Best Way to Farm Delves in 11.2 Ghost of Karesh - TWW
WoW 11.2: Fast Undercoin & Crest Farming via Delves (Flickering Gates & Secret Rooms)
Two Main Farmable Rewards: Power & Cosmetics
Power is tied to crests (used for gear upgrades).
Cosmetics are tied to undercoin (currency for mounts, transmogs, etc.).
Both are farmable in Delves, especially after unlocking certain features.
Unlocking Tier 2 on Your Back (Delve Talent Tree)
Tier 1: Grants you power.
Tier 2: Unlocks access to secret rooms in Delves via “flickering gates.”
These are special portals that can appear in Delves once you have Tier 2 unlocked.
How Flickering Gates Work
Flickering gates look like small portals but can become large, interactable ones.
When you find and use a flickering gate, one of three things happens:
Undercoin Reward: Instantly grants you undercoin (amount scales with delve difficulty).
Nexus Princess Spawn: Spawns a mini-boss (Nexus Princess), which also drops undercoin.
Ethereal Portal: Opens a secret room (hallway with mobs/bosses). Completing this is usually faster than a normal delve.
Optimizing Your Farm
Speed: Classes with high mobility or stealth can farm much faster.
Potion: In 11.2, a new potion lets you vanish instantly, dropping aggro and making it easier to run straight to the gate.
Strategy:
Enter a delve, look for the flickering gate.
If it’s there, use it, get your reward, and leave.
If not, exit and re-enter until you get the gate.
This method allows you to farm undercoin extremely quickly—potentially in 10 seconds per run if you’re efficient.
Best Delves for Flickering Gate Farming
Fung Folly and Nightfall Sanctum are highlighted as having high chances for flickering gates and easy layouts for quick checks.
Skiding Reach is also mentioned for its convenient layout—just check near the Hearthstone/checkpoint for a portal spawn.
Additional Tips
You don’t need to exit combat to use the flickering gate.
If you’re after secret rooms (for faster delve completion), target delves where the Hearthstone is close to the entrance.
You can focus on either undercoin or crests depending on your goal, using the same farming method.
Summary
Unlock Tier 2 on your back to access flickering gates in Delves.
Farm undercoin or crests by repeatedly entering, checking for gates, and leaving if they’re not present.
Use mobility/stealth classes and the new vanish potion for maximum efficiency.
Certain delves are better for this method due to their layout and gate spawn rates.
This method dramatically increases your undercoin/crest farming speed compared to running full delves normally.
In short:
Once you unlock Tier 2 on your back, you can use flickering gates in Delves to farm undercoin and crests at a much faster rate, especially if you optimize your route and use the new vanish potion for quick resets. This is the most efficient way to grind these currencies in patch 11.2!
