What are the best methods to farm Ancient Crisis Fragments efficiently

1. Maximize Waystone Drop Chance

• The number of Crisis Fragments dropped per Citadel boss kill is directly influenced by your Waystone Drop Chance.

• Use Waystones with 6 suffix modifiers, which significantly boost drop chance. You can craft these by corrupting Waystones with Vaal Orbs to convert all mods into suffixes.

• Alternatively, buy 6-suffix Waystones from other players if crafting is too risky.

• Be aware that 6-suffix Waystones make maps much harder, so only run them if your build can handle the increased difficulty.

2. Invest in Atlas Passive Tree

• Allocate points to nodes that increase:

  • Waystone Modifier Effect (boosts the strength of Waystone mods)

  • Waystone Drop Chance

  • Waystone Quantity (increases the number of Waystones found)

• Consider the Unstable Energy Keystone to further amplify Waystone effects.

• After farming Citadels, respec back to your usual farming tree.

3. Optimize Map and Farming Strategy

• Focus on Tier 15 maps where Citadels spawn, particularly in regions where the Iron Citadel appears (often gothic or necropolis-themed areas).

• Clear maps efficiently to maximize the number of Citadels you encounter per hour.

• Use Precursor Tablets in Atlas towers to boost Waystone quantity on your maps.

• Avoid wasting time searching for tiny map hints; instead, run more maps to increase Citadel spawn chances.

4. Efficient Boss Kills

• Prepare your build to handle the Iron Citadel boss and its lieutenants quickly and reliably.

• Learn boss mechanics to minimize deaths and maximize clear speed.

• Farming multiple boss kills per hour increases fragment yield.

5. Additional Tips

• Farming Citadels is similar to strip mining: focus on one direction and clear new areas methodically to reveal more Citadels.

• While some theories suggest Citadels spawn near water or specific terrain, testing shows no significant influence, so prioritize efficient map clearing.

• Crisis Fragments are valuable and can be sold if you prefer currency over fighting the Arbiter of Ash.

• Use 6-suffix corrupted Waystones to maximize fragment drops.

• Invest Atlas points in Waystone-related nodes.

• Run Tier 15 maps efficiently to find and clear Iron Citadels.

• Master boss mechanics for quick kills.

• Use Precursor Tablets to increase Waystone quantity.

Following these methods will significantly increase your Ancient Crisis Fragment farming efficiency.