Boss and high-tier farming
Upgrade gear before raising map difficulty
Use drops and crafting supplies to solve a clear damage or survival problem before testing harder content.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Upgrade gear before raising map difficulty
Character loadout and crafting interface between Netherrealm runs.
Before you go
- Collect suitable gear, Flame Sand, Embers, or other materials from maps.
- Identify a damage or survival bottleneck from actual encounters.
- Keep enough map access to test the result afterward.
Farming steps
- Review recent maps and identify whether kills, deaths, or boss phases are the recurring problem.
- Inspect the gear slot most connected to that problem.
- Compare an available drop with the equipped item for build-relevant affixes.
- If crafting, read the base item and displayed costs before starting.
- Improve the relevant modifier or replace the weak item without chasing unrelated stats.
- Equip the change and return to the same comfortable map or boss for comparison.
- Raise difficulty only after the improved setup remains reliable.
- Choose each purchase or craft to solve a named bottleneck, such as low damage uptime or poor survival.
- Do not drain the FE and materials needed to keep your current farming route functioning.
Repeat, collect and use
Gear upgrades are repeatable as drops and materials accumulate; each craft consumes resources and results are not guaranteed.
Common mistakes
- Chasing top-tier affixes before a basic weakness is fixed: make a practical incremental upgrade first.
- Changing difficulty and gear together: test one change at a time so you can judge its effect.
When to stop or switch
Stop spending when the identified weakness no longer disrupts the current route; save for the next bottleneck.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
Open a guide to find other locations and see what the item is used for.