Diablo 4 Season 11: The Fastest Way to Reach Paragon 300

Every season in Diablo 4 raises the same question: what is the fastest and most efficient way to hit Paragon 300? In Season 11, the answer is clearer-and more surprising-than ever before. If you want the short version, here it is:

The fastest Paragon XP farm in Season 11 is Urivar, reaching close to 1 billion experience per hour.

For everyone else, this guide breaks down every major activity, explains how experience works now, and shows where your time is actually best spent-especially if you re not a min-maxing speedrunner.

How Experience Works in Season 11 (And Why It Changed)

In previous seasons, Pit experience worked very differently. Most of your XP came from closing the Pit, not killing monsters inside it. Monsters gave flat experience, while the boss awarded a large multiplied chunk.

That s no longer the case.

In Season 11, Uber bosses are the primary source of Paragon experience. Monster kills still matter, but the real XP spikes now come from repeated, optimized boss farming. This single change reshaped the entire leveling meta.

Because of that, measuring XP per hour is no longer about "what feels good," but about clear time, animation time, and travel efficiency.

Mandatory Experience Buffs (Non-Negotiable)

Before discussing activities, you need to lock in your multipliers. These buffs stack and make an enormous difference over time.

Elixirs and Incense

You should always run:

 One elixir (commonly attack speed)

 Three types of incense

Together, they provide:

 15% from incense (3 × 5%)

 8% from elixir

Total: 23% bonus XP

Nightmare Dungeon Experience Wells

Certain Nightmare Sigils guarantee an Experience Well inside the dungeon. These wells grant 15% multiplicative XP, which is crucial.

To clarify:

 Additive XP: weaker

 Multiplicative XP: scales everything

That 15% applies after all other bonuses, making it far stronger than it looks on paper.

Sigils with this affix are extremely common and can be crafted freely at the Occultist using Sigil Powder.

Party Bonuses: Useful, But Overrated

The party XP bonuses work as follows:

 5% for being in a party

 5% for having any nearby player (party or not)

That s a maximum of 10%, which sounds nice-but clear speed matters far more.

A slow party that delays activity starts, salvages mid-run, or can t keep pace will lose more XP than the bonus provides. Parties are only worth it if everyone plays efficiently and instantly transitions between activities.

Nightmare Dungeons: Decent, Not Amazing

Nightmare Dungeons are endlessly runnable thanks to the sheer volume of sigils, but their XP is only average.

 XP per run: ~3.8 million

 Average clear time: ~3 minutes

 XP per hour: ~77 million

The bigger issue is logistics:

 Loot and sigils disappear if you town portal and return to a different shard

 To prevent loss, you must pick items up, then drop them on the ground before leaving

Additionally, 99% of sigils are junk, requiring time to inspect and discard. Goblin sigils are the only exception, and even those are mainly useful during events.

The Pit: Speed Beats Difficulty

The Pit used to dominate Paragon leveling. In Season 11, it s still viable-but only if you focus on clear speed, not depth.

Examples:

Pit 100:

 6.3 million XP

 ~180 seconds

 ~126 million XP/hour

Pit 79:

 5 million XP

 ~100 seconds

 ~200 million XP/hour

Lower pits completed faster outperform higher pits for XP. Nothing has changed here-speed is king.

Helltide: Relaxed but Effective

Helltide remains a solid, low-stress option:

 Kill mobs

 Collect cinders

 Open chests

 Kill the Helltide boss

 Complete Whisper objectives

With optimal routing and pylons, Helltide averages around:

 ~180 million XP/hour

It s not the fastest, but it s consistent, enjoyable, and feeds into boss key generation.

Kurast Undercity (Curest)

Kurast Undercity has improved significantly in Season 11 due to increased beacon experience.

 Average clear time: ~2.5 minutes

 XP per hour: ~85 million

 Mythical drop rate: ~30% over time

Running Undercity in a duo is more efficient because players can activate beacons simultaneously. However, chasing goblins or Andariel-specific mechanics here is inefficient and unnecessary.

Infernal Horde: Strong XP, RNG Dependent

Infernal Horde offers:

 ~50 million XP per 10-wave run

 ~250 million XP/hour

The downside is randomness. You may encounter anywhere from zero to three Chaos Waves per run, which impacts efficiency.

Still, it s a strong mid-tier option, especially when paired with Asmodan farming.

World Bosses: Not Worth the Time

World bosses grant:

 ~9.2 million XP

 ~1.5 minutes to kill

 Much longer to sort loot

The loot is overwhelmingly trash, and XP efficiency is poor compared to other activities. Outside of Whisper completions, world bosses are mostly a distraction.

Uber Bosses: The Real XP Meta

Uber bosses are the primary XP source in Season 11. Kill times, not difficulty, determine efficiency.

Here s the breakdown:

Minor Uber Bosses

Varshan:

 3.7M XP

 ~20s kill

 ~535M XP/hour

Zir:

 4.1M XP

 ~492M XP/hour

Grigoire:

 3.9M XP

 ~487M XP/hour

The Clear Winner: Urivar

 XP per kill: 5.5 million

 Kill time: ~17 seconds

 XP per hour: ~929 million

Urivar is technically a minor boss, yet rewards XP far beyond any other. Whether intentional or a data-entry mistake, he is the best Paragon farm in Season 11.

Major Ubers

 Andariel: ~660M XP/hour

 Duriel: ~531M XP/hour

 Urivar Harbinger: ~588M XP/hour

All are viable, but none beat standard Urivar.

Solo vs Party for Ubers

For XP:

 Solo is often better

 Parties are slowed by the slowest player

 Altars won t activate until everyone opens their chest

The small party XP bonus does not compensate for lost time.

Final Thoughts

Season 11 fundamentally shifted Paragon leveling. The Pit is no longer king. Nightmare Dungeons are serviceable but inefficient. Infernal Horde and Helltide are solid fillers.

But Uber boss farming-specifically Urivar-is unmatched. Moreover, you can quickly accumulate Diablo 4 Gold and Diablo 4 Items, killing two birds with one stone!

That said, hitting Paragon 300 a week earlier doesn t matter if your gear isn t ready. Farming Ubers that drop the uniques you need is often the smarter long-term play.

MMOexp Diablo 4 Team