Best Farming Routes in Soulbound: Online
Where to gather, and a gold-and-EXP loop worth running early on.
Key Locations
Routes for gathering skills repeat across a handful of named overworld zones: Virelda (your hub), Virelda Outskirts, Seabreeze Pass, Needlepoint Pass, Everdune Ruin, Hollow Rock, Clifftop Pass, Farpoint, and Neo-Tilus.
Foraging Routes
- Virelda Outskirts
- Seabreeze Pass → Needlepoint Pass → Everdune Ruin
- Hollow Rock → Clifftop Pass → Farpoint
Mining Routes
- Virelda Outskirts
- Seabreeze Pass → Needlepoint Pass → Everdune Ruin
- Hollow Rock → Clifftop Pass → Farpoint
Materials to target: Coal, Iron Ore, Copper Ore.
Mining Speed-Leveling Loop
- Accept a mining contract from the contract board in Virelda
- Complete it along the mining routes above
- Return and turn it in for around 250 gold
- Spend roughly 50 gold to refresh the contract board
- Repeat — each cycle nets around 500 EXP on top of the gold
Hacking Routes
Hacking is a mini-game-based skill, with routes at:
- Needlepoint Pass
- Hollow Rock → Clifftop Pass
Fishing Routes
Neo-Tilus is the go-to fishing spot.
Combat Farming
For combat-skill EXP, Farpoint's Tier 3 area reportedly offers the highest EXP per kill. Useful Pioneer Guild Contracts to prioritize while farming there include kill contracts for Green Bots, Desert Sphynxes, Rockydillos, Scorched Sphynxes, Pyrodillos, Cactolings, and Scorched Lizards.
Stay Fueled
Keep stamina-restoring food on hand while farming — simple ingredients like Chicken (purchasable from vendors such as SnackSnipe) restore stamina cheaply so you can keep gathering longer between trips home.