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Forgotten Souls from Legendary Salvage
Forgotten Souls are consumed by reforging, enchanting and other endgame costs, making unwanted legendary and set drops useful…
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Forgotten Souls from Legendary Salvage
Town Blacksmith salvage interface; gear and occasional material drops come from Adventure Mode activities, especially Nephalem Rifts.
Before you go
- A level 70 character with Adventure Mode access.
- Unwanted noncrafted legendary or set items to salvage, or Nephalem Rift access for repeated loot.
- A planned use such as Law of Kulle reforging or enchanting.
Farming steps
- Run Nephalem Rifts at a difficulty your build clears efficiently and collect legendary or set drops.
- Defeat each Rift Guardian and check its loot for Forgotten Souls.
- Return to town and review every legendary and set item before salvaging.
- Keep useful powers, upgrades, and spare copies needed for your build plans.
- Salvage only the unwanted eligible items at the Blacksmith.
- Check your Forgotten Soul total against the Cube or enchanting cost you intend to pay.
- Resume the rift-and-salvage loop when the stock is too low for that plan.
- Ancient legendary and set items yield more Forgotten Souls when salvaged, but compare their build value before dismantling.
- Greater Rift Guardians are not a Death’s Breath source; use regular rifts when you want both gear salvage and that material.
Repeat, collect and use
Repeat without a fixed limit as gear drops. Each salvage consumes an item; Rift Guardian drops are variable rather than guaranteed in every run.
Common mistakes
- Salvaging a useful item before saving its power or copy: inspect drops first and keep build-relevant pieces.
- Expecting crafted legendaries to return Souls: crafted items do not provide Forgotten Souls when salvaged.
- Running only Greater Rifts for Souls: use ordinary rifts for general drops and the recorded Guardian source.
When to stop or switch
Stop salvaging when you have enough Souls for the next planned recipe or enchant; keep farming rifts if reforging remains your goal.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.