I've noticed streamers repeatedly farming inferno goblins. At first I just thought it was because it was faster than doing butcher runs, but I'm wondering now if goblins in early act 1 would drop loot at the same item level or better than butcher. Also would goblins drop more recipes or gems?
Diablo – What are goblin ilvl drops compared to average leveled mobs in that area
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The butcher run by far is much better, as you get two bosses.
You don't want to start on the butcher phase but the one before it where you kill the warden. What we did was teleport to the Cemetery of the Forsaken clear the fake tombs (If it has 2 levels it is the real tomb). There is usually a special event the Jar of Souls , or the The Matriarch's Bones quest. We would grab 3 stacks then do the event. Jar of souls usually was really nice for gold since there is just so many skeletons you can kill if you have good DPS.
Once we finished we would take the way-point to Hall of Agony level 2, exit to Highlands Crossing then to The Cursed Hold. The Cursed Hold is fantastic as there is just so many easy skeletons to kill that can drop 1K+ gold. Once you free the prisoners the warden spawns in the middle of the map. He counts as a full boss. So because you now have 5 Nephilim stacks. He drops 5 additional loot. Finish the run off heading to Halls of Agony Level 3 and kill the butcher for his normal loot and 5 additional drops due to the Nephilim Stacks.
UPDATE: The other nice thing about those 2 events that I mentioned is both of the rewards require a click to activate. What this means is you can put on all your Magic Find gear then activate the reward.
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The thing is most of these streamers you are watching are probably on Hardcore Mode. Goblins are not a speed thing at all.In no way are the items dropped from a goblin any different than items dropped from any other mob in that Act. A 5 stack Nephalim Valor killing many packs would easily net more gold and items than goblins. This is just a SAFE strategy used to minimize chance of death while gearing up. Act 1 had the cellar that was normally filled with normal creatures and a goblin or an Elite or Rare pack. Act 2 has a goblin right before you cross the bridge to Alcarnus. Here there can be a few cultists,fallen, and bugs but nothing too scary as well as plenty of areas to trap a goblin against a wall.