Farming Guide — Best Ways to Farm Sapphires, Gold & Inscription Shards

Sephiria's meta-progression is gated behind resources. Sapphires unlock Destiny Inscriptions (permanent upgrades), gold determines what you can buy mid-run, and Inscription Shards expand your socket capacity. This guide covers efficient farming routes for every resource.

Sapphire Farming (Destiny Inscriptions)

Sapphires are the permanent meta-currency. You earn them from every run — win or lose — and spend them on Destiny Inscriptions that carry across all future runs.

How Sapphires Are Earned

Source	Notes
Any run, win or lose	The baseline — even dying on Chapter 1 pays sapphires
Defeating chapter bosses	Boss kills are a major sapphire source — further in the tower pays more
Completing a full run	A Chapter 6 clear pays a significant bonus

Efficient Sapphire Farming

Play fast, play often. An efficient sapphire-per-hour approach:

Use your fastest-clearing build (Crossbow or Greatsword with element tablets are favored in community discussions)
Run Normal climbs and push toward bosses — skip optional content you don't need
Die or clear, then restart — every run pays, so run speed is the farm

The most important tip: because even failed runs pay sapphires, there is no "wrong" way to farm. Playing the game is the farm.

What to Unlock First (Priority Order)

Priority	Destiny Inscription	Why
1	Home Repair	Unlocks the Talent tree — the gateway to other meta-progression
2	Extra Potion Slot	+1 consumable slot is a massive survivability increase
3	Starting Weapon Choice	Pick your weapon at run start instead of a random roll
4	Wishing Fountain capacity	More pre-run artifact budget (base 4, plus Willpower) — build-defining. Older guides call this "Artifact Slot +1" [Unconfirmed]
5	Shop Discount	Cheaper shop purchases every run
6	Bonus Gold Start	Extra gold on run start helps early shop purchases

Gold Farming (Mid-Run Economy)

Gold is spent mid-run at shops and upgrade points. It resets every run.

Gold Sources

Source	Notes
Breaking objects (barrels, crates, pots)	Break everything — it adds up over a chapter
Enemy kills	Elites and bosses drop the most
Gold pickups	Found around the tower, especially in secret rooms
Secret rooms	High gold density — see the Secret Rooms Guide

Gold Spending Priority

Healing potions — always buy if available before a boss floor
Tablets that match your build element — the strongest mid-run power
Weapon upgrades — only if you're committed to your current weapon
Buff potions before the boss — only the ones matching your build

Inscription Shard Farming

Inscription Shards unlock and upgrade socket slots on your gear. They persist between runs.

Shard Sources

Source	Notes
Secret rooms	The best source — learn to spot cracked walls
Boss kills (first time per difficulty)	One-time bonuses
Challenge room clears	Reliable mid-run income

Shard Farming Route

Secret room hunting is a reliable way to farm Inscription Shards:

Equip the Astral Compass artifact if you have it (it reveals secret rooms on your map)
Run Chapters 1-3 — these have the easiest-to-spot cracked walls
Search every wall section in dead-end rooms; cracked walls have a distinct visual texture
Repeat — shards accumulate fast when you know the triggers

A focused secret-room run yields a solid shard income. See the Secret Rooms Guide for the full detection methods.

Artifact Farming (Endgame)

Some artifacts are permanently unlocked through specific milestones — they then appear in future run pools. For the full artifact picture, see the Artifacts Guide. Key farming-relevant unlocks:

Artifact	Unlock Condition	Farming Use
Golden Maple Leaf	Clear Chapter 2	+15% XP — faster leveling during farms
Astral Compass	Find 10 secret rooms	Reveals secret rooms on map — essential for shard farming
Vault Key	Clear Gauntlet Mode	Wishing Fountain capacity +1 [Unconfirmed] — more build options during farms

Time-Efficiency Summary

What You Want	Best Method
Sapphires	Any run — fast Normal climbs with a quick clear build
Gold (mid-run)	Break everything + prioritize secret rooms
Inscription Shards	Secret room hunting (Chapters 1-3)
Artifact unlocks	Complete the specific unlock conditions
Permanent power	Unlock Home Repair first, then the priority list above

The most important farming tip: don't obsess over farming. Every run gives sapphires even if you die on Chapter 1. Unlock Home Repair first, grab the Golden Maple Leaf, and then just play — the meta-progression will come naturally as you learn enemy patterns and build synergy.

Beginner's Guide — Core mechanics and first steps
Inscriptions Guide — What you're farming toward
Talents Guide — The other permanent progression layer
Secret Rooms Guide — Shard and gold sources
Artifacts Guide — The artifacts you're unlocking
Hard Mode Guide — Where a strong account pays off