The answer is… anywhere Twin Falls (port there and run to hive), 1st section of bastion before you enter actual dungeon, and Cronley’s Hideout esp if you are nemesis are the best farming areas imo. You can farm anywhere with a lot of heroes+gtd boss though, easy to access treasure troves are nice too. Rotting croplands->hive is a decent farm route and it’s extra nice for blademaster cause you have the chance at getting a really good dermapteran slicer.
Farming rare mats with the bastion treasure trove which is easy to get is nice cause you can use them to craft legendary jewelry with the tyrant’s hold smith
If you want these items badly you should just trade it could be a looooong time before you find them. I got my BMs black star after 900 hours of play :rolleyes:
The opposite actually. The bastion chest does not spawn in the dungeon past the gate just the entrance area which is quite small. Shorter run to bastion from portal, chest spawns are all close together instead of being spread out over 3 levels and you can reach the gate guardian a lot quicker. You always get quite a few hero spawns too given how small the area is