The Division 2 SHD 6x EXP guide: Best farm, recommended builds, and more

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The Division 2 is currently holding a 6x EXP event with the launch of Echoes of Central Park DLC. This is the biggest EXP boost Ubisoft has ever provided, granting players enough time to earn hundreds, and even thousands, of SHD levels. Players who have not yet reached level 1000 on their Watch are recommended to grind this event out.

This article guides you through everything you must do to farm during the 6x EXP boost event.

Best farms for the 6x EXP event in The Division 2

1) Most optimal farm (requires Year 1 pass)

The most efficient EXP farm in the game is the National Bond Armory Classified Assignment. You can find this mission within the D.C. map, as marked in the image above. However, you will be required to own the Year 1 pass in order to unlock the mission.

We recommend National Bond Armory over any other activity or classified mission because it is the shortest mission in the game, returning millions of EXP upon completion: 3 million EXP in just a minute and a half.

National Bond Armory difficulty in The Division 2 (Image via Ubisoft)

Make sure to run the activity in Heroic, with all directives active. However, if you’re struggling a bit, keep the Fog of War Directives active, or tone down the overall difficulty to Challenging.

Once you are done with your run in National Bond Armory, simply head to the exit door, and rerun the activity again without going outside.

2) Retaliation (free)

Retaliation screen from the map in The Division 2 (Image via Ubisoft)

The best free option to gain SHD levels is to complete Retaliation runs on Heroic difficulty with several Directives added according to your comfort.

To run Retaliation, simply open your map, go to the Retaliation tab, and look for the enemy faction that has a full agility bar.

You can follow one of our articles that goes over a guide on the Retaliation game mode for a clearer idea.

To provide an overview, a solo Retaliation run with Heroic and three Directives should yield 14 SHD levels upon completion.

3) Open world activities

The Division 2 open world map (Image via Ubisoft)

Chaining completions of open-world activities anywhere in the game, be it D.C. or any other DLC maps, is recommended to earn large chunks of EXP. The largest bulk of experience usually comes from Control Points, which can be captured on Heroic difficulty with five Directives, granting you quite a bit of EXP.

Other content such as Public Execution, Propaganda Speaker, Hostage Rescue, Bounties, and Main Missions grant six times the usual EXP from completing them, and all are viable for increasing your SHD Watch level.

Also Read: How to get the secret Shapeless Hunter Mask in The Division 2: Echoes of Central Park

Recommended build for 6x EXP farm event in The Division 2

Currently, the best build for farming any activities, either solo or in a group, is the Prima Donna paired with the Aces & Eights gear set. You can refer to our complete guide on the Aces & Eights build to get a clearer idea of the whole thing. However, to summarize, you need the Prima Donna Marksman Rifle as your primary choice of weapon, alongside Aces & Eights as your primary choice of gear set.

Furthermore, get the Named Melon Baller Backpack and the Exotic Iron Will Chest Piece to finish the build.

Edited by Soumyadeep Banerjee

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The Division 2 SHD 6x EXP guide: Best farm, recommended builds, and more

Best farms for the 6x EXP event in The Division 2

1) Most optimal farm (requires Year 1 pass)

2) Retaliation (free)

3) Open world activities

Recommended build for 6x EXP farm event in The Division 2

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