Lost City, Valley of Snakes, Claw Viper Temple, and Ancient Tunnels
Start with Dark Elder
Follow the route from Lost City, starting with Dark Elder. Clear nearby packs you can damage on the way.
What to kill
Dark ElderElite · Guaranteed · Lost CitySome travel needed≈ 25–65 sec
Get thereSweep Lost City from the waypoint toward the map edges; Dark Elder roams outdoors without a fixed landmark.
Watch forExtra Fast undead pack can close distance quickly.
Location changes each game · Travel times are estimates.FangskinElite · Guaranteed · Claw Viper Temple Level 2Longer route≈ 75–150 sec
Get thereFind Valley of Snakes, enter Claw Viper Temple, and descend to Level 2; Fangskin guards the central altar.
Watch forLightning Enchanted charge attacks are especially dangerous.
Same location each game · Travel times are estimates.Dark Elder with nearby options
- Start hereLost City waypoint
- KillSweep the outdoor route for Dark Elder
- OptionalEnter Ancient Tunnels for random champion and unique packs; there is no fixed named target
- OptionalEnter Claw Viper Temple for Fangskin at the Level 2 altar
- Next runReset after the chosen dungeon branch
Dangers and route tips
Routes and targets are available. We have not checked monster counts or immunities for this difficulty yet.
We do not know how many elite packs appear here on Hell.
Claw Viper charge attacks and the Temple Level 2 altar room are dangerous in Hardcore.
Uniques & sets
300 MF · Softcore · Teleport
Follow the route from Lost City, starting with Dark Elder. Clear nearby packs you can damage on the way.
- Dark Elder is a guaranteed target on this route.
- Teleport helps with the 2 area changes on the full route.
- Skip optional detours when you want a shorter run.
Items to look for
Hell · While this area is terrorized. Assumes you created the game at level 92.
Hunt champion and unique packs in Lost City, Valley of Snakes, Claw Viper Temple, and Ancient Tunnels. Look for monsters with blue or gold names.
- The Oculus You are hunting this Look for: Swirling Crystal You are hunting this item.
- Death's Fathom Look for: Dimensional Shard Useful for cold Sorceresses.
- Arachnid Mesh Look for: Spiderweb Sash Useful for caster builds.
- Harlequin Crest Look for: Shako Useful for Magic Find runs.
- War Traveler Look for: Battle Boots Useful for Magic Find runs.
- Skin of the Vipermagi Look for: Serpentskin Armor Useful for caster builds.
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- Stone of Jordan Look for: Ring Useful for caster builds.
- Griffon's Eye Look for: Diadem Lightning damage and enemy lightning resistance.
- Mara's Kaleidoscope Look for: Amulet Skills and all resistances.
- Death's Web Look for: Unearthed Wand Poison skill damage.
- Titan's Revenge Look for: Ceremonial Javelin Javelin skills and life leech.
- Thunderstroke Look for: Matriarchal Javelin Lightning javelin skills.
- Windforce Look for: Hydra Bow A powerful physical bow.
- The Grandfather Look for: Colossus Blade A high physical damage sword.
- Crown of Ages Look for: Corona Resistances and damage reduction.
- Tyrael's Might Look for: Sacred Armor A rare Holy Grail armor piece.
- Andariel's Visage Look for: Demonhead Attack speed and life steal for mercenaries.
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These are examples of unique items that can drop, not guaranteed rewards or a full loot list. Other high-level Hell Terror Zones share these items. Named bosses and chests have different drop rules; only the enemies named above are covered. Identify gold items to see what you found. We do not calculate drop chances.
About these drops
Items you are hunting
Open Holy Grail →Unique and set items use a monster-level check. Open other items to see their drop sources.
BEYOND TERROR ZONESXP route comparisonAncient Tunnels · High risk for your character
Ancient Tunnels
Level 85 monsters · 3–7 min · XP score 72/100
High risk for your character · Safety first
Every available route is riskier than you asked for. This is the least risky choice, but you could still die.
- At level 92, you get 62% of the XP from level 85 monsters after adjusting for the level difference. Other XP bonuses and penalties apply separately.
- Estimated killing speed: 53/100 with Blizzard.
- We found no common immunity that your listed damage or gear cannot handle.
- This estimate uses a players setting of 1.
Alternatives
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