If you're diving into the endgame of New World: Aeternum, one of the biggest priorities is finding Best-in-Slot (BiS) gear to perfect your build. While expeditions, PvP, and crafting can all provide upgrades, one of the fastest methods currently available is open-world gear farming. Some players also choose to buy New World Coins to help speed up their progression, allowing them to purchase important materials, gear pieces, or crafting resources from the trading post. Across Aeternum, players gather in specific hotspots to repeatedly defeat elite enemies and bosses, creating a steady flow of legendary gear drops. These areas allow you to farm gear quickly, compare perk combinations, and assemble powerful builds for endgame activities. In this guide, we’ll cover the three best legendary farming locations, compare them to elite chest runs, and explain how to efficiently sort through the massive amount of loot you’ll obtain.

Understanding Gear Farming in New World

Before jumping into the farming locations, it's important to understand how loot biasing works. New World uses a system that increases the chance of gear drops matching the weapons and armor you currently have equipped. That means if you're looking for upgrades for a specific build, you should equip the weapons and armor types you want to improve. To maximize your drop rates, you can also stack additional bonuses such as:

· Luck gear

· Luck food

· PvP flag bonuses

· Music buffs

However, if you're farming in large PvE groups, be cautious about staying PvP flagged unless your entire group is flagged as well. Otherwise, you might miss loot bags when the larger unflagged farming group secures kills.For testing purposes, the following farms were performed without luck buffs or chest looting to keep the results consistent.

1. Mercy Readout — Casual Legendary Farming

Location: Night Haven

Fast Travel: Church of Memory → Run northwest

Mercy Readout is one of the most relaxed gear farming spots in the game. Players gather around a small enemy camp and continuously defeat respawning enemies. You'll usually find a large group of players already farming, so simply ask to join the group in area chat.

Farming Strategy

You can approach this spot in two ways:

Active Farming

· Run around the camp killing enemies

· Check outside both entrances for additional spawns

· Use AoE abilities to tag enemies quickly

Semi-AFK Farming

· Stand near the middle of the camp

· Collect loot sacks every few minutes

· Many players use weapons with strong area control, such as the Ice Gauntlet, placing an Ice Pylon in the center to help clear mobs faster.

30-Minute Results

· 28 Legendary items

· 0.93 legendary drops per minute

· While the numbers are modest compared to other locations, Mercy Readout remains a very chill farming spot that requires minimal effort.

2. Tower of the Sun — Elite Boss Farming

Location: Night Haven

Fast Travel: Grand Carnival Outpost → Head west

Tower of the Sun is one of the most popular farming locations in the entire game thanks to its incredibly fast elite boss respawns. 

At the top of the tower, you'll find two elite bosses:

· Memory of Heru

· Memory of Au

· Both bosses respawn extremely quickly, allowing groups to kill them repeatedly.

Farming Strategy

1. Travel to the top of the tower.

2. Join the group farming the bosses.

3. Kill both elites repeatedly as they respawn.

4. You can also loot three elite chests nearby between kills.

Important Tip: Avoid standing in the doorway when bosses reset — players can sometimes be knocked off the tower during the reset.

30-Minute Results

· 111 Legendary items

· 3.7 legendary drops per minute

· This is an excellent location for rapidly collecting gear, making it ideal if you're hunting for specific perk combinations.

3. Isle of Zaran — The Best Legendary Farm

Location: Alleian Wilds

Fast Travel: Shrine of the Lion → Swim east

This location features a farming platform where players repeatedly kill elite gorilla bosses.

The primary boss is:

· Puggnacius Perutu

· Each time Perutu dies, three additional gorilla elites spawn, creating a loop of constant enemy waves.

Farming Strategy

1. Teleport to the Shrine of the Lion.

2. Swim east toward the platform.

3. Join the large farming group already present.

4. These enemies have powerful knockback attacks, so falling off the platform is common. Fortunately, you'll still receive kill credit while returning to the platform.

Additional Benefits

This location also drops two valuable artifacts:

· Boltcaster

· Lifetaker

· You can progress toward unlocking them while farming gear.

30-Minute Results

· 125 Legendary items

· 4.16 legendary drops per minute

· This makes Isle of Zaran the fastest legendary farming location currently available.

Elite Chest Runs — The Balanced Alternative

Chest runs are another extremely popular activity. Players organize world tours where groups move from zone to zone opening elite chests.

To join one:

1. Open recruitment chat

2. Type “X chest run” or “X world tour”

3. Join the group and follow the raid

Benefits of Chest Runs

Chest runs provide far more than just gear:

· Coins

· Crafting resources

· Sellable items

· Umbral crystals

· Territory standing

However, they require more movement and clicking than stationary farming spots.

30-Minute Results

· 83 Legendary items

· 2.7 legendary drops per minute

· While not the fastest for pure gear farming, chest runs are the best all-around activity for overall character progression.

Legendary Gear Drop Comparison

· Best Legendary Farm: Isle of Zaran

· Best Balanced Activity: Chest Runs

How to Sort Through Massive Amounts of Gear

After a few hours of farming, you can easily accumulate hundreds of legendary items. Efficient sorting is essential.

Step 1 — Remove Items Without Gem Slots

Currently, gem sockets are extremely important for optimizing builds. You can quickly identify them by the small circular icon on gear pieces.

· Keep items with gem sockets

· Salvage items without them

Step 2 — Sort by Gear Type

Once you have a manageable pool of items:

1. Take out all items of one slot (helmets, gloves, etc.)

2. Compare perk combinations

3. Keep the strongest options

4. Salvage the rest

Step 3 — Choose Perks for Your Build

Perk selection depends entirely on your build and playstyle.

Things to consider include:

· Damage perks

· Defensive perks

· Cooldown reductions

· Skill-specific bonuses

You can also store strong perk combinations if you plan to experiment with multiple builds later.

Final Thoughts

Gear farming locations have become a core part of the New World: Aeternum endgame loop. They provide a fast and social way to collect huge amounts of gear while preparing your character for harder activities. Some players also choose to buy cheap New World Gold to speed up their progress, allowing them to purchase crafting materials, gear upgrades, or trading post items more easily. If you’re looking for a reliable place to do so, platforms like MMOEXP are popular among MMO players for quick and convenient in-game currency purchases.

To summarize:

· Isle of Zaran → Best for pure legendary farming

· Tower of the Sun → Extremely fast boss farming

· Mercy Readout → Casual, relaxed farming

· Chest Runs → Best for resources and overall progression

No matter which method you choose, the key is to have fun and experiment with builds while exploring everything Aeternum has to offer.