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 |
The Drifter Cavern is an Act 5 ice cave entered from the 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