How is gold per hour calculated?

Gold per hour is gold per run divided by the run time in hours. A run yielding 1200 gold in 18 minutes is 1200 divided by 0.3, which is 4000 gold per hour, before any gear bonus.

What does the gear speed multiplier do?

Better gear lets you clear content faster, so the multiplier shortens every run time proportionally. A 1.5 multiplier means runs take a third less time, raising both gold per hour and the number of runs you fit into your session.

Why does the highest gold-per-run method not always win?

A world boss might give 3000 gold but take 55 minutes, while a short dungeon gives 1200 in 18 minutes. Per hour the dungeon often wins because efficiency is gold per unit of time, not gold per run.

Does this account for drops and loot value?

Only if you include them. Convert the average value of drops per run into gold and add it to the gold per run figure so the ranking reflects total value, not just raw currency.

How accurate is the projected total?

It multiplies whole completed runs that fit in your time by gold per run, so partial runs are excluded. Use realistic average run times rather than your fastest clear for a dependable projection.

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Time is the real currency in any grind, so the method with the highest gold per run is rarely the best choice. This calculator ranks every farming route by gold per hour, scales for your gear, and projects how much you will actually earn in the time you have.

How it works

Each method is normalised to an hourly rate and a projected session total:

effMins     = minutesPerRun / gearMultiplier
goldPerHour = goldPerRun / (effMins / 60)
runsInTime  = floor(availableMinutes / effMins)
projected   = runsInTime × goldPerRun

Methods are sorted by goldPerHour, and only whole runs that fit inside your available time count toward the projected total, since a half-finished run usually yields nothing.

Example

A dungeon giving 1200 gold in 18 minutes is 4000 gold/hour, beating a world boss giving 3000 gold in 55 minutes at about 3270 gold/hour. Over a two-hour session the dungeon nets roughly 8000 gold versus the boss’s 6000, despite the boss paying more per run.

Tips

Fold loot value into gold per run: estimate the average sale value of drops per run and add it before comparing. A boss that drops valuable gear can leap up the ranking once its loot is counted, not just its raw gold.