150 Arcane Sanc runs v. 150 Trav runs

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tl;dr- Trav is better for rune farming. But if you’re in Arcane Sanctuary for your normal run anyway (like key farming), you definitely should hit up the three super chest spots.

About a month ago I started to get burned out with my runs and my drops. But when I stumbled upon a post by Zax*, “200 HC Travincal runs - results” where he logged each and every run, I thought, why not and did the same. I found a new energy in farming (thanks, Zax). Not wanting to COMPLETELY copy him though, and seeing that people were also running Arcane Sanctuary after Coooley posted a youtube vid promoting the area, I decided to compare the two zones. Here are my results:

  • Travincal (150 Runs - 32%mf)
    Much, much faster and personally my preference.
  5. Lucky Grand Charm of Greed (40%GoldFind/10%MagicFind)
  7. Sur Rune
  8. Flawless Sapphire, Flawless Topaz
  9. Flawless Emerald
  10. Flawless Amethyst
  14. Flawless Diamond
  16. Ral Rune
  17. Eth Rune, Unique War Sword
  18. Flawless Emerald, +3 Masteries/6% Life Steal Amulet
  20. Sounding Grand Charm (+1 Warcries)
  21. Sol Rune, Unique Light Plate
  23. Amn Runes, Set Loricated Mail
  25. Large Charm of Balance (+8% FHR), Flawless Sapphire
  26. Flawless Emerald
  27. Set Splint Mail, Set Long Battle Bow, Vidala’s Snare Amulet
  28. Rugged Small Charm of Inertia (+3%FRW, 4 Max Stam)
  31. Flawless Emerald
  32. Cathan’s Sigil Ammy, Flawless Sapphire
  33. Set Chain Mail
  34. Flawless Topaz, Amn Rune
  36. Ral Rune
  37. Flawless Skull, Flawless Saphire
  38. Eth Rune
  41. Unique Tower Shield
  45. Flawless Sapphire, ring(8%LL, 66AR, 20FireRes)
  47. Ral Rune (from chest)
  48. Thul Rune, Flawless Sapphire
  50. Amulet of Teleportation lvl 2 25/25
  52. Flawless Emerald
  54. Flawless Amethyst
  55. Flawless Sapphire, Flawless Skull
  56. Set Heavy Boots, Set Belt, +2 Pass & Magic Amazon Ammy
  58. Flawless Amethyst, Flawless Skull
  59. Flawless Emerald
  60. Tir Rune
  61. Io Rune
  62. Nef Rune, Flawless Ruby (chest)
  63. Flawless Sapphire
  64. Perfect Amethyst (Gem Shrine), Set Ring, Sol Rune
  65. Small Charm of Sustenance (+15 to Life)
  66. Flawless Amethyst, Flawless Saphire
  67. Amn Runes, Flawless Saphire
  72. Flawless Sapphire x 2, Set Full Plate Mail
  73. Flawless Skull, Set Large Shield, Unique Siege Bow
    74, Ort Rune
  74. Amn Rune
  75. Flawless Saphire
  76. Set Sharkskin Gloves
  77. Flawless Amethyst (chest)
  78. Flawless Sapphire, Set Ring
  82. Dol Rune, Flawless Amethyst
  84. Io Rune
  85. Flawless Diamond, Set Grand Scepter
  86. Flawless Amethyst
  87. Set Light Plated Boots, Tal Rune (chest)
  89. Flawless Skull
  90. Flawless Sapphire, Rare Ammy(+24str, 10FCR,+1Sin,7%FireRes)
  91. Flawless Emerald, Set Light Belt, Tal Rune
  92. Flawless Diamond
  93. Flawless Emerald
  95. Flawless Skull
  97. Flawless Diamond, Flawless Topaz, Amber Small Charm of Strength(+2str, 10%Light Res)
  98. Tal Rune, Flawless Amethyst, Flawless Skull, Flawless Sapphire
  102. Flawless Topaz
  104. Set Large Shield
  105. Flawless Topaz
  106. Flawless Amethyst, Set Battle Staff
  108. Set Quilted Armor
  109. Eth Rune, Flawless Ruby
  114. Flawless Diamond (chest)
  115. Sol Rune
  117. Flawless Emerald
  118. Set Splint Mail
  119. Ral Rune, Perfect Amethyst (Gem Shrine), Flawless Ruby
  121. Rainbow Facet 5/5 Fire, Level Up, Unique Shield (Blade Barrier)
  122. Flawless Topaz
  123. Septic Small Charm of Inertia (3%FRW, 15 Poison Dam/3sec)
  124. Flawless Amethyst
  125. Unique Silver-Edged Axe
  126. Flawless Emerald (chest)
  127. Unique Bearded Axe
  128. Flawless Sapphire, Flawless Diamond
  129. Set Chain Mail, Flawless Emerald (chest)
  133. Set Grand Scepter
    135. Harpoonist Grand Charm of Sustenance (+1 Jav and Spear/+32 Life)
  134. Bladbuckle Plated Belt, Nef Rune
  137. Flawless Emerald
  138. Eth Rune
  139. Ort Rune

143 Flawless Emerald
144. Emerald Small Charm of Life (+7 Life/ Poison Res +10%)
145. -
146. Flawless Topaz
147. Flawless Amethyst
148. Flawless Sapphire
149. -
150. Tal Rune, Set Circlet

  • Arcane Sanctuary (150 runs - 400%+ mf)
  2. Flawless Emerald
  3. Thul Rune, Coral Small Charm of Good Luck (8%LightRes, 7%mf)
  4. Ral Rune, Flawless Amethyst
  5. Flawless Amethyst
  8. Hel Rune
  9. Ort Rune, Serpents Grand Charm of Balance (12%FHR, 42Mana)
  10. Flawless Saphire
  14. Key of Hate
  15. Tir rune, Hel Rune, Flawless Ruby
  16. Set Double Axe (summoner)
  17. Flawless Sapphire
  18. Amn Rune, “Unreadable Notes” Small Charm (7% Light Res)
  20. Tir Rune
  21. Flawless Ruby, Flawless Emerald
  23. Key of Hate
  25. Flawless Emerald, Flawless Diamond. Set Light Belt (summoner), Shael Rune
  26. Ral Rune
  28. Key of Hate, Flawless Topaz
    29. Lo Rune
  31. Flawless Ruby
  32. Flawless Diamond
  34. Flawless Sapphire
  35. Ith Rune, Flawless Ruby
  36. Flawless Sapphire, Flawless Amethyst x 2
  37. Io Rune, Flawless Skull, Flawless Ruby, Flawless Emerald
  39. Sol Rune
  42. Rare Ring (summoner) - 10FCR,15str,9AR
  44. Flawless Sapphire
  45. Unique Crossbow (summoner), Amn Rune, Flawless Topaz
  46. Cobalt Small Charm (9% Cold Res)
  47. Sol Rune x 2, Tir Rune
  48. Set Tower Shield (summoner)
  51. Flawless Ruby, Tal Rasha’s Belt (12%mf, summoner)
  52. Flawless Emerald
  53. Flawless Sapphire
  54. Flawless Ruby, Hel Rune
  58. El Rune
  60. Flawless Emerald
  61. Unique Scale Mail
  62. Hel Rune
  67. Thul rune, Amn Rune
  71. Hel Rune
  72. Key of Hate
  79. Thul Rune
  80. Small Charm of Vita (+16 Life)
  81. Flawless Ruby, Flawless Amethyst, Key of Hate
  83. Tal Rune
  86. Lem Rune, Hel Rune
  87. Ort Rune
  88. Set Ring Mail (summoner)
  89. Tal Rune
    90. Lion Branded Grand Charm of Balance (+1 Paladin Combat / 12% FHR)
  90. Eth Rune
  92. Dol rune, Tal Rune
  93. Arcing Small Charm of Sustenance (1-33 light dam, +15 life)
  94. Key of Hate
  96. El Rune
  97. Ral Rune, Flawless Skull
  101. Key of Hate
  106. Flawless Amethyst
  107. Flawless Emerald
  110. Flawless Topaz
  111. Ith Rune, Flawless Sapphire
  112. Flawless Topaz
  113. Tal Rune x 2, Set Rung (summoner)
  114. Ort Rune
  117. Key of Hate
  120. Ith Rune
  123. Flawless Diamond, Set Breast Plate (summoner)
  124. Flawless Sapphire
  127. Ort Rune, Amber Small Charm of Glacier (3-6 cold damage, 11%Light Res)
  128. 3os Superior Tiara (14%ED), Flawless Emerald, Flawless Sapphire
  129. Io Rune, Flawless Emerald
  130. Flawless Topaz
  131. Que Hegan’s Wisdom, Arcana’s Flesh, 4os Wire Fleece, Key of Hate (all summoner), Serpents Large Charm of Vita (+30 Life, +33 Mana)
  135. Flawless Topaz, Smoking Small Charm of Good Luck (8-11 Fire Damage, 6%mf)
  136. Hel Rune
  138. Key of Hate, 5% mf Small Charm
  142. Eth Rune
  143. Garnet Small Charm (9% Fire Res)
  145. Small Charm of Good Luck (7%mf)
  147. Flawless Amethyst, 6os Phaseblade
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Trav is better for 1 player games (Best with a Find Item Barb), and Ghost shooting in Arcane is best for 8 player games.

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Just make sure to shoot the ghosts when they are on the path. You kill them off the path, no drops.

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Hey i am glad you made the same thing. Interesting reading.

Nice jav skiller with Life. It is probably not enough runs yet to make a conclusion but it seems that arcane has slightly better runes so far? But question is, how long does it take to clear one sanctuary? And are you also doing it with horking barb?

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So sanctuary takes me much longer. I was able to log about 250 runs of trav in weekend back in November, but doing Sanctuary has taken me a few weeks just because it’s so slow and tedious. I initially intended to do 250 of Sanctuary as well, but since I didn’t get anything of note in the final 100 runs of Travincal, I just cut the comparison short so I’d be done with Sanctuary finally.

I wish I had a barb, but used my smiter with a single point in zeal for Trav and just my sorc for Sanctuary.

edit: other players could definitely finish 150 runs of sanctuary faster than a few weeks, I just found it difficult to keep my attention span.

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You should buy a lottery ticket!

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Thats pretty standard drop to be honest, if you check my runs I am getting High rune every 150 runs ± also.

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That is not about he get it in 150 runs. That is about he get it right after start. Really funny.

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I honestly dont call it lucky. First run is good just as any, even last.

If you find Ber in first run from 600 runs, its not luck. It is same as if you would find her at run number 600. If you found 3 Bers in 600 runs, yeah that is Luck :slight_smile:

Thats how I feel it of course, you might feel differently :slight_smile:

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Well, if I would found ber in 7th run, I wouldn’t do the rest 593 runs, so I consider it is luck. :slight_smile:

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Its interesting I’ve been running both of these places for HRs with variety of characters. In Council, hammerdin or summoner necro to clear it fast (and fun) drops decent HRs.

Horking is ultimate for p1 because of all the reasons we know.

Now horking arcane is a whole other beast. Using leap effectively, one can “herd” large masses of ghosts (10-30) to be horked. This is also fantastic for charms, jewels and jewelry. With dual wield ali babas, I have around 400 MF. Lots of unique rings in addition to the occasional HR.

I think the overall difficulty of council precludes using much MF, and so I prefer arcane.

That being said, council is much more fun considering it is a real challenge. The battle just feels more satisfying.

Now when you run trav 100+ times, fun inevitably goes to zero. Ultimately, boredom is the greatest threat to finding HRs in my opinion

which is more fun for you?