Update (June 10, 2014): Legendary crafting materials were removed in Patch 2.0.6, making the farming and crafting process much easier easier for the following set items. The Recipe drops are still random, but the Legendary mats listed on this page are no longer needed!
Asheara’s Vestments
If you’re a solo or HC player, yes. If you’re a softcore player who mostly rolls in groups, probably. Asheara’s is a pretty strong set in terms of the added survivability, it has one of the most interesting max bonuses, and the Legendary mat is easy to acquire. It’s important to note that the 4pc bonus proc lasts for 30 secs and is on a 30 sec. ICD, giving it a possible 50% uptime.
- Shoulders: Asheara’s Custodian
- Hands: Asheara’s Ward
- Legs: Asheara’s Pace
- Feet: Asheara’s Finders
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces: +100 Resistance to All Elements
- 3 pieces: +20% Life
- 4 pieces: Attacks cause your followers to occasionally come to your aid.
Legendary Crafting Material: Iron Wolves Doctrine
The Iron Wolves Doctrine can be obtained in Act II from either Ningish (rare spawn Deceiver Magi in the Sewers of Caldeum) or from Ssthrass (unique Deceiver Magi who spawns on the bridge to the Ancient Waterway). Farming Ssthrass is the best bet because this mob is always up and really easy to find.
Farming the Iron Wolves Doctrine:
- Start a new game in Campaign Mode: Act II – Quest 7: Blood and Sand – Waterlogged Passage.
- Take the waypoint to Dahlgur Oasis.
- Head NE on the map until you bump into Ssthrass (Ancient Waterway is always located on the NE portion of the map).
- Kill Ssthrass, then head into the Ancient Waterway and get the checkpoint.
- You can then leave and resume the game right near Ssthrass’ location, making this an easy farm.
Aughild’s Authority
Unless what you have 3 equivalent pieces that are better, yes. Aughild’s is a very solid set. If you have a Ring of Royal Grandeur, then it’s highly advisable that you craft it. This is a great set for farming, and may allow you to kick up to a higher Torment difficulty.
- Head: Aughild’s Spike
- Shoulders: Aughild’s Power
- Torso: Aughild’s Rule
- Wrists: Aughild’s Search
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- Reduces damage from ranged attacks by 7.0%.
- Reduces damage from melee attacks by 7.0%
- 3 pieces:
- Reduces damage from elites by 15.0%
- Increases damage against elites by 15%
Legendary Crafting Material: Shard of Entsteig Plate
Shard of Entsteig Plate drops from rare spawn Enraged Phantoms in Acts I & II. The majority of these mobs can be farmed via bounties:
- Act I
- Bounty: The Matriarch’s Bones (loc. Defiled Crypt)
- Bounty: Kill Feklar’s Ghost (loc: The Festering Woods)
- Bounty: Kill Hawthorne Gable (loc: The Festering Woods)
- Act II
- Bounty: Kill The Archivist (loc: Unknown Depths)
- Bounty: Lost Treasure of Khan Dakab (loc: Tomb of Khan Dakab)
- Bounty: Kill the Tomekeeper (loc: Realm of Shadow)
- Act II Rare Spawns (loc: Sewers of Caldeum)
- Shade of Nar Gulle
- Raziel (spawns from Cursed Chest Event)
Farming Shard of Entsteig Plate
The Sewers of Caldeum can be a decent place to farm, but only if you need any other items which can be acquired from there, like: The Murlocket, Essence of the Twin Seas or the Iron Wolves Doctrine; otherwise, you’re much better off targeting the drop through any of the bounty quest mobs. Just recreate games until the various bounties appear, then get to farming.
The Festering Woods is also a good place to farm, as there are also 2 rare spawns which pop in that zone, but with 6 possible bounties, pursuing any of those is generally the way to go.
Born’s Command
This is a bit of a niche set. If you’re currently stacking a lot of bonus XP on gear, then Born’s could be a decent option for XP farming; otherwise, it’s pretty so-so. Regardless, you’re probably going to need a Ring of Royal Grandeur to use with it, unless your main hand weapon is really lacking.
- Shoulders: Born’s Privilege
- Torso: Born’s Frozen Soul
- 1-Hand Sword: Born’s Furious Wrath
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- +15% Life
- 3 pieces:
- Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10.0%.
- Increases Bonus Experience by 20%
Legendary Crafting Material: Born’s Key
Born’s Key is found in and below the Cemetery of the Forsaken in Act I. The item can be dropped by Lucious the Depraved – a random spawn in the cemetery – as well as a few rare spawn Ghastly Gravediggers that can appear in the various Defiled Crypts.
- Cemetery of the Forsaken
- Lucious the Depraved (Random spawn Brigand)
- Defiled Crypt
- Bounty: Kill Digger O’Dell (Random spawn Ghastly Gravedigger)
- Bounty: Kill the Dataminer (Random spawn Ghastly Gravedigger)
- John Gorham Coffin (Random spawn Ghastly Gravedigger)
- Drury Brown (Random spawn Ghastly Gravedigger)
Farming Born’s Key
Create a game in adventure mode and then head to the cemetery waypoint. If one of the bounties is available, bonus. Regardless, just explore the Crypts looking for any of the named mobs. If you’re lucky, Lucious the Depraved will be out in the Cemetery, SE from the waypoint, in between two of the crypt entrances. He’s the first mob I got the drop from, and he’s by far the easiest to farm.
Cain’s Destiny
Maybe. The items in this set don’t necessarily require you to give up vital equipment slots for the 3 pc bonus, and the attack speed increase is nice. If you have nothing better, then Cain’s could help you in your Paragon leveling, plus give you a tiny bit of added MF to accelerate your quest for upgrades. If you can afford the mats, and your existing gear is pretty meh, then do it.
- Head: Cain’s Insight
- Hands: Cain’s Scrivener
- Legs: Cain’s Habit
- Feet: Cain’s Travelers
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- Attack Speed Increased by 8.0%
- 3 pieces:
- 50% Better Chance of Finding Magical Items
- Increases Bonus Experience by 50%
Legendary Crafting Material: Maghda’s Tormented Soul
Simply create a game in Adventure Mode and take the Road to Alcarnus waypoint, head east into Alcarnus, then onto the Lair of the Witch. Maghda’s super close to the waypoint, so repeated farming of this mat is pretty painless, and you may even get some sweet drops from her in the process!
- Bounty: Kill Maghda (loc: Lair of the Witch, Alcarnus)
Captain Crimson’s Trimmings
The players that will benefit from this set are the ones complaining of long cooldowns or resource problems. Most specifically, this means high-end builds that skip their primary generator, many of which are popular right now. Should you have a RoRG, mixing 2 pcs from this set with 2pcs from Born’s should do wonders for your nuke build. If you have a two-button build and never run low on resources, skip it.
- Waist: Captain Crimson’s Silk Girdle
- Legs: Captain Crimson’s Thrust
- Feet: Captain Crimson’s Waders
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- Regenerates 2000 Life per Second
- Reduces cooldown of all skills by 10.0%.
- 3 pieces:
- +50 Resistance to All Elements
- Reduces all resource costs by 10%.
Legendary Crafting Material: Essence of the Twin Seas
Essence of the Twin Seas is obtained from unique Dune Threshers in Act II.
- Bounty: Kill Razormouth (loc: Black Canyon Mines)
- Random spawn: Monstrous Dune Thresher (loc: Stinging Winds)
- Random spawn: Moontooth Dreadshark (loc: Sewers of Caldeum)
Farming Essence of the Twin Seas
For repeated farming, the best plan of action is creating a game in Campaign Mode, Act II: Betrayer of the Horadrim, and take the waypoint into the Sewers of Caldeum. Look for Moontooth Dreadshark, a rare spawn Dune Thresher that appears from a pile of debris once you approach it. This mob also drops the Murlocket on occasion. More info on Moontooth Dreadshark can be found in this post.
This is a horrible, horrible mat to have to farm due to the low spawn rate of Moontooth Dreadshark, so if you’re thinking of crafting any pieces in this set, be on the lookout for the Razormouth bounty while in Adventure Mode. Also, if you do plan to farm the sewers, set the game to the highest level of Torment that you can handle so as to increase the drop rate for the Essence of the Twin Seas. The map is small and easy to navigate, so just sprint through the sewers looking for Moontooth, then leave and resume the game as needed.
Demon’s Hide
This is an oddly situational one. If you are spending your time doing repeated Act IV bounties, which we highly recommend, then this is an extremely good set for the 4pc bonus. If you go spend most of your time in non-demon areas, it is less impressive. We also hear rumors of face-tanking builds that kill with insane area effect thorn damage, which would make dipping partially into this set an interesting option.
- Shoulders: Demon’s Aileron
- Torso: Demon’s Marrow
- Wrists: Demon’s Animus
- Waist: Demon’s Restraint
- Legs: Demon’s Plate
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- Ranged and melee attackers take 6000 Fire damage per hit.
- 3 pieces:
- Chance to Deal 25% Area Damage on Hit.
- 4 pieces:
- +15% Damage to Demons
- Chance to reflect projectiles when you are hit by enemies.
Legendary Crafting Material: Demon Skin
Demon Skin is dropped by unique Phasebeasts and Armored Destroyers in Acts III & IV.
Act III
- Bounty: Kill Axgore the Cleaver (loc: The Core of Arreat)
- Bounty: Kill Haxxor (loc: Tower of the Damned Level 1)
- Grimmaw: Random spawn (loc: Tower of the Damned Level 2)
Act IV
- Bounty: Kill Khatun (loc: Gardens of Hope Tier 1)
- Act IV, Gardens of Hope Tier 2, Razorclaw (Quest spawn Sky Terror, spawns during quest The Light of Hope)
Farming Demon Skin
Easiest way to repeatedly farm Demon Skin is to create a game in Campaign Mode and set it to Act IV – The Light of Hope: Corrupt Growths Tier 1. You’ll need to enter the Hell Rift, kill Hammersmash, destroy the Rift Oculus, then enter Gardens of Hope Tier 2. That process is pretty quick, then once you reach GoH Tier 2, just explore the area for Razorclaw. Once you’ve killed him, just leave and resume the game to repeatedly farm him.
Guardian’s Jeopardy
If you’re currently spending Paragon points to reach the movement speed cap of 25%, then Guardian’s could be worth considering. The helm + one other piece will put you at the cap, freeing up some of your Core Paragon points and bolstering your HPs and life regen. If you’re already speed capped through your existing gear, then hold off on it for now.
- Head: Guardian’s Gaze
- Wrists: Guardian’s Aversion
- Waist: Guardian’s Case
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- +250 Vitality
- Regenerates 2000 Life per Second
- 3 pieces:
- +15% Movement Speed
Legendary Crafting Material: Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood drops off of purple Demon Troopers in Act III.
- Bounty: Kill Thromp the Breaker (loc: Skycrown Battlements)
- Bounty: Kill Bashface the Truncheon (loc: Stonefort)
- Bounty: Kill Bricktop (loc: Stonefort)
- Bounty: Kill the Crusher (loc: The Keep Depths Level 2)
- Event: Waiting for Reinforcements, Target: Dragus – ‘common’ Random spawn Demon Trooper (loc: Stonefort)
- Event: Crazy Climber, Target: Busaw (Event spawn Demon Trooper)
Farming Symbol of the Guardian Brotherhood
Dragus is really easy to get to and is quite common. Best approach here is to farm Stonefort in Adventure Mode, looking out for Dragus and farming either the Thromp the Breaker or Bashface the Truncheon bounties if they’re available.
Hallowed Protectors
Most classes shouldn’t bother, because it’s only worth equipping if for some crazy reason you simultaneously carry a shield and you really need a boost to Holy damage. That sounds like a great Crusader option, but since they have yet to expand this set with a 2-Handed weapon, you’ll be stuck using the one handed axe, missing out on damage. Also note that since this set is only two items, it is the only crafted set that gets no benefit from the Ring of Royal Grandeur.
- Shield: Hallowed Barricade
- Wand: Hallowed Baton
- 1-Hand Axe: Hallowed Breach
- 1-Hand Crossbow: Hallowed Condemnation
- 1-Hand Mighty Weapon: Hallowed Nemesis
- Fist Weapon: Hallowed Hold
- Ceremonial Knife: Hallowed Sufferance
Set Bonus:
- 2 pieces:
- +100 Resistance to All Elements
- Attack Speed Increased by 10.0%
Legendary Crafting Material: Angelic Shard
The Angelic Shard drops from unique Corrupted Angels in Acts IV & IV. It can drop from any of the following mobs, but the easiest way to farm it is by repeatedly doing the Kill Izual bounty.
Here’s a list of rare spawn mobs and bounty targets that can give up the loot:
Act IV
- Bounty: Kill Izual (loc: The Great Span)
- Bounty: Kill Pyres the Damned (loc: Silver Spire Level 1)
Act V
- Bounty: Kill Haziael (loc: Battlefields of Eternity)
- Event: The War That Time Forgot, Target: Erelus – Rare Spawn Forgotten Elder Angel (loc: Battlefields of Eternity)
- Realmwalker – Rare spawn portal demon – appears as a black and yellow portal, then emerges when you approach it. (loc: Battlefields of Eternity)
- Celik – Rare spawn Corrupted Angel (loc: Pandemonium Fortress)
Sage’s Journey
No. This set is not only the worst of the bunch, but gathering up the necessary Mystical Sources would be a lesson in self torture. The 2 piece bonus provides 2 unnecessary lesser stats for each class, and the 3 pc bonus is really lackluster. Save your Forgotten Souls for something else.
- Head: Sage’s Apogee
- Hands: Sage’s Purchase
- Feet: Sage’s Passage
Set Bonuses:
- 2 pieces:
- +250 Strength
- +250 Dexterity
- +250 Intelligence
- +250 Vitality
- 3 pieces:
- Whenever a Death’s Breath drops, a second one will also drop.
Legendary Crafting Material: Mystical Source
Mystical Source is only dropped only in Whimsyshire. Whimsyshire is D3’s version of the Secret Cow Level, and if you need to know how to get in there, please see this post. Mystical Source can drop from any of these named mobs:
- Creampuff (Rare spawn Purple Pony)
- Midnight Sparkle (Rare spawn Purple Pony)
- Nightmarity (Rare spawn Purple Pony)
- Team Unicorn (3 Rare spawn Purple Ponies — each of them can drop Mystical Source)
Farming Mystical Source
Mystical Source is far and away the most difficult Legendary crafting material to acquire. The spawn rate for these purple ponies is ridiculously low, so unless Blizzard buffs the drop rate (as they should), then plan on torturing yourself for awhile if you intend on crafting Sage’s Journey.
What makes this doubly annoying is the fact that to even gain entry into Whimsyshire you must first craft the Staff of Herding. That in itself is a chore, but to make matters even worse, the Gibbering Gemstone is extremely hard to get at present. I suspect Blizzard will improve the drop rates for both the Mystical Source and the Gibbering Gemstone in a future bug fix.
On a side note, this particular set is probably the least spectacular of the new crafted sets, and though the reward does not match the effort to craft it, it also gives you good reason to avoid farming this mat. 😉
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