The best Gold Farm for The First Descendant

To farm gold in The First Descendant, players should switch to Bunny, then head to Echo Swamp

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Finding a Gold Farm in The First Descendant has been tricky now that patch 1.04 took the wind out of the Valby Run, but fortunately, there are still some potent options - and one that, by our experience, tends to stand out above the rest. Not only that, but this serves as a good alternative to our existingThe First Descendant Kuiper Shard farmmethodology, if you’re sick of doing that in circles and want an approach that’s nearly as good.

The key here, like with that method, is to farm gold in The First Descendant by completing a very short mission as rapidly as possible, over and over again, though this time you’ll find it in the Echo Swamp. There’s other things that you can do to maximise output and earn more gold quickly, but for the time being, here’s the ultimate Gold Farm in The First Descendant.

How to farm gold in The First Descendant quickly

The best Gold Farm in The First Descendant at time of writing (post update 1.04 and now that the Valby Run has been patched),is the Environment Contamination Zone mission in Echo Swamp’s Abandoned Zone, which players should complete as fast as possible over and over on the highest difficulty possible (i.e., if you’ve unlocked theHard mode in The First Descendant, you should switch to it).

You won’t unlock Echo Swamp as an area itself until you complete the Executioner Void Intercept fight, but once you get there, here’s the process for farming gold:

Once you get a feel for the mission and its route, you can complete this mission comfortably in under a minute, and maybe about 30 seconds if you’re very swift. Players on normal difficulty can expect to farm 13k-18k gold on each loop, while those on hard mode can expect 60-70k gold. Not only that, but each enemy you kill contributes to the gold total - which is why there’s some variation in these numbers, and why it’s better to play solo (stopping others from stealing your kills).

Want more help with those pesky bosses? If you’re feeling icy, find out how to beatThe First Descendant Dead BrideVoid Intercept here, while those who prefer poisonous dinosaurs should check out our guide to theThe First Descendant Devourerboss.

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