Drifter Cavern
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| Requirement | none |
| Waypoint | no |
| Act | 5 |
| Chests | one sparkly chest |
| Shrines | yes |
| Wells | yes |
| Monster types | 3 picked per game, ranged first |
Drifter Cavern is an underground area in Act 5. It is accessed through Glacial Trail.
Drifter Cavern belongs to the terror zone Glacial Trail and Drifter Cavern. When it is terrorized in Hell, its monsters are 2 levels above your character, up to level 96, and give 25% more experience.
Drifter Cavern has one sparkly chest. A sparkly chest 
does a regular chest drop with a small chance to try to make every item unique, set or rare; otherwise it rerolls until it has one to three magic items.
Monsters
KoSocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (34–40): item level up to 40, champions 42, uniques 43. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Flail | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Military Pick | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Scythe | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Poleaxe | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Halberd | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| War Scythe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Partizan | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Battle Scythe | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
LevelingNo full experience here for any level shown. From level 33, Frozen Tundra gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 32Lvl 53
Character level 32: 84% experienceThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Normal areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
VexSocketsItem level 61, champions 63, uniques 64. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Targe | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Colossus Voulge | – | – | 4 | 4 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 61–66. From level 67 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 71. From level 59, Halls of Pain gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 53Lvl 74
Character level 61: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.7× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Nightmare areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
Goatman · DemonLevel 60–61Guest monster
Bighead · DemonLevel 61–62Guest monster
Zod
SocketsItem level 85, champions 87, uniques 88. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.The popular runeword bases drop here with all their sockets.
LevelingFull experience at character level 85–90. From level 91 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 95. From level 80, Throne of Destruction gives 1.4× the experience per kill.
Lvl 77Lvl 98
Character level 85: 100% experience · Throne of Destruction gives 1.4× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Hell areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.Sand RaiderLevel 82–85Guest monsterGoatman · DemonLevel 81–85Guest monsterBighead · DemonLevel 82–85Guest monster
Wraith · UndeadLevel 82–85Guest monster