Crowns and merchant income
Avoid patched Devil’s Pit money route
Prevents wasted travel by steering crown farming toward camps that still respawn in the current patch context.
WHERE & HOW TO FARM
Avoid patched Devil’s Pit money route
Devil’s Pit in Velen is the location to avoid for a repeated bandit farm; use the separate respawning camp circuit when farming weapons.
Before you go
- Know that your game is on patch 4.0 or later.
- Have access to at least one of the recorded respawning bandit camps.
- Carry inventory space for weapons and know where you will sell them.
Farming steps
- If you have already cleared Devil’s Pit, do not spend a return trip expecting its bandits to reappear.
- Choose a repeatable camp near Alness, southwest of Drahim Castle, southeast of Ursten, or Giant’s Toes.
- Travel to the selected camp and confirm that bandits are present before committing to the fight.
- Defeat the group and collect weapons from the bodies and loot points.
- Fast travel to another landmass to let the other area refresh, then return to an available camp.
- Sell the gathered weapons at a smith or merchant once your inventory is crowded.
- Spend the crowns on your next planned upgrade or crafting need.
- Treat older route advice cautiously when it relies on a location being repeatable; patch changes can invalidate a farm.
- A camp that has not refreshed is a cue to move on or do other activities, not to idle at Devil’s Pit.
Repeat, collect and use
Devil’s Pit is not a repeatable farm after patch 4.0. The replacement circuit is repeatable where listed bandit camps refresh; sell and revisit those locations as needed.
Common mistakes
- Do not confuse a one-time clear with a respawning encounter; use the listed camps for repeated weapon loot.
- Do not keep returning to Devil’s Pit after it is cleared; move to another camp instead.
- Do not count on a fixed sale total; weapons and merchant funds vary.
When to stop or switch
Stop using this route warning once you have selected a functioning respawning camp; switch to quests or exploration if the alternative loop is no longer worth the travel and selling time.
Sources & fact checks
What you can get here
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