In the current Diablo 4 Season 5, a new endgame event called Infernal Hordes has been added, which not only provides players with a different combat environment but also provides a best way to obtain new gear and crafting materials.

After each run of Infernal Hordes, you can use the collected Burning Aether on gear chests, materials chests, and gold, which can be used to enhance your build. So in order to make full use of Infernal Hordes and maximize Burning Aether farming, you can learn the strategies in this guide.

Which Enemies Are The Best Targets For Farming Burning Aether?

If you get 1,000 Burning Aether after running Infernal Hordes once, then this event can be judged as an effective run. To achieve this goal, you need to first choose enemies with high buff effects in Infernal Hordes to challenge, such as Hellborne, and different types of Hellborne have different effects on you.

Here is a ranking of Hellborne that can provide you with some high-yield loot in Infernal Hordes. However, it should be noted that the higher Hellborne, the harder it is to defeat, so use some Diablo 4 Gold to strengthen your build before the battle as much as possible.

S Tier

• Summoned Hellborne
• Burning Hellborne
• Surging Elite
• Surging Hellborne

A Tier

• Exalted Hellborne
• Invigorating Hellborne
• Exalted Elite
• Burning Rain
• Exalted Hordes

B Tier

• Stalking Devil
• Wanderer Exhausted
• Wanderer Enfeebled
• Exalted Council
• Wanderer Withered

Some players may think that Aether Lords would be the best choice for farming because they provide better loot. However, in fact, these enemies require you to spend a lot of time and drop very little Burning Aether. This will greatly reduce your farming efficiency and even prevent other more valuable events from happening, so this method is completely unfeasible.

How To Use Burning Aether?

Once you have collected enough Burning Aether in Infernal Hordes, you can exchange it for gear, Diablo 4 Gold, or materials before the event ends. You can only choose one category per run.

If your build needs some unique effects or Greater Affixes provided by Uniques, you can choose gear. But be careful not to spend too much Burning Aether on Uniques, because you can also get them in other endgame events in the game.

If you really can’t make a choice, you can directly exchange Burning Aether for materials, because Masterwork Materials and Stygian Stones that may appear can play a very good role in your build.

Stygian Stones can be used to summon those Tormented Bosses, and they have a 7.5% chance of providing you with very valuable Mythic Uniques in your build, such as Harlequin Crest. And Masterworking gear made from Masterwork Materials can directly enhance your character and make you safer in some more tough battles.

That’s it for how to farm Burning Aether effectively in Diablo 4 Season 5’s Infernal Hordes, as well as some tips on how to use Burning Aether. Hopefully, you can get more Burning Aether based on this guide, and be able to better explore the current Season of the Infernal Hordes.