it. I have spent way more time leveling different classes than pushing the pit, because that's what I enjoy.

[@Ludak021]

@@OwnModeGaming Masterworking is only needed for pushing more pits...No, it's not my thing. I'd rather re-roll or play another class or another game until a new season. I play games in spare time for fun. Pit is not fun for me. Yes, I get your point of view. Mine is similar. I also know that the pit is going to dramatically change to even more resemble the greater rifts from D3 so pushing the pits now is a waste of time. Trying them out - sure. After playing one, you've played them all.

[@deadspace3208]

Yo you fotgot to mention insence is some of the best stuff to use you can have up to like 3 or 4 at a time and if you have friends you can get up to 6 or more going at once it's freaking ridiculous and great for pits !!!!!!

[@txchainsaw8907]

5:40

[@f.m848]

I found my first Stygiant Stone in the pit last night and then all 16 of my stones disappeared! sigh

[@OwnModeGaming]

Ouch, that's crazy.

[@mjamy]

Im still annoyed once you get legendaries its pointless to pick up rares and normal vendors are useless too. Should give rares 3 spects again when ancestral and still only legendaries get the greater rolls

[@OwnModeGaming]

I like the less sorting I would rather more greater affixes as we level or even if we use a potion, than to have to start sorting rares again. Maybe we just have rares stop dropping in wt4. That would be cool. Then if it's yellow or blue it's a potion, materials or cosmetics, so everything is worth picking up.

[@mjamy]

That would be another route, yellows to me are just mats and gold now which could be dropped instead. Oddly im getting common out of boxes in t4, that definitely should be changed

[@AllrightNOR]

So don't pick them up. Plenty of legos to pick up. Why is that annoying?

[@Saphire_Throated_Carpenter_Ant]

1) Decide what kind of tank build you're going to go for. 2) Get to level 100 so you can really start building your tank. 3) Make the tankiest tank you can. DPS barely matters here, doesn't take much to have enough. But you can never be TANKY enough in D4. 4) Get one shotted by pit boss mechanics 5)NEED MORE TANK

[@chrisg1556]

You can only get so tanky depending on your class. For example, my necro roughly has 90k life with barrier. I still get one shot by level 90+ pit bosses. I find it's more effective to make sure you do tons of single target damage so the bosses die super quick.

[@goodytyler9645]

Just play a Necro! lmao

[@OwnModeGaming]

I'm glad you appreciated it. I found it funny😀

[@laars0001]

Salvaging items for aspect upgrading is not upgrading aspects properly, sometimes it works most times it does not.

[@OwnModeGaming]

You do need to reapply the aspect once you get a higher level onto your current gear it's not an automatic upgrade on what you have equipped.

[@TP_Gillz]

Strange. Haven't had that issue. Are you sure it's an upgrade when you salvage it? It has an icon telling you it's one. That's gotta be frustrating

[@kyleedgerton3698]

Switching builds is cancer. Not every build is gonna run the same stats and tempers. So you gotta go get another gear set. And build it up.

[@OwnModeGaming]

I see your point for sure. It depends on how deep you are in the min/max, how different the builds, and how far you are in the game. Many times even if you don't get it perfect you can switch the aspects and get a feel for it and if it's not good just switch back. I think it's not quite as bad as cancer, but to each his own.

[@kyleedgerton3698]

@OwnModeGaming they need to add armory from d3 or even multiple specialisation like WOW. Why it isn't in the game already baffles me. It would keep people playing the seasons much longer. If switching builds and saving precious builds was easy.

[@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax]

I mean I’m sure at lvl 100 it might suck but I’m 80 something and I’ve switched up builds like 3/4 times already?? It’s really not that hard, time wise or money wise. You can literally grab any trash gear and put aspects on it and temper it…. Not hard, costly in time or money at all…. Started off pulverize Druid, switched into tramleslide, tried out the hurricane boulder build and now I’m currently rocking that wind daddy wind shear build…. Just got the uniques for it but I was crushing without them as well….. of course you won’t be min maxed but you can atleast get a feel for the build and running helltides should be super easy, even with an incomplete build. A few helltides and world bosses should atleast get you decent gear, and than you can worry about end game stuff later. I don’t have a single piece of equipment with 2 greater affixes yet but it’s not hard to find pieces with 1 with other good rolls or that you can’t craft into something good. Now if your 60 levels into the pit yeah switching might suck a bit but…. You’ll only have to do it once, 🤷‍♂️ just save your gear for your current build and you can always switch back super easy!

[@kyleedgerton3698]

​@@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax yea tell me something I don't already know. I'm 80 deep in pit.

[@RubbingPotatoes]

Unique items also !

[@_Jump_Man_]

Don't bother pushing past pit level 101. The rewards aren't worth it and not efficient as farming level 101 repeatedly.

[@edgaramos4337]

Somehow first 🎉🎉🎉

[@OwnModeGaming]

Awesome!

[@moe18777]

This whole video is essentially advice if you don't have common sense or have never played an arpg before.

[@OwnModeGaming]

It's a checklist and the average player isn't and ARPG pro, just a lot of the people who cover the games are. So, I always try to remember that with the content I create.

[@Focus716]

This is my first ARPG and I’ve been playing since release so I know a lot of this. However I just got my friend into this game and he’s never played one either. This video is perfect for him.